DE: An Obama Backlash?
I’ve seen a lot made about a special election in Delaware last night in a Special Election (here, here and here). A Republican candidate in the race managed to win a seat in a district that had been held by Democrats for 40 years. Seems impressive until you take a look at the district itself. I went to the State of Delaware Election results for the 2008 election and looked up to see how this district voted in the Obama/McCain race to see how much of a turn around there was. Turns out though, not so much. This district voted for McCain in 2008. Here is a side-by-side comparison of the 2009 Special Election and the 2008 General Election results.
2009 SPECIAL ELECTION 2008 PREZ ELECTION District Votes Mervine (D) Booth (R) Votes Obama (D) McCain (R) 01-35 761 294 379 1930 675 1235 02-35 1296 537 689 3098 1382 1678 03-35 151 64 79 424 155 262 04-35 545 160 334 1589 863 712 06-35 276 87 158 819 315 305 07-35 126 27 93 475 232 492 04-36 391 136 219 1615 768 829 05-36 150 49 89 472 213 255 06-36 574 195 335 1638 934 691 08-36 261 95 146 918 455 457 04-37 169 34 113 385 169 208 05-37 550 80 454 1038 353 680 06-37 943 153 756 1811 899 894 08-37 103 21 79 334 204 128 01-39 225 72 140 579 169 401 03-39 363 81 272 1132 469 655 6884 2085 4335 18257 8255 9882 . 30% 63% 45% 54%
Now in one respect, 9% increase for the GOP candidate is an impressive surge, but keep in mind the 2008 race also had Joe Biden on the ticket which surely brought some votes to the Democratic side. I was hoping to see a much larger turn around, but this might not have been such a surprise as it is being made out to be.
But then again, every seat the GOP can pick up heading into the 2010 election will be another vote when it comes to redistricting, so I am not complaining….
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By the way; good post, Dave. Very well researched.
You get one “Atta Boy”.
Anytime you can replace a Dem with a Rep, that’s a good thing.
A win is indeed a win.
You can’t compare a Special Election to a General (especially a Pres year)election.
Either way, 63-30 for a seat held by the Dems for 40 years is a CRUSHING reversal.
That much is clear.
I have to agree with Dave, I guess I should have delved more. Still pretty impressive. Will have to see how this translates to the mid-term elections.
Additionally, the Dem was the daughter of the state senator who died.
What about the sympathy factor?
This was a CRUSHING defeat.
“# yes but who is #2?
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Question is where\Who is the Batman?
Add this too:
“That happened despite Polly Adams Mervine raising over 2 times the money. Joe raised about $20,000 while Polly raised over $52,000.”
I’m not drawing any major conclusions from this data in terms of next year, snapshot in time, but definitely not negative news for R’s.
How about this:
2000 Pres election District 19
Gore Bush
4337 2502
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“but keep in mind the 2008 race also had Joe Biden on the ticket which surely brought some votes to the Democratic side”
Maybe not?
How about:
Kerry Bush
5420 3478
Interesting HD. It probably can be concluded that this is quite the blue district. I guess one election doesn’t make them all.
Phoenix, This was a CRUSHING defeat.
1. Dem candidate was daughter of deceased incumbent (sympathy vote)
2. Dem outraised Rep 2-1.
3. Dems held seat for 40 years.
4. Bush got CRUSHED TWICE.
HD,
This district completely flipped. Interesting data.
The town, Georgetown, Delaware, seems to have a high minority population. Whites must have down a 180 when Obama came onto the scene.
I may have posted the wrong data.
My data was from District 19. This seat is for state senator District 19.
But Dave’s chart has different numbers under the District column.
He shows 35-39.
Those districts DID go for Bush.
Either way you can’t dismiss this:
1. Dem candidate was daughter of deceased incumbent (sympathy vote)
2. Dem outraised Rep 2-1.
3. Dems held seat for 40 years.
4. 33 point margin
2002:
STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 19
16 OF 16 DISTRICTS REPORTED
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
* THURMAN ADAMS JR. 6397 63 . 6 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ESTHELDA R. PARKE SELBY 3655
36 . 4 %
Could be she was just an awful candidate.
HD – By my calculation, Bush won this district by an identical 54%-45% margin in 2004 that McCain beat Obama
2006:
The R’s didn’t even bother to run a candidate.
STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 19
16 of 16 Districts Reported
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
* THURMAN ADAMS JR. 6938 340 7278 78 . 3 %
INDEPENDENT PARTY OF DEL
MATTHEW A. OPALISKI 1948 68 2016 21 . 7 %
Thanks Dave.
We have been winning a bunch of special elections recently. Just about 2 months ago, we won a special in AL running a Barbecue man.
This truly is a stunning victory.
It is a total reversal from a D winning 2-1, to an R winning 2-1.
Here is the party breakdown in July 2008. Anyone have a more recent one?
http://elections.delaware.gov/services/candidate/voterreports/07.01.08_sen.pdf
SUSSEX COUNTY
STATE SENATE DISTRICT #19
Dist Dem Rep Other
01-35 1,003 1,151 535
02-35 1,763 1,464 889
03-35 226 242 138
04-35 1,052 732 457
06-35 442 443 279
07-35 280 197 150
04-36 879 716 554
05-36 230 246 125
06-36 948 686 473
08-36 592 372 275
04-37 160 212 116
05-37 413 620 272
06-37 1,018 921 556
08-37 213 128 95
01-39 250 373 150
03-39 534 671 312
this district is pretty rural. no surprise it went to the gop. the last guy was an institution which is why he kept getting voted in every 4 years.
CNN:
Fifty-four percent of people questioned said they think the president acted stupidly when he commented on the Gates arrest, with 32 percent disagreeing. But again, the poll indicates a racial divide, with 63 percent of whites feeling Obama acted stupidly and 26 percent of black respondents agreeing.
Here is another way to look at it. A nine-point swing without Obama/Biden on the ticket. There were a LOT of state and federal races in ‘08 that were decided by much less.
Even a 3-4% swing in turnout will be plenty enough to retire a lot of Dems from state houses and Congress. That is a low estimate, and it does not even factor in any “Obama fatigue”, which will work in the GOP’s favor as well.
In a humble corner of America, in the tiny, dimly lit cobblestone streets of a country town where Washington once led his men across a frozen body of water, a small fire has ignited. A new wind blows from out at sea and carries with it a repellant so putrid to the socialist Jokerman who has commandeered this great country, that his girly fastball will never be the same again. He will jump out of his mom jeans and reveal how he really leans.
In the original blog:
“But then again, every seat the GOP can pick up heading into the 2010 election will be another vote when it comes to redistricting, so I am not complaining…. ”
No complaining here, but the impact on redistricting – at least at the US Congressional level will be nonexistent, unless somehow Delaware manages to increase its population dramatically and pick up an extra CD.
If the electorate has moved 9 points to the right since the November…
And the 9% accounts for voter preferences and partisan excitement and turnout…
And the democrats in the house received a total of 53.04% of vote in 2008:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2008
If the electorate has already swung 9 points to the right, we would have a 48.5-48.5 tie in 2010.
That would mean control of the House is in play.
The enthusiasm gap will be huge
31 – Don’t worry we’ll still find some way to blow it.
29 – that’s a lot of IFs and ANDs
The real question is why did we NOT hold this seat for 40 years. This situation repeats itself all over the country all of the time. We have GOP districts held by Dems for a million different reasons. We need our people to vote more party line.
There are many districts with GOP registration advantages that have been complacent with “moderate” Dem representation. While a lot of it comes down to the personal likability of the officeholder, a lot of it has been complacency.
For years, it has been “I don’t agree with XXXX on every issue, but I agree with him on XXXX and he seems like a nice guy. He’s not that bad. Why throw him out?”
That’s all about to change, thanks to this radical leftist president and Congress.
Now, it will be more like “I voted for XXXX three times. Now, he has voted for a $2 trillion deficit, Cap and Trade and/or socialized healthcare. No more.”
as usual when all else fails, the Socialists always revert to character assassination and villian creation.
Now it’s “insurance reform” that they’re interested in. “Insurance companies” are the villians. And people who call them on their vacillations and lies are villianized as “mobs” “hooligans” “extremists” “racists” “insurance company plants”.
And the most tyrannical part of all is…they think they don’t have to listen to us…we have to listen to THEM when they come back to our communities with their rehearsed propaganda, lies, and talking points!
We aren’t the “hooligans” and “extremists”…Obama and the Democrat statists in Washington, D.C. are the “hooligans!”
I hate to interrupt the party with actual news instead of speculation about how CRUSHING this was:
Booth is moving from the House to the Senate in DE. “The Republican triumph will nevertheless make many Democrats in Dover smile, as the party now has the chance to cement its control of the House with a three-fifths majority if a Democrat is elected to replace Booth.”
Adams’ daughter was never seen as a serious candidate. She was a late entrant and didn’t campaign much.
In DE, the two parties split the houses of the legislature. They gerrymander and run candidates that cement that hold. Giving the Republicans an extra seat in the Senate in return to nail down the House supermajority was the real news.
All politics is still local.
29 – The problem with that scenario is that someone has to actually run against the incumbents, and the negative attacks would be turned on them just as surely as they’ve been focused on Obama and Congress. That will even out those numbers rather quickly.
Control of the House in play…how exciting and better still and added bonus of getting rid of Pelosi…life is good!
I truly hope all dems and their rep counterparts have the hottest most uncomfortable summer they have ever experienced. I hope the people of this nation give them such a load of grief that they will actually ask themselves if all the perks they receive as being an elected official are worth it.
l8r #37,
And the good candidates will run this time around. When victory is in the offing, top-notch people come out of the woodwork. Except for Harry Reid’s seat in Nevada, the GOP seems to be fielding a strong ticket for 2010.
The most important thing to note in Dave’s chart is the sharp turnaround in the sub-districts that voted for Obama in 2008. Many of those flipped dramatically, obviously due to much greater enthusiasm by GOP voters. Obama has lit a fire in the electorate this year – and it’s burning under Republican voters’ arses! Rest assured this will continue through at least 2010 unless unemployement falls to 6% in the next year – not! And Polaris will be proven correct – conservative voters stayed home in the millions on election day 2008.
#39
AMEN sister!
She was a late entrant and didn’t campaign much.
….
Bad spin there.
She raised TWICE as much as her opponent, had 100% name ID (trying to replace her FATHER) and the SYMPATHY vote.
I hate to interrupt the party with actual news instead of speculation about how CRUSHING this was:
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Ya, because a Dem winning numerous times by a 2-1 margin…FLIPPING to an R winning by a 2-1 margin is..
speculation.
Thanks.
Gov’t insurance would allow coverage for abortion
AP
But again, the poll indicates a racial divide, with 63 percent of whites feeling Obama acted stupidly and 26 percent of black respondents agreeing.
Still 26% of blacks agreeing…. that’s a high number IMO.
Gov’t insurance would allow coverage for abortion
AP
Comment by Howard Dean 1/20/13
That’s because government insurance will be the ONLY insurance left once Obama and the Dems complete the healthcare takeover.
And Polaris will be proven correct – conservative voters stayed home in the millions on election day 2008.
The TARP vote really turned off a lot of FiCons.
Private sector loses 371,000 jobs in July
AP
Planned layoffs accelerate again in July
* On Wednesday August 5, 2009, 7:31 am EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Planned layoffs at U.S. firms increased in July for the first time in six months, signaling more uneasy times for workers and a continued drag on consumer spending and the broader economy.
Planned job cuts announced by U.S. employers totaled 97,373 last month, up 31 percent from June when it had hit a 15-month low, according to a report released on Wednesday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
July’s announced job cuts brought the total so far this year to 994,048, 72 percent higher than the same span in 2008.
Transportation companies announced the most layoffs in July with 27,954. They were followed by the telecommunication sector that laid off 17,601 workers, Challenger said.
“We are still a long way from a fully recovery,” the firm’s chief executive John Challenger said in a statement.
