The ongoing Tea Party-induced crisis over the Affordable Care Act, the government shutdown, and the debt ceiling appears to be taking a substantial toll on the Republican Party’s popularity. … So the big question remains: Will Republicans pay a price for this? Can you stage a very public protest that shuts […] Read more »
G.O.P.’s Hopes to Take Senate Are Dimming
Next year was supposed to be a prime opportunity for Republicans to retake the Senate. And for a while, everything seemed to be breaking their way: a wave of Democratic retirements, a fluke in the electoral map that put a large number of races in states that President Obama lost, […] Read more »
Is Cruz Causing a Democratic Wave? Maybe, but Don’t Jump the Gun
Last week I observed that I hadn’t yet seen “compelling evidence” that a Democratic political wave could be developing. I can no longer say that after seeing the recently released NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. That highly regarded poll showed Republican numbers have taken a considerable hit because of the […] Read more »
Americans find little to like in Washington
Americans are finding little they like about President Barack Obama or either political party, according to a new poll that suggests the possibility of a “throw the bums out” mentality in next year’s midterm elections. [cont.] Nedra Pickler & Jennifer Agiesta, AP Read more »
Republicans’ Brutal New Poll Numbers Could Actually Be Much More Brutal
This evening’s NBC/WSJ survey was absolutely brutal for Republicans. The president’s approval rating is up, more voters blamed Republicans for the shutdown than did in 1995, and the GOP’s favorability slipped to its lowest level in the history of the NBC/WSJ survey. But there was one question where the numbers […] Read more »
Republicans are paying a big price
The latest national survey by Democracy Corps and Women’s Voices. Women Vote shows that Republicans are paying a big price with the public and are now bleeding seriously in their congressional vote. Up until now, they have had peaks of voter disapproval, but this spike is the highest. This is […] Read more »