Washington (CNN) – Eleven months before crucial midterm elections, a national poll indicates that the public is divided over whether the country would be better off with Democrats or Republicans controlling Congress.
According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Thursday, 40 percent of people questioned say the U.S. would be better off if Democrats ran Congress while 39 percent feel things would be better if Republicans took charge on Capitol Hill. The 1-point margin is a statistical tie.
Support for Democrats is down from a 10-point advantage in August and a 25-point margin in January.
"As the debate over health care continues, the Democrats may have lost the competitive advantage that they enjoyed earlier this year," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "Since August, the number who support Democratic control of Congress has fallen farthest in the Northeast and the Pacific Rim - two regions that have been Democratic strongholds for many years."
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With the actions of the party of NOthing, their goal to destroy our president, consequently our country, obstructing anything and everything regardless of the benefits, inciting of fear mongering, hate, lies, sewer tactics and irresponsible behavior, do not understand how any sincere, intelligent American can support them.
You have to realize with their complete support of big business, sacrificing the American people they are well on their way to becoming our countries most dangerous, domestic terrorists.
Not from my vote.
As we watched the House Democrats largely screw up health care reform and are now watching the Senate Democrats totally screw up health care reform, is it any wonder that the base of the Democratic Party isn't interested in supporting these failed Democrats and these failures of Democratic leaders?
What they're doing – or failing to do on behalf of the people of this country – is pathetic.
The shortness of memory is one of the great failures of the American voter! It has not been that long ago that the GOP was in power and devastatinging the nation with two undeclared wars, trashing the constitution, invading privacy of citizens, running up debts, massive corruption in Iraq, and the list goes on and on. Now, the voters are thinking that it just might be better to have them in control again? I don't think so!
interesting results. The most poignant is the data on whether they favor or oppose the health bill. 39% in favor!? Remember, no matter how passionate you, as an individual, favor this bill, you must remember that we are a representative republic and 39% public support does not translate to the vehement pushing of this bill by our elected representatives. It shows that they are only there to push THEIR will, not the will of the people.
CNN hardly reports anything good about GOP.. If CNN is making this report of a tie - it then means that truly the Republicans are ahead by another 10 points at least....right CNN?
Now give us the real polls– be honest for once
I'm not worried about the Party Of No picking up any House seats in 2010. They've done absolutely nothing to move this country forward. On the other hand, some dems may be losing their Senate seat for giving us a watered down public option. They hsould've stuck to their guns.
Figures but considering how Dems haven't stuck to their guns on Health care and the public option, I can't say I trust either
The thing however is this, the Repubs being the majority for the first 6 years of this side of the millennium, we see what they did to the country, UNLESS Dems do worse, I don't see voting the other way
I have a sneaky suspicion Dems can't do worse
Financial collapse in 02
Enron
9/11
war in Iraq when Afghanistan should have been the focus all along
inflating the dollar
making people believe they had money that they didn't like just anybody can be rich or at the very least well off as long as they have a viable business plan.
Yeah I dont see it
Well, we know more people would be alive under Democrats.
Bush Administration
3,000 Dead= 9/11
3,000 Dead = Katrina
4,000 plus = Iraq/ Afghanistan
We all have to be very skeptical of polls.
With CNN's love affair with Cheney, Palin etc we all know where they stand.
And, Cato, Heritage are run and controlled by radical right wing billionaires.
So, take them with a grain of salt as the majority of us are intelligent enough to realize our country cannot, will not support a party out to continue their path of destruction.
The party of Nothing is a disgrace to our political system.
It is so untrue that it does not matter who is in control of congress. Please do not think that. If the republicans were to gain control of congress it would effectively end anything that Obama wanted to do. If you think that nothing is getting done in congress now. Nothing will get done right if congress is controlled by the republicans. The reason things are taking so long to do anything now is mostly due to the stone walling republicans. So I say once again it matters very much who controls congress.
Yes, the trend is VERY clear. Keep taxing, keep spending like drunken sailors, keep bailing out your companies to the unions advantage, keep bringing terrorists captured on the battlefield to the US for a criminal trial, and you'll kiss it all good bye come next November.
Obama, Reid and Pelosi are the best thing that's ever happened to the Republican party!
The public has a very short memory if they're considering voting for Republicans ever again. Republicans had their chance, 8 years of it, and 6 of those years completely unopposed... and you can see what it did to the country.
