WASHINGTON (CNN) - A new national poll indicates that the Democratic party's becoming less popular with voters. But the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, released Monday, suggests that the Republican party has not been able to capitalize on the Democrats' downturn.
Read: CNN's new poll
Fifty-two percent of people questioned say they have a favorable opinion of the Democratic party, down six points from February. Forty-one percent say they have a positive view of the Republican party, up just two points from February. "Most Americans still have a favorable view of the Democrats; half have an unfavorable view of the GOP," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
According to the survey, 44 percent say the country would be better off if the Democrats control Congress, with 34 percent saying it's better if the Republicans controlled Congress.
"By a ten-point margin, Americans say that the country would be better off if the Democrats controlled Congress. That's down from a 15-point advantage in April, but it is very important to note that the change has not helped the Republicans at all," says Holland.
The poll's release comes as lawmakers from Congress are holding town halls on health care reform. What Senators and Representatives do or don't do this year when it comes to health care could impact next year's Congressional elections, when all 435 seats in the House and more than a third of the Senate are up for grabs.
"What happens in the 2010 midterm elections will ultimately be determined by events that happen in 2010," Holland says. "But this year's debate over health care is laying the groundwork for next year's actions. With the debate already so intense on this issue, voters are unlikely to forget what happens in the next few months."
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted July 31-August 3, with 1,136 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points for the overall sample.
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Don't put much faith in this poll. You can't tell me that the GOP is holding its own as loony as it is becoming. Who in their right mind would want to associate with it?
That's because americans do not like terrorists. So of course we don't have a favorable view of the GOP.
Well, thanks to the debacle on healthcare reform caused by the Blue Dog democrats, they aren't very popular with me either.
The GOP has no strong figurehead, no clear brand other than "no" and no ideas. They are sunk as a party.
i think thankfully republicans are going to need to show their fiscal conservatism as not a means to destroy democrats but as a means to save this country.
Liberals will spend until they can't spend some more and then three weeks after that, they'll buy $500 million in new jets to fly around in.
You know that $500 million could pay at least 50 insurance company's CEO's salaries for a year.
The problem is that Congressional members both parties have lost touch with their constituents. They tend to do what is in their personal best interest based on their views not the view sof the folks who put them there. Arlen Spector is a prime example.. We need to have term limits.
Repubs desperately need some now leadership...................Dems desperately need to change leadership....................Pelosi and Reid are national jokes.........dragging down th party....and by association Obama...................
In my opinion the American public are acting like uneducated foreign countries we hear about on TV. Obama has been in office less than 6 months and stupid people expect recovery in 2 weeks. Where is your brain? ???????. Let's see, Rome was built in a day, wan't it? Is that your kind of thinking you people have????? Give me a break!!!!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
I really hate these polls, why in the hell do you CNN waste our time with this crap. This is not an accurate count of the american people, polling director keating holland needs to get a paper route and stop this awful inaccurate count of the american people.
As we saw in November, apparently the majority of Americans use their ballot to vote against someone rather than for someone. As we are finding out in so many different ways, that is a recipe for failure.
However, the Democrats will be getting a wake-up call in 2010 and 2012. We do eventually like to see results.
Drop the propaganda, CNN......A poll is a poll.....Republicans are consistent because their base is their only source......Independents tend to waiver, causing up and down fluctuation....Bottom line is, Dems are still ahead......Republicans are still on the bridge to NOwhere......
Nice headline
2 is not 0.
The headline should read "Dems opinion down, GOP only slightly up."
Conclusion: people are fed up with Congress.
Tired of everyone screaming "socialist" about anything antied -up by the Administration? Here's food for thought for the Republicans:
Student Pell Grants (do not have to be paid back), unemployment insurance, medicare, medicaid, free public education (no tuition), state colleges and universities (mostly paid by your tax dollars even with tuition fees), police, fire, emt's, emergency room care for those without insurance (you can't be turned away if you don't have insurance) to name a few!
You me the party of "Gimme" and "Cradle to Grave" is loosing popularity. Looks like they are running out of other peoples money to spend
The problem is the GOP is doing nothing useful, while the dems have their problems at least it seems like they are trying to make progress.
I say throw them all out! And I mean members of both parties. One term only until they can prove to us the American people that they really do deserve a second term.
Wow. An unbiased report from CNN. This is bigger news than the article itself.
Only because the people want it done now and they see some on the left are selling their souls to the Corporate Fascists and their mouthpiece,Rush Limbaugh.
Try this CNN – Upwards of ninety (90%) percent of people with critical thinking skills disregard the results of immaterial changes in public opinion as reported in polls. Look up the word journalism and try to ascribe to its meaning.
That doesn't seem like bad news for the Democrats to me. It's still good news, just not quite so good.
People are finally catching on that neither the Dems nor the Reps are interested in doing what's right for the country. Both parties have, as their single apparent objective, a determination to cram their extreme-left and extreme-right philosophies down the throats of Americans who are thoroughly sick of too much government no matter which direction it comes at them from.
It's very much time for a third party, one that fills the gap between the left extremists on one side and the right extremists on the other.
Dems have delivered no change in DC as promised. Just more of the same. More pain in our pocketbooks, less quality of life for our children.
Isn't CNN polling director Holland just a little slanted toward the Democrats? How about unbiased journalism?
Can’t believe how Short sited Americans are now. Obama and the Democrats now get- lower polls- for doing what is necessary to Fix the problems. What the hell do people expect anyway Magic??
Where were the Report Cards on the Bush administrations performance? Eight years of Moron rule, and now everyone wants instant fix..........
john huntsman and charlie christ are closer to the middle than obama and pelosi.
This is what happens when you run a campaign, and win, based only on speeches filled with high-flying rhetoric. After the election, you have to actually do something, and most often, reality is in no way related to the rhetoric that got you elected. This happened after 200 with the Republicans and is now happening with the Democrats. We'd all be better off if they just went to sleep for 3.5 years.
The point is we need less GOVT so we don't have to deal with pure DUMOcrats or Republicans.
We need less GOVT, period, because we don't want the current idiots (Obama, Pelosi, Waxman, Frank) controlling our lives and our money.
There are a lot of dumb Republicans, but every time I turn around, the DUMOcrats are spending more $$$ and raising taxes and fees.
When you are in the gutter like the GOP, the only hope you have is that the cheap shots and lies will catch on with the voters. It appears that the party of "No!" has only managed to keep their hate base so far.
Yeah, the Republicans look AWESOME right now! /sarcasm
People are over their honeymoon stage with the Dems and the reality of politics is setting in.
From the Birthers to the Sotomayor hearing, to the disruptions at town hall meetings, it is no surprise that the Republicans aren't gaining any ground.
If anything, the rabid conservative base is as fervent as ever, but equally detrimental. And that could only be a good thing, as normal people realize their crazyness...unless they do something really stupid...
Why would anyone be surprised by this? The average American KNOWS that the average politician of both major parties have the following priorities...party or self first, self or party second, country and constituents far far third.
We need politicians that have only one priority...country first!
I like my idea – if you've in Congress more than TWO terms – and that means total – in either the house or the senate – you're OUT. You can't ever come back to Congress. Let's get the old blood out and some new ideas in. Maybe then Congress will learn to put the needs of the people first and not the needs of the party.
The GOP Are in a position right now to DO SOMETHING FOR ONCE Do something for the people, what are they doing NOTHING! Playing political dirty games lying,twisting,stirring up hate rallies, searching for Obamas Birth Cert, hahahah lol running lying ads. thats what the republicans are doing for the people at least the Democrats are trying working trying to reform Healthcare and fix the Economy while the Republicans sit back bash lie and say NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Listen, even if the Democrats have a slight stuble the AMERICAN PEOPLE do not want the REPUBLI(cons) in office.
The Republi(cons) are Reckless, Extreme, Dangerous and Unpatriotic.
Both parties are pathetic, but the Dems are worse especially with spend-n-tax Obama at the helm.
So people are finally starting to realize that both parties are not working for their interests but their own?
"...but it is very important to note that the change has not helped the Republicans at all."
Really? Care to lay some money on that?
Because I'm betting your opinion polls are actually tepid in comparison with what's going to happen Nov 2010 at the ballot box (the only poll that matters).
There is nothing new under the sun. History has already written this page. It was first written in 1994, and the massive backlack at the townhalls is merely the first raindrops in what is shaping up to be an electoral hurricane.
Man! Is that not a carefully worded article by CNN pollsters. Anyway you try to word it CNN -Obama is a failure with the American people. The Kool Aid has run dry but maybe he can turn water into Kool-Aid-we will see!
So good to see how Obama has brought the country together. I mean....calling on SEIU thugs to attack senior citizen "mobs" sure was a bright idea.
What is this all good for? The DNC attacks the Republicans. The Republicans attack the DNC. Is this what we voted for?? The DNC is in complete control of Congress, the Senate, and the White House and they STILL can't get anything done. That's all Washington is about now. ATTACK...ATTACK...ATTACK.
This is not good for the country. We are a divided population. If it's not politics it's Hollywood garbage. We have become an activist country just like Europe. It's stupid.
+1 on the short sightedness of Americans. I know everyone expect to pray and things will be fine so therefore you don't need anyone from either party, but reality is not like that. Sticking your head in the sand and expecting the best is what yields to stuff like the housing market crisis.
The GOP's poll numbers are going to end up looking worst than George Bush's. The GOP is fading to black.
I for one will never vote republican again! They have proven to me in countless ways they only care about the rich and to darn with the rest. They are soulless people without a conscience.
Its becoming OVERTLY CLEAR that the government as a whole, regardless of party, is a government FOR the corporations, and AGAINST the people.
This is not to say for corporations to ultimately benefit the people, but just for the corporations, profits and bottoms lines for the few at the top at the EXPENSE of the people.