In fact, monthly job cuts will likely shoot above 100,000 again by the fourth quarter, he said.
unfortunately the Senate seats of 2010 are not as advantageous to us as I would like. Although the dems have a 20 seat advantage, I believe both repubs and dems are both defending 18 seats. This fact will somewhat curtail the coming republican tsunami
HD, on top of that, private sector cut jobs by 31%.
http://money.aol.com/article/jobs/new-data-shows-job-cuts-remain-steep/604136
Tepid tornado season disappoints some
By Melanie S. Welte The Associated Press
Monday, Aug 03, 2009 – 10:03:45 am CDT
DES MOINES — This has been an unusually mild year in Tornado Alley, which is good news, of course, for the people who live here, but a little frustrating to scientists who planned to chase twisters as part of a $10 million research project.
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Look whos is disappointed.
“Scientists”, who need to PREDICT disaster to get GRANTS.
More:
Experts predict quieter Atlantic hurricane season
AFP August 5, 2009, 6:00 am
MIAMI (AFP) – Weather experts on Wednesday reduced the number of projected hurricanes in the north Atlantic this season to four, two of them major hurricanes with winds above 178 kilometers (111 miles) per hour.
The experts were wrong again!
Settled science!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Stocks slip amid more reminders of weak job market
Stocks dip as worries about rising job losses keep market’s recent gains in check
* By Sara Lepro, AP Business Writer
OH MY!
August 5, 2009 – Scrap Health Care Reform If It Adds To Deficit, U.S. Voters Tell Quinnipiac University National Poll; Voters Disapprove Of Obama’s Handling Of Health Care
American voters, by a 55 – 35 percent margin, are more worried that Congress will spend too much money and add to the deficit than it will not act to overhaul the health care system, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. By a similar 57 – 37 percent margin, voters say health care reform should be dropped if it adds “significantly” to the deficit.
By a 72 – 21 percent margin, voters do not believe that President Barack Obama will keep his promise to overhaul the health care system without adding to the deficit, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University national poll finds.
American voters disapprove 52 – 39 percent of the way President Obama is handling health care, down from 46 – 42 percent approval July 1, with 60 – 34 percent disapproval from independent voters. Voters say 59 – 36 percent that Congress should not pass health care reform if only Democratic members support it.
GPO #50,
Turnover in that chamber is bound to be slower given the six-year terms. But as a practical matter, taking over the Senate is not too important for 2010 – denting the margin by about 5 or 6 seats will suffice. A takeover of the House will re-establish power of the purse and rein in these massive spending programs. That needs to be the overriding short-term goal.
President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress appear to be losing the public relations war over their plan to revamp the nation’s health care system,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
“Americans are more willing to scrap a health care overhaul than they are to increase the deficit in order to produce such legislation. That’s a bad omen for the White House and Congressional leadership as they try to sell their plan to the country this month before the vote counting gets serious on Capitol Hill in September.”
GULP!!!
Voters oppose 68 – 26 percent requiring people to have health insurance or pay a fine and oppose 68 – 27 percent taxing employees for health care benefits from employers.
Independent voters, perhaps the key voting group, are more worried about the deficit rising than congressional inaction, 54 – 37 percent. These voters say 59 – 36 percent that overhaul should not occur if it would “significantly” increase the deficit. Independents oppose 63 – 33 percent passing a bill with only Democratic votes.
Independent voters also don’t think Obama can keep his promise to avoid increasing the deficit and pass health care by an overwhelming 77 – 17 percent.
Support for Obama’s handling of health care is down among key groups:
* Women disapprove 49 – 41 percent, down from a 48 – 39 percent approval July 1;
* Voters 18 to 34 years old disapprove 48 – 44 percent, down from a 54 – 35 percent approval;
* Low income voters disapprove 47 – 43 percent, down from a 49 – 37 percent approval.
Remember, these protests are manufactured!
The people want this.
I say RAHM it through!
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) — Four of the top five models sold so far under the U.S. “cash for clunkers†program, aimed at boosting the auto industry, are made by foreign automakers, according to Transportation Department data.
Good God! Support for Obamacare has collapsed!
Quick. Time for another made up CBS/NYT adults only D +15 poll.
Quinn poll was RV’s.
And their polls often lean left.
#62
That’s for newer models.
For older models, it’s Ford Explorer leading the way.
Vehicles made by the three largest U.S. automakers — General Motors Co., Ford and Chrysler Group LLC — were fewer than half of sales under the program through Aug. 1, according to Transportation Department data obtained yesterday. The companies accounted for 47 percent of the clunkers transactions.
Bloomberg
Quick. Time for another made up CBS/NYT adults only D +15 poll.
Comment by Phil — 8/5/2009 @ 9:59 am
I think CNN just put out their rapid response poll.
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama Weekly Approval (Overall)
Time Span : Strongly / Somewhat / Somewhat / Strongly
Time Span : Approve / Approve / Disapprove / Disapprove / Not Sure
Apr 27 – 03 : 34.36% / 20.79% / 11.85% / 31.86% / 1.14%
May 04 – 10 : 35.88% / 21.52% / 13.61% / 28.33% / 0.66%
May 11 – 17 : 35.24% / 21.44% / 12.72% / 29.64% / 0.96%
May 18 – 24 : 34.08% / 22.28% / 13.20% / 29.18% / 1.26%
May 25 – 31 : 35.96% / 21.92% / 13.33% / 27.69% / 1.10%
June 01 – 07 : 34.26% / 20.24% / 13.71% / 31.09% / 0.70%
June 08 – 14 : 35.44% / 19.71% / 12.69% / 31.17% / 0.99%
June 15 – 21 : 33.63% / 20.43% / 11.88% / 33.09% / 0.97%
June 22 – 28 : 32.76% / 22.43% / 12.64% / 31.12% / 1.05%
June 29 – 05 : 32.00% / 20.00% / 11.00% / 35.00% / 2.00%
July 06 – 12 : 28.83% / 22.16% / 11.00% / 36.48% / 1.53%
July 13 – 19 : 29.87% / 20.96% / 12.27% / 35.79% / 1.11%
July 20 – 26 : 29.82% / 20.00% / 10.95% / 38.11% / 1.12%
July 27 – 02 : 29.50% / 20.01% / 11.31% / 37.68% / 1.50%
Obama Monthly Approval (Overall)
Time Span : Strongly / Somewhat / Somewhat / Strongly
Time Span : Approve / Approve / Disapprove / Disapprove / Not Sure
Apr ‘09 : 34.36% / 20.79% / 11.85% / 31.86% / 1.14%
May ‘09 : 35.29% / 21.79% / 13.22% / 28.71% / 1.00%
Jun ‘09 : 34.02% / 20.70% / 12.73% / 31.62% / 0.93%
July ‘09 : 30.00% / 20.63% / 11.31% / 36.61% / 1.45%
Obama Monthly Approval (Republicans)
Time Span : Strongly / Somewhat / Somewhat / Strongly
Time Span : Approve / Approve / Disapprove / Disapprove / Not Sure
Apr ‘09 : 9.04% / 16.41% / 16.99% / 56.29% / 1.27%
May ‘09 : 9.70% / 17.18% / 19.84% / 52.48% / 0.82%
Jun ‘09 : 9.67% / 12.74% / 19.07% / 57.44% / 1.09%
July ‘09 : 8.24% / 11.81% / 15.63% / 63.27% / 1.05%
Obama Monthly Approval (Democrats)
Time Span : Strongly / Somewhat / Somewhat / Strongly
Time Span : Approve / Approve / Disapprove / Disapprove / Not Sure
Apr ‘09 : 60.45% / 24.30% / 6.08% / 8.23% / 0.94%
May ‘09 : 63.58% / 24.03% / 4.73% / 6.57% / 1.10%
Jun ‘09 : 60.97% / 24.88% / 5.89% / 7.93% / 0.34%
July ‘09 : 54.64% / 26.91% / 6.50% / 10.95% / 1.00%
Obama Monthly Approval (Independents)
Time Span : Strongly / Somewhat / Somewhat / Strongly
Time Span : Approve / Approve / Disapprove / Disapprove / Not Sure
Apr ‘09 : 24.53% / 20.56% / 14.53% / 39.13% / 1.25%
May ‘09 : 25.17% / 23.99% / 17.49% / 32.30% / 1.06%
Jun ‘09 : 23.85% / 24.18% / 15.09% / 35.28% / 1.60%
July ‘09 : 20.24% / 22.21% / 13.52% / 42.65% / 1.37%
Obama Monthly Approval (Republicans)
Time Span : Strongly / Somewhat / Somewhat / Strongly
Time Span : Approve / Approve / Disapprove / Disapprove / Not Sure
Apr 27 – 03 : 9.04% / 16.41% / 16.99% / 56.29% / 1.27%
May 04 – 10 : 6.73% / 20.79% / 18.98% / 52.80% / 0.70%
May 11 – 17 : 11.57% / 14.77% / 19.77% / 53.07% / 0.82%
May 18 – 24 : 8.83% / 17.75% / 19.25% / 53.55% / 0.62%
May 25 – 31 : 11.65% / 15.39% / 21.34% / 50.50% / 1.12%
June 01 – 07 : 9.35% / 13.61% / 21.93% / 53.79% / 1.32%
June 08 – 14 : 9.99% / 12.36% / 16.77% / 59.73% / 1.15%
June 15 – 21 : 9.66% / 11.07% / 17.77% / 60.83% / 0.67%
June 22 – 28 : 9.66% / 13.90% / 19.82% / 55.39% / 1.23%
June 29 – 05 : 9.00% / 13.00% / 15.00% / 64.00% / -1.00%
July 06 – 12 : 9.93% / 13.32% / 14.44% / 60.66% / 1.65%
July 13 – 19 : 5.74% / 13.78% / 18.46% / 60.91% / 1.11%
July 20 – 26 : 5.53% / 10.71% / 15.75% / 65.60% / 2.41%
July 27 – 02 : 11.01% / 8.24% / 14.48% / 65.20% / 1.07%
Obama Monthly Approval (Democrats)
Time Span : Strongly / Somewhat / Somewhat / Strongly
Time Span : Approve / Approve / Disapprove / Disapprove / Not Sure
Apr 27 – 03 : 60.45% / 24.30% / 6.08% / 8.23% / 0.94%
May 04 – 10 : 66.80% / 21.68% / 5.16% / 6.10% / 0.26%
May 11 – 17 : 62.07% / 25.44% / 4.32% / 6.78% / 1.39%
May 18 – 24 : 61.14% / 25.33% / 5.22% / 6.99% / 1.32%
May 25 – 31 : 64.30% / 23.65% / 4.21% / 6.40% / 1.44%
June 01 – 07 : 61.56% / 23.34% / 5.83% / 8.84% / 0.43%