Both parties spend too much money, but at least when Democrats spend it, it's to help the American people. Republicans always spend it on corporate welfare to help their big-business buddies who are already making obscene profits as it is. If you're more concerned about raising a nonproductive CEO's salary to $250 million a year than you are about having a hard-working blue-collar guy make enough to feed his family, then, by all means, vote for Republicans.
I don't think I will, though... I have a conscience, and I like to get my sleep at night.
Uh oh, Obama has made all of the dems in congress vote for health care and essencially, Walk the Plank. Thanks Obama, it has taken years to get democratic majorities in congress, and in less than a year with your terrible and inexperienced policies you have already lost least majorities. What a terrible president.
If this country is divided over Dems and repugs being in control after 8 years of Bush/Cheney, this is a country with some dumb people. How could anyone want to turn freedom over to a bunch of politicians indebted to doomsdayers, weapons nuts, and "we'll tell you how to live and love" wingnuts? Woe is the day when these guys get back in control of anything!
Considering the 109th Congress (from 2004-2006) was overwhelming majority Republican, and their greatest 'claim to fame' was that their attendance record BEAT the congressional record of Truman's presidency, which up until then had the worst attendance record of any congressional body, I would say we are better off with Democrats in power. Plus most of what the Republicans passed was NOT funded (education, immigration reform) - OOPS.
I'm sure not divided. I don't like the negative majority of Republicans that are now in office. I'd like a little bit of positive, let's work with the issues and the needs of the people kinda of thing. Republicans just stand to be noticed and negativity sure does get noticed.
Nice acronym – where's your class guy?
Really only one explanation for this:
The number of Dems and/or Independents out there who are insanely angry over the spineless retreat of the Dems on issues like single-payer or public option for health care reform. Why bother electing them if they're just going to capitulate with a bunch of whining, misinforming, fabricating, pantwetting babies who want nothing more than control over the country to benefit themselves by pandering to corporate interests while convincing uneducated simpletons in rural areas to vote against their own interests based on sperconservative stances on domestic social issues and fear of anyone brown.
All this shows is that the gullible and elderly are being swayed by the lies and stupidity coming from the tearful, so-concerned (about ratings and $$$) Glenn Beck, and the ever-so-dishonest Sarah Palin, Cheney, and Hannity. As reported by the Republicans, who could possibly be in favor of anything supported by the evil, socialist, communist, Muslim, wimp of a President they tear down every day?
Meantime, anyone with half a brain can fact check the Republicans and Democrats daily, and discover that Repubs are in bed with insurance companies, that Beck and Hannity have even less education than Palin, and that she lied repeatedly in her precious book, and when she wasn't lying, she was blaming others for her mistakes. But hey, these 'ordinary folks, just like me' are all millionaires, and Palin was a millionaire when she was Governor, so they are not the least bit like most Americans, are they?
If these folks were not so afraid that Obama might actually turn the economy around, make steps toward world peace, and be a real American leader after all, they might actually admit he's OK. Nah.
You can easily defeat the GOP. Just hang a sign at any poll place stating "RE-ELECT DICK CHENNY.'
The GOP didn't erase anything. It's the Democrats that did the erasing, with their careless "anything opposite of the GOP will work" barrage against our freedoms and our economy.
Both parties are guilty of the same crime - they don't acknowledge that some of the oppositions ideas are successful or decent. The Democrats have routinely gone completely against anything Bush did. The GOP did the same for 8 years. The result is a chaotic switch from far Left to far Right and back again.
There has to be some acceptance of the middle ground, or Independents will be unable to do anything but flip flop the power between the two parties, resulting in a cycle of nonsensical rule.
This is the democrats own fault. They have the white house, they have 60 in the senate, they have a big majority in the house and they still screw up because they are trying to appease the irrelevant conservatives. This is what happens when you abandon your base. I am starting to think Ralph Nader was right, there is no difference between the two, I am voting third party from now on.
There is a Bloomberg poll out today that has the Republicans at +4 on
2010 House Generic Ballot.
Haven't we already seen what happens when the Republicans are in charge?
The day Republicans take control is the day we can look forward to the same old Bush's policies for the rich only, wars that bring no World peace and protection for Americans, hate spilling out all across our country resulting in the end.