This is obviously an indicator people are realizing the present administration's grand plan for saving the US is only to throw money at everything. One of our biggest issues at election time was a growing debt and we voted in a way we thought would correct all ills. We were wrong, so very wrong.
The Democrats still have the "majority" according to your poll! I think I blame the so called blue dogs because they're working against the best interests of the Democratic Party as well as this country! They aren't real Dems, they're just republicans in sheep's clothing!
How any person in their right mind could consider themselves a republican after how they proved they can't lead and destroyed our country is beyond me.
In the end it will all be about the economy. If the economy is up in a year, Dems will probably not take too much of a beating and there will be some Repub gains.
However if the economy is not going well, the Dems will loose big. No amount of wishing or wondering will do anything to change that.
If, in 2012, the economy is still not going then the OBots will begin the chant of racism in America because we didn't give Bobo more than 4 years.
It's all about where the economy will be.
How could any decent person with a conscience consider themselves a republican?
This poll was completed by a left-leaning news station (CNN) and not by a non-partisan group. With that said, it is probably a 50/50 tie for both parties. The Dems (CNN) don't want to show their party too low and at the same time, they (CNN) doesn't want to show the enemy (Republicans) in a favorable light.
I think all Americans are fed up with both parties and are ready to prove their point in protests, voting booths and blogs.
Oh, I love these polls that CNN always has to comment on. Obama's poll numbers down, Dem's poll number's down. Woooooooo! If you are going to comment on these small drops, why are you not commenting on the fact that poll numbers always level out after an election and the hard decisions start having to be made! I find it laughable that the bottom line is MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMS to REPUBLICANS! Keep up the sensational news CNN! LOL, LOL, LOL.
Let's call a spade a spade, what has the GOP done for this country and you besides bankrupt it and immerse us in an illegal war? And even now they still offer nothing.
why would anyone want to be a democrat ? i know that republicans have problems, but at least they are capilists. liberal democrats dont have a clue. they are socialists and want to be taken care of by the government.they have no common sence.i hope they find a cure for liberalism.
Over the weekend I decided to listen to all of the conservative talk shows, I even read Sarah Palin's Blog, I read comments from prominent Republicans like Boehner.
After listening to these guys for 3 days straight I wanted to put a gun to my head. No wander people are losing it! How do the Republicans get away with spreading lies and half truths to the American people.
Would every sane person within the soound of my voice listen to this!
CALM DOWN and GET THE FACTS!
Squawk all you want lefties; it doesn't matter where you start it's where you finish, and believe me in November of 2010 you are finished!
I think this poll is accurate. I have been a Democrat for many years, and I am now disenchanted with the party. Obama made lot's of promises, and has decided not to keep them. He said 'yes we can', and changed that to no we can't. No we can't have single payer health care, no we can't restore the constitution and get rid of the patriot act, no we can't pull the troops out of Iraq, no we can't get middle class tax relief, no we can't tax the wealthiest Americans, no we can't stand up to the Republicans, no we can't get anything done, and the list goes on. If we can't say yes we can when the Democrats control the government, then why did we vote them in to office. In the next election I won't be influenced at all by 'Party'.
Ahhhhhh the sweet smell of wilfull ignorance! "OMG a poll says democrats are losing ground... THAT CAN'T BE!! The right is a bunch of loonies... nobody could like them.... right?" Amber... wake up darlin... just because YOU feel a certain way doesn't make it necessarily true.
I also like how the slanted biased author says Republicans have made no ground in the same paragraph he admits they've gained 10 percentage points... quality journalism
Alright. So people are fed up with both the Democrats and the Republicans... so WHY do we keep voting for them?! At this time in political history, educated voters should start looking into the Libertarian Party candidates, Green Party candidates, etc. These aren't "crazy cook candidates" (well, not most of them anyways). They are real, hard-working people with some truly great ideas for this country.
I'll take the dems plan on health care any day, over the non-existent GOP plan. Once again the GOP is trying to disable any efforts to reform our health care system by distributing outright lies about publicly run health care systems. All anyone has to do is watch Bill Moyers interview with Wendell Potter, a former CIGNA, to see how the same talking points are being used by the Insurance Industry and parroted by GOP members of congress, and conservative PACs that have been using the same talking points at their town hall "protests."
It will be nice various Polls are taken and get the average of them. That will give the full picture of where two parties and congress stand.
Thank you Nancy Pelosi. I imagine most of the point spread is due to you. Keep up the good work.
If the DEMS go ahead and push their PLATFORM agenda (includes HC reform) like they are supposed to, then they will see their poll numbers go up.
A lot of independents are looking to the Dems for rational leadership, seeing the lies, hate and anger that just transpired in the townhalls over the weekend. Independents can see and agree the system needs fixing, if we do nothing it will bankrupt(if we aren't already) the nation with unsustainable funding. Then where will those "keep your gov't hands off my medicare" idiots be?
Get it done, Dems.
Here's a ridiculous oxymoron for you. One Republican just called Democrats "cradle to grave" big spenders while another idiot says we are trying to murder special needs children and euthanize the elderly. Which is it? You may be able to get the uneducated rednecks to fall in line with this kind of reasoning, but educated, hard working Americans can see this nonsense for the desperation it is. We need Health Care Reform before we are bankrupt. Who do you think is going to pay for all the fat, lazy and unhealthy Souther Republicans, who eat nothing but fried catfish, who are headed towards Medicare? We need to find a way to lower costs and get the next generation to not be so unhealthy becasue, seriously, we can NOT afford this.
Time for a 3rd party to take control..... both of the big parties that have been in control for so long have become corrupt and have lost their minds.
Does anyone know where I can buy an Obama Teleprompter? I keep looking on ebay and I have not been able to find one. I want the kind that scrolls speaches about fantasy ideas...like the ones he reads.
cnn again with poll numbers jus to stir up the polity. howmany polls does cnn conduct in a week on Obama and his policies. None is conducted on cnn about their bais reporting. cnn is gradually becoming anti Obama network.
How can a party gain in a poll when their entire modus operandi is to stall and promote absolutely no alternatives to the Democrat's plans?
And, CNN might want to figure out what journalism is. Rather than focusing on who is getting breast reduction, or who got caught cheating on whom, yada yada ... maybe they can actually fulfill a journalistic role by trying to enlighten the general public on issues that ACTUALLY matter to them. Of course, by keeping the public in the dark, they are carrying out the wishes of their corporate sponsors – y'know, the people that matter the most to those at CNN. Y'know, the people who in reality (not literally) sign Lou Dobbs' and Wolf Blitzer's paycheck.
Aim high!
This demo socialist party led by Acorn, the media and half of the koolaid drinking Americans will find out their fate in 2010. This poll doesn't tell the whole story. Americans are finding out what a joke of a president we have. It's time to take a page from one of their own policies and trade in this CLUNKER of an adminstration. It's not working.
Guess when you are out obviously orchestrating lobbyist demonstrations against needed legislation, and not offering ANY ideas or legislation of your own.....your (GOP) popularity has no reason to increase!
At least the Dems are TRYING things, offering ideas, having (non-yelling) dialogue.....
None of this is perfect, this is the REASON we have a three branch government! Let's discuss, not diatribe these issues!
Also how about comparing these same figures to Bush's SECOND term, same time interval for a little perspective!
who cares, cnn?
The problem is too many misguided people actually listen to and even some believe the lies, distortions, fear mongering being
spouted by, paid for by the medical association, supported by
the GOP and the medias constant headlining of these falsehoods
There is never any fact checks, never any questions on the
absurdity of these statements, just constant attention and
support from CNN etc.
Then, they expect us to believe their polls.
I have never seen politicians, corporations and the media stoop
to the level they have.
I'd like to know if these polls are being hindered due to the fact that they are done mostle\y by phone. Many people, most of my generation (30 somethings) do not own a home phone and are on do not call lists with their cell phones. Does this mean that the polls are restricted to the portion of the population that owns a home phone and if so, doesn't that severely obscure the results?
You are to blame, CNN, for the continued unrealistic demands made upon a new, smart President to fix years of Republican neglect. Your poll sucks and is not responsible journalism.
i'm waiting for continuing polls in the NJ race for govenor. Christie should still be leading even though Corzine got the negative attack machine going early.
Christie has only had to stand on one thing,
Corzine's record.
That speaks for itself.
Christie for Govenor!
Your poll, for anyone who has read it, over sampled African Americans who almost always vote Democratic. If you are interested in accurate numbers why not conduct a poll with representative sampling of minorities? I am an Independent who voted solid Democratic in 2008 as did my family. We won't do that in 2010 and 2012!!!
You people yelling about how much of a disappointment Obama is are the same people that think Palin is Mensa material. You people are such racist losers. If you think you're ticked now, wait until Obama's sworn in for ANOTHER FOUR YEARS in 2012. As far as you threatening to move to another country like you always do, every other industrialized country has public healthcare, so apparently you're thinking of moving to somewhere like Dubai, where everything is capitalist. They also put you in jail if you can't pay a health bill before you leave, but that's no biggie to your group.
CNN does not like dems. They are like Fox News.
Yes people have come to realize that the Obama team is no different than the rest of the politians. Where is the hope and change. I still see lobbyist running wild, I still see pork in the bills, spending has gone wild and you can bet your taxes will go up! There are a lot of people today that wish they could take their vote back!
Of course, the Dems are becoming less popular.
obama is no leader.
obama is a dictator.
pelosi is stupid.
now, there is a 'snitch website from the White House?"
Is this guy for real?
Americans will not stand for this treatment.
Americans MUST NOT stand for this treatment.
Write to your Congressmen.
Direct letters of Opposition to the Health Care Bill are Fodder for
Debate and Justification for True Dissent.
obama and his henchmen need to GO........as soon as possible!
So why is the emphasis of this article "Bad news for Dems in new CNN poll" instead of "Most Americans still have a favorable view of the Democrats"? Tired of your negativity toward anything not Republican – you're starting to sound like Fox News!
