Approval of Republicans at record low - The Orange Mane

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 10-19-2006, 08:27 PM

Wed Oct 18, 11:31 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With congressional elections less than three weeks away, the Republican party's approval ratings are at an all-time low, with approval of the Republican-led Congress at its lowest point in 14 years, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday.

Forty-seven percent of respondents said they were less in favor of keeping Republicans in control of Congress, compared to 14 percent who were more in favor of maintaining the current congressional makeup, according to the poll.

Only 16 percent of respondents approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest level since 1992, NBC said.

In October 1994, when Democrats held congressional majorities, Congress had a 24 percent job approval, NBC said. Democrats lost 52 House and 8 Senate seats in the 1994 midterm elections.

NBC said the poll indicates people have been paying attention to the issues they are hearing about -- from Iraq and Bob Woodward's new book on the Bush administration's handling of the war to the unfolding scandal over former Florida Rep. Mark Foley's e-mail messages to teenage congressional aides.

The poll numbers and President George W. Bush's own job approval ratings, which have been mired in the 30 percent range, are an ominous sign for a party trying to maintain control of Congress, NBC said.

Bush had a job approval rating of 38 percent, down 1 percentage point from a previous NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released earlier this month after the Foley news first broke, NBC said.

Asked who they planned to vote for in the congressional election, 37 percent of those polled said Republicans and 52 percent said Democrats. The 15 percent difference was the highest disparity ever in the poll and up from a 9-point difference a month ago, NBC said.

The poll of 1,006 registered voters was taken from October 13-16 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061019/...ngress_poll_dc

Rohirrim · 10-20-2006, 06:48 AM

It's going to be interesting in 18 days when all the exit polls say the Dems swept Congress and the GOP is celebrating it's unexpected victory, having retained control of both houses. Prepare for it people. The fix is in.

Bronco_Beerslug · 10-20-2006, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Rohirrim

It's going to be interesting in 18 days when all the exit polls say the Dems swept Congress and the GOP is celebrating it's unexpected victory, having retained control of both houses. Prepare for it people. The fix is in.

If that happens there will be "blood in the streets".

Rohirrim · 10-20-2006, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

If that happens there will be "blood in the streets".

No. There won't. There will be yawns. Just like when Congress gave the president imperial powers to detain and torture anyone without question. The American media will lead with the new details of Madonna's continuing efforts to adopt African children. I don't know why we're talking about the Dems being any better. Hell, more than half of them have consistently voted with the Repugs. I just found out that Salazar, the Dem Colorado senator, voted to allow George Bush to suspend habeus corpus. Even during the darkest days of Vietnam and Richard Nixon, I never felt this hopeless about the fate of America.

Bronco_Beerslug · 10-20-2006, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rohirrim

No. There won't. There will be yawns. Just like when Congress gave the president imperial powers to detain and torture anyone without question. The American media will lead with the new details of Madonna's continuing efforts to adopt African children. I don't know why we're talking about the Dems being any better. Hell, more than half of them have consistently voted with the Repugs. I just found out that Salazar, the Dem Colorado senator, voted to allow George Bush to suspend habeus corpus. Even during the darkest days of Vietnam and Richard Nixon, I never felt this hopeless about the fate of America.

Maybe, but I think people have had enough of the current crop of liars in charge.

TheDave · 10-20-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Rohirrim

No. There won't. There will be yawns. Just like when Congress gave the president imperial powers to detain and torture anyone without question. The American media will lead with the new details of Madonna's continuing efforts to adopt African children. I don't know why we're talking about the Dems being any better. Hell, more than half of them have consistently voted with the Repugs. I just found out that Salazar, the Dem Colorado senator, voted to allow George Bush to suspend habeus corpus. Even during the darkest days of Vietnam and Richard Nixon, I never felt this hopeless about the fate of America.