So the GOP got eight years to do their dirty business but Dems only get one year to try to repair the damage. People seem to want instant fixes ... not going to happen. You put the GOP back in and we will fall further down the ladder of first-world countries. There is so much damage the GOP caused this country that it will take at least four years to improve things (if we are lucky). GOP fights any changes with tooth and nail regardless of the benefit to the country, as long as they make Dems look bad.
lol....wow, Barry and his administration(otherwise known as the FBI's Most Wanted List) are doing a bang-up job. Yes, I remember it clearly just one year ago when democrats were chirping loudly about the demise of the republican party......why, they were extinct, like the dinosaurs and would never, ever win another election....ever. And now here we are less than one year later and because of Obama's staggering failures on everything, the GOP is back and next fall's elections are going to be a bloodbath for the democrats.
I think we Americans as a whole have become wary of all politicians.
They have all proven to us with their actions and policies that they only care about money. They care about getting money and fancy trips from lobbyists working for large corporations hidden behind non-profits. They care about getting campaign contributions from the fat cats on Wall Street so they can continue their free ride courtesy of the American taxpayer.
Why should they care. They are set for life with a great health insurance plan to boot & we are all too busy trying to find and keep jobs to do anything about it. I would evoke our greatest generation, who are lucky enough to be retired, to stand up for us. Go to Washington and get our country back. You are the only one's who have the time and I know have the will.
Only can we, by an election take back our country and elect responsible officals who are not spend crazy.Till to remove the wasteful pork barrel spenders and put in responsible fiscal responsibe individuals.
How anyone could possibly consider the Republicans as having better leadership is shocking. What does it take for the American people to understand that their whole way of thinking results in economic meltdown and erosion of the middle class. As for healthcare reform, this country is experiencing a terrible price for its system. More and more are losing insurance and many companies can no longer afford the premiums. Any gains the Republicans have made has been done by lying to the people and distorting the goals of the president and the congress.
The 20% that are agnostic on this are of great importance next year.
Don't see why this is suprising the donkey party is the party of racism and socialism. They love to support Americas enemies in war time and in peacetime. They have been gutting the US Constitution for decades.......
I think the democrats are doing a very good job concidering all the mess and economic crisis they inherited and took control of. No party or leader could have done any better. if there was no bailout, perhaps the U.S. would have disappeared from the face of the earth as a leading nation. Yes. the deficit is too much, yes, there is unemployment and yes the recession is not over. But on the whole, it has been an honest, straightforward and well-meanig government that looks out for the 80% of the Americans, instead of the 20% rich, famous and born again Christians. Give them a chance, and I am sure they will deliver what they said they will. They alone have the guts and the ability.
There are several good reasons for the decline in popularity of Democrats.
1. The Democrats in the Senate have managed to squander whatever political advantage they once had. There are too many Democrats who do not want to vote either way on that bill. They don't want to defend themselves.
2. Psychological studies have shown that if one person is yelling at and angry with another, then most people identify with the bully. They reason that the victim MUST have done something to deserve it – because people get what they deserve. What goes around comes around. The Republican strategy of lying about the bill and angrily opposing everything Obama does from the time he wakes up until the time he goes to bed is working.
I don't know what Obama will be doing at 3:19 PM tomorrow, but I do know that an angry Republican will be denouncing it at 3:20 PM.
Democraps...Rethuglicans....who cares. The people and their leadership are the problem, not the parties. To heck with the mix and majority, vote all incumbents out. We need to retool and refocus for congress to succeed at anything. Fresh minds and ideas = success. No more Pelosis, Reids, or Steeles. They gotta go!
The economy is coming back by every indicator, thanks to President Obama's leadership and that of the Dems. Jobs will be the last thing to come back, but they're already on their way. This poll is meaningless. Talk to me in 6 months.
How quickly we forget that republicans ruined this country... Unbelievable!
Well, isn't that just great. Let' reward the GOP for destroying the economy and lying us into a war and delegitimizing our current President with their lies, spin and half-truths and ignorance. Looks like the dumbing down of the American electorate has almost reached its goal. Looks like the republicans plan is working and ClusterFox News and the right-wing teabagging talk radio hacks who are on 5 days a week for 8 hours a day is a success. Well done guys. "Mission Accomplished"....AGAIN.
Thank God there's still hope for this country.
The public is incredibly stupid with the collective attention span of a gnat. A landslide number of people voted for President Obama and a Democratic Congress to assist him in implementing changes to address the screwed up mess that a FAILED eight years of Republican control brought to the country. Less than a year later, it appears that many people want to go back to soaking the middle class and enriching people who are already wealthy beyond imagination. They want to go back to doing nothing except taking care of their rich contributor friends and corporations.