"2010" - the most frightening four digits for any incumbent Democratic Congressman right now.
This economy has been circuling the drain for the last eight years, it is totally ridiculous to believe that the economy would be turned around in six months by any administration. I believe President Obama is truly attempting to put this country back on the economic map and he has had some accomplishments regardless of the GOP's partisan antics. The President has my support now and in 2012, how can you consider voting for a party that put their tricks and politics before they put the people. The fear/hate mongering GOP couldn't buy my vote and your poll is ludicrous.
Of course the Dems' numbers are down. Every time things get bad, the voters vote out the party in power and except everything to change. But Washington being Washington, things never change that much. When the voters realize this, their support for the guys they just voted in begins to erode. Eventually the party in power makes such a mess of things that they get voted out entirely and the cycle repeats itself.
Finally people are waking up to the false left/right paradigm that keeps us paralyzed and keeps the FED and the real controllers of the system in power. I urge Americans to think independently, research (instead of relying on the corporate media propaganda machine) and examine every question with a rational (not emotional) mind. I understand Obama is so cute and smart (yes, even I fell for him and his lies) but he is just another puppet and has the interest of Wall Street and the FED. Wake up people , because the joke is on YOU!
You have two alternatives: Republican or Democrat. The more people realize what a mess the Democrats are, the more people will start gravitating toward the GOP. Politics goes in cycles. The Democrats saw themselves on the upswing and tried to take advantage but instead they've just cut their turn short.
If the truth finally gets out about the Dems sending their SEIU union thugs out and attacking demonstrators at town halls, they will be even less popular. I watched the Youtube video of the SEIU thugs attacking people and the thugs got quite a backlash. I think a few cracked heads on these SEIU thugs are needed to teach their kind a lesson against bullying.
The backlash against the dum dems is just beginning, for you that continue to claim that these protests are staged by certain groups and not just a revolt against this current socialist goverment we have, you are in for a rude wakeup starting in 2010.
America is so fickle!
They want everything to be fixed immediately! So why did they vote Bush in for 2 terms???????
Now they want President Obama to be super human and immediately fix what has been broken for years!!! Give the President time.
You didn't complain when Bush was spending BILLIONS on IRAQ war!!!
The GOP is in the TOILET! AND I HOPE THEY STAY THERE!
The fact is, Republicans controlled Congress for about ten years, most of that with a Republican president. So they had their chance. Unfortunately they squandered their chance by blowing a lot of money, sucking up to big business interests, plunging us into a pointless and horrifically expensive war, destroying our economy and security in the process. They rubber stamped every ill-advised action of their complete failure of a president and marched lock-step over a cliff of their own making making ours and our children's future less safe. Have them in control of the White House and Congress again? Not unless you want this nation to sink to third-world status!
Politicians only care about one thing. Campaign donations. They're all the same.
I wish the GOP(party of fear) would at least try to help, find some common ground with the Dems....... all they do is spread hate an FEAR!!! Im piss at both groups, mainly the GOP!!!! why dont they have just one answer for anything.... oh yea NO....
Just goes to show what Bill Maher said is true... The Dems have moved to the right and the GOP moved into a mental institution!
The GOP is dead... this poll shows that while some are upset with the Dems.... NO ONE but the few nuts in America take the GOP seriously anymore!
The party in power always loses favor. Kind of a nice checks and balance type of thing. Democrats have all the power, they should get all the blame.
Maybe the American people are waking up to notice that our elected officials neither represent us or our core principals any longer. Obama and his Administration are so far left they have lost all Democrats with any kind of centrist common sense. The GOP is so hung up with abortion and religious beliefs that they can't make the simplest of common sense decisions without fear of alienating their remaining base. The whole system is out of synch and seems to have been corrupted by the billions of dollars the lobbyists continually pump into the pockets of ALL parties, yet we demand nothing in accountability. A good honest man elected might make it a year in DC, then he is assimilated into the the corruption of the machine. Only we can take our government and country back from this elitist group of thugs getting fat off our hard earned monies and living a life many could not even imagine! 2010 and 2012, get involved, vote sense, not party!
The Repubs have given alternatives...you guys just don't print them..it's more fun to bach the Conservatives for doing what Dem considered 'a patriotic duty"...odd, for the autthor to say that Repubs have gained five pints but thathas not helped them...did I miss an election?...What we are seeing more of are people describing themselves as Independents...the far right is outside the mainstream while their counterparts (Obama, Pelosi and Reid)...are proving their ineffctiveness and disdain for the regular guy an America...a ten year old can see through their lies!
If this bill dies in September I will squarely blame the Blue Dog Democrats. Will this mean I will vote for a Republican? Heck no, but I'm certainly not going to campaign or donate money to them ... they'll have to fend for themselves next time they want to get elected.
P.S.
Your polls, Lou Dobbs, Campbell Brown and your distortion of the facts several reasons why I don't tune into CNN anymore. Fareed Zakaria's GPS is really the only thing CNN has going for itself these days. Can't wait til your taken off the air.
Hmm – These ticker items look suspiciously biased to the right.
I'm still impressed that people think the Republicans are the party of "fiscal conservatism." Do you remember nothing from the Bush years? Do you remember nothing from when God Himself (President Reagan, hallowed be thy name, for all you know-nothing commie homosexual liberals) was in the White House?
The only party that actually has any credibility on fiscal conservatism is the Libertarians, and we all know how well they do on Election Day.
It's still a little hypocritical for Republicans who want to rename the world after the Good Lord Reagan complain that liberals seem to be making a Messiah out of Obama. I mean, really, which political party wants to carve their hero into a mountain side? Oh, that's right, the Republcans. Democrats are too iconoclastic to openly worship one of their own. They get stuck on his or her faults too readily.
It's time to return to a part-time congress, as the founding fathers prescribed. This, combined with term limits, would no doubt have a salutory effect on our government. 12-year limits in both houses would be about right, with pay limited to a stipend to cover member's wages lost (to a limit of national average) during the annual 3-month service period plus expenses for housing and travel(to/from Washington 3 times annually). Pensions should be limited to 3% of stipend per year of service. I would be willing to serve under these conditions and promise to leave congress as soon as such revisions are implemented. Any takers out there?
I've Never once been asked about a Poll, nor has Anyone I know been asked. You wonder How we can put any faith in them at all when the Country has 350,000,000 people living here.
What does 1500 people polled mean Anyway. Nothing!!
Just an excuse for Stupid people to come on here with Stupid comments.
We should All be pulling for this President to win no matter Which Party won! We Are all in the together!
All I have to say is this....Anybody with ANY common sense knows oil, health care, pharma, NONE of these are sustainable. Yes you can make your billions now and continue to off the backs of the Average American. But at some point, the wells will run dry, health care will be dropped by companies and become to expensive for anybody but the rich, and the drug companies will milk our government for 110% of it's income (in 10 years thanks to bush and no bid medicare D).
At least the Dems are trying to fix these issues, but they simply can't because the lunatics in this country won't allow it (GOP). People need to realize if they continue to let these maniacs influence our policies, America will collapse within the next 10 years. Why is that so hard to believe? Did you not just have a taste of it the past 2 years?
It's time for the American people to say enough.
The problem with the DEMS is that they know whats best for you weather you like it or not. The DEMS have always tied up our freedoms because that way they get to show control. Look at the leader of the DEMS, Nancy Pelosi, she is way out there and has been referred to as "Crazy at times" and she is running the DEMS. I see a wonderful opportunity for a bright, energetic, and aggressive Independant possibly taking control in the next election!!!!!
A new national poll out Monday indicates that the Democratic party's becoming less popular with voters.......Cnn who are you polling the Birthers
We opine that the GOP is sufferin' due to a handful of filtered and distilled imbeciles like RL, AC, LI, and NG, who steer the party not towards carin' for the welfare of the American people as a whole, but towards whettin' their egotistical and megalomaniacal appetites.
The deserve an F- grading.
The Republican party offers no solutions to our nations problems, they only attempt to block any progress. They side with the corporations who are funding them and care less about the people who vote them into office. The elections will show that the American people are fed up with all of Congress and we can elect independents who will represent "We the people" for a change.
Reading the majority of comments here is a sad exercise indeed. People seem content to spew false and negative statements at the expense of our elected officials. Luckily, most Americans are proud of our president and the direction he is taking us.
please wake me when the economy becomes Obama's because when its STILL in the toilet and they can't blame bush anymore, I'll be the one telling dopes like Shay I told you so.
"Democrat" and "Republican" have become just labels rather than a choice; can anyone honestly point to any real positive change Obama has made in regards to the Fed, Wall Street, banking, or the Treasury Department? I voted for Obama but Geithner and the rest might as well be Bush appointees. I'll be voting third party next time.
ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY..TRUE. BUT EXACTLY HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR THE ROMAN EMPIRE TO FALL...WE are NOT moving UPWARD or FORWARD. We are headed for JUST ANOTHER HEAVY HANDED GOVERNMENT RULED NATION. The same type of tyrannical government the founding fathers DECLARED INDEPENDENCE FROM. TRUE AMERICANS will not live under a THUMB.
Right-wing CNN up their old tricks again.
i am a lifelong Republican and a US Navy Vet!
The GOP are behaving like little kids.
It will be a long time before I vote
for a Republican. AND as long as they let the HaTE mongrel
Rush (druggie) SPEAK SO TERRIBLE i WILL KISS THE GOP GOODBYE.
This is all bout MONEY and the INSURANCE co's are greedy!!!
CNN – What are your trying to do – TANK your ratings? You are offending the majority of America with your bias to the right.
Well, CNN, looks like your smear tactics against the Democrats and health care are working. Of course, all this is done under the guise of "fair and impartial journalism" by "the most trusted name in news." Ha!! Well, at least there's some consolation: your ratings are slipping and will continue to do so until you become real journalists, not lackies for corporate media.