June 08 – 14 : 62.57% / 23.61% / 6.47% / 7.23% / 0.12%
June 15 – 21 : 60.33% / 25.45% / 5.66% / 7.99% / 0.57%
June 22 – 28 : 59.41% / 27.10% / 5.59% / 7.65% / 0.25%
June 29 – 05 : 61.00% / 23.00% / 6.00% / 9.00% / 1.00%
July 06 – 12 : 49.53% / 29.22% / 6.25% / 13.33% / 1.67%
July 13 – 19 : 55.94% / 26.19% / 6.60% / 10.61% / 0.66%
July 20 – 26 : 55.36% / 27.65% / 6.09% / 10.31% / 0.59%
July 27 – 02 : 51.39% / 28.47% / 7.57% / 11.48% / 1.09%
Obama Monthly Approval (Independents)
Time Span : Strongly / Somewhat / Somewhat / Strongly
Time Span : Approve / Approve / Disapprove / Disapprove / Not Sure
Apr 27 – 03 : 24.53% / 20.56% / 14.53% / 39.13% / 1.25%
May 04 – 10 : 26.15% / 22.15% / 19.30% / 31.25% / 1.15%
May 11 – 17 : 25.15% / 23.60% / 16.30% / 34.42% / 0.53%
May 18 – 24 : 24.79% / 23.15% / 17.57% / 32.55% / 1.94%
May 25 – 31 : 24.57% / 27.07% / 16.78% / 30.96% / 0.62%
June 01 – 07 : 25.48% / 23.98% / 14.96% / 35.25% / 0.33%
June 08 – 14 : 26.40% / 22.92% / 16.91% / 31.66% / 2.11%
June 15 – 21 : 20.66% / 23.56% / 14.55% / 39.27% / 1.96%
June 22 – 28 : 22.86% / 26.26% / 13.93% / 34.95% / 2.00%
June 29 – 05 : 19.00% / 26.00% / 15.00% / 39.00% / 1.00%
July 06 – 12 : 19.71% / 21.74% / 14.11% / 43.26% / 1.18%
July 13 – 19 : 18.80% / 21.36% / 13.61% / 44.43% / 1.80%
July 20 – 26 : 22.95% / 20.20% / 12.07% / 44.43% / 0.35%
July 27 – 02 : 20.75% / 21.77% / 12.81% / 42.14% / 2.53%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Overall (3 days)
Time Span : Strongly / Strongly /
Time Span : Approve / Disapprove / Difference
2-Jun-09 : 33.43% / 27.98% / 5.45%
3-Jun-09 : 33.90% / 30.80% / 3.10%
5-Jun-09 : 34.23% / 33.91% / 0.32%
6-Jun-09 : 33.76% / 32.51% / 1.25%
7-Jun-09 : 34.60% / 31.94% / 2.66%
8-Jun-09 : 35.66% / 28.73% / 6.93%
9-Jun-09 : 36.44% / 28.00% / 8.44%
10-Jun-09 : 37.71% / 28.77% / 8.94%
11-Jun-09 : 37.36% / 30.09% / 7.27%
12-Jun-09 : 35.90% / 31.52% / 4.38%
13-Jun-09 : 34.56% / 31.84% / 2.72%
14-Jun-09 : 34.38% / 32.33% / 2.05%
15-Jun-09 : 34.84% / 31.89% / 2.95%
16-Jun-09 : 36.19% / 32.16% / 4.03%
17-Jun-09 : 37.09% / 31.77% / 5.32%
18-Jun-09 : 34.79% / 32.63% / 2.16%
19-Jun-09 : 34.04% / 33.14% / 0.90%
20-Jun-09 : 33.94% / 33.36% / 0.58%
21-Jun-09 : 31.95% / 34.39% / -2.44%
22-Jun-09 : 32.95% / 33.86% / -0.91%
23-Jun-09 : 33.04% / 32.54% / 0.50%
24-Jun-09 : 33.69% / 31.59% / 2.10%
25-Jun-09 : 32.32% / 29.95% / 2.37%
26-Jun-09 : 32.88% / 31.09% / 1.79%
27-Jun-09 : 32.67% / 31.16% / 1.51%
28-Jun-09 : 32.33% / 32.30% / 0.03%
29-Jun-09 : 32.81% / 31.90% / 0.91%
30-Jun-09 : 30.98% / 33.47% / -2.49%
1-Jul-09 : 32.22% / 33.13% / -0.91%
2-Jul-09 : 32.89% / 34.90% / -2.01%
6-Jul-09 : 33.33% / 35.05% / -1.72%
7-Jul-09 : 32.51% / 35.75% / -3.24%
8-Jul-09 : 31.59% / 36.56% / -4.97%
9-Jul-09 : 30.12% / 37.74% / -7.62%
10-Jul-09 : 30.01% / 37.25% / -7.24%
11-Jul-09 : 29.52% / 36.89% / -7.37%
12-Jul-09 : 28.45% / 35.17% / -6.72%
13-Jul-09 : 27.58% / 35.63% / -8.05%
14-Jul-09 : 28.49% / 36.27% / -7.78%
15-Jul-09 : 29.35% / 35.95% / -6.60%
16-Jul-09 : 28.82% / 36.28% / -7.46%
17-Jul-09 : 28.64% / 35.09% / -6.45%
18-Jul-09 : 27.99% / 36.44% / -8.45%
19-Jul-09 : 30.20% / 36.75% / -6.55%
20-Jul-09 : 29.95% / 36.58% / -6.63%
21-Jul-09 : 29.44% / 34.02% / -4.58%
22-Jul-09 : 29.15% / 34.66% / -5.51%
23-Jul-09 : 29.38% / 35.97% / -6.59%
24-Jul-09 : 30.45% / 38.48% / -8.03%
25-Jul-09 : 30.23% / 39.25% / -9.02%
26-Jul-09 : 29.20% / 40.16% / -10.96%
27-Jul-09 : 30.48% / 40.42% / -9.94%
28-Jul-09 : 31.57% / 39.55% / -7.98%
29-Jul-09 : 28.74% / 39.15% / -10.41%
30-Jul-09 : 27.79% / 39.80% / -12.01%
31-Jul-09 : 28.17% / 38.88% / -10.71%
1-Aug-09 : 29.71% / 37.52% / -7.81%
2-Aug-09 : 31.49% / 37.07% / -5.58%
3-Aug-09 : 30.49% / 36.47% / -5.98%
4-Aug-09 : 30.20% / 37.06% / -6.86%
5-Aug-09 : 30.50% / 39.49% / -8.99%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Overall (30 days)
Time Span : Strongly / Strongly /
Time Span : Approve / Disapprove / Difference
2-Jul-09 : 34.12% / 31.79% / 2.33%
6-Jul-09 : 34.12% / 32.02% / 2.09%
7-Jul-09 : 34.07% / 32.19% / 1.88%
8-Jul-09 : 33.98% / 32.28% / 1.70%
9-Jul-09 : 33.86% / 32.45% / 1.41%
10-Jul-09 : 33.71% / 32.63% / 1.08%
11-Jul-09 : 33.50% / 32.90% / 0.60%
12-Jul-09 : 33.24% / 33.14% / 0.10%
13-Jul-09 : 32.90% / 33.37% / -0.47%
14-Jul-09 : 32.60% / 33.57% / -0.97%
15-Jul-09 : 32.38% / 33.72% / -1.34%
16-Jul-09 : 32.19% / 33.87% / -1.68%
17-Jul-09 : 32.00% / 33.96% / -1.96%
18-Jul-09 : 31.77% / 34.11% / -2.34%
19-Jul-09 : 31.57% / 34.27% / -2.69%
20-Jul-09 : 31.34% / 34.43% / -3.09%
21-Jul-09 : 31.16% / 34.47% / -3.32%
22-Jul-09 : 30.99% / 34.52% / -3.53%
23-Jul-09 : 30.84% / 34.61% / -3.77%
24-Jul-09 : 30.79% / 34.75% / -3.96%
25-Jul-09 : 30.70% / 34.93% / -4.23%
26-Jul-09 : 30.57% / 35.18% / -4.61%
27-Jul-09 : 30.47% / 35.48% / -5.01%
28-Jul-09 : 30.44% / 35.80% / -5.35%
29-Jul-09 : 30.30% / 36.06% / -5.76%
30-Jul-09 : 30.14% / 36.35% / -6.21%
31-Jul-09 : 30.00% / 36.57% / -6.57%
1-Aug-09 : 29.90% / 36.76% / -6.86%
2-Aug-09 : 29.92% / 36.88% / -6.96%
3-Aug-09 : 29.86% / 36.99% / -7.13%
4-Aug-09 : 29.77% / 37.06% / -7.29%
5-Aug-09 : 29.67% / 37.21% / -7.54%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Overall (3 days)
Time Span : Approve / Disapprove / Difference
6-Jul-09 : 53.30% / 46.26% / 7.04%
7-Jul-09 : 52.09% / 47.28% / 4.81%
8-Jul-09 : 51.51% / 47.63% / 3.88%
9-Jul-09 : 50.71% / 48.40% / 2.31%
10-Jul-09 : 50.59% / 47.96% / 2.63%
11-Jul-09 : 50.52% / 47.85% / 2.67%
12-Jul-09 : 52.27% / 45.79% / 6.48%
13-Jul-09 : 52.62% / 46.16% / 6.46%
14-Jul-09 : 52.67% / 46.00% / 6.67%
15-Jul-09 : 52.06% / 46.60% / 5.46%
16-Jul-09 : 51.21% / 47.41% / 3.80%
17-Jul-09 : 51.79% / 47.14% / 4.65%
18-Jul-09 : 50.50% / 48.45% / 2.05%
19-Jul-09 : 50.79% / 48.50% / 2.29%
20-Jul-09 : 49.60% / 49.37% / 0.23%
21-Jul-09 : 51.16% / 47.07% / 4.09%
22-Jul-09 : 51.44% / 47.07% / 4.37%
23-Jul-09 : 50.99% / 47.57% / 3.42%
24-Jul-09 : 48.77% / 50.76% / -1.99%
25-Jul-09 : 49.04% / 50.53% / -1.49%
26-Jul-09 : 49.17% / 50.31% / -1.14%
27-Jul-09 : 49.36% / 49.58% / -0.22%
28-Jul-09 : 49.47% / 49.04% / 0.43%
29-Jul-09 : 48.64% / 50.06% / -1.42%
30-Jul-09 : 47.62% / 51.11% / -3.49%
31-Jul-09 : 47.54% / 50.87% / -3.33%
1-Aug-09 : 49.52% / 49.08% / 0.44%
2-Aug-09 : 49.98% / 48.62% / 1.36%
3-Aug-09 : 50.76% / 47.79% / 2.97%
4-Aug-09 : 49.85% / 48.31% / 1.54%
5-Aug-09 : 48.61% / 50.56% / -1.95%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Overall (30 days)
Time Span : Approve / Disapprove / Difference
6-Jul-09 : 54.57% / 44.58% / 10.00%
7-Jul-09 : 54.47% / 44.65% / 9.82%
8-Jul-09 : 54.39% / 44.71% / 9.68%
9-Jul-09 : 54.32% / 44.77% / 9.55%
10-Jul-09 : 54.22% / 44.84% / 9.38%
11-Jul-09 : 54.04% / 45.01% / 9.03%
12-Jul-09 : 53.86% / 45.17% / 8.69%
13-Jul-09 : 53.73% / 45.30% / 8.43%
14-Jul-09 : 53.63% / 45.39% / 8.25%
15-Jul-09 : 53.56% / 45.45% / 8.11%
16-Jul-09 : 53.46% / 45.50% / 7.95%
17-Jul-09 : 53.40% / 45.56% / 7.84%
18-Jul-09 : 53.25% / 45.71% / 7.54%
19-Jul-09 : 53.06% / 45.90% / 7.16%
20-Jul-09 : 52.85% / 46.12% / 6.73%
21-Jul-09 : 52.74% / 46.20% / 6.54%
22-Jul-09 : 52.66% / 46.26% / 6.40%
23-Jul-09 : 52.58% / 46.32% / 6.25%
24-Jul-09 : 52.44% / 46.48% / 5.96%
25-Jul-09 : 52.29% / 46.65% / 5.64%
26-Jul-09 : 52.10% / 46.85% / 5.25%
27-Jul-09 : 51.92% / 47.03% / 4.90%
28-Jul-09 : 51.72% / 47.21% / 4.50%
29-Jul-09 : 51.51% / 47.42% / 4.09%
30-Jul-09 : 51.27% / 47.66% / 3.61%
31-Jul-09 : 51.05% / 47.86% / 3.19%
1-Aug-09 : 50.88% / 48.03% / 2.85%
2-Aug-09 : 50.76% / 48.13% / 2.63%
3-Aug-09 : 50.64% / 48.22% / 2.42%
4-Aug-09 : 50.52% / 48.29% / 2.23%
5-Aug-09 : 50.36% / 48.43% / 1.93%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Generic Ballot
Overall
Time Span : Repub / Democrat / Difference
Jan 19 – 25 : 35.06% / 42.03% / -6.97%
Jan 26 – 01 : 38.15% / 42.31% / -4.16%
Feb 02 – 08 : 38.78% / 40.45% / -1.67%
Feb 09 – 15 : 39.15% / 41.43% / -2.28%
Feb 16 – 22 : 36.80% / 41.26% / -4.46%
Feb 23 – 01 : 38.79% / 41.49% / -2.70%
Mar 02 – 08 : 38.26% / 42.07% / -3.81%
Mar 09 – 15 : 40.80% / 39.46% / 1.34%
Mar 16 – 22 : 38.39% / 40.92% / -2.53%
Mar 23 – 29 : 37.98% / 41.50% / -3.52%
Mar 30 – 05 : 39.12% / 40.26% / -1.14%
Apr 06 – 12 : 38.36% / 38.17% / 0.19%
Apr 13 – 19 : 39.14% / 38.95% / 0.19%
Apr 20 – 26 : 40.95% / 37.85% / 3.10%
Apr 27 – 03 : 40.11% / 39.41% / 0.70%
May 04 – 10 : 40.12% / 39.31% / 0.81%
May 11 – 17 : 39.27% / 39.86% / -0.59%
May 18 – 24 : 38.33% / 40.84% / -2.51%
May 25 – 31 : 37.46% / 38.49% / -1.03%
June 01 – 07 : 40.13% / 39.97% / 0.16%
June 08 – 14 : 38.88% / 38.96% / -0.08%
June 15 – 21 : 38.99% / 41.31% / -2.32%
June 22 – 28 : 40.88% / 38.65% / 2.23%
June 29 – 05 : 41.00% / 38.00% / 3.00%
July 06 – 12 : 40.48% / 36.82% / 3.66%
July 13 – 19 : 41.66% / 37.94% / 3.72%
July 20 – 26 : 41.52% / 39.25% / 2.27%
July 27 – 02 : 43.25% / 37.53% / 5.72%
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Republicans
Time Span : Repub / Democrat / Difference
Jan 19 – 25 : 73.00% / 10.00% / 63.00%
Jan 26 – 01 : 78.00% / 10.00% / 68.00%
Feb 02 – 08 : 76.00% / 8.00% / 68.00%
Feb 09 – 15 : 77.00% / 9.00% / 68.00%
Feb 16 – 22 : 75.00% / 13.00% / 62.00%
Feb 23 – 01 : 80.00% / 9.00% / 71.00%
Mar 02 – 08 : 77.00% / 11.00% / 66.00%
Mar 09 – 15 : 79.00% / 8.00% / 71.00%
Mar 16 – 22 : 77.00% / 8.00% / 69.00%
Mar 23 – 29 : 75.00% / 10.00% / 65.00%
Mar 30 – 05 : 73.00% / 12.00% / 61.00%
Apr 06 – 12 : 75.00% / 8.00% / 67.00%
Apr 13 – 19 : 78.00% / 6.00% / 72.00%
Apr 20 – 26 : 80.00% / 7.00% / 73.00%
Apr 27 – 03 : 79.00% / 8.00% / 71.00%
May 04 – 10 : 77.48% / 6.14% / 71.34%
May 11 – 17 : 77.60% / 9.78% / 67.82%