How stupid are people?? We had 8 years under Republican idiocy that caused this mess and these morons want to go back to those idiots?
In this case the saying "The blind following the blind," should be changed to "The idiots following the idiots."
And I really don't think this will be posted as well.But there are more ways to skin a cat! If you people could back your argument in a debate it wouldn't be an issue would it?But sense you don't like numbers and arithmatic,history and economics-101,I guess the facts will have to come out somewhere else. Probably Fox News from how I see it.Anyway, got to go, headed there now.
American's have short memories and are fooled by hate and lies... no wonder the GOP is so successful at comebacks! Giving Dems <11 months to fix alllll our problems is unrealistic. No wonder we place so far behind everyone in education...
If there were true Democrats in Congress instead of the cross dressers that call themselves democrats we would have an entirely different congress now. Its time to vote in true Democrats and vote out the Republicans and Republican Lites that pose as Democrats.
With corrupt idiots like Pelosi, Murtha, Grayson, Waxman, Waters, Boxer, Dodd, Frank (whose failure to regulate caused most of the economic issues of today) screwing up our country, I'm surprised that any democrats will receive any votes.
At a time when we need to reign in spending, simplify the tax code, make an environment that is business friendly, our president and representatives are pushing ideology, corrupt policies and playing political games.
Folks like Grayson have contributed to the Dems decline!!
GOP will have to waite for next 15 years to take control of any house or Presidency,as all hard working American knows that GOP 's main interest is for their own well being not for the average Joe, You all will experiance in next 6 months that Economy will rebound back, Jobs will open up for people and healthcrare reform will be done after that you will see the poll will bounce back .My prediction that GOP will loose more seat in 2010. still time for GOP to support the President, get out from the party of " NO " and support .
The GOP didn't erase it. The Democrats have done that all on their own through their own buffoonery! Give credit where credit is due.
Bye bye Speaker Pelosi! You are part of the problem of your party! Too arrogant!
Its only a matter of time before we get rid of all these professional politicians. The republicans had to learn first, Now its the Dems turn.For the first time in many years, I can't wait for the poles to open. I might just have to be the first one in line.I think you will end up finding maybe you should have paid more attention to those town hall meetings.We're going to show you change in 2010.
Well what do you expect....Republicans have spent the last 11 months campaigning while the Democratic Party has been focusing on the American people. Republicans could care less about the American people they only care about winning....
Obama/Biden
2008/2012
The republican are the party of no.They represent the insurance companies, oil companies and banks. They care nothing about mainstreet people. They start wars, sink the economy and complain
when others have to cleanup their mess. Poor Abe Lincoln must be turninig over in his grave to see what his party has turned into.
Why this continual daily "reporting" of polls that have very little substance? Let's start taking daily polls re: the relevance of the supposed importance of these polls and the pollsters. Why not try to report what has been traditionally important...like the continued corruption of the "chicken hawks" and their continuing efforts to minimize the devastation they brought to our country...and the world?
Let's see the libs try to spin this. They know they are in big trouble, whether health care passes or not. The coup de grace will be when Reid not only isn't the head of the Senate, he won't even be in the Senate. Electing Obama was the best thing possible for the Republican Party.
The GOP constant smear and fear machine seems to be working, only this time during the mid terms the people will be reminded by the dems that the GOP has done nothing to assist during the economic downturn.
Advice to GOP; do not count your chickens before they hatch, americans are not as stupid as you would like to think.
Health Care Reform and Cap and Trade are killing the democrats. People want jobs, not overpriced health care and additional taxes on energy. I see a big shift coming in 2010, much like 1994. Obama is one and done.
Failing Foreign and Domestic Policies; Out of Control Spending; Lack of Accountability on numerous Ethics violations; Numerous broken campaign promises, Radical Democratic voices like of Reid, Grayson and Pelosi...
It's no wonder that they have lost ground over the past year.
I believe by election time 2010,the public will have come around to the reality that the Democratic party, even thouhg not perfect, best represents what is 'great' about America. If you listen carefully to the health care debate, from the likes of Sarah Palin and that whole extreme right wing gang..the undertone of 'racism' can be heard loud and clear.
Living in Miami I am exposed to the ultra right wing 'Cuban' radio and they are overt on their 'hatred' everything Obama and Democratic.
