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Link to poll with pretty charts and graphs
From a Battleground Poll sponsored in part by George Washington University.
Lots and lots of interesting and informative stuff in this poll.
On job approval Bush sits at 61% disapprove and 36% approve, but on approval of him as a person he sits at 57% approval. This means that Americans don?t view him as the anti-Christ, as some members on here do, but instead just don?t like the job he is doing.
Congressional approval: Democrats 37% approve 52% disapprove
Republicans 28% approve 61% disapprove
93% of Americans think politicians put politics first, but only 71% think that way of their congressman.
65% have a favorable view of their congressman, but only 43% have a favorable view of politicians in general.
My congressman is fine; it?s all the others who suck :roll:
Now the top criticism of each party in congress is interesting.
For Democrats the top complaint is ?Have not gotten anything done? with 38% putting that first or second. Following that is Iraq war at 35%.
For Republicans: Not providing enough oversight of the war ranks first at 34%
too focused on the rich? is second at 33%.
Biggest problem facing the country ?other? at 26% beats everything. The war at 23% is followed by healthcare and the economy at 12% and 11%.
The approval rating on congressional leaders is very interesting. Since January Pelosi has not seen her favorable rating change one bit, but her unfavorable rating has gone from 31% to 40%. Seems the more people know about her the less they like her.
Harry Reid saw his favorable go up 2% and his unfavorable go up 6%.
When it comes to winning congress in 2008 the Democrats are losing ground, dropping 1% in the generic poll question.
Favorable and unfavorable rating of Presidential candidates
Romney 35% fav 25% unfav 41% of the country still has no opinion or has never heard of him.
Rudy 60% Fav 32% unfav
Obama 59% fav 28% unfav
McCain 54% fav 33% unfav
Hillary 50% fav 48% unfav
Edwards 53% fav 34% unfav
Fred Thompson 38% fav 15% unfav 47% have no opinion or have not heard of him.
So Rudy has the best favorable ratings followed closely by Obama, meanwhile Hillary is in the worst shape by far. Lowest favorable and highest unfavorable of the announced candidates, this can not be good for her chances in the general election.
This shows in the match ups
Giuliani 49% vs. Hillary at 44%
F. Thompson at 46% vs. Hillary at 46%. Half the country doesn?t know who he is and he ties with Hillary, not good if you are a Hillary supporter.
Obama on the other hand beats both Rudy and Thompson.
I think these head to head polls back up what us right wingers on here have been saying for months. The election is the Democrats to win or lose, but nominate Hillary and they lose all of their built in advantage.
From a Battleground Poll sponsored in part by George Washington University.
Lots and lots of interesting and informative stuff in this poll.
On job approval Bush sits at 61% disapprove and 36% approve, but on approval of him as a person he sits at 57% approval. This means that Americans don?t view him as the anti-Christ, as some members on here do, but instead just don?t like the job he is doing.
Congressional approval: Democrats 37% approve 52% disapprove
Republicans 28% approve 61% disapprove
93% of Americans think politicians put politics first, but only 71% think that way of their congressman.
65% have a favorable view of their congressman, but only 43% have a favorable view of politicians in general.
My congressman is fine; it?s all the others who suck :roll:
Now the top criticism of each party in congress is interesting.
For Democrats the top complaint is ?Have not gotten anything done? with 38% putting that first or second. Following that is Iraq war at 35%.
For Republicans: Not providing enough oversight of the war ranks first at 34%
too focused on the rich? is second at 33%.
Biggest problem facing the country ?other? at 26% beats everything. The war at 23% is followed by healthcare and the economy at 12% and 11%.
The approval rating on congressional leaders is very interesting. Since January Pelosi has not seen her favorable rating change one bit, but her unfavorable rating has gone from 31% to 40%. Seems the more people know about her the less they like her.
Harry Reid saw his favorable go up 2% and his unfavorable go up 6%.
When it comes to winning congress in 2008 the Democrats are losing ground, dropping 1% in the generic poll question.
Favorable and unfavorable rating of Presidential candidates
Romney 35% fav 25% unfav 41% of the country still has no opinion or has never heard of him.
Rudy 60% Fav 32% unfav
Obama 59% fav 28% unfav
McCain 54% fav 33% unfav
Hillary 50% fav 48% unfav
Edwards 53% fav 34% unfav
Fred Thompson 38% fav 15% unfav 47% have no opinion or have not heard of him.
So Rudy has the best favorable ratings followed closely by Obama, meanwhile Hillary is in the worst shape by far. Lowest favorable and highest unfavorable of the announced candidates, this can not be good for her chances in the general election.
This shows in the match ups
Giuliani 49% vs. Hillary at 44%
F. Thompson at 46% vs. Hillary at 46%. Half the country doesn?t know who he is and he ties with Hillary, not good if you are a Hillary supporter.
Obama on the other hand beats both Rudy and Thompson.
I think these head to head polls back up what us right wingers on here have been saying for months. The election is the Democrats to win or lose, but nominate Hillary and they lose all of their built in advantage.
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