May 18 – 24 : 77.31% / 9.17% / 68.14%
May 25 – 31 : 77.46% / 8.60% / 68.86%
June 01 – 07 : 78.52% / 9.87% / 68.65%
June 08 – 14 : 78.21% / 8.90% / 69.31%
June 15 – 21 : 78.70% / 7.09% / 71.61%
June 22 – 28 : 77.54% / 7.84% / 69.70%
June 29 – 05 : 78.00% / 8.00% / 70.00%
July 06 – 12 : 75.59% / 8.25% / 67.34%
July 13 – 19 : 79.40% / 6.96% / 72.44%
July 20 – 26 : 77.02% / 7.38% / 69.64%
July 27 – 02 : 79.93% / 8.27% / 71.66%
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Democrats
Time Span : Repub / Democrat / Difference
Jan 19 – 25 : 7.00% / 81.00% / -74.00%
Jan 26 – 01 : 8.00% / 81.00% / -73.00%
Feb 02 – 08 : 12.00% / 76.00% / -64.00%
Feb 09 – 15 : 9.00% / 81.00% / -72.00%
Feb 16 – 22 : 9.00% / 79.00% / -70.00%
Feb 23 – 01 : 9.00% / 79.00% / -70.00%
Mar 02 – 08 : 9.00% / 80.00% / -71.00%
Mar 09 – 15 : 13.00% / 77.00% / -64.00%
Mar 16 – 22 : 10.00% / 79.00% / -69.00%
Mar 23 – 29 : 9.00% / 79.00% / -70.00%
Mar 30 – 05 : 10.00% / 76.00% / -66.00%
Apr 06 – 12 : 11.00% / 75.00% / -64.00%
Apr 13 – 19 : 13.00% / 74.00% / -61.00%
Apr 20 – 26 : 14.00% / 71.00% / -57.00%
Apr 27 – 03 : 13.00% / 75.00% / -62.00%
May 04 – 10 : 10.87% / 78.12% / -67.25%
May 11 – 17 : 8.67% / 77.74% / -69.07%
May 18 – 24 : 10.53% / 76.92% / -66.39%
May 25 – 31 : 8.12% / 76.61% / -68.49%
June 01 – 07 : 9.00% / 78.55% / -69.55%
June 08 – 14 : 10.10% / 74.90% / -64.80%
June 15 – 21 : 9.23% / 79.44% / -70.21%
June 22 – 28 : 11.91% / 75.86% / -63.95%
June 29 – 05 : 13.00% / 74.00% / -61.00%
July 06 – 12 : 14.30% / 71.00% / -56.70%
July 13 – 19 : 13.35% / 73.17% / -59.82%
July 20 – 26 : 11.85% / 77.83% / -65.98%
July 27 – 02 : 12.76% / 73.74% / -60.98%
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Independents
Time Span : Repub / Democrat / Difference
Jan 19 – 25 : 31.00% / 25.00% / 6.00%
Jan 26 – 01 : 36.00% / 26.00% / 10.00%
Feb 02 – 08 : 34.00% / 28.00% / 6.00%
Feb 09 – 15 : 39.00% / 23.00% / 16.00%
Feb 16 – 22 : 32.00% / 22.00% / 10.00%
Feb 23 – 01 : 35.00% / 25.00% / 10.00%
Mar 02 – 08 : 37.00% / 25.00% / 12.00%
Mar 09 – 15 : 38.00% / 22.00% / 16.00%
Mar 16 – 22 : 36.00% / 24.00% / 12.00%
Mar 23 – 29 : 36.00% / 24.00% / 12.00%
Mar 30 – 05 : 40.00% / 25.00% / 15.00%
Apr 06 – 12 : 34.00% / 23.00% / 11.00%
Apr 13 – 19 : 38.00% / 20.00% / 18.00%
Apr 20 – 26 : 37.00% / 24.00% / 13.00%
Apr 27 – 03 : 36.00% / 22.00% / 14.00%
May 04 – 10 : 37.96% / 23.14% / 14.82%
May 11 – 17 : 37.58% / 21.77% / 15.81%
May 18 – 24 : 32.81% / 26.17% / 6.64%
May 25 – 31 : 32.06% / 19.94% / 12.12%
June 01 – 07 : 37.69% / 21.18% / 16.51%
June 08 – 14 : 33.37% / 22.53% / 10.84%
June 15 – 21 : 38.51% / 22.78% / 15.73%
June 22 – 28 : 37.26% / 23.05% / 14.21%
June 29 – 05 : 37.00% / 21.00% / 16.00%
July 06 – 12 : 39.40% / 18.83% / 20.57%
July 13 – 19 : 40.74% / 21.14% / 19.60%
July 20 – 26 : 41.36% / 23.47% / 17.89%
July 27 – 02 : 43.27% / 21.60% / 21.67%
Frank
# 57 Jeff G
agreed, but given the dems big advantage in the senate, it would have been nice if they had to defend more seats then we did, in what will almost certainly be a big R year
GPO,
Just think of how much worse 2006 would have been for the GOP if the D’s weren’t defending more seats that year. It will all come around.
It is so gratifying to see all the attention payed to my little bitty state of DE!! Harbinger of the national mood!! (Just Kidding). We are talking about the R winning so much because you cannot believe how lonely it is to be a Republican in this totally Democratically controlled state. We basically are a machine state run by Biden.
Uh, Frank. Combine this with the Quinn polls cited by HD and it appears that the Dems and Obama are crashing. I think there is a definite correlation with the Dems coming out and saying that they are going to pass health care no matter what (hear that Pelosi and Schumer?) the majority of the people or the GOP say. Calling the people a mob and hired hands of insurance companies isn’t sitting well. This administration and congress’s arrogance and condescension has really begun to show and the people are rebelling.
“Private sector loses 371,000 jobs in July”
—
TinaReports was darn close.
GOP must be united against this. No political cover. Heck, they know this. If not, they are the dumbest congressmen this nation has ever had. Obviously the people don’t want just the Dems to pass this bill. There are probably some Dem voters thinking that passing this could cause tremendous damage to their party. Even worse, they see the folly in this bill. The bad thing for Obambi is this recess still has a long way to go. They can’t twist any arms. All they can do is chew their nails and try to save the S.S. Obamacare that is about capsized right now.
KH, I’m wondering. Just how nasty of an impact do you think that Drudge/Naked Emporer News video had?
Thanks for the daily Trends Frank.
Just drove the point home to those already in disagreement with the man.
I mean it was nothing new too me… I’d seen that video last year during the campaign.
btw Mrs.Piggy apparently says now she doesn’t care what the BDogs and gop want there will be something passed with or without them.
Every time I see her mug I just remember “most ethical congress evah!” and chuckle to myself, just before puking.
KH- that report from aDP does not account for the guvments- state – local and feds.
Thus, Tinareports could be even more accurate on Friday.
Hilarious!! This WaPo writer sides with George Rino Voinovich that the Southern conservatives are ruining the GOP.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/04/AR2009080402424_2.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
I’ve seen this tactic before. It’s called divide and conquer. The media or the president (Clinton is a good example who used this). Not going to happen. It’s now apparent that the MSM and Rinos are disconcerted that the GOP is becoming a much more conservative party. That’s a good thing
I desperately want the jobs situation to look better and for all Americans to fare better but obama seems hell bent on being an out-of-touch idealogue.
We need jobs, not government.
That should be the GOP motto for next year and beyond.
ISM non manufac. index fell last month.
There’s a certain arrogance to these liberal writers who deign to condemn republicans as southern, racist bigots.
I am reminded of much of the science fiction I raed as a kid where most first contact situations would involve highly advanced mathematics because that was the only universal language.
It’s clear from the deficit that liberals can’t even add or subtract. If alien races were to meet only with them, they would probably classify our species as primitive.
I just want to put their smug, latte-drinking, groupthinking, useless-degree-touting ways into perspective.
Dio, great idea! Send that to the GOP or NRCC. Simple and to the point.
Stock market is down due to the poor economic news.
Postal Service posts $2.4B loss in third quarter, looking to close offices to cut costs
WASHINGTON (AP) —
That brings the year’s losses so far to $4.7 billion. And the Postal Service expects to be $7 billion in the red when the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The stark figures come from a decline in mail volume as people rely more on e-mail, plus a dip in advertising mail because of the recession.
In an effort to reduce costs, the agency has proposed closing several hundred local post offices
Hehe, (H/T General_Confusion over at Redstate)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4SJ0xR2_bQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eredstate%2Ecom%2Fmoe%5Flane%2F2009%2F08%2F05%2Fbrave%2Dbrave%2Dcarnahan%2F&feature=player_embedded
Evidently Russ Carnahan, Dem congressmen in Missouri’s 3rd district made a speech and then ran out of the back door like a scared little girl rather than face the grilling and ire of his constituents. The above linked video sums it up best.
Instapundit links to Obama the Liar telling his drones to “Get into their (the enemy) faces”
Good advice, liar.
http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/83021/
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama on the Economy (Overall)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
01/19 – 01/20 : 53.00% / 40.00% / 13.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 52.00% / 43.00% / 9.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 54.71% / 41.98% / 12.73%
02/10 – 02/11 : 55.84% / 41.67% / 14.17%
02/18 – 02/19 : 49.99% / 46.23% / 3.76%
03/02 – 03/03 : 52.31% / 45.13% / 7.18%
03/10 – 03/11 : 50.64% / 47.76% / 2.88%
03/16 – 03/17 : 47.45% / 50.07% / -2.62%
03/24 – 03/25 : 48.07% / 49.15% / -1.08%
03/30 – 03/31 : 52.36% / 46.19% / 6.17%
04/07 – 04/08 : 47.77% / 50.48% / -2.71%
04/13 – 04/14 : 46.01% / 52.60% / -6.59%
04/21 – 04/22 : 48.92% / 49.35% / -0.43%
04/27 – 04/28 : 48.99% / 49.50% / -0.51%
05/05 – 05/06 : 48.86% / 49.26% / -0.40%
05/12 – 05/13 : 50.56% / 47.96% / 2.60%
05/20 – 05/21 : 48.61% / 49.54% / -0.93%
05/26 – 05/27 : 46.92% / 51.58% / -4.66%
06/01 – 06/02 : 46.39% / 51.12% / -4.73%
06/09 – 06/10 : 42.13% / 57.22% / -15.09%
06/15 – 06/16 : 46.55% / 52.14% / -5.59%
06/23 – 06/24 : 46.63% / 50.63% / -4.00%
06/29 – 06/30 : 42.32% / 55.85% / -13.53%
07/06 – 07/07 : 39.24% / 59.88% / -20.64%
07/14 – 07/15 : 40.92% / 57.13% / -16.21%
07/20 – 07/21 : 46.36% / 52.48% / -6.12%
07/27 – 07/28 : 40.22% / 58.57% / -18.35%
08/03 – 08/04 : 42.21% / 56.16% / -13.95%
Sidenote: Lowest Poor to date (by tenths of a percentage point).