In the view of the 'Ultra Right' if you don't have money for health care you can just dissapear and die, of course as long as it is not one of their own!!
Nothing that is meaninful comes without a price. I hail Obma and the Democrats for pushing for a meaningful Health care reform act!!!
"Forty-three percent say they trust congressional Democrats more on health care reform, with four in 10 feeling Republicans would do a better job."
That's insane.
If this poll is correct, the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate and Obama in the White House have totally failed us.
The poll surveyed 1,041 adult Americans by telephone.
I believe that the only real poll, is the one in 2012. Besides, most young people, like me, do not have land lines that consist of regular telephones, not cell phones, so I cannot be polled. CNN, there are way more than 1000 dems or repubs in the US, so your poll is hard to believe. Another truth I noticed is that every time a poll benifits one party that party celebrates while the other ones throw a fit, no matter who gets polled. Besides, have you people ever heard of this saying, "Doing what is right, most of the time is not popular, and doing what is popular is most of the time,is not right." I am only 18 going on 19, and I even realize that; I am even a "far left liberal wingnut." Besides I think Mr. Grayson should have put his sentence more professionally like this, "If you don't have anything nice to say, do not say anything at all. Mr. Grayson try to be more professional and put it that way next time.
The sad part is the republicans are no different, they are all slimy politicians that only want to keep their jobs, increase their personal power and have no interest in the country as a whole. Retirement needs to be removed from elected office, elected office and career need to be disassociated from each other, a pox on career politicians.
Oh how soon we forget. Anybody with a brain should remember who got us where we are today. George W. and his Republican thugs took eight years to lead us into mass destruction. Now, President Obama and the Democrats are left with the after effects of the GOP!!
Duhh.... The Dems are destroying America. Intelligent people are seeing "Hoax and Change" for what it is. Gee I wonder why Obama is now the all time lowest rated president at this early point in his presidency?
Fact is Americans are mostly Conservative. Too bad for all you Liberal, lefty's. The tables have turned and you need to move to a Socialist country to live out your "destroy America" Socialist dreams.
"only in America can you get a prize ( ??? Peace prize ??) for what – doing nothing BUT being a minority and getting to be president?"
HINT: Norway is NOT in America.
And we wonder why the GOP has supporters or why traditional bastions of GOPerdom like SC have horrifying public education systems? 2 + 2 people, 2 + 2...
ah, how soon we forget who got us into this wonderful state of affairs. Eight years worth of garbage isn't easily taken care off..
After nearly a year, how easy we forget what a mess the last eight years under a different regime created for this country.
It's fair to say most of these polls overrepresent democrats so the situation leading up to the 2010 elections is likely worse for democrats than the poll indicates.
You must have polled wealthy old white men and the Insurance Companies that the republicans protect at all costs.
NO REPUBLICAN CONTROL EVER AGAIN.
As we get closer to the election I am sure the GOP will pull much further ahead simply because they are not lunatic liberal dems that can't seem to understand that we do not have any more money and we do NOT want (and can't afford) to have our taxes raised. The American public is not the problem, we did not cause this recession and we are not the reason that the debt is as high as it is. Most of us live within our means and pay our bills. Its high time the congress and senate take responsibility for their stupidity and man up to their mistakes. If they actually cared for the country, then the ones that contributed to this (Barney Frank and all his loony buddies) should resign or not run for another term because they are certainly NOT helping the country by being where they are. They need to realize its not their money they are spending its ours and its our future they are throwing under the bus just to further their grip on our throats.
The republican strategy is to repeat lies enough, and people will eventually believe them. It is a page out of the Bible according to Karl Rove. It must be working.
Maybe it is because people are starting to miss the republican culture of corruption.
I find it amazing that Republicans stuck by Bush in all the wrong decisions he made while in the white house for 8 years, and now that we have a black president, republicans want to pick at everything this man is trying to do. If you picked at everything Bush did while in the White House, maybe, just maybe, we wouldn't be in the situation that we are in now. Try to give President Obama a chance, I'm sure the President would love to be a magician but he's not, he's a man who is trying to help the economy and make a change in how other countries view the USA. Give him a chance
This one of the few times that I agree with former VP Chaney. I thought Pres. Obama was smart enough to avoid the pitfalls of the extreme liberal left, but I was sadly mistaken. The President had to govern from the right-center in order to avoid becoming a one term politician but he is so far left that there is no hope for him. At mid term elections in 2010 you should expect to see many Democrats lose their seats. There will be States like WA. that are so liberal that it will be hard to elect a Republican, but the comparative vote count (2008 to 2010) should send a very strong message of discontent. The citizens do not want to see the States, who have spent like drunken sailors, bailed out with borrowed Federal stimulus funds. The States need to cut employees , as the private sector has done.