I couldn't agree with you more... The lack of coverage and interest generated by by the suspension of habeus corpus was mind blowing to me. Even on this board the discussion was fairly limited. To think that our own elected government destroyed one of the most important rights of the very citizens that voted them into power, and nobody said anything... Our democracy took a huge blow because of this vote and barely a whimper was heard...Sad

Traveler · 10-20-2006, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rohirrim

It's going to be interesting in 18 days when all the exit polls say the Dems swept Congress and the GOP is celebrating it's unexpected victory, having retained control of both houses. Prepare for it people. The fix is in.

Before the 2004 election, I was so sure that Americans were no longer blind to the way the administration functioned and would make a change.

When Bush won again, I was literally devestated. I won't set myself up like that ever again! I too won't be surprised if Republicans retain control of both houses.

TheDave · 10-20-2006, 08:35 AM

Honestly, my hope for this election is that the Dems gain power of the congress, and the republicans maintain the power of the senate. I just believe that our government works best when the power is more evenly split.

Rohirrim · 10-20-2006, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDave

I couldn't agree with you more... The lack of coverage and interest generated by by the suspension of habeus corpus was mind blowing to me. Even on this board the discussion was fairly limited. To think that our own elected government destroyed one of the most important rights of the very citizens that voted them into power, and nobody said anything... Our democracy took a huge blow because of this vote and barely a whimper was heard...Sad

I really don't know what to think anymore. Sometimes, the timbers that sustain a house become so rotten that the only fix is to bulldoze the house and build anew. Maybe we've gotten to that point? The corruption is so pervasive that I can't even guess at a cure, let alone figure out how it would be implemented. Maybe we should contemplate that we are living the days that shall see the end of our house? After all, this was the end that Ben Franklin imagined for us, some kind of tyrannical oligarchy of the wealthy and the connected, and he was a pretty sharp fellow.

10-19-2006, 08:27 PM	#1
L.A. BRONCOS FAN Mo' holla fo' yo' dolla! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a bunker in an undisclosed location Posts: 52,697	Approval of Republicans at record low Wed Oct 18, 11:31 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With congressional elections less than three weeks away, the Republican party's approval ratings are at an all-time low, with approval of the Republican-led Congress at its lowest point in 14 years, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday. Forty-seven percent of respondents said they were less in favor of keeping Republicans in control of Congress, compared to 14 percent who were more in favor of maintaining the current congressional makeup, according to the poll. Only 16 percent of respondents approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest level since 1992, NBC said. In October 1994, when Democrats held congressional majorities, Congress had a 24 percent job approval, NBC said. Democrats lost 52 House and 8 Senate seats in the 1994 midterm elections. NBC said the poll indicates people have been paying attention to the issues they are hearing about -- from Iraq and Bob Woodward's new book on the Bush administration's handling of the war to the unfolding scandal over former Florida Rep. Mark Foley's e-mail messages to teenage congressional aides. The poll numbers and President George W. Bush's own job approval ratings, which have been mired in the 30 percent range, are an ominous sign for a party trying to maintain control of Congress, NBC said. Bush had a job approval rating of 38 percent, down 1 percentage point from a previous NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released earlier this month after the Foley news first broke, NBC said. Asked who they planned to vote for in the congressional election, 37 percent of those polled said Republicans and 52 percent said Democrats. The 15 percent difference was the highest disparity ever in the poll and up from a 9-point difference a month ago, NBC said. The poll of 1,006 registered voters was taken from October 13-16 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061019/...ngress_poll_dc

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10-20-2006, 06:48 AM	#2
Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 49,101	It's going to be interesting in 18 days when all the exit polls say the Dems swept Congress and the GOP is celebrating it's unexpected victory, having retained control of both houses. Prepare for it people. The fix is in.

10-20-2006, 08:35 AM	#8
TheDave Sauced... Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 15,120	Honestly, my hope for this election is that the Dems gain power of the congress, and the republicans maintain the power of the senate. I just believe that our government works best when the power is more evenly split.