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama on the Economy (Overall)
Time Span : Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor / Not Sure
01/19 – 01/20 : 31.00% / 22.00% / 21.00% / 19.00% / 7.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 29.00% / 23.00% / 18.00% / 25.00% / 5.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 30.32% / 24.39% / 18.56% / 23.42% / 3.31%
02/10 – 02/11 : 30.38% / 25.46% / 15.14% / 26.53% / 2.49%
02/18 – 02/19 : 29.72% / 20.27% / 15.87% / 30.36% / 3.78%
03/02 – 03/03 : 31.02% / 21.29% / 16.50% / 28.63% / 2.56%
03/10 – 03/11 : 24.63% / 26.01% / 16.00% / 31.76% / 1.60%
03/16 – 03/17 : 26.67% / 20.78% / 20.20% / 29.87% / 2.48%
03/24 – 03/25 : 23.42% / 24.65% / 16.16% / 32.99% / 2.78%
03/30 – 03/31 : 25.89% / 26.47% / 14.16% / 32.03% / 1.45%
04/07 – 04/08 : 22.46% / 25.31% / 16.83% / 33.65% / 1.75%
04/13 – 04/14 : 24.16% / 21.85% / 15.92% / 36.68% / 1.39%
04/21 – 04/22 : 23.99% / 24.93% / 14.50% / 34.85% / 1.73%
04/27 – 04/28 : 22.99% / 26.00% / 15.31% / 34.19% / 1.51%
05/05 – 05/06 : 25.70% / 23.16% / 16.28% / 32.98% / 1.88%
05/12 – 05/13 : 25.92% / 24.64% / 16.58% / 31.38% / 1.48%
05/20 – 05/21 : 26.14% / 22.47% / 16.25% / 33.29% / 1.85%
05/26 – 05/27 : 22.70% / 24.22% / 18.53% / 33.05% / 1.50%
06/01 – 06/02 : 24.10% / 22.29% / 17.67% / 33.45% / 2.49%
06/09 – 06/10 : 26.73% / 15.40% / 18.98% / 38.24% / 0.65%
06/15 – 06/16 : 25.12% / 21.43% / 17.38% / 34.76% / 1.31%
06/23 – 06/24 : 19.64% / 26.99% / 17.47% / 33.16% / 2.74%
06/29 – 06/30 : 21.45% / 20.87% / 17.27% / 38.58% / 1.83%
07/06 – 07/07 : 18.32% / 20.92% / 16.98% / 42.90% / 0.88%
07/14 – 07/15 : 17.71% / 23.21% / 16.48% / 40.65% / 1.95%
07/20 – 07/21 : 22.60% / 23.76% / 14.61% / 37.87% / 1.16%
07/27 – 07/28 : 19.46% / 20.76% / 16.78% / 41.79% / 1.21%
08/03 – 08/04 : 22.91% / 19.30% / 13.12% / 43.04% / 1.63%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama on the Economy (Overall)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
Nov ‘08 : 50.50% / 44.50% / 6.00%
Dec ‘08 : 53.00% / 40.00% / 13.00%
Jan ‘09 : 52.67% / 40.67% / 12.00%
Feb ‘09 : 53.51% / 43.29% / 10.22%
Mar ‘09 : 50.17% / 47.66% / 2.51%
Apr ‘09 : 47.92% / 50.48% / -2.56%
May ‘09 : 48.74% / 49.59% / -0.85%
Jun ‘09 : 44.80% / 53.39% / -8.59%
July ‘09 : 41.69% / 57.02% / -15.33%
Aug ‘09 : 42.21% / 56.16% / -13.95%
Obama on the Economy (Republicans)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
Nov ‘08 : 18.00% / 76.50% / -58.50%
Dec ‘08 : 21.00% / 71.50% / -50.50%
Jan ‘09 : 23.33% / 69.00% / -45.67%
Feb ‘09 : 20.00% / 74.33% / -54.33%
Mar ‘09 : 20.42% / 77.60% / -57.17%
Apr ‘09 : 18.30% / 79.65% / -61.35%
May ‘09 : 16.55% / 81.44% / -64.89%
Jun ‘09 : 17.07% / 81.07% / -64.00%
July ‘09 : 13.10% / 85.03% / -71.93%
Aug ‘09 : 13.68% / 84.29% / -70.61%
Obama on the Economy (Democrats)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
Nov ‘08 : 84.00% / 14.50% / 69.50%
Dec ‘08 : 84.00% / 13.50% / 70.50%
Jan ‘09 : 84.67% / 12.00% / 72.67%
Feb ‘09 : 86.33% / 13.00% / 73.33%
Mar ‘09 : 80.82% / 17.77% / 63.05%
Apr ‘09 : 80.04% / 19.30% / 60.74%
May ‘09 : 82.91% / 15.77% / 67.14%
Jun ‘09 : 78.34% / 20.79% / 57.55%
July ‘09 : 71.23% / 28.16% / 43.07%
Aug ‘09 : 74.58% / 24.14% / 50.44%
Obama on the Economy (Independents)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
Nov ‘08 : 42.00% / 50.00% / -8.00%
Dec ‘08 : 46.50% / 45.50% / 1.00%
Jan ‘09 : 41.33% / 47.67% / -6.33%
Feb ‘09 : 45.33% / 51.67% / -6.33%
Mar ‘09 : 40.64% / 55.93% / -15.30%
Apr ‘09 : 36.83% / 60.79% / -23.96%
May ‘09 : 37.96% / 60.73% / -22.77%
Jun ‘09 : 33.41% / 62.87% / -29.46%
July ‘09 : 32.07% / 66.27% / -34.21%
Aug ‘09 : 30.59% / 67.76% / -37.17%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama on the Economy (Republicans)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
01/19 – 01/20 : 25.00% / 67.00% / -42.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 25.00% / 70.00% / -45.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 24.00% / 70.00% / -46.00%
02/10 – 02/11 : 21.00% / 75.00% / -54.00%
02/18 – 02/19 : 15.00% / 78.00% / -63.00%
03/02 – 03/03 : 18.85% / 79.04% / -60.19%
03/10 – 03/11 : 20.77% / 78.64% / -57.87%
03/16 – 03/17 : 18.54% / 77.64% / -59.10%
03/24 – 03/25 : 19.18% / 78.36% / -59.18%
03/30 – 03/31 : 24.77% / 74.30% / -49.53%
04/07 – 04/08 : 17.65% / 80.18% / -62.53%
04/13 – 04/14 : 16.01% / 82.38% / -66.37%
04/21 – 04/22 : 20.84% / 76.78% / -55.94%
04/27 – 04/28 : 18.70% / 79.26% / -60.56%
05/05 – 05/06 : 15.29% / 82.51% / -67.22%
05/12 – 05/13 : 20.76% / 77.71% / -56.95%
05/20 – 05/21 : 12.73% / 85.64% / -72.91%
05/26 – 05/27 : 17.41% / 79.88% / -62.47%
06/01 – 06/02 : 19.90% / 78.00% / -58.10%
06/09 – 06/10 : 20.49% / 77.70% / -57.21%
06/15 – 06/16 : 13.13% / 85.87% / -72.74%
06/23 – 06/24 : 13.40% / 84.80% / -71.40%
06/29 – 06/30 : 18.44% / 78.98% / -60.54%
07/06 – 07/07 : 13.92% / 84.79% / -70.87%
07/14 – 07/15 : 13.79% / 84.25% / -70.46%
07/20 – 07/21 : 10.49% / 87.24% / -76.75%
07/27 – 07/28 : 14.21% / 83.85% / -69.64%
08/03 – 08/04 : 13.68% / 84.29% / -70.61%
Obama on the Economy (Democrats)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
01/19 – 01/20 : 82.00% / 14.00% / 68.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 86.00% / 11.00% / 75.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 85.00% / 14.00% / 71.00%
02/10 – 02/11 : 91.00% / 9.00% / 82.00%
02/18 – 02/19 : 83.00% / 16.00% / 67.00%
03/02 – 03/03 : 85.82% / 13.69% / 72.13%
03/10 – 03/11 : 80.07% / 18.76% / 61.31%
03/16 – 03/17 : 76.06% / 22.11% / 53.95%
03/24 – 03/25 : 78.75% / 19.02% / 59.73%
03/30 – 03/31 : 83.42% / 15.29% / 68.13%
04/07 – 04/08 : 81.60% / 17.41% / 64.19%
04/13 – 04/14 : 78.38% / 21.19% / 57.19%
04/21 – 04/22 : 76.76% / 22.18% / 54.58%
04/27 – 04/28 : 83.43% / 16.42% / 67.01%
05/05 – 05/06 : 84.94% / 13.83% / 71.11%
05/12 – 05/13 : 81.40% / 17.59% / 63.81%
05/20 – 05/21 : 83.32% / 14.58% / 68.74%
05/26 – 05/27 : 81.97% / 17.07% / 64.90%
06/01 – 06/02 : 77.73% / 20.78% / 56.95%
06/09 – 06/10 : 77.20% / 22.15% / 55.05%
06/15 – 06/16 : 83.04% / 16.70% / 66.34%
06/23 – 06/24 : 78.41% / 20.98% / 57.43%
06/29 – 06/30 : 75.31% / 23.33% / 51.98%
07/06 – 07/07 : 69.63% / 29.67% / 39.96%
07/14 – 07/15 : 71.70% / 27.73% / 43.97%
07/20 – 07/21 : 77.38% / 21.93% / 55.45%
07/27 – 07/28 : 66.19% / 33.31% / 32.88%
08/03 – 08/04 : 74.58% / 24.14% / 50.44%
Obama on the Economy (Independents)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
01/19 – 01/20 : 45.00% / 44.00% / 1.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 35.00% / 57.00% / -22.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 46.00% / 51.00% / -5.00%
02/10 – 02/11 : 46.00% / 32.00% / 14.00%
02/18 – 02/19 : 44.00% / 52.00% / -8.00%
03/02 – 03/03 : 43.44% / 50.73% / -7.29%
03/10 – 03/11 : 42.68% / 54.05% / -11.37%
03/16 – 03/17 : 40.94% / 57.17% / -16.23%
03/24 – 03/25 : 36.48% / 59.61% / -23.13%
03/30 – 03/31 : 39.64% / 58.10% / -18.46%
04/07 – 04/08 : 37.62% / 60.12% / -22.50%
04/13 – 04/14 : 36.72% / 60.86% / -24.14%
04/21 – 04/22 : 39.21% / 58.78% / -19.57%
04/27 – 04/28 : 33.76% / 63.40% / -29.64%
05/05 – 05/06 : 39.95% / 59.29% / -19.34%
05/12 – 05/13 : 42.16% / 55.77% / -13.61%
05/20 – 05/21 : 38.00% / 60.31% / -22.31%
05/26 – 05/27 : 31.74% / 67.55% / -35.81%
06/01 – 06/02 : 34.28% / 61.32% / -27.04%
06/09 – 06/10 : 34.07% / 63.55% / -29.48%
06/15 – 06/16 : 34.09% / 62.71% / -28.62%
06/23 – 06/24 : 41.53% / 51.42% / -9.89%
06/29 – 06/30 : 23.08% / 75.37% / -52.29%
07/06 – 07/07 : 27.86% / 71.52% / -43.66%
07/14 – 07/15 : 24.24% / 71.70% / -47.46%
07/20 – 07/21 : 40.37% / 59.01% / -18.64%
07/27 – 07/28 : 35.80% / 62.86% / -27.06%
08/03 – 08/04 : 30.59% / 67.76% / -37.17%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama on the National Security (Overall)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
01/19 – 01/20 : 55.00% / 39.00% / 16.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 50.00% / 46.00% / 4.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 55.06% / 42.49% / 12.57%
02/10 – 02/11 : 56.30% / 41.18% / 15.12%
02/18 – 02/19 : 52.03% / 45.55% / 6.48%
03/02 – 03/03 : 54.73% / 43.37% / 11.36%
03/10 – 03/11 : 52.10% / 46.13% / 5.97%
03/16 – 03/17 : 47.45% / 50.07% / -2.62%
03/24 – 03/25 : 48.64% / 48.58% / 0.06%
03/30 – 03/31 : 54.18% / 44.20% / 9.98%
04/07 – 04/08 : 50.67% / 46.88% / 3.79%
04/13 – 04/14 : 46.56% / 51.69% / -5.13%
04/21 – 04/22 : 49.39% / 49.04% / 0.35%
04/27 – 04/28 : 50.37% / 48.33% / 2.04%
05/05 – 05/06 : 52.38% / 46.02% / 6.36%
05/12 – 05/13 : 53.04% / 45.99% / 7.05%
05/20 – 05/21 : 48.90% / 49.08% / -0.18%
05/26 – 05/27 : 47.70% / 50.31% / -2.61%
06/01 – 06/02 : 49.66% / 48.88% / 0.78%
06/09 – 06/10 : 45.77% / 52.68% / -6.91%
06/15 – 06/16 : 47.70% / 50.89% / -3.19%
06/23 – 06/24 : 46.94% / 50.65% / -3.71%
06/29 – 06/30 : 43.92% / 55.21% / -11.29%
07/06 – 07/07 : 41.87% / 57.21% / -15.34%
07/14 – 07/15 : 42.13% / 56.69% / -14.56%
07/20 – 07/21 : 49.24% / 49.43% / -0.19%
07/27 – 07/28 : 41.31% / 56.57% / -15.26%
08/03 – 08/04 : 43.14% / 55.96% / -12.82%
Sidebar: highest “Poor†so far (again by tenths of a percentage point.)