How quickly John Q has forgotten how we reached this point.
This poll proves that:
the teabaggers who shouted at town hall meetings in August won,
Obama and the Democratic Congress failed miserably,
and the American people – who need real health care reform – LOST.
While I don't doubt that the [R]s have had a slight uptick (there are, afterall,some pretty stupid people in our country - recall 2000 and 2004 for proof of that), the biggest change has been in the [D] side which gave up percentage points to swell the undecided percentage. And to see why, one need merely look to where they lost the most support: in the northeast and the west coast, [D] strongholds. You think these people held back their support because the [D]s were "too [D]? Not at all, they held back their support because the [D]s in Congress are not doing enough to counter the [R] failure.
The GOP is a bunch of race-baiting, fearmongering, rightwing morons. The 39% of Americans that claim to support that proven perscription for FAILURE need to track down how their gene pool got contaminated.
As an Independent, I was certainly willing to give the Democrats a chance to see if they could actually change and get the country back on the right track. However, I have never seen such a mess in the years since I could vote starting with Nixon. The Pres. out does Nixon on being Narcisstic,arrogent and self centered; Rep. Grayson from Florida should be committed to a mental institution, and the rest of Congress should have a video made of themselves and forced to watch it...I bet if they did, they would be ashamed to enter the halls of Congress. I would like to see all of them replaced, especially those who are attorneys, and replaced with ordinary people who actually listen to the voters and take the voters concerns seriously, and vote in the best interest of the voters instead of their own interest. They are more foolish and stupid than I think they are if they don't see this coming......
You ain't seen nothing yet. Obama's policies are demolishing the Democratic party.
I am an independent who voted Democratic in 2008. I voted for change but what I see is more of the same. Greater deficits, failed wars, partisan bickering. I plan on voting for the GOP in 2010 to restore some balance to Washington. I think divided government works better (i.e. Democrats controlling congress and Ronald Reagan controlling Presidency, Republicans controlling congress and Bill Clinton in the presidency).
What a memory lapse ... those people must have forgotten that it was the republicans' control of all three branches of government that got us into this mess! Frightens me that those same people are willing to re-elect a party who "let the people down".
What a shame!
Considering the current Democractic Congress supports a President who goes around apologizing to the world for America and we used to have a Republican Congress that kept America safe (no terrorist attacks under a Republican Congress), I'd vote for a Republican Congress.
If you don't want to work yet receive enormous benefits, if you don't want to work hard yet demand great rewards, if you want a party to rob the riches to pay for the poors, and above of all if you want socialism very dearly, then you should support Democrupts!
if they put all those Democraps under investigation in jail right now, Republicans would have the majority in both houses. Corruption runs deep with Chicago / D.C. politics
This is such a dumb question- the Republicans had 10 years of control of the congress and the Dems while having had almost three years of majority , still did not have "control" or a president to sign bills until January 20th of this year. Only11 months.
Bills take time to go into affect after a lengthy process to be voted on.
Stimulus money approved prior to 2009 is still waiitng for dispersing.
They have not had their first budget put in play in place yet. and still people think things are their fault while saying they are not doing enough. It cant be both.
Give it time.
No, the DEMOCRATS have erased the popularity gap in Congress.
So is this surprising to anyone? The GOPers have the memory of a chipmunk. They are quick to forgive all the horrors of the Bush/Cheney eight years the almost destroyed our country. It will take more than two terms of Democratic President to revive our honor and ability as a nation.
This is the result of two things. One, Democrats actually think for themselves so they have varying opinions on issues and don't always agree on things. Two, the Republican'ts are doing everything in their power to basically shut down the Senate so nothing is getting accomplished. And the American people see that nothing is getting done and blame the party in power instead of the true villians.
The Democrats in congress can't stop the obstructionism but they can get their act together and start working together for the common good of the country. And when folks start seeing results with no republican't support, they may finally realize who has their interests at heart and who is working to protect big business and big profit.
GOP = Party Before Country
Only a fool would think that returning the Republicans to power would be a good thing.
