New NBC/WSJ poll identifies the change that voters want -- and don’t want… GOP’s generic-ballot lead narrows from nine points (49%-40%) to three (46%-43%)… Still, overall political dynamics point to substantial GOP gains in November… For the first time, a majority (53%) thinks free-trade agreements hurt the U.S… Is the Tea Party just re-branded conservative GOP primary voters?... Bill Clinton’s comeback and Sarah Palin’s and Nancy Pelosi’s fall… VCI update: -39… First on First Read: new Dem TV ad hitting Kasich in Ohio… Wrapping up the Brown-Whitman debate… Previewing PA-15… And new WaPo poll has O’Malley up 11 points
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*** What change do voters want? With our new NBC/WSJ poll showing that 59% think the country is on the wrong track, that 65% believe the economy will either get worse or stay the same in the next 12 months, and that a whopping 73% disapprove of Congress, it’s clear that voters still want change. But what kind of change? Well, the poll asked registered voters to indicate whether 13 different outcomes on Election Day were acceptable or unacceptable. The most acceptable outcomes: reducing influence of special interests (70% acceptable), electing political outsiders (69%), Republicans taking over the majority in Congress (52%), Democrats continuing to hold the majority (51%), and repealing the health-care law (51%).
*** What change do voters NOT want? And here are the most unacceptable outcomes: Palin becoming the GOP’s leading spokesperson (55% unacceptable), Pelosi continuing as speaker (51%), the Democrats continuing to hold the majority in Congress (42%), and the Tea Party becoming a major force in Congress (41%). If some of these results seem somewhat contradictory, well, they are. But these two lists do give you a gauge -- however imperfect -- what voters want and what they don’t. Here’s a final set of numbers: 41% said it’s an acceptable outcome if President Obama is dealt a setback in the midterms, while an identical 41% said it would be unacceptable, which is just more evidence that November will be more of a referendum on the economy and Washington than on the president.
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*** What change do voters want? With our new NBC/WSJ poll showing that 59% think the country is on the wrong track, that 65% believe the economy will either get worse or stay the same in the next 12 months, and that a whopping 73% disapprove of Congress, it’s clear that voters still want change. But what kind of change? Well, the poll asked registered voters to indicate whether 13 different outcomes on Election Day were acceptable or unacceptable. The most acceptable outcomes: reducing influence of special interests (70% acceptable), electing political outsiders (69%), Republicans taking over the majority in Congress (52%), Democrats continuing to hold the majority (51%), and repealing the health-care law (51%).
*** What change do voters NOT want? And here are the most unacceptable outcomes: Palin becoming the GOP’s leading spokesperson (55% unacceptable), Pelosi continuing as speaker (51%), the Democrats continuing to hold the majority in Congress (42%), and the Tea Party becoming a major force in Congress (41%). If some of these results seem somewhat contradictory, well, they are. But these two lists do give you a gauge -- however imperfect -- what voters want and what they don’t. Here’s a final set of numbers: 41% said it’s an acceptable outcome if President Obama is dealt a setback in the midterms, while an identical 41% said it would be unacceptable, which is just more evidence that November will be more of a referendum on the economy and Washington than on the president.
GO HERE to read more.
5 comments:
Where is my stimulus check? I want another one. Need to get a new flat screen.
Could it be that these two republican women are falling in the polls because they look better on paper than in real life or are people finding out who they real are? Lets face it Carly Fiorina was basically fired from HP, but not before she sent HP USA jobs overseas. California has already tried a so-called outsider Independent Republican, his name Arnold Schwarzenegger, we all know how that turned out. Meg Whitman, thinks she can buy the election, but what puzzles many is if she real cared and loved California then why not do your civic duty and vote, seems she is more rhetoric than anything (in good times we would give her a try but not in our disaster mode that we are in). She is finding out that California is not for sale and that you can’t buy everything! What a waste of money!
thats because all the polls mean nothing. no matter what, high unemployment will rightfully keep people pissed no matter whos in power.
Teachers Unions in CA have the state over a barrel . Meg Whitman is not beholden to the Unions. She spent her own money. Brown will back the unions. He will have a nice retirement after being Gov.twice and Attorney General. Can't blame him...The taxpayers foot the bill but when the money runs out the unions will be in the streets burning tires and the flag. God bless America
all incumbents must go
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