Frank
Anybody else remember all of our leftie friends showing up here telling what foreshadowing the couple of special elections in 2007 and early 2008 were for the next election? I sure do.
Now right on, just like clockwork we get the drive by posters telling us ” nothing to see here, just move along.”
The greatest thing is, that folks like Pelosi and Obama have steeped in hard left propoganda for years and have no ability to reach out and try to work with the other side to form a consensus, so they will not see the clear signs of a train wreck coming, or even if they do, they will act like San Fran Nan just did and try to browbeat folks to do their bidding.
And all over the leftie blogosphere they are telling theirselves over and over, all of these tea parties are “orchestrated” by the GOP. Project much ? Same folks who have sent Acorn and World Cant wait and Code Pink to rallies for years, cant recognize a true citizen revolt when they see it.
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama on National Security (Overall)
Time Span : Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor / Not Sure
01/19 – 01/20 : 31.00% / 24.00% / 19.00% / 20.00% / 6.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 33.00% / 17.00% / 21.00% / 25.00% / 4.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 32.17% / 22.89% / 18.06% / 24.43% / 2.45%
02/10 – 02/11 : 32.93% / 23.37% / 16.87% / 24.31% / 2.52%
02/18 – 02/19 : 30.85% / 21.18% / 21.33% / 24.22% / 2.42%
03/02 – 03/03 : 28.78% / 25.95% / 19.32% / 24.05% / 1.90%
03/10 – 03/11 : 28.59% / 23.51% / 18.14% / 27.99% / 1.77%
03/16 – 03/17 : 26.67% / 20.78% / 20.20% / 29.87% / 2.48%
03/24 – 03/25 : 27.17% / 21.47% / 20.85% / 27.73% / 2.78%
03/30 – 03/31 : 25.69% / 28.49% / 21.45% / 22.75% / 1.62%
04/07 – 04/08 : 24.71% / 25.96% / 18.41% / 28.47% / 2.45%
04/13 – 04/14 : 24.22% / 22.34% / 21.88% / 29.81% / 1.75%
04/21 – 04/22 : 28.92% / 20.47% / 17.65% / 31.39% / 1.57%
04/27 – 04/28 : 25.21% / 25.16% / 16.94% / 31.39% / 1.30%
05/05 – 05/06 : 31.91% / 20.47% / 17.55% / 28.47% / 1.60%
05/12 – 05/13 : 28.17% / 24.87% / 17.01% / 28.98% / 0.97%
05/20 – 05/21 : 26.87% / 22.03% / 18.86% / 30.22% / 2.02%
05/26 – 05/27 : 24.74% / 22.96% / 23.13% / 27.18% / 1.99%
06/01 – 06/02 : 26.65% / 23.01% / 17.05% / 31.83% / 1.46%
06/09 – 06/10 : 28.69% / 17.08% / 21.88% / 30.80% / 1.55%
06/15 – 06/16 : 27.14% / 20.56% / 18.42% / 32.47% / 1.41%
06/23 – 06/24 : 26.20% / 20.74% / 21.73% / 28.92% / 2.41%
06/29 – 06/30 : 25.52% / 18.40% / 19.89% / 35.32% / 0.87%
07/06 – 07/07 : 23.92% / 17.95% / 21.05% / 36.16% / 0.92%
07/14 – 07/15 : 23.52% / 18.61% / 22.17% / 34.52% / 1.18%
07/20 – 07/21 : 23.59% / 25.65% / 18.25% / 31.18% / 1.33%
07/27 – 07/28 : 25.01% / 16.30% / 21.32% / 35.25% / 2.12%
08/03 – 08/04 : 25.46% / 17.68% / 20.44% / 35.52% / 0.90%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama on National Security (Overall)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
Nov ‘08 : 50.00% / 45.00% / 5.00%
Dec ‘08 : 51.50% / 43.50% / 8.00%
Jan ‘09 : 52.00% / 42.00% / 10.00%
Feb ‘09 : 54.46% / 43.07% / 11.39%
Mar ‘09 : 51.42% / 46.47% / 4.95%
Apr ‘09 : 49.25% / 48.99% / 0.26%
May ‘09 : 50.51% / 47.85% / 2.66%
Jun ‘09 : 46.80% / 51.66% / -4.86%
July ‘09 : 43.64% / 54.98% / -11.34%
Aug ‘09 : 43.14% / 55.96% / -12.82%
Obama on National Security (Republicans)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
Nov ‘08 : 17.50% / 78.00% / -60.50%
Dec ‘08 : 20.00% / 74.50% / -54.50%
Jan ‘09 : 22.33% / 70.67% / -48.33%
Feb ‘09 : 20.00% / 76.33% / -56.33%
Mar ‘09 : 20.93% / 76.41% / -55.47%
Apr ‘09 : 20.07% / 77.67% / -57.60%
May ‘09 : 19.31% / 78.12% / -58.81%
Jun ‘09 : 17.80% / 81.15% / -63.35%
July ‘09 : 15.69% / 82.59% / -66.90%
Aug ‘09 : 12.75% / 86.11% / -73.36%
Obama on Natioal Security (Democrats)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
Nov ‘08 : 83.00% / 14.00% / 69.00%
Dec ‘08 : 82.50% / 14.50% / 68.00%
Jan ‘09 : 83.67% / 13.33% / 70.33%
Feb ‘09 : 86.67% / 13.00% / 73.67%
Mar ‘09 : 82.19% / 17.13% / 65.06%
Apr ‘09 : 80.48% / 19.03% / 61.45%
May ‘09 : 82.70% / 16.30% / 66.41%
Jun ‘09 : 80.02% / 19.29% / 60.73%
July ‘09 : 73.34% / 25.85% / 47.49%
Aug ‘09 : 72.92% / 25.44% / 47.48%
Obama on National Security (Independents)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
Nov ‘08 : 41.00% / 50.50% / -9.50%
Dec ‘08 : 44.50% / 46.50% / -2.00%
Jan ‘09 : 43.33% / 48.00% / -4.67%
Feb ‘09 : 48.00% / 48.33% / -0.33%
Mar ‘09 : 45.57% / 51.65% / -6.08%
Apr ‘09 : 38.88% / 58.19% / -19.30%
May ‘09 : 41.20% / 57.48% / -16.29%
Jun ‘09 : 36.89% / 59.89% / -23.00%
July ‘09 : 33.18% / 64.98% / -31.79%
Aug ‘09 : 36.28% / 62.33% / -26.05%
Frank
Rasmussen Trends:
Obama on National Security (Republicans)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
01/19 – 01/20 : 27.00% / 66.00% / -39.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 20.00% / 76.00% / -56.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 20.00% / 77.00% / -57.00%
02/10 – 02/11 : 24.00% / 71.00% / -47.00%
02/18 – 02/19 : 16.00% / 81.00% / -65.00%
03/02 – 03/03 : 20.82% / 75.46% / -54.64%
03/10 – 03/11 : 22.88% / 74.54% / -51.66%
03/16 – 03/17 : 21.08% / 76.82% / -55.74%
03/24 – 03/25 : 16.96% / 79.21% / -62.25%
03/30 – 03/31 : 22.93% / 76.01% / -53.08%
04/07 – 04/08 : 19.73% / 76.99% / -57.26%
04/13 – 04/14 : 16.58% / 80.62% / -64.04%
04/21 – 04/22 : 26.18% / 72.09% / -45.91%
04/27 – 04/28 : 17.78% / 80.97% / -63.19%
05/05 – 05/06 : 21.35% / 76.48% / -55.13%
05/12 – 05/13 : 22.54% / 76.16% / -53.62%
05/20 – 05/21 : 17.68% / 79.29% / -61.61%
05/26 – 05/27 : 15.67% / 80.56% / -64.89%
06/01 – 06/02 : 19.94% / 79.09% / -59.15%
06/09 – 06/10 : 22.75% / 76.60% / -53.85%
06/15 – 06/16 : 17.01% / 81.33% / -64.32%
06/23 – 06/24 : 12.76% / 86.18% / -73.42%
06/29 – 06/30 : 16.54% / 82.53% / -65.99%
07/06 – 07/07 : 14.17% / 84.10% / -69.93%
07/14 – 07/15 : 17.12% / 81.82% / -64.70%
07/20 – 07/21 : 13.86% / 84.07% / -70.21%
07/27 – 07/28 : 17.61% / 80.38% / -62.77%
08/03 – 08/04 : 12.75% / 86.11% / -73.36%
Obama on National Security (Democrats)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
01/19 – 01/20 : 84.00% / 13.00% / 71.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 84.00% / 13.00% / 71.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 85.00% / 14.00% / 71.00%
02/10 – 02/11 : 90.00% / 10.00% / 80.00%
02/18 – 02/19 : 85.00% / 15.00% / 70.00%
03/02 – 03/03 : 86.49% / 13.05% / 73.44%
03/10 – 03/11 : 81.20% / 18.71% / 62.49%
03/16 – 03/17 : 78.30% / 21.34% / 56.96%
03/24 – 03/25 : 81.59% / 16.83% / 64.76%
03/30 – 03/31 : 83.37% / 15.73% / 67.64%
04/07 – 04/08 : 81.73% / 17.79% / 63.94%
04/13 – 04/14 : 79.52% / 20.21% / 59.31%
04/21 – 04/22 : 75.08% / 24.04% / 51.04%
04/27 – 04/28 : 85.58% / 14.09% / 71.49%
05/05 – 05/06 : 84.46% / 14.15% / 70.31%
05/12 – 05/13 : 83.94% / 15.92% / 68.02%
05/20 – 05/21 : 81.51% / 16.62% / 64.89%
05/26 – 05/27 : 80.90% / 18.50% / 62.40%
06/01 – 06/02 : 81.74% / 17.24% / 64.50%
06/09 – 06/10 : 81.66% / 17.92% / 63.74%
06/15 – 06/16 : 82.77% / 16.88% / 65.89%
06/23 – 06/24 : 78.49% / 20.89% / 57.60%
06/29 – 06/30 : 75.43% / 23.52% / 51.91%
07/06 – 07/07 : 75.70% / 23.85% / 51.85%
07/14 – 07/15 : 69.90% / 29.81% / 40.09%
07/20 – 07/21 : 78.74% / 20.72% / 58.02%
07/27 – 07/28 : 69.01% / 29.00% / 40.01%
08/03 – 08/04 : 76.82% / 21.87% / 54.95%
Obama on National Security (Independents)
Time Span : Exc & Good / Fair & Poor / Difference
01/19 – 01/20 : 49.00% / 45.00% / 4.00%
01/27 – 01/28 : 38.00% / 55.00% / -17.00%
02/02 – 02/03 : 52.00% / 45.00% / 7.00%
02/10 – 02/11 : 45.00% / 52.00% / -7.00%
02/18 – 02/19 : 47.00% / 48.00% / -1.00%
03/02 – 03/03 : 48.70% / 49.42% / -0.72%
03/10 – 03/11 : 43.86% / 52.92% / -9.06%
03/16 – 03/17 : 50.36% / 46.84% / 3.52%
03/24 – 03/25 : 36.96% / 59.76% / -22.80%
03/30 – 03/31 : 47.99% / 49.32% / -1.33%
04/07 – 04/08 : 45.03% / 50.88% / -5.85%
04/13 – 04/14 : 36.45% / 61.01% / -24.56%
04/21 – 04/22 : 37.43% / 60.17% / -22.74%
04/27 – 04/28 : 36.62% / 60.68% / -24.06%
05/05 – 05/06 : 44.36% / 54.39% / -10.03%
05/12 – 05/13 : 45.36% / 53.45% / -8.09%
05/20 – 05/21 : 37.29% / 61.86% / -24.57%
05/26 – 05/27 : 37.77% / 60.22% / -22.45%
06/01 – 06/02 : 40.50% / 56.78% / -16.28%
06/09 – 06/10 : 35.44% / 61.32% / -25.88%
06/15 – 06/16 : 33.98% / 63.22% / -29.24%
06/23 – 06/24 : 43.35% / 49.88% / -6.53%
06/29 – 06/30 : 31.20% / 68.27% / -37.07%
07/06 – 07/07 : 28.05% / 71.36% / -43.31%
07/14 – 07/15 : 27.69% / 69.61% / -41.92%
07/20 – 07/21 : 44.93% / 53.41% / -8.48%
07/27 – 07/28 : 32.06% / 65.52% / -33.46%
08/03 – 08/04 : 31.85% / 68.07% / -36.22%
Frank
GULP!!!!!!!!!
POLL: 71% Say Obama’s Policies Have Driven Up Deficit… Developing
Gary, I clearly remember that. It was the LA, MS and IL Special Elections.
Amateur hour:
White House reverses statement on Iran election
Wed Aug 5, 2009
(Reuters) – White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Wednesday said he had misspoken in calling Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran’s elected leader and that Washington will let the Iranian people decide whether Iran’s election was fair
HD — ROFL!!!!! Oops
Birthers in Virginia
http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2009/08/birthers-in-virginia.html
“Only 53% of Virginians planning to vote in this fall’s election for Governor think that Barack Obama was born in the United States, while 24% think he was not, and 24% are unsure.
Among voters who disapprove of the job he is doing as President only 29% are willing to grant that he was born in the country while 41% think he was not, and 31% aren’t sure. It takes political division to a whole new level when we’re not willing to acknowledge that elected officials we don’t like are still natural born US citizens.
Showing the extent to which misinformation about Obama’s birth has spread, even among people who do think he’s doing a good job 7% think he wasn’t born in the country and 10% report being unsure.
Tying the numbers back to the race for Governor, 36% of Bob McDonnell’s supporters think Obama was not born here while 33% think he was and 31% are not sure. Among folks planning to vote for Creigh Deeds 83% think Obama was born in the country, 10% are unsure, and 8% think he was not.”
Tommy, What is his approval in VA?
42/51
It’s because Obama refuses to release his birth certificate and settle the matter. Obama is a genuine liar. He never renounced Reverened Wright until it was too late. He never admitted any fault in talking about gates.
He is not a sophisticated thinker, he is a vacillator and pathological liar. Now that he has a record to run on his inconsistencies become and more apparent by the day and its reflected in his poll numbers and in how people don’t believe he is born here.
I am not surprised by the numbers.
I ave said numerous times before – the BC issue is a by-product of his growing disapproval. As more and more people get disenchanted with his performance, more and more will tie their dislike to anything negative about Obama.
More ask to carry concealed weapons
Political, economic fears drive increase
By Emily Bazar
USA TODAY
Gun owners are packing heat in record numbers, fearful of stricter gun control under the Obama administration and higher crime in a sour economy.
Some states and counties report a surge in applications for concealed weapons permits since the November election. All states but Illinois and Wisconsin allow concealed weapons, but requirements differ.
Applications already have hit a record this year in Clay County, Mo., where the sheriff’s office received 888 through June, compared with 863 in all of last year, Sheriff Bob Boydston says.
In the past, applicants tended to be middle-aged men, he says, but now include “grandmothers, older folks, young women, young men.”
42/51
Comment by Phil — 8/5/2009 @ 12:21 pm
WOW!
Only 6 months too.
Buyer’s remorse on steroids.
HD,
Jensen is spinning for Obama.
The Republican number hasn’t increased. What has changed is the D/I numbers. Indies that became Democrats on NOvember 4th are no longer dems and went back to being indies.
Tom Jensen is a democrat for democrats. If they aint voting for Democrats, it does not matter if they call themselves Martians.
Right now, I dont think a democrat could get elected dogcatcher in Texas. And it appears to me that sentiment works most places right about now. How far away from November it seems right about now.
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/05/new-dnc-ad-mobs-of-right-wing-lunatics-want-to-feast-on-your-flesh/comment-page-1/#comments
… and wait for the daily update of townhall meetings in the media.
Frank
POLL: 71% Say Obama’s Policies Have Driven Up Deficit… Developing
Comment by Howard Dean
Well, what do ya know. The American people are waking up. Great news!!!!
Funny did you hear the DNC prattling on about the fact that every person in the crowd at the speech Obama gave in Indiana was “preselected”?
So the DNC talking point is to try to claim ordinary citizens exercising their first amendment rights are “manufactured”. But a clearly stage managed event, down to the point of only inviting syncophants, is what?
These doofuses are going to so deserve the spanking that is coming.
Chek,
Unfortunately, it’s a long way until Nov. 2010 (or Nov. 2012 for that matter).
Every town hall event I have seen has both overtly and covertly discouraged politicians from attending. When Cornyn showed up at one uninvited he was told he was “part of the problem.”
These is a clear grassroots movement, it just includes so few ( none actually ) egghead elitist democrats and draw more folks than World Cant Wait that this idiots cant believe it.
I meant tea party not townhall
Jeff G.
I don’t see the economy recovering in a serious way by 2010. Maybe it is just wishful thinking on my part. Also, the arrogance of the Dems its showing its ugly head. I mean Boxer is out there suggesting that the townhall meetings protesters are too well dressed to be “real”. Their Marie Antoinette “how dare the little people question us” attitude is really angering a lot of people.
Enough with the birth certificate issue. It allows people to spin Republicans as crazies on a par with the 9/11 conspiracy theorists, Oswald did not act alone people, and people who believe the moon landings were fake. There are a legitimate issues to fight about. Courts have dismissed the birth certificate issues and will continue to do so. Let’s fight where we can win.
as usual when all else fails, the Socialists always revert to character assassination and villian creation.
Now it’s “insurance reform†that they’re interested in. “Insurance companies†are the villians. And people who call them on their vacillations and lies are villianized as “mobs†“hooligans†“extremists†“racists†“insurance company plantsâ€.
And the most tyrannical part of all is…they think they don’t have to listen to us…we have to listen to THEM when they come back to our communities with their rehearsed propaganda, lies, and talking points!
We aren’t the “hooligans†and “extremistsâ€â€¦Obama and the Democrat statists in Washington, D.C. are the “hooligans!â€
124…I agree with you in principle. I do find it interesting however, that IF Obama is holding his own real long-form birth certificate that he has not brought it out by now to try and embarrass the GOP. He is not the kind to waste an opportunity. My honest take on this thing is this: While the Berg case was still getting some attention, Obama travelled to Hawaii before the election to say goodbye to his dying grandmother. While there, he went to the hospital to get a long form birth certificate, and they said they didn’t have one, but that the state of Hawaii could give him a “certificate of live-birth” which he got and did release to the public. I believe that Obama believes he was born there, and I believe that Hawaii believes he was born there, and that each of the two hospitals that have claimed him, believe that he was born in their hospital. But the problem is, they don’t have any proof. He probably was born in Hawaii, but cannot prove beyond a doubt because the long-form no longer exists. But this whole thing has now gotten enough traction that if Obama had the long form, he would use it club the GOP vis-a-vis the birthers.
Honestly, I could care less what the birthers say.
And, if anybody wants to believe stuff like that, then let ‘em believe it.
I dont think the issue is about his citizenship, but there is something else on that long form cert. that he does not want the voters to see. Perhaps it says Barry Soetoro on the cert? That kinda messes with the lines he wrote in his books now dont it.
…..(as per usual except when it comes to baseball) i’m with Mr. Bitterlaw….the birthing issue is/was/will be a non-issue that makes the GOP look crazy…..i’m sure that the % of republicans that are concerned about it is very small, but the media is making a big deal out of it to maket the GOP look bad.
Don’t give them ANY ammunition to help them make this a larger story than it really is.
….we have enough real issues to bring the GOP back over the next several years….don’t need to join the “flat earth” society to get there.
DESPERATION
http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/08/05/whats-that-about-astroturfing-mr-president/
Claiming that mobs are holding up these townhalls and Obama telling his Organize for America cronies to help clean up all the misinformation that is out there (translated: get in their faces). This time I think these people are going to get the door slammed in their face, punched, or worse.
Well, what do ya know. The American people are waking up. Great news!!!!
Comment by Chekote
and if we can just get the social cons to leave the party, we will have a majority !
The U.S. service sector contracted in July at a faster pace than in June, according to a report released Wednesday.
The Institute for Supply Management’s services index fell to 46.4 last month from 47.0 in June, below economists’ median forecast for a rise to 48.0. The dividing line between growth and contraction is 50.
The services sector represents about 80 percent of U.S. economic activity, including businesses such as banks, airlines, hotels and restaurants.
CNBC
If you check out the link that I provided in #130, sounds like Obama wants his cronies to wage war on the majority of Americans at these town hall meetings. I see a declaration of war in there. If so, so be it. Looks like a desperate attempt to save the ship. Reminds me of someone who flails like crazy as they sink in the quicksand. Apparently, even Democratic voters are getting ticked at their party via Hot Air. Check out the Stoned Hoyer video. Time to send this Dem controlled Congress packing.
No Lawyer Left Behind
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/08/05/specter-other-dems-looking-to-reverse-huge-securities-decision/
The Journal’s SEC reporter, Kara Scannell, sent along this post on a new congressional bill that could give plaintiffs lawyers — especially those who file shareholder fraud suits — a shot in the arm.
specterPlaintiffs’ lawyers could gain a new line of business, if a bill backed by three Democratic Senators moves forward.
Sen. Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania lawmaker who recently flipped to Democrat from Republican, introduced a bill on July 30 that, if passed, would reverse the Supreme Court’s 2007 Stoneridge decision and expand the number of entities shareholders can sue in corporate fraud cases.
The legislation is already attracting strong reaction from the trial bar and big business. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business lobby, opposes the bill. Lisa A. Rickard, president of the Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform, said, â€Greatly expanding private securities class action lawsuits will only slow our economic recovery, drag down investors’ portfolios and retirement accounts, and delay the creation of much needed new jobs.â€
Dan Newman, a spokesman for the large plaintiffs firm Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins countered: “For our economy and our financial markets to thrive, corporations must be held accountable when they commit fraud.â€
The stakes are high. If the bill is adopted or added to the broader regulatory reform package it could be a boon for the trial bar and a headache for advisers. Lawmakers who advocated on behalf of the plaintiffs’ position in the lead-up to the Supreme Court fight, including House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, could push for its passing, but it would still need to gain key Republicans in the Senate before it could become law. Frank’s office couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.
In the 2007 case known as “Stoneridge†the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 vote that shareholders can’t sue third parties, such as accountants, lawyers, and bankers for aiding in a fraud committed by the company whose stock they own. (Justice Breyer recused himself because he owned stock in a company named in the case). The Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department can and do prosecute those individuals under aiding and abetting statutes. Click here for a post from the day Stoneridge came down; here for a 2007 back-and-forth between lawyers on either side of the debate.
The high court decision reaffirmed the current law, but at the time plaintiffs’ lawyers launched an aggressive lobbying, public relations and litigation campaign in hopes of expanding the scope of potential defendants, especially to deeper pockets once companies involved in a fraud went out of business. It was countered by an equally aggressive effort by the business lobby.
Spector’s bill, which is co-sponsored by Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Edward Kaufman (D-DE), would reverse that decision by amending the securities laws to allow for private litigation against a person that provides “substantial assistance†in violating the law.
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Obama will have a lawyer-led recovery! Praise be to the one!
Bitter and Hellbelly,
It’s tough to see how the birthers are hurting us if you look at the data.
McDonnell is losing moderates by a 22-point margin and is up 14.
The birthers, if anything else, have completely pumped up the base. The base is how McDonnell is going to end up blowing out Deeds in all likelihood.
#131
O’s people don’t like having “in their faces” used on them.
Just like any bully, they can’t stand up to strength.
Tommy_Boy,
If the base isn’t revved up with what’s going on in D.C., it will never be revved up….whether is was the April Tea Party demonstrations or the fiascos of recent Dem-led Town Hall meetings, this Base is boiling over already…i just don’t want to have to defend a fringe of the party that is focusing on an issue that isn’t going to be proven one way or the other…..I don’t think focusing on something as “out there” as this issue is a) needed; or b) helpful.
and if we can just get the social cons to leave the party, we will have a majority !
Comment by Tim V — 8/5/2009 @ 2:30 pm
Obama’s numbers are tumbling because of the economy and healthcare. Nothing to do with social issues. Now give it a rest! You have two blogs where you can bash me night and day. You don’t need to pollute HHR with your baiting.
Does anyone know if Lou Holtz is running for congresss as a Republican in Florida?
I am truly stunned at the Dems reaction to the townhall protesters. I never dreamed they would try to demonize them as tools of the insurance companies. It is unbelievable!!!!!
TB
For the life of me I don’t understand why you think the BC issue is great politics!
Republican leader attacks ‘fishy’ White House request
Leading Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas sharply assailed a White Ho…
A leading Republican US Senator on Wednesday sharply assailed a White House request for supporters to help track “fishy” claims about President Barack Obama’s plans to overhaul US health care.
“I am not aware of any precedent for a president asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed ?fishy? or otherwise inimical to the White House?s political interests,” John Cornyn of Texas wrote US President Barack Obama.
“As Congress debates health care reform and other critical policy matters, citizen engagement must not be chilled by fear of government monitoring the exercise of free speech rights,” he wrote.
I’m proud to be Fishy.
….sounds like a t-shirt to me!
Mr. Hellbelly, despite his loyalty to a certain minor-league quality baseball team in New York, is a wise man. His agreement with me only confirms this.
You don’t need to pollute HHR with your baiting.
Comment by Chekote
you are the one that over and over and over again posted anti-palin rants and rants blaming the social cons for all the gop’s problems, and also your constant rants against the gop’s pro-life position.
I’m not the one that drove away lots of former regulars.
Dave overlooks the fatc that many downballot races in the country are like this: The reason Dems have held their own congressionally and won such wide majorities recently is that they are much better at winning in areas that vote GOP for President than the GOP is at winning in places that vote Dem for President. If areas Republicans win on the presidential level start shifting GOP downballot, then Dem strength will start dropping nationally. That’s a factor Dave failed to include in his analysis.
http://www.afterabortion.com
Mr. Bitterlaw,
Today’s mets game helps summarize this disaster of a season:
They beat the Cardinals 9-0….sounds good right?
Starting pitcher John Niese leaves game in second with a torn hamstring…..outfielder Gary Sheffield leaves field after tweaking HIS hamstring.
This, of course, follows last night’s game where Luis Castillo (their only regular having a decent year) sprains his ankle WALKING DOWN THE DUGOUT STEPS.
Thank goodness football is starting.
I was talking with a co-worker earlier about how we are opposed to the health care bill. I wonder if anyone overheard our “fishy” conversation and reported it the appropriate censors at WhiteHouse.gov.
For VA (and NJ) its the economy that is affecting the races as well as Drat corruption in NJ. Both are messes in the states.
Jeff G.,
If someone shows up in your office with a gaffe, you know you’re in trouble.
Boy folks in glass houses should put down the rocks and back away slowly.
The baiter supreme reacts badly to a perception of being baited. How quaint.
Why do the Drats here keeping mentioning birthers. Who cares.
A buddy of mine told me yesterday how a friend of his who had previously supported Obamacare read salient parts of the bill and came away opposing the whole thing. This is a man who suffered a severe injury recently while working, much as I did. It warmed my heart to hear someone else was waking up to what Obama plans for the country.
Its too bad that the Obumbler’s people had to address the birthers. Why even bring it up and why not just release the long form b certificate. Let the issue go away once and for all.
I still think there are way bigger fish to fry.
Piglosi is buying new jets for the Congress. They should be canceled ASAP!.
Well, Tina, local corruption isn’t really a problem for Dems in New Jersey. They haven’t been in power long enough in the state to be tainted by it. Of course New Jersey is a different story altogether. The economy is hurting the Dems. The out-of-touch nature of the Dem party from the White House on down is a major contributing factor though. Also, Deeds and Corzine are running disastrous campaigns–despite Tommy Boy’s drooling over how phenomenal a candidate Deeds is–and that is hurting them along with the other factors just enumerated.
Let her buy them, Tina. Each new thing she does to show how out of touch her party is will be one more shovel of dirt on the coffin of their control of Congress next year.
Tina,
The “Obumbler’s People” want this issue to stick around because it makes the GOP (and the MSM WILL lable all conservatives/GOPers as “birthers”) look crazy.
Its much easier to demonize loonies and that’s why the administration loves this issue.
Yes, HB. how are you??? I agree.
I rather have the Tea Protesters and the “plants” interrupting the town hall meetings over Obamacare rule the day.
The Ds are too stupid to even realize what they are saying/doing.
I’ve said all along the GOP needed to avoid the birth certificate issue altogether. Now Obama is using it as a political weapon. Why does no one ever listen to me?
Why is Hillary in Kenya?
Looking for the original BC?
They are too stupid to realize that the Is will vote for Rs given solid conservative candidates.
Tina,
I’m doin’ alright (the baseball season notwithstanding!).
I’m not ready to quote Gerald Ford (”our long national nightmare is over”), but I am feeling increasingly confident that the stupor/coma that the American electorate fell into last fall is starting to wear off.
I really hear nobody talking about this on the street- Wes. Its all about the Obumbler severe recession and Obamacare.
Really, even in my liberal bastion.
Fortunately the outbursts by genuinely outraged constituents at the town hall meetings are getting a lot more press than the politically dubious birth certificate issue at the moment.
Buyer’s remourse, Hellbelly, that is what it is.
I would not worry about the bc issue. It was stupid for the Obumbler to even mention it. And it may be very very very marginally hurting him, if at all.
Its the War with Cheney – the poor economy – Crap and Tax – Obamacare – and the race baiting that have hurt.
Tina,
…yeah, buyers remorse indeed!…and we just leased an Edsel with a four-year contract!
Its also stupid policies to end Guantanamo, but no member of Congress wants a jihadi in his/her state/district.
American people disagree with the Obumbler on this – they also disagree with him on the measures used by the previous measure (I think somebody mentoned a PMS Poll last week on it.)
Maybe, we can cite the Lemon Law LOL, HB.
I’m pretty sure we can’t use the “cash for clunker” program in this case………can we?
True enough, Tina.
As I recall, four years ago, the American people disagreed with GWB on damn near every issue. This helped sink the GOP in the succeeding series of elections. Could history be coming full circle? As Lord Acton once said, “All power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Also, Sanatayana: “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
Can we trade the Obama Clunker in?
Good one. I did not see your post before I asked that queation HB.
…unfortunately, if we traded him in we’d get back a ‘42 Biden…..lots of miles, can’t drive straight, and incredibly noisy.
The birth issue is out there, but it’s a very meek voice compared to health, cap and tax, porkulus, unemployment, the worldwide “America Sucks” tour, etc. It’s out there, but it’s getting drowned out by much bigger issues. If the birth certificate becomes a central issue, it will be because Obama has successfully resolved all of the other messes he’s gotten himself into. And that’s not likely. Republicans will be able to run on much more tangible issues in 2010.
Agreed, Jeff.
I heard some used car dealers complaining that the Cash for Cluckers programs is drying up their inventory. Plus, it will be more expensive for people who don’t have money to buy a new car to get a used one. When I lived in Central America all people drove were old cars from the US. Once gain, the Dems stick their fingers in the free market. Distort it. And then claim that free enterprise does not work.
Hi, Chek! I haven’t talked to you in a while.
New thread
the biggest problem with cash for clunkers is that what need need in this country in a bad economy is to build things and thereby create wealth. The program just takes wealth from one citizen and gives it to another which accomplishes nothing, but the bad part is the used car (something that is an asset) is destroyed. So just when we need to be building things, we are destroying instead.
Hey Wes!
Are you still enjoying the physical therapy?
Well, not necesarily enjoying it, Chek, but going through it nonetheless. I have arbitration next month where my attorney informs me she believes the company will offer me quite a bit of money as a settlement for the accident.
Good luck with the arbitration!
Thanks, Chek. It’s weird. I went over there to work to make money; then a freak accident rendered that impossible, so I’m making money without the working part. Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate the money. I just wish I could be making by contributing to the company rather than taking away.
Boy folks in glass houses should put down the rocks and back away slowly.
The baiter supreme reacts badly to a perception of being baited. How quaint.
Comment by Gary Maxwell
I just post my opinions. I can’t help it if others see it as bait. And before you criticize me, why don’t you sit in my shoes for a while and have others spread rumors about you personal life.
Cry me a river. Nobody is begging you to post here, in fact more than one of us would be quite happy if you never darkened the door again. That is my opinion.
Gary
FYI the Chek Bashing site is at:
rightpundits.com
Take your beef with me there. And spare the rest of us here. I do wish that some day you are the target of the viscious rumors about your personal life as I was. Might teach you a little empathy and humility.
Talk about a stretch. Comparing a rinky dink “special election” to a presidential one is more grasping at straws. But then, when you have nothing else for morons and idiots to climb on to, then I guess you need to work with the only material you have.
FU Chek and I mean that ever so sincerely. You and DNC talking points are usually about 2 degrees of separation. You love to play the victim, but you are just a nasty bitch who can dish it out repeatedly but whines like a wuss when its returned.
Alan
Is it comfy in that bubble? Do you ever need to come out for air, necessities or even sanity?
#194
Gary
Karma is a bitch. You will see. I think you need to move to rightpundits.com. There you will be right at home with the hateful Chek bashing group. Tell MDefl I said “Hi!”
see 194 no need to repeat myself. I might add since you are inviting me to leave that you could feel right at home over at Huffpo.
Gary
Throwing out foul language is a no brainer. As a matter of fact, what makes no sense to me is that I never did anything to you and yet you have been so vicious towards me. Anyway, you are free to hate me if it makes you happy. I just find it amusing that all it took was a couple of people throwing out allegations about me being a KOS plant and watching you just lapping it up without any independent thinking. Have a nice day!
Some woman always feel the need to have the last word.
2009 July 26 7:37 am phineas gage permalink
Whither Chekote?
Has she been wheeled back into the blog-troll-robot shop for retooling?
I am from Delaware. Trust me when I tell you this, that state is flipping red. Voters are angry at Jack Markell – he’s pissing off all the education unions and moderate white voters who Clinton won over in the 90s.
Republicans should not let Mike Castle run for the senate against Beau Biden. They should enlist Ferris Wharton – who ran against Biden in 2006 and lost narrowly in an overwhelmingly Democrat year. Time for a change!