– THEY are the ones who brought the global economy to the brink of collapse
- THEY are the ones who started two wars and irresponsibly cut taxes on the wealthy at the same time (unprecedented in our nation's history)
- THEY are the ones who would rather dither and obstruct than create meaningful health care reform, even though the majority of Americans support it
- THEY are the ones who held secret meetings with oil companies; tortured prisoners of war; trampled the Constitution
Americans need to be a little more patient and use their brains – the GOP is bent on redistributing the wealth of our country upwards into the hands of just a few families.
How anyone can't see this, is beyond me.
Whether its the GOP of DEMS, one party ruling everything is and has been a disaster! But that is what most voted for!
A cnn poll,not surprising.You lean so far to the right I get tired of it
I tend to side with the republicans on most issues, but I don't see this poll as good news. It says more about the lack of focus and the docility of the american people than it does the republican or democratic parties.
Really? What does it say about a society when the political polarity of the majority of its voting base changes so rapidly? It says that the people will believe whatever the media spin-meisters tells them to.
I'm glad that the replubicans are back up where they should be in the eye of the public, but my argument is that they never should have been down so far to begin with. PEOPLE, TURN OFF THE TV AND THE RADIO AND START READING AND START THINKING FOR YOURSELVES!! STOP BEING SO EASILY MANAGED!!
The Democrats are losing people in there own party like me because they are acting like Republicans Light
It makes no difference neither party will do what right for the America public. Both the GOP and Dems are the best political hacks the insurance companies can by.
The title to your article is wrong. The GOP has not erased anything. It just did nothing, prevents things from happening and stands for nothing. If the people in this country are willing to hand over the reins of government to the people who nearly destroyed this country then they will get what they deserve. Why don't you take a poll and ask where people get their information from. I commute on the train everyday and maybe 20% of the people read a newspaper (and that includes the NY Post which is more like a comic book). People have lots of uniformed opinions, which mean nothing in your polls. Pray for America's future.
If we as a nation have such a short attention span that we decide to go back to the failed economic, environmental, and diplomatic policies past 8 years, then we are doomed.
The GOP continues to sell this idea that America can go back to the days of excess that defined the latter half of the 20th century. This view is incompatible with the realities of the 21st century. Should the GOP in its current malfunctioning state come back into power, America's will decline faster than anyone could've imagined.
Yes, the GOP's are done and Pres Obama is the leader of America!
Watch the right try to spin this as "Obama and the Dems are too liberal!"
On the contrary, Democratic voters are, once again, disappointed by the failure of their elected officials to promote the progressive agenda they promised. Obama has been so middle-of-the-road that he looks more and more like Gerald Ford, and congress has caved in to the minority Repugnants. The House and Senate "leadership" have been in the forefront of spinelessness, watering down the health insurance reform to the point that it is now only benefiting the insurance companies.
Obama should have begun his presidency by getting indictments on Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Gonzales, Ashcroft, and the others to set the proper tone. Then, he should have twisted arms in congress to get the weak willed Democrats to pass single-payer, real, health care reform. Obama and the Democrats would now be enjoying approval ratings in the 60's if they had done so.
What are "crucial midterm elections"? These aren't any more crucial than any other set of midterm elections, and elections happen ever 2 years. They are, in fact, common.
FOR NOW!!!
Soon, once the economy gets better and jobs come back – the LIARS who are upsetting the country into believing the REPUBS would do more for them – like, Palin, Cheney, Rush, Hannity, BECKy and others – will wake up and find that they are not as popular as they think they are!!
Everyone in this country knows we need health care reform – including the REPUBLI-CAN'Ts!! So, what will they promise when they run – ah, Small government, lower taxes for the RICH, HEALTH CARE REFORM, JOBS? They have NO Suggestions – just SAY NO!!!
America's version of 'The Awakening". 2010 will crush the Demobots.
GOP is bad, but DNC is useless.
Where is the leader for Independents?
CNN you are a joke and so is your goon panel on Obama's speech for war. Its disgusting to hear Gergen talk anymore. I use to respect him but now he has become a liberal mouth piece which makes him look so ridiculous. Since you closed the thread with only a few making comments since they were all negative I had my say here. Bush being bashed for war and Obama being praised for it????? Our country has become such a joke since Obama took office.
Dems are doing themselves in. Obama is far more left than everyone feared he could be. pelosi and reid won't even get relected in their own states and you have that idiot Grayson painting the new face of the democratic party.
