Amongst them I'd count Barack Hussein Obama... mmm, mmm, mmm... And then Pelosi and Reid... followed by Holden, Geithner, Gibbs, Emmanuel, Ayers, Wright, Jones and what the hell... Biden too:
Gallup's generic polling shows the number of voters saying that they would vote for Republicans rising three points from last week, while the number saying they will vote for Democrats dropped four points. The 49%-43% lead for the Republicans is the largest that the pollster has ever recorded for the party. Moreover, Democratic enthusiasm for voting this fall fell a point, while enthusiasm among Republicans stayed about fifteen points higher. This indicates an even wider lead for Republicans once Gallup imposes a likely voter screen this fall.
There's any number of reasons for this: the public's perception of Obama's response to the oil spill, the shaky stock market performance last week, continued concern about the economy and spending.
America is waking up. Slowly but surely.
It's change to believe in.
Crossposted at Brutally Honest.
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They will keep blami... (Below threshold)1. Posted by justpassingthrough | June 1, 2010 8:16 PM | Score: 13 (13 votes cast)
They will keep blaming Bush to the bitter end.
1. Posted by justpassingthrough | June 1, 2010 8:16 PM |
Score: 13 (13 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 20:16
2. Posted by Geoffrey britain | June 1, 2010 8:16 PM | Score: 11 (11 votes cast)
That awakening will continue because the incompetence of Obama actions and policies guarantees it.
2. Posted by Geoffrey britain | June 1, 2010 8:16 PM |
Score: 11 (11 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 20:16
3. Posted by LiberalNitemare | June 1, 2010 8:22 PM | Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Funny, Obama may be the best thing that has ever happened to the republicans.
Go Obama!
3. Posted by LiberalNitemare | June 1, 2010 8:22 PM |
Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 20:22
4. Posted by John S | June 1, 2010 8:27 PM | Score: 8 (10 votes cast)
"Funny, Obama may be the best thing that has ever happened to the republicans."
A lot of us said that in November 2008. Conversely, John McCain would have been the absolutely worst thing that could have happened to the Republicans.
4. Posted by John S | June 1, 2010 8:27 PM |
Score: 8 (10 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 20:27
5. Posted by GarandFan | June 1, 2010 8:38 PM | Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
"Funny, Obama may be the best thing that has ever happened to the republicans."
He's done wonders for the gun and ammo industries. Come to think of it, they've been the only one's consistently hiring since January 2009.
5. Posted by GarandFan | June 1, 2010 8:38 PM |
Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 20:38
6. Posted by Tsar Nicholas II | June 1, 2010 8:43 PM | Score: 12 (12 votes cast)
Well, things are so grim on Main Street (unemployment, foreclosures, rising insurance premiums, etc.) even some Democrats are waking up from their comas and are starting to get a clue.
Obviously this year's elections will be a bloodbath for Team Obama.
The real question, though, is how many people will have fallen back asleep by Nov. 2012.
6. Posted by Tsar Nicholas II | June 1, 2010 8:43 PM |
Score: 12 (12 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 20:43
7. Posted by 914 | June 1, 2010 9:05 PM | Score: 7 (7 votes cast)
Is this an open Obama spew-thread? Well it is now.
The only area where Barry has excelled has been in proving affirmative action is a failed liberal experiment.
GarandFan,
Unemployment application accounts recieved has been a consistent hot market as well since Barrijuana ascended into office.
7. Posted by 914 | June 1, 2010 9:05 PM |
Score: 7 (7 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 21:05
8. Posted by GarandFan | June 1, 2010 9:27 PM | Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
"They will keep blaming Bush to the bitter end."
That is the announced game plan in this falls elections. You didn't really expect the Democrats to run on their own record of the last two years did you?
8. Posted by GarandFan | June 1, 2010 9:27 PM |
Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 21:27
9. Posted by irongrampa | June 1, 2010 9:30 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
This could give a whole new meaning to the phrase "hope and change".
9. Posted by irongrampa | June 1, 2010 9:30 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 21:30
10. Posted by retired military | June 1, 2010 9:43 PM | Score: 9 (9 votes cast)
"Gallup's generic polling shows the number of voters saying that they would vote for Republicans rising three points from last week, while the number saying they will vote for Democrats dropped four points "
I blame Bush. :)
He is obviously the better choice by far over Obama.
And Nancy Pelosi swears that the dems will be in the majority after Nov. Of course she also says that her stance on killing babies is consistent with her religous faith. (I dont know what faith that is, I know she is supposed to be Catholic but I can tell you she is not one who follows the tenets of the Catholic Church).
10. Posted by retired military | June 1, 2010 9:43 PM |
Score: 9 (9 votes cast)
Posted on June 1, 2010 21:43
11. Posted by Burt | June 2, 2010 12:32 AM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
We truly are living in an unpresidented time.
11. Posted by Burt | June 2, 2010 12:32 AM |
Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 00:32
12. Posted by Don L | June 2, 2010 5:58 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
The sad thing is that as incompetent as the president is in pretending to run the nation (while putting his beloved socialism into place,) the voters of america have proven themselves far more incompetent at their job of electing a leader.
Never has such an obvious "pig in the poke" been bought while meoowing loudly before.
12. Posted by Don L | June 2, 2010 5:58 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 05:58
13. Posted by Don L | June 2, 2010 6:00 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
"We truly are living in an unpresidented time."
You get my nomination for great comment of the day, Burt!
13. Posted by Don L | June 2, 2010 6:00 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 06:00
14. Posted by Hank | June 2, 2010 7:30 AM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
What's really impressive about the sagging poll numbers is that the MSM has done all they can to provide cover for Obama and the dems.
Imagine if they had been reporting the "news" as they had during the Bush years. The poll numbers would be "unexpectedly" lower than they are.
14. Posted by Hank | June 2, 2010 7:30 AM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 07:30
15. Posted by Gmac | June 2, 2010 8:33 AM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Maybe, just maybe people are sick and tired of having legislation they vehemently disagree with forced on them. Tired of having their tax dollars being used to pay off political cronies and watching their and their children's future being wasted on politically motivated projects that only benefit a small sector of the population.
Yes, Democrats are finding out that there's a conservative tide rising and they are buried in the sand up to their necks with voting records at the low tide waterline.
15. Posted by Gmac | June 2, 2010 8:33 AM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 08:33
16. Posted by ak4mc | June 2, 2010 9:45 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Headline, Nov. 7, 2012: Obama makes history -- doesn't even win D.C.
A man can dream.
16. Posted by ak4mc | June 2, 2010 9:45 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 09:45
17. Posted by James H | June 2, 2010 10:25 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I am very close to voting Republican in my congressional race this year. One of the potential nominees is very impressive and well-informed.
In other districts, he'd be classed a RINO, I think, but he strikes me as a good fit for my district.
17. Posted by James H | June 2, 2010 10:25 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 10:25
18. Posted by JLawson | June 2, 2010 10:48 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
James H -
I always try to figure out who can do the job best, by looking at their backgrounds and what they've done in the past. I don't much care about party affiliation - what I care about is the candidate.
I've voted for Democrats, I've voted for Republicans. Sure, it's a bit harder than straight party-line voting, but I've not been dissatisfied with the folks I've researched and voted for.
Of course, 'can do the job best' is pretty subjective...
18. Posted by JLawson | June 2, 2010 10:48 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 10:48
19. Posted by 914 | June 2, 2010 11:46 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
17 & 18
Agreed! Ive voted independent more in the past 20 years than anyway else. I look at character, not party.
19. Posted by 914 | June 2, 2010 11:46 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 11:46
20. Posted by WildWillie | June 2, 2010 11:54 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I agree with JLawson. I have voted democrats into office in local positions like County Clerk, a judge, etc. Even some state races. Nationally though, Pelosi and the uber far left has taken over the party and simply does not listen to the people. I am positive I am not alone in that assessment. The dem's are killing themselves on the national level. ww
20. Posted by WildWillie | June 2, 2010 11:54 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 11:54
21. Posted by 914 | June 2, 2010 12:10 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
"I am positive I am not alone in that assessment. The dem's are killing themselves on the national level. ww"
You are not. I pray they have a quick death.
21. Posted by 914 | June 2, 2010 12:10 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 12:10
22. Posted by James H | June 2, 2010 12:36 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Here's something that worries me:
I've heard of circumstances in local politics where a lot of people are simply unwilling to reach across the aisle and work with the other party. At the federal level, that kind of thing is poisonous. At the local level it can be positively lethal. Such things as "attracting business to the community" or "extend sewer service to another neighborhood" really shouldn't be partisan issues.
22. Posted by James H | June 2, 2010 12:36 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 12:36
23. Posted by Lee Ward | June 2, 2010 7:57 PM | Score: -3 (3 votes cast)
The wingnut hatred of Obama rages on.
Hey Rick! Time for an update on your Alabama favorite Les Phillip?
The man you said had the right stuff? The "Fire in the belly?
lol.
Philips got 16 percent of the vote. He's a spectacular loser.
The more people learn about the Tea Party candidates the fewer votes those candidates get.
23. Posted by Lee Ward | June 2, 2010 7:57 PM |
Score: -3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 19:57
24. Posted by Lee Ward | June 2, 2010 8:05 PM | Score: -5 (5 votes cast)
But there's good news for Tea Party supporters. Dale Peterson, the man Rick promoted saying "I'd">http://wizbangblog.com/content/2010/05/18/id-vote-for-dale-peterson-if-i-could.php">"I'd vote for Dale Peterson if I could" got a whopping 27 percent!
And both of these tallies, 16 and 27 percent, were in the Republican primaries, not a general election.
The rabid Obama-hating Tea Party is failing again, unable to do better than 3rd place in these two primary races.
Wizbang bloggers are way off the mark. They're promoting viewpoints that are embraced by a fraction of the voting populace.
Wizbang Wingnuts - it's an echo chamber for losers.
24. Posted by Lee Ward | June 2, 2010 8:05 PM |
Score: -5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 20:05
25. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | June 2, 2010 8:25 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Maybe people wouldn't hate Obama if you'd explain to us how you came to love him, Lee. Tell us how he went from a pathological liar to Super-POTUS Lee.
Testify.
25. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | June 2, 2010 8:25 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 20:25
26. Posted by ak4mc | June 2, 2010 10:44 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
26. Posted by ak4mc | June 2, 2010 10:44 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 2, 2010 22:44