"Anti-liberal's" comments are the sort of brain-damaged dialogue intelligent people avoid. Watch the mainstream go to third parties now, particularly the Libertarian. Libertarian will be the party of freedom from too much Dem/Repub corruption. It CAN be done, people! Think outside the cage!
OVERREACH.
Dems misread their mandate, not too surprising. I'd be more worries as a Republican that the people who are ditching dems are not moving over to the other side. People are fed up with both parties
If Congress whats respect they need to come clean on the health care reform bill. The items referenced to such things as the illegal aliens being able to still get free, taxpayer-funded health care, Abortions funded with tax dollars, and a system to determine if an individual should receive a procedure based on they worth to society are all parts the vast majority of Americans do not want. You can hear the screams!!
CNN, Your poll totally under republican control, same as mass media and broadcasting. CNN shame on you!
CNN just republican speaker!
This is cracking me up. One "negative" poll about Democrats and Dems are attacking CNN as being biased against Obama, anti-Democrat or even "like FOX" (the worst insult a Democrat can come up with these days when talking about the media).
I read CNN and Drudge every day. CNN always leans left. Drudge always leans right. Thats why I read both, so that I can get a balance. This one poll does not make CNN biased against democrats.
Slow news day, eh?
A statistically insignificant blip in the polls despite weeks of deliberate rabble rousing ( Birthers and Deathers) by the GOP and Big Health and CNN calls it "Bad News for DEMs."
It appears to me that the Lord 'gaveth' the GOP a chance with the Birther protests, but will certainly "taketh" that chance away after witnessing the sordid Deather garbage.
How many of these posts are from fake protesters being paid by the pharmaceutical industry?
Is this a shock? Not really. The dems are so out of touch with the American public. They act as though they are the party of the people, but we are seeing through that. They are the party of corruption and union bosses. Their ideas are anti-American and their platform breeds racism. Down with the Democratic party of NO ! ! Down with taxes on the middle class. Down with their class warfare actions. Vote GOP in 2010 and 2012. Show them that they work for us and not the unions and big donors. Show them we are the bosses and they need to listen to us and not shut us out. We are the people. Do not shut us out of events and call us riotous gangs and anti-American. We speak from the heart not for the lobbying groups.
This shouldn't surprise anybody!! The political system is set up in a false left/right paradigm where there is always a similar agenda. The "left" and "right" are really two facets of the same thing. And the Bill Maher comment, while it may be true, also resonates some other ideas with me: There is a purposeful shift and stretch towards one direction. This for me skews the entire situation. I am voting third party for the rest of my life.
We really only have one party, the Republicrats. Other than abortion and social medicine, what do they really disagree on? Tax and Spend is their way of life, and it's why the Republicans deserved the drubbing they got.
I just LOVE listening to all you liberals on these boards complain about how fickle Americans are, and we have to give Obama time. I guess we dumb conservatives and independents can't take stock of what Obama is doing and honestly disagree with it. Nope, only liberals have honest disagreements. Your guy won because Bush was a boob, and McCain decided to be min-Bush instead of the real John McCain, NOT because America was ready for a wholesale conversion to Socialism. Well, now you're seeing Americans speak, clearly, WE DON'T WANT TO BE JUST LIKE FRANCE!
The Democrat vs. Republican argument is a red herring. The real battle is the rich vs. poor. People are slowly realizing they're being robbed - again. By the time most people catch on to these crooks, the next new “champion of the people” will appear.
Do you ever get tired of being a pawn for the idle pleasures of the rich?
Do I believe that the GOP is doing anything but imploding in on itself? NO!
I do not in any way believe this poll.
God Bless all the SEIU and other Union members who are out protecting our Constitutional right to be heard and represented in our government, and who are working to protect the American way against the tyranny of right wing fascism!!
Dear liberals,
Feel free to keep blaming the GOP for your free fall if you want. It changes nothing! The fact is the veneer is cracking and eyes are starting to open! Blame Bush if you like but the truth of the matter is people are not liking what they see in YOUR party! IF YOU WERE BEING HONEST!
Part of the slip in approval is because of republican-lite "Blue Dogs."
Howard Dean had it right when he said voters respect strong Democrats as opposed to Republican Lite. Its draining the energy out of the Democratic Party.
Look, America voted by majority for a Progressive Platform in 2008, and that always included health insurance reform, energy reform... why are so many people acting surprised now that its happening?
This article says, "Most Americans still have a favorable view of the Democrats." This was right after they said 52 percent. When did 52% equate to "most." Talk about media bias.
And CNN wonders why ratings are tanking....
If that is true, then it is the Dems own fault. You got controll over just about everything, and you still don't get stuff done. You guys need to stick together, and unite and get done what we voted you in for. If you have different opinions, discuss it behind closed doors. You the dems make yourself look bad, by pointing fingers and all that negative stuff. You have the GOP to do that for you. You need to look more mature and united.
The GOP continues to lie to the American public, what do you expect?
It is not surprising the GOP is still unfavorable amongst Americans. Too many Republicans are simply not willing to govern for the common good, but would rather obstruct for party first and corporate greed.
Looking forward to 2010 and working to keep more Republican nonsense voted out of our government. It seems time for a new party to replace them or no parties at all.
These polls don't prove a thing. The Special Interest Groups and Insurance companies are pushing their Hillbillies to swamp the poll question lines or web site polls. Imagine this : vote no, redial, vote no, redial,vote no redial, vote no, redial, ALL DAY. When it comes to election day, the hillbillies can only vote once. With a fair election, the dems will crush the GOP RICH.
Yeah . . The Democrats are "out of touch" . . . Spoken like a true "23%er"
Explain to me exactly how that works?
Stretch Pelosi is unpopular? Say it isn't so!
After 2.5 yrs. of this Democratic controlled House spending spree, the American taxpayers "apathy" has ended! Cap & trade, National health care, the deficit and now Pelosi & Reid lead democrats to OK new pvt. jets! Let's all ask, for who, when and why? Will Sen. John Dingell, Congresswoman C.Cheeks Kilpatrick or Senator D. Stabinow be flying to Michigan especially Detroit for their "town meetings" in one of these new private jets?
Your poll reporting is really tiresome. It's always "good news" for this person or "bad news" for that. If you can't offer anymore insightful analysis than that, then why bother?
I find it extremely interesting CNN (and other media outlets) are conducting more polls within Obama's first 200 than all 8 years of the Bush Administration. It's totally understandable during an election. But the current onslaught of polls brought about by the media since, for example, Health Care reform has been discussed is mazingly contrived. It's become a weapon meant to replace discussion when NO alternatives are being discussed. I guess money (from Insurance Industry lobbyists) can buy anything.....even air time with polls. But polls among who ????
lolol....hilarious to see the reaction by all of you dumbocrats. CNN is as liberal as it gets and one after another of their polls show their liberal bias. After each poll that touts your democrat lunacy you all strut around chirping about how accurate the poll is. Every blue moon a CNN poll comes out with a result that is contrary to your idiotic ideas and, suddenly, CNN becomes part of the vast right-wing conspiracy. No wonder people laugh and make fun of democrats.
this comes from cnn el liberal. I wonder what republicans say (not just dems)
The GOP is weak and unfocused. The only product they advertise is fear, "Look what the non-citizen muslim President is doing now! Taking your guns and killing grandma." The GOP, Grand Obsolete Party. The Dems will become less popular by trying ballsy programs to kick our lethargic fat-butts into becoming as great as we can be. As soon as some of the other stimulus money kicks in like the Cash for Clunkers program, people's opinion of the Dems will become more positive.
I am an independent so i could care less either way. Just an observation however, if you go back to the election and all the polls that were done then....its obvious that the dems loved quoting those numbers. So all of you that keep griping about talking about it and / or reporting it seem to be a little ...ummmm...two faced.
The picture accompanying the article shows the problem, Pelosi and Reed, who think they are King and Queen instead of public servants.
Nice try, CNN. Stirring the pot with a fringe poll to try in an odd attempt to boost ratings. America knows where it stands politically, and it is not with the Lunatic Fringe GOP.
Seems unreal that anyone could like Pelosi or Reid. They have done nothing for our country other that cause dissention and animosity amoung Americans. Even if conservatives are not happy with the GOP, the democratic congressman in conservative districts are going to be pilloried in 2010 due to Obama.
I always have and always will have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, so long as I am classified as middle-class. Ever since the not-so-glorious Nixon administration, it's kind of obvious what the Republicans are all about. They claim that too-much Government is NOT the way to move forward. So in essence, if it was up to the Republican Party, they would like to fully eradicate Social Security, Medicare, the FDIC, and all the other wonderful programs founded by the Democratic Party and bring the citizens of this Great Land to its knees. I've said it once, I'll gladly say it again – The Republican Party, in all due respect, is NOTHING MORE THAN A FACIST PARTY !! And if I have solely had a choice between FACISM vs. SOCIALISM – I would gladly pick SOCIALISM any day !! SOCIALISM does NOT equal COMMUNISM – And for all the idiots that think it does, just imagine where your future retirement is going to be without Medicare & Social Security !! Both programs are Socialist, and I sure as heck don't hear any of the elderly retired people crying about their Social Security income or Medicare benefits...'nuff said...
Dems do run congress and we are witnessing out of control spending. The Repubs were amateurs when it came to spending money compared to the Dems! I only hope that some fiscally conservative candidates run in 2010 from either party before our country goes too far in debt to survive!!
Remember back in the heyday of support for the Iraq war? A poll at the time came out saying that 72% of americans polled believed that Sadam Hussein was at least partially responsible for 9/11. The journalist at the time noted that something like 50+ years of republican efforts to cut education was working. This just shows me that many many Americans are still rather dumb, and do not realize how influenced they are by negative streaming conservative organ grinders. Buck up America! Wise up! Think for yourself!
all of you Obama haters, I promise you, he will come out on top,
I find it extremely interesting CNN (and other media outlets) are conducting more polls within Obama's first 200 days; than all 8 years of the Bush Administration. It's totally understandable during an election. But the current onslaught of polls brought about by the media since, for example, Health Care reform has been discussed is amazingly contrived. It's obvious. we're hit with a poll every 12 hours now. It's become a weapon meant to replace discussion and sway minds; when NO alternatives are being discussed. I guess money (from Insurance Industry lobbyists) can buy anything.....even air time with polls. But polls among who ????
Dems drop in polls?
Hmmm... obviously Bush's fault.
LW,
52% became "most" when fractions and percentages were created. More than half is most.
Get Nancy and Barney to resign from Congress, I'll guarantee you get a few points back.
This is good to know. It always bugs me when people say something like, “statistics show 60% are dissatisfied with Congress.” Usually, this comes from conservatives, who are trying to promote the perception that the 60% is made up of ALL conservatives or such who want Congress to be more conservative. They are forgetting that a chunk (evidentially a huge chunk) is made up of liberals or true socialists who want Congress to be more liberal!
This article should have been titled, Bad news for the Republicans. Sounds like the Democrats are leading in every category.
Yeah and CNN is an un-biased reporter on this. C'mon do you think people are stupid? if the Dems are down and the Repubs are up (even if only 2 points), how can that not help? Maybe a name change to DNCnn (Democratic National Committee news network) is in order.
I am one of those who is un-happy with the Democratice Party, not just nation wide, but state wide. I am fed up with tax, after tax after tax.
Arkansas and its tax hungry Democrats have put a huge hurt on the people of this state and after over 30 years of being a hard-nosed yellow dog Democrat I am fed up. I have dropped the Democratic Party like a hot potato!
No more of the empty promises will i tolerate..
Then you have the sao called politicians in Washington who have done nothing but make promises and broken them, I am tired of bailing everyone out but me....
Some of you guys are really nuts! Did you expect this administration to fix all problems in 6 months? Could you have done it? Now at these town hall meetings on national TV acting a FOOL!
Is that how you teach your kids to act when you don't agree with something? No wonder these kids act crazy! Look at their role models!
The same people acting a fool are the same ones that criticized Gates in the dispute with the cop. He shouldn't have acted like that. SO YOU SHOULD! On National TV at that. At least Gates was at home. He didn't come out looking to act a fool. And Besides he was at home minding his own business. Americans always want things quick and right now. Life doesn't work like that. So Mr. President most level headed people understand and we SUPPORT YOU! Keep up the good work!
People we need to stay with the Democrats now and this President if we expect to get ant real changes. Going back to a house/senate divided will accomplish nothing.
The GOP have shown by their action over the past 8-12 yrs. and now they have not intention of ever negotiating with the Democrats or for/ with the American people.
Please not be feared into not supporting the President and the Democrats because they care for us were as the GOP does not.
Here is a suprise story Americans don't trust either party. How about another story similar too Americans need air to breath.
People that think the GOP is done are utterly clueless about politics. ABSOLUTE RULE- In a two party system, one party can't ever be done. America has absolutely no desire to live in a one party state. Please.
Do adults really not know that politics runs in cycles? Seriously?
Seriously, CNN, you should think of your credibility before you post a news story based on an outlying questionable poll.
And what's the status on Birther Lou Dobbs anyway?
GOP should be renamed GOFP – Instead of Grand Ol' Party... It should read: GRAND OL' FACIST PARTY !!
How is being up 2% not a gain. I am not great in math but that would appear to be a gain to me.....
I think what is happenning is Obama is not even close to fullfilling the promise people who voted for him had expected. Not really BO's fault, cuz people got all pie in the sky over him, but he did use the emotion of supporters to get elected.
That being said, we are back to all policiticians suck. Whoever is in power when the econcomy rebounds will be the ones Americans support.
That's fine I don't care. Where do we go to turn in people who are talking bad about Obama? I need the money
13 TRILLION defecit and GROWING people.
Wake up and stop spending!!
Just wait until they raise the taxes for the middle class, which Obama PROMISED he wouldn't do. I agree with the majority of the people here - politics are politics and we're seeing more of the same. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Our policitians want to be celebraties not public servants. So much for the middle class and senior citizens getting ANYTHING. It's more of the same – the rich get richer and the poor get more freebies!!!! It's time for an overhaul of our government system/process. Why do we need Dems vs. Republicans. Nothing will ever work with this mentality, because they NEVER work together as a team. I feel sorry for our future generations. They will NEVER be able to pay back our loans and they won't have social security, a pension and maybe health insurance since no one can seem to find an answer for that either. It's time to take a deep look into all the rich Insurance Companies – they are the only ones surviving right now. Something's shady????
What people are angry about is that the Dems do not seem to be as focused and as committed to their causes as the Repugs are to theirs.
The Dems allow themselves to be pushed around and bullied by the Repugs.
We who voted for Obama want his initiatives (including public healthcare) passed. The Repugs are like empty vessels that make the most noise – and their noise seem to frighten weak-kneed Dems into compromising and changing their positions. The Repugs do not compromise, but they are good at talking about compromise and bi-partisanship.
We who voted for Obama do not respect the weak-kneed Dems who fold like jelly-fish when they are attacked by the Repugs. Additionally, the so-called Blue-dog Dems inspire no trust – they seem to be more concerned with plaeasing the Repugs. This makes us wonder if they are not really under-cover Repugs posing as Democrats in order to stymie efforts to bring about change.
Can Republicans read? The poll says that your party is losing big-time!!! You guys have hammered our President and the Dems for half a year and you've managed no significant gains in your numbers (Dems have a 10 POINT ADVANTAGE over the Republicans and President Obama has an even higher favoribility in comparison to the Republicans!!! 10 HUGE points) and some are spinning this as a rude awakening for the Dems in 2010 which is next year??!!! I laughed so hard I almost fell off my chair. The party in power is usually unpopular (but for the supposedly 'unpopular' party in power they seem to be doing good with a majority positive rating while the the party out of power (which typically should be doing better because they are out of power) is doing horrible. RIP GOP!!!
Go Dems!
Since this poll was conducted by CNN it's biased and worthless.
CNN is becoming a Republican biased tabloid. Amazing!
Hmm, a Republican Congress under Bush, failed to maintain any financial responsibility. Voters passed leadership to the Democrats, financial responsibility in Government declined further. Now Obama leads a Democrat Congress, and our government is setting records for lack of financial responsibility. We have truly gone from bad to much, much worse, and folks wonder why a lack of trust in one party does not result in an increase in trust of the other? It seams the reality is Americans do not have trustworthy politicians in either party. In every one of our families, if our financial resources decline, we make every effort to spend less, not more. In DC, if financial resources decline, we spend more, raise taxes and print cash, devaluing our currency, and loading on dept that will strangle future generations.
You can always count on CNN to break the bad news. What would a pessimist do without them?
I'm ready to change my homepage from CNN to Fox News. They basically report the same stuff. Bad news for the Dems....polls show Obama's ratings fall....BLAH BLAH BLAH
This country clearly needs two viable political parties, with clear position options. Unfortunately, the Republicans are going down in flames: lies, obstructionism, immorality, class warfare-bating, and on and on. My feeling is they are doomed to failure as a politcal power as long as they are attached to the radical "christian" fringe, and embrace deep anti-American philosophies (i.e. Palin's Alaska Independence, and Texas Governor Perry's fantacies). Republicans need to find some adults (not in the "Family).
The only poll that I have any faith in is the really big one that's held every four years. The rest are simply conversation starters.
I believe Americans are just not very happy, period. Unemployment is high, we are still in a deep recession even though there has been some improvement and worries over health care are some of the issues that bother me, not to mention two wars which need to end NOW! I wish the republicans would stop being so nasty because I think they are the one of the main reasons why both parties are loosing ground with the American people. The Republicans are the party of NO SOLUTIONS, only complaints. What happend to the Republican party I used to belong to, before Pres. Bush??? They used to be reasonable, now they are nut cases and extremists, who are angry and mean since they have lost power. Sickening...
president obama will easily be elected another 4 yr term. even when the democrats are fighting among themselves america still loves our president and i know of NO ONE that would vote republican over this man. i shutter to think where we would be today if palin/mccain had won the election, i can promise you we would not be talking about health care an would NOT be seeing improvement of the economy.i can almost be sure we would already have troops in iran /russia/n.korea and many more deaths of our militery would be the topic of CNN an FOX news. i may be confussed over what president obama is doing sometimes but i am grateful that he is in control of our free nation.
The dems are becoming less popular because they won't stand up and do what they were elected to do. President Obama has had to fight with them just as much as he has with the Republicans. LEAD or get out of the way
Shocker. Obama's ineptness as a politician (and the ineptness of his minions) has been on display virtually since he took office. As I predicted multiple times, the guy has no clue. He's never held a leadership position previously and now he's flailing around with no clue what he's doing. Forget that the Dems still hold an edge over the Republicans ... who cares about that. Look at the SLIDE the numbers have taken in such a short period of time. That's what's significant.
Also, I love the slant on the numbers given by Holland:
"Most Americans still have a favorable view of the Democrats; half have an unfavorable view of the GOP," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
That is perhaps the most ridiculous statement I've ever seen.
Well people feel with their pocketbook. The cascading rolls of unemployment and the fact its very difficult to get a loan people feel pinched and stressed. The Democrats are banking on 1) Stock Market improving (check) 2) Lending being relaxed (its getting better but not much) 3) Employment rolls increasing. The democrats really have one year before the 2010 elections. If things continue to improve and people feel better about their lives, the Republicans will be viewed a liars and obstructionists. The Republicans need to stop being the party of FEAR and MEAN.
I think that the american public will be foolish to let the GOP gain power in the congress and senate. If only they care to remember they sorry state of affairs that the country had been dragged into under their leadership they will not let them come back to power for a long time especially when things seem to be getting better under the democratic leadership not minding some of the not so smart things they are doing.
Now more than ever, Democrats need to step up, make the hard choices and lead our country out of the devastation resulting from the last 8 years of Republican rule.
Fight for the American people; stand up to corporate interests; reclaim our nation as one of "We the People."
It won't be easy, but it is essential to rebuilding our nation. Counter the lies; stand up to the bullies; trust that most Americans want our President – and therefore, our country – to succeed.
A little basic math for LW:
52% > 41%
52% is more than 41%, those are called facts, not media bias. Unfortunately, once again you are just another example of an uneducated person who can vote, which is basically what most rich republicans in power are exploiting. Anyway, what is it with republicans ignoring facts? Did you pass basic math?
Soooo, bottom line is that the GOP's strategy appears to be "fine, we're going down, but we're taking you with us"???
Isn't it obvious? People are upset that the Dems are caving to the GOP over health care. I sure am. Do I want the GOP in their place? That's ridiculous. It only means I am very mad at the Dems. This means the Dems will be hurt in elections not because I am going to vote GOP–but because I will not be motivatred to go to the polls at all.
Why is the fact that the poll includes an over-sample of African Americans not mentioned in the article? I would think this is significant since African Americans voted overwhelmingly for Democrats and Mr. Obama in the 2008 elections. This omission is at best misleading...
GOP hillbillies are swamping CNN with their lies, hate and racist comments. Fox News no longer lets me blog on their site because they can't stand their Hillbillies seeing the truth. The right JUST CAN'T STAND FOR OUR POTUS TO BE A BLACK MAN. Did you hear that I said "BLACK MAN" one more time:YOUR POTUS IS A BLACK MAN, A BLACK MAN I SAY.
The error is the new poll shows democrats are screwing up (which we already knew) and yet they still point to negative about republicans. Amazing!
The GOP's leader is Rush Limbaugh and they will always take orders from him and not the American people.
why does the Democratic party need to seek constant approval of itself?
The Democrats continue to disappoint the "left".
-> The "Patriot Act" has yet to be rescinded.
-> "Don't ask / Don't tell" is still policy.
-> They choose to debate healthcare and other issues, instead of ram-rodding the Commander in Chief's plan.
Mr. Obama is not a "benevolent dictator", but rather, a centrist politician trying to goad legislators to produce laws that represent the will of the U.S. Citizenry.
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Whereas, the "right" (a.k.a. plutocrats) will never like decisions made by committee.
Nancy and Harry are doing a great job,its the paidoff foot draggers that are slowing the passage of the Bill that will see the brimstone now.
True Democratic, liberal, left wing answers....blame someone else. Who needs Al-Jazeera when we have CNN. When is Obama going to stop blaming the Bush Admin. He knew what he was getting into, claimed he had all the answers and now he just makes more excuses. What an egomanical communist.
Of course hate and bullying has always been useful in driving people away from political accomplishments. This health care thing is not going to be easy and a few brave politicians are going to be kicked around. But hopefully the citizens of American will ignore the uninformed bantor and come to the understanding that studying the issue with information that is accurate is our only best hope of getting to the best solution for all of us.
You can not trust a CNN poll when it comes to issues on Democrats. The majority of readers are left-leaning, therefore, the numbers should be higher in favor of the Democrats. I expect the complete opposite set of numbers to come from Fox News in favor for the Republicans.
Neither party deserves to run this country, but that is not an option. I do think that one party should never have total control of the lawmaking process.
Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Dodd and other democrats are bringing down the numbers. Granted there are some sensible Democrats trying to be level headed such as Mark Warner however when you have the likes of Pelosi and gange you are going downhill fast! Everytime Pelosi opens her mouth, ratings drop!!
Good thing you guys got Tim Kaine as your DNC Chairman because he has done nothing for Virginia as a Governor except put us in the hole and literally has abandoned his state. He is too much up Obama's you know what to think about that he got elected as Gov.
Too bad that a new party could run out the Democrats and Repulicans. HOw about a People of the US party!!!!!
The dems are working on solutions, the reps are standing on the sideline whining. They're not concerned about cleaning up the messes the republican admin left – it's not their problem. Just like GWBush – make a mess and walk away – it's the republican brand of responsibility – it's always someone elses.
The gop is still wallowing in irrelevance – they're not making any kind of significant gain. Keep up with the verbal vigilanteeism, and I'm sure those numbers will hold pretty much at rock bottom. Their tactics are so...1960's.
When you have evil forces spending millions of dollars talking trash about you, it's hard to keep the fence sitters not fall to the dark side.
The Democrats need to get rid of Reid, Pelosi, Barney Frank and make good on their promises. The Deomcrats are idiots they were give a tremendous opportunity and they squander it. Obama promised new jobs and we lost millions more. $787 billion to stimulate the economy but I see no stimulus. I registered Independent last week.
God help us with these never ending polls. What is there, one a day?
How about annual polls!!!!
Obstructing Government-ran healthcare is not going against the country... its actually exactly what the country wants. The majority of Americans do not support Obama's healthcare plan.
The democrats would be less popular if the liberal press didn't support them. It's sickening how the press supports the Democrats. Most people understand this but a lot of people get brainwashed very easily.
what did you think would happen from a san fran. left radical and a las vegas gambler.. reed and pelosi are dividing this country to the point i have never seen before,,, some blue dogs or lap dogs need to get control of this party soon or its back to the gop again...
Its early yet..... the spend spend spend tax tax tax control control control policies of the democrats will be their undoing in 2010 and 2012. They are in 100% charge of things now, and nothing good has happened.
Time for a third party that truly holds to our values ....
Time to get rid of the royal politicians in both parties .... and vote in leaders with the hearts of public servants.
OK...I've still got the same question as always.
What did the "CONSERVATIVES" do with the SURPLUS left to them by the "LIBERALS"? All I hear is the Dems are tax-and-spend. THEY LEFT US A SURPLUS!! I left the party when GW blew it all.
So I'll ask again....WHO SPENT THAT SURPLUS and where did it go?
Pelosi and Reid, what a joke. Voters in their states, vote them out next time for crying out loud.
The erosion continues. By next spring the Republican will hold an edge even in CNN polls. Which by the way carry a statistical oversample of Democrats & African Americans.
Let's get one thing straight:
This poll is NOT bad for democrats. It actually shows a very PROMISING numbers in light of the fact that this is likely the TOUGHEST debate that Obama will be in.
If I were a republican or a conservative, I would be VERY concerned at Democrats being viewed in such a better light by intelligent people as well as majority of people, despite it being the most difficult 'policy' on the tabe.
When inflation goes through the roof due to the extreme money printing (800 billion) and everyone's savings become practically worthless the Dems and Obama will be all over.
No one will be able to recover us from this rapid hyperinflation that's certainly coming. Probably next year this will be the major story, worse than the current recession ever was. And since all the money is gone there will be no way out, the tactics will have been used up by Obama.
We should have just naturally worked through recession, now we're in debt and don't have a thing to show for it. All wasted "stimulus" money, our hard earnced tax dollars pissed away for generations to come. Screw you government!!!!
I am so tired of your "polls" - it's the same people - all doing the same thing - and like a handful of people of the entire US population is a big deal - you run in in the ground CNN - just do the NEWS and stop with the stupid polls - it's losing its flavor!!
Obama was right in his motto " change" we need to change the
President in 2012 and change the Congress and Senate in 2010.
The Democrats may not be as popular as they once were, BUT people will still vote for them because MORE people hate the republicans. Too bad you rightees.
Obama hasn't repealled any of the Bush Tax cuts yet. So any person complaining about being taxed, when the current tax structure is stil within the Bush Administrations tax framework, as they complain of being taxed by Dems.....has lost their bearings............
Who are they polling? Polls only serve those who choose not to read and think for themselves (too many just go with the flow and make decisions based on the numbers they see).
“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you’re not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration.”
.....Hillary in 2003.
Come on, CNN, and all the rest of the "News" networks!
There are over 300 MILLION people in the country. I don't care what kind of "rationalization" you try to use trying to justify these percentages it is simply is wrong to do so.
To say "....of Americans.." or "...most Americans..." on a poll of 1,000 people or 5,000 people or even 10,000 people is simply bad journalism for the sake of headlines.
Those of us out here that want to hear FACTS simply turn off your polls as useless rhetoric.
We want the truth....not "make believe."
By the way....when are you going to call Palin what she is...a liar.
If Nancy Pelosi or John Cornyn or any number of other people had told such an outrageous lie as Palin did on her blog you would be all over it.
The Rep. party has not done anything new to make people happy... The Dem. Party has done plenty new to make people unhappy.
This can and will go back and forth for awhile, however the election cucle is about to start, so it will be getting interesting real soon
Why is being favored by the majority of American's bad news?
More meaningless polls, that have no real bearing on what most Americans think or care about
The Democrats are the only ones trying to do anything positive for this country, and the people in this country
So my own personal poll gives the Dems a 100 percent approval rating
PERIOD ...
Good old right leaning, right controlled CNN. Give me a break! Just one more media outlet now controlled by corporate GOP interests.
The Dems' policies have been killing our economy. When you have the far-left (Pelosi, Conyers, Rangel, B. Frank) running the country, you're going to have a nightmare at hand. Unfortunately, we see that today. More than 2.6 million jobs lost since Obama took office, with the deficit growing by $181 billion in July.
The reason that the GOP has claimed the Democrats' losses is because most of the midterm elections with Democrat incumbents don't have challengers yet. A pledge from a GOP conservative or libertarian to stop the Democrats' rampant spending will flip disenfranchised Democrats and turned-off independents over to the GOP. This will hold even more weight if the incumbent is a Blue Dog who voted on any of these big government programs that are bankrupting our country.
Perhaps if they stopped holding our country hostage, we could get some work done.
Americans demand single payer health insurance! The current plans will leave us in the same position in 10 years. Co-ops are untested, in fact there are only 2 successful health insurance Co-ops in the US! And that's what they want to give us?! Demand more! Demand better!
It would be nice if the republican would help Americans instead of hendering and bullying the people who are really trying to get something done.
Maybe they would get more respect.
The republicans are trying to win with slander.
The Democrats have to pay for the party the GOP threw and nobody likes paying the piper after an eight year GOP spending spree. It reminds me of how Bush Sr. became so unpopular because he had to start paying back the Reagan debt.
That's hard to digest, I see nothing that The GOP has done or plan to do that could enrich its favorability. Did the polster ask why? how about a poll on why the GOP are gaining ground.
That should be interesting.
No surpirse here and I believe the dems will suffer come the 2010 elections. I personally am sick of them ramming their agendas down my throat and destroying the basic principles this country was founded on. Everything is being done too quickly and without productive conversations. Those of us with questions about the health care are being ignored. As the great Community Organizer Obama says....he will pass this without the repubs. That says alot about the, hum, so called leader. Wake up to the Obama, Pelosi, Reid agenda!!!!
This should not be considered news. The horse race between the two major parties is of no concern to the American public. The fact that anybody would believe that there are unbiased polls is laughable. Until people start to realize that that politics is not a race between two parties, and the media stops exploiting that race and polarizing our country, we will continue to bicker over party ideals instead of living by American ideals. Stop supporting the games of a 2 party dictatorship.
Sincerely,
Barclay Close
Nancy pelosi not the right person for the current times. This woman is sinking the hard fought for democratics kudo's fairly or not she is the current target she is the distraction of last resort for the GOP, who are still lost in the wilderness with there pockets full of cash from the last eight years of profiteering on the backs of hard working americans.
The primary reason the Dems are dropping in the polls is that most Americans realize they have been sold out to the insurance and pharma lobbys again. Its tragic that we can't go to single payer but at a minimum, we should have a public option to counter the insurance companies. No more backroom deals. Represent the People for a change.
Of course the Republican haven't made any gains. They're more whacked out than Charlie Manson.
I guess it depends upon how CNN want to slant to people what the numbers mean. To me an 8 point swing in the GOP favor in 5 short months (given all the hoopla in Jan 09) should not be communicated as trival!
We need a legitimate 3rd party in this country. How many times does the country have to be let down by parties that use ideologies as a "front" to achieve their own agenda regardless if it aligns with what they campaign on. Death to the dems and repubs. Both are HUGE HUGE hypocrites. Wake up America.
How many times do you think Obama, Bush, Pelosi, Kennedy, or Boehner have gone into a Wal-Mart or looked at clearance aisles at a retail store......or sifted through grocery store ads to see whats on sale? Yet, we elect these people to represent the "middle class"? THEY DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THE MIDDLE/LOWER CLASS IS ALL ABOUT!
Get a clue people!
Mabye this means you partisan hacks will vote for something other then Republican/Democrat.
It's a shame that the party of No is about tearing down the Dems instead of building up America.
So much for presenting the facts CNN, how much more biased can you get?
Wake up and respond to the fact that the people of this country does not want the government to control everything and present multiple viewpoints and you might be on top again.
Since politics in this country is pretty much a zero sum game between the Democrats and Republicans, every loss to one side is a gain to the other. The five points of difference that seem to have disappeared without going to the Republicans are going to do what, vote Libertarian?
We Americans have chosen an outstanding man to be President. Unfortunately, we also sent the same group of unimpressive, self-inflated, no-talent, not-very-smart people back to Congress. The best of our representatives and Senators could be described as mediocre. The worst are truly disgraceful.
My state and district is among the most culpable. Texas sent Sen. Cornyn and Sen. Hutchison to the Senate. Both of them would be selling insurance if they weren't in the Senate. El Paso's Rep. Reyes is notable only for his lack of distinction. These people are interested only in reelection. They are not going to do anything or change anything. The only thing that changes is their rhetoric. The only important thing to them about government is who gets the contracts.
Texas, the home of Sam Houston, Sam Rayburn, Lyndon Johnson, and Ann Richards has reduced itself to being no better than Georgia, the very symbol of mediocrity.
I have always considered myself a political moderate. Since the Republicans are moving further and further away from the center of the political spectrum with each passind day I cannot see myself ever supporting or having a favorable opinion of Republican candidates. From my point of view the majority of what is presently wrong with this nation has been caused by Republicans. Until they ditch the far right wing radicals and move back to the center I cannot trust them to have the interests of the nation as a whole as part of their agenda.
Every site I go on I hear the same stuff: "I voted for Obama but... or, I'm a democrat but...". It's all these right wing sock puppets. More phony lies from the GOP and corporatists posing as moderates. Hey GOP: the truth will set you free. Most intelligent people are on to you.
Can CNN please release the questions contained in the poll? It has been my experience that poll results can be very misleading when summarized in this fashion.
That is because SOLIDARITY does not exist and never has within the Democratic party, which is how the Republicans gained so much the last 8 years. The Dems are split between wanna-be Republicans yet chosing to be in the Democratic party
As a lifelong Democrat, I find that even I myself have begun to wonder what the hell they are doing. With a few exceptions, they are showing themselves to be spineless wonders, rolling over to the Republicans on every single issue that comes up. It's like they are afraid of their own shadows.
The people voted them into office for a reason: to do the work that will benefit the American people (i.e., a single payer health plan, ending DADT, reigning in corporate excesses, etc.). Instead, they are allowing the Republicans to call the shots on just about everything.
We all know that if the Republicans still had the same power now as they had during the first six years of G.W. Bush's reign, there would be absolutely no discussion with the Dems whatsoever. They would be ramming their agenda down our throats relentlessly and mercilessly.
Voters in the democratic states of New Jersey and Virginia are polling in favor of the Republican candidate for Governor in each state. The support is well outside of the margin of error. These two races will show themselves to be bellwethers for 2010. Taxes will be the issue – and you can't trust democrats when it comes to taxes. They are thieves.
I have no confidence in the liberal democrats, and very little in the republicans and even less in the bias media when it comes to polls etc
I don't know who you're polling CNN. The Republicans are showing what utter moronic fools they are with this whole health care debate. As usual, they have no idea what's good for them. A bunch of sheep.
What a surprise, people are finally realizing that BOTH parties are not looking out for our interests. I really don't care for either party, they are all crooks. Don't even get me started on the last administration. This administration wants us to believe that $1.6 trillion in health care reform will not cost us a penny. Anytime the government has gotten involved with anything, it has cost a lot more than expected. You want a few examples: TARP(oops we need more money)Digital converter program(oops we need more money), Cash for Clunkers(oops we need more money), Social Security(oops we are going to run out of money) and the list goes on and on. If I can live within a my means than so should the government. I understand that the president has inherited a huge mess but that does not mean that government needs to add to the mess and somehow it will make things right. People and companies need to realize that the government is not one big cash cow and they need to take care of themselves. It may not be the easy but it will be better in the long run.
While the Democrats most certainly should take note of this, these figures are understandable as the party is currently struggling to assure Americans that health insurance reform (which is major legislation) will not adversely affect them.
The Dems need to fight back hard on health care as people only seem to be hearing the opposition right now on this issue. Also, the different factions of the party MUST be willing to compromise in order to get a bill passed by Congress. If no bill passes, it could very well be a "Waterloo" for the Democratic Party (just as their massive failure 15 yrs ago to pass health reform cost them dearly in Nov. '94). It is imperative for the Democrats to get some sort of health care/insurance reform to Obama's desk before the end of this year.
Is anyone happy with either party?
(Except those that live off handouts)
I truly believe that when America realizes how expensive "healthcare for everyone" when run by the government these poll numbers won't be the only thing dropping.
How does 52% Federal Income tax for healthcare sound DEMOCRATS? I have a masters degree in Accounting and Minor in Economics, have acutually read hr3200 and compared it with the other three or four reasonably successful "single payer" systems. The debt and economic structure is better in the US, however the US has also been given over many of its key professional earning classes to overseas markets.
If the Dems want to watch polls and listen to a few loud-mouth Palin-ites at town hall meetings to effect the changes that we need in this country, then we need to throw them out! It is time for change ... and the Dems need to deliver on their promises, especially President Obama.
What is most upsetting about the raucous debate on health care reform is the essentially hands-off policy of news organizations who report on the debate and what people are saying but fail to give a balanced pro and con of the issues under debate. This only encourages false and untrue representations – by advertisers and others – of what each side is proposing resulting in misinforming a gullible public
I told you! Your Country has been sold.. You don't own it anymore.
Therefore you have no Govenment. Just an Idiot on the Bridge.
I am so sick and tired of these so call polls. No one has ever ask me how I feel about and thing that they have polled. All this 50%, 45%, 72%, of Americans say this, say that, but I have never been polled, so please stop saying Americans, say some in America think this way. They go out and ask 1000 people or 100 people and say this is what America says. B.S.
I see the wingnuts are out in force on behalf of billionaires. Repugs are annoying speed bumps to progress. Dems, start governing, ignore Repugs. Barney Frank rocks!
The GOP, as it now exists, is irrelevant.
The GOP is angry, but it doesn't realize that it is the very source and cause of its own anger. Many Republicans can't accept that they helped to create the mess this country is in. While Rush Limbaugh gives voice to GOP insanity, his lifelong dedication to misinformation has surely contributed to the kind of country we are today.
All too many Americans are profoundly uneducated, poorly housed, uninsured, and malnourished. Our water is toxic, our weird, processed food is toxic; consequently, our health is terrible. In large part, we can thank the GOP (from Reagan on) and the corporations which control it for this situation.
As a former reporter I am completely and totally disgusted with the partisanship and outright pandering shown by you and the rest of the mainstream media. Your article here is supposedly a news item about the Democrats losing popularity, but instead is a thinly veiled attack on the right. More alarming is the fact that you make NO mention of the Orwellian tactics that the White House is taking by establishing a website that encourages everyone to report "misguided" information circulating about the proposed health care plan. This is not a left/right issue, this is not a Democrat/Republican issue - this is about LIBERTY, and the incredible speed at which our naive narcissistic president and the lunatics in Congress are trying to take it away. They are ignoring the "astroturf" backlash at their peril.....
Economy is coming around. My 401k is doing great... I don't know who you're polling CNN...
The reason is because the Democratic Congress and President Obama have lost touch with the American public. Sure, Obama campaigned on the platform of healthcare reform, but with his socialist, elitist attitude ASSUMED that the public wanted the public option. Obama needs to look at the polls and take note that 83% of Americans are happy with their insurance. It does not mean that we are opposed to healthcare reform or coverage for everyone; Obama is not even exploring other options; Senator Durbin said the Democrats MAY drop the public option if things don't go too well-and that is where their problem is-explore other options first. Hopefully the president will not be blind like the people who don't like polls whenever it doesn't favor their opinion.
May I ask the pollster why there was no mention of independent politicians who could do a better job? Why must it always be Democrats vs. Republicans? Talk about a skewed poll.
What I am mad with the democrats about is for even dealing with the evevagelical republicans. I am one of those people who is slowly falling thru the cracks. I have a great education and have worked since being 14 years. yet my group has NO major Medical period and I cannot ge it. The current group policytotally employee paid is one dr.s appoint ment anually and 1 xray. That means 1 if you need a heart cath not paid any type of any imaging in not covered or are follow ups etc. For people to say this is fine one would have to be idiot! It is awful and the the employer take the premium ou after taxes too. They feel they shouild'nt need to bother with it. My point is Dammit do something. Bipartisan ship is never going to work with these goons at all. They have nothing new to off and never will. Just half truths and I dont catre if thefeds take it all over BUT DO SOMETHING! YUO GOT A LANDSLIDE NOW DO IT!!!
From the President on down, the party in power has to get off their high horse no matter what party it is. Both use the same tactics (scare, protests, etc) and they are both full of crap.
While the Republicans had control of all three branches of government, we saw the reduction of civil liberties and an increase of economic liberties.
Now that the Democrats are in control, we have seen no real change.
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The Republicans have PROVEN that they cannot be trusted.
The Democrats are currently being judged; their numbers will decline each day that substantial changes are delayed.
The GOP is the winning Party, The GOP is the American Party. The Democratic Party is the Socialist Party.
Obama received 53% of the popular vote in the election. If 52% approve of the Democrats, it looks even to me. Probably just a leveling out of the usual inflated approvals right after inauguration, when some folk will jump on the band wagon of enthusiasm. If the numbers stay at that level, and you keep the people who voted for you the first time around happy, then they will be there to vote for you 4 years later. Doesn't sound like such bad news for the Dems just yet.
The constant bashing of President Obama by cnn and faux news with there one sided reporting is working. Proof that america has become a land of weak minded, dumbed down people. Cnn and faux news consistantly bashed President Bill and Hillary Clinton the whole eight years the were in the white house. When george bush and slippery dick came into power cnn and faux news gave them a free ride and they ran the country into the ground. cnn and faux news are responsible for the disaster this country has become.
The GOP is a non-option, so that's no surprise, and yes, those of us who lean Democrat are not pleased with the job the overall Democratic congress is doing. Too much special interest and not enough cooperation–we, the voters, still need to clean house in DC.
Yet another headline playing into the stupidity of Americans that can't see the forest for the trees! I've switched from CNN.com to MSNBC for a little less biased news reports, but I still like to come over once in a while to see headlines like this to remind me of why I switched. I think CNN & FOX are neck and neck as far as Democrat and Obama bashing! The status-quo lobbyist must have gotten to you ladies & gents, how much did they pay you?
GO FIGURE!!!! Nancy and Obama are such losers who would of thunk it!!!...Dems are running out of people and parties to blame...step up to the plate this is ALL your mess!!!! and what a big one...!!!
I've always had faith in the Democrats, and I still do. This country had it's best economy ever in it's history with Clinton and he was a Democrat. The Republicans were never a group that I liked, since it seems they embrace religion too much. Plus they want to deregulate everything and we seen what happens with that.
Negative advertising works. But this poll also shows that without ideas teh GOP does not go up just by pulling the Dems down. The GOP has turned the health care question into a rave party. What a bunch of morons. Dick Army should be humiliated but instead the old guard loves him. The nice thing about the old guard is that their days are numbered – literally and politically.
Thought: limit your next health care poll just to people who actually pay for their health care (i.e. exclude people who get it for free). Satifaction numbers will plummet!
CNN is for and by GOP, BE AWARE. From Situation Room to AC360 programs are funded by the Right wing terrorist faction of the GOP
Bad news for Dems = Good news for America
Seems to me as if most Americans are dissatisfied with BOTH parties. Love the way they interpret 51% approval on the Dem side as 'most of the country view Dems favorably'. Sure, but 49% of the country thinks the Dems are doing a crappy job. Not exactly widespread support !! Geez. . . no bias here.
Republicans don’t have a candidate for 2012
But they are blaming Obama for everything
Problem with republicans the don’t listen to us but they listen to Rush and Fox
CHANGE! Isn't it great?????
Shouldn't the headline on the homepage then be "Bad News for Dems, GOP in New Poll"?
I would argue that a drop for the Democrats, and no gains for the already abysmal GOP numbers would be bad news for both....no?
People are starting to realize the Obama train that was going to change everything, is doing little. And we all see that Dems continue on with the status quo just like Repubs.
Question Authority – time to support your favorite Third Party locally and nationally.
Unload the RNC / DNC crooks and liars.
How about showing us the data instead of your interpretation of the data. I took the poll. There is much more to be learned from the results I saw. Give us the news instead of trying to create the news.
where was CNN's polls during the 8 years Bush screwed us–all of a sudden your doing polls of someone in office 200 days. give me a break. No news out there
With a plus/minus of 3, the Dems approval at 52%, how can Keating Holland say "Most Americans still have a favorable view of the Democrats; half have an unfavorable view of the GOP"? By my reckoning, this statement could be equally true if it was reversed. It is either yet another example of media bias, or he is too stupid to understand his own pole.
There's an 800 pound gorilla in the Republican corner. Don't just sit there and read and re-read forwarded emails.
Look up PNAC. If you want fear to the depths of your bones. PNAC.
Republican rule thru ignorance and controlling ALL the money. I dare you.
Not to fond of those spineless democrats myself But I like the GOP even less. The GOP is a bunch loons and the Democratic party can't get any thing done when they control every branch of the government. I voted Democrat because I thought they had the guts to restore this country.
Unfortunately many them just want to stuff there pockets with lobbyist cash.
Go Pelosi Go.
WE SUPPORT YOU.
You are the Speaker, not anybody else, because we voted you.
Keep doing what you are doing. You are the Best.
These Jack Ass Republicans don't like you, don't bother.
These Republicans Nut Jobs don't like to see Women Succeeding.
These Republicans even don't like their own Fathers, Mothers, Brothers and Sisters. They are Maniac, Thugs, Scoundrels.
They are suffering from An inferiority complex.
Why do people who have health insurance is out there protesting?..I got mine, so lets say NO. Well, lets take the GOP insurance from them and while we are at it, lets close down medicare, and lets not pay anymore unemployment, this will give you the small government you want, then nobody will have nothing to complain about.
The problem is not with either the Democrat nor Republican parties. Our entire government has become corrupt, terminally ineffective, seedy, self serving, inbred, slothful, wasteful and greedy. The whole thing needs to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch.
The only question is, "how large of a redicuclous advantage do you give to Dems in your polling sample?"
It is not unusual for MSM Polls like this one to poll 20% more Dems than Republicans, thus pathetically skewing the topline numbers.
Thee MOST ACCURATE 2008 POLLSTER IN AMERICA, Rasmussen, says that Republicans hold a 5 ppoint lead in the Generic Congressional Question, NOT this silly 10 point Dem Advantage you foist on us here.
Last question, if dems are, in fact, so beloved, why can't they get anything passed?
There is a third option: third parties. The Libertarian Party has grown a ton in the past year, as have the Constitution Party and Green Party. All are unified under the same desire: observe the Constitution and reduce the size of government, something which neither the Democrat nor Republican party wants to do.
Funny I remember Democrats loving polls during the Bush admin and run-up to the election. Now I see a whole bunch of "bah polls mean nothing!" posts....Classic, gotta love it <3
If you take a poll every five minute with the same people and frame the same sentence different you will get a different poll number I betcha.
The protest are orchestrated by a group headed by Dick Army and if you had any scrupples you would have him on to answer it. There is a site that lists the locations and tells them how to disrupt. They want to disrupt because if they debate they will lose. There will soon be a CBO cost analysis for the single payer check that out.
I will NEVER again vote for any Republican. I am done with any support for that Political Party. I am just one of the hard-working millions in this country that is tired of the Republicans' lies, antics, and fear-mongering in the U.S.
What is up with these onimous polls? I bet you a year's worth of health insurance that nobody on these comment boards or anybody they know were polled
I can't say that I am happy with either party right now.
I just wish there was a way to ban politicians.
bad news for Cnn.Cnn has been losing viewership to msnbc according to our latest polls.People say Cnn is bias.Their polls are very bias.Well i wouldnot be watching Cnn anymore.
Democrats might be losing their popularity. However, the GOP is more damaged than the Democrats currently.