GOP and independents should win BIG in the elections. Americans are finally seeing through Obama. people think he is a nice guy but every policy they have put forth americans are against.
Nobel peace prize for Obama – what a joke. The man has done absolutely nothing positive for our country or the world so far.
We can only hope this trend continues.
Does CNN take a Republican poll every day?
What has the GOP actually done in the past year? I remember one of them yelling at the president, and I remember an economic recovery "plan" that was a couple pages long, has some nice graphics, but absolutely no numbers. If you plan to vote more of them in, what do you want them to do...a group of people standing around yelling "NO" doesn't make for a very productive government, does it?
Anymore whenever I see someone obnoxiously park illegally in a handicapped or a no-parking spot, I think it just might be another self-indulgent Republican. Whenever I see someone aggressively cut someone off, as if they think it is their right, I think it likely is another self-focused Republican. And whenever I see someone, without hesitation or conscience, boldly lie to gain some advantage, I think it probably is just another arrogantly selfish Republican. Now I know that is 'shame on me' for thinking in those unfair stereotypes yet they seem to be becoming more and more accurate everyday. Dick Cheney spent eight years aggressively lying to the American people as he unconscionably used his office and America's resources to pursue a private agenda for the benefit of only the few. Sarah Palin has clearly and repeatedly demonstrated that all she cares about is herself and that she will say/do anything to get what she wants. And then there are those Republicans who simply further the stereotype by advocating we look to people like these for some truth. That is literally crazy!
I'm not afraid of big government giving too much to the American people but I am really scared of once again seeing a dishonest government focused on giving everything to the select few (ref. Bush-Cheney, 2001-2008).
We'll see!
Not surprising–not only are the Dems living up to their reputation as irresponsible spendthrifts, they keep trying to cram their health care insanity down the country's collective throats. Fewer than half of American voters want what the Dems are trying to impose on us, and more than half actively don't want it.
If the Dems keep this up, they're going to lose a lot of seats next year. I just hope they're replaced by real Conservatives, not those almost-as-scary, self-righteous, neo-cons.
Thanks Nancy, Harry and Barry.
Good bye Nancy and Harry in 2010. Good bye Barry in 2012.
This poll shows how fickle and short-sighted Americans are. WE deserve what we get because we look for instant results and allow criticisms no matter how unwarranted to take the field. This is disheartening and disgusting to see the party that put us here receiving accolades for downplaying the party trying to get us out of this mess. Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize today because the world outside the USA already appreciates his efforts and we numb skulls cannot see it.
The details of this poll are rather interesting. 49% oppose the health care bill. 20% belive it will help no one in the county. 44% believe it will help other people but not there family. We can infer that over half of those that oppose the bill believe it will help other but not their own family.
Wow. You have to love the "me, me, me" attitude in this country.
The short-term memory of Americans never ceases to amaze me. Most of us can't seem to remember the condition the country was in 9 years ago when Bill Clinton left office compared to its condition when Bush/Cheney left. Budget surpluses, no wars, unemployment below 5%, thriving financial sector and stock market, and a place of respect in the world. Look at the sad situation Obama inherited. Now people aren't sure who would be better running the country???
I cant believe there are still that many dead beats who think they can get a free lunch and not have to work. How can anybody with any pride ever admit they are a democrat. It is now the welfare union socialist party. Ohwiner makes Jimmy Carter look like Lincoln!
The country will always be better off with one party controlling the White House and the OTHER party controlling the Congress.
Let's see.... If you drive a hummer and wear clothes that cost more than the average American's salary, or you live in a mobile home and have a 9th grade education, you qualify for the pollsters on this one.
CNN couldn't be anymore conservative slanted. The entire news media is conservative owned. What do we expect from these polls? What a joke.
I can see it now, already. 2010 – Dewey defeats Truman!
Hmmm....how can this be? I thought that the Republican party was dead! Could it be that the "progressives" were wrong about that too?
.......If The american people, want the republicans back. They deserve, what they get.............All I can say, Is THAT, they are" DUMBER,THAN A BUNCH OF ROCKS".!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let, DRAFT DODGING, cheney, I QUIT, pailn, and the folks at fox like beck, hannity, also that crackhead rush. Be their LEADERS.....DON'T BLAME ANYONE, BUT, YOURSELSELVES....NOT THE SO-CALLED....LIBERALS. FOