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10/15 Reid sucks (yes even in NV) [restored, after someone deleted it]
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/10/at-home-in-neva.html
\_ Tied with Bush!
http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
\_ Except one terms out. The other we're stuck with til he dies
of old age.
\_ If he's as unpopular as op implies, he'll be out at the next
election. Want to make a bet?
\_ His popularity appears to me to be linked to his leadership
position. People see the congress as ineffective, and that
goes to his leadership of it.
\_ Actually Bush is now at 24%, according to Zogby:
http://www.csua.org/u/jqu (WashPo)
But who do you believe, Fox News! which has Bush
at 35% or Zogby which has him at 24%?
\_ I bet he gets re-elected, since he won last time by
26% and he does not face re-election until 2010.
\_ Depends on who runs but betting against an incumbent, any
incumbent, in this country is always a bad bet. That says
nothing about how good our incumbents are and everything
about the process of electing people. Reid is still a
do-nothing. |
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| blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/10/at-home-in-neva.html Both the Democratic senator and the Republican governor are less favorably viewed than President Bush." According to the newspaper, in Reid's home state: Gibbons' "favorable" rating stands at 30%. The newspaper also says: It "last asked Nevadans their opinion of Reid in early May At that time, he was seen favorably by 46% and unfavorably by 42%. The new poll marks the first time the Review-Journal has measured Reid's unfavorable rating higher than his favorable number." A University of Nevada, Las Vegas political scientist -- David Damore -- said Reid's status as the top Democrat in the Senate is hurting him at home. "That's what happens to these guys who become the party spokesperson and get all the national attention, particularly someone who's coming from a state that's not as liberal as his party," Damore said. "The poll asked 625 likely voters from around the state whether they recognized a politician's name, and if so, if they had a favorable, unfavorable or neutral opinion of that person," the newspaper reports. "The survey carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points." |
| www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm Subscription 10 Information Polls listed chronologically. Trend includes surveys conducted independently by CBS News and by The New York Times. LV = likely voters Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc. |
| www.csua.org/u/jqu -> www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/17/AR2007101700467.html Wires Voters unhappy with Bush and Congress By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent Reuters Wednesday, October 17, 2007; The number of Americans who believe the country is on the wrong track jumped four points to 66 percent. CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Bush's job approval rating fell to 24 percent from last month's record low for a Zogby poll of 29 percent. A paltry 11 percent gave Congress a positive grade, tying last month's record low. "There is a real question among Americans now about how relevant this government is to them," pollster John Zogby said. "They tell us they want action on health care, education, the war and immigration, but they don't believe they are going to get it." The dismal assessment of the Republican president and the Democratic-controlled Congress follows another month of inconclusive political battles over a future path in Iraq and the recent Bush veto of an expansion of the program providing insurance for poor children. The bleak mood could present problems for both parties heading into the November 2008 election campaign, Zogby said. "Voter turnout could still be high next year, but the mood has turned against incumbents and into a 'throw the bums out' mindset," Zogby said. The national telephone survey of 991 likely voters, conducted October 10 through October 14, found barely one-quarter of Americans, or 26 percent, believe the country is headed in the right direction. The poll found declining confidence in US economic and foreign policy. About 18 percent gave positive marks to foreign policy, down from 24 percent, and 26 percent rated economic policy positively, down from 30 percent. A majority of Americans still rate their personal financial situation as excellent or good, although the number dipped slightly this month to 54 percent from 56 percent. In August, 59 percent rated their finances as excellent or good. "Americans are still feeling good about a number of things in their lives, but not about the government's leadership," Zogby said. The Index, which made its debut last month, combines responses to 10 questions on Americans' views about their leaders, the direction of the country and their future. Index polling began in July, and that month's results provide the benchmark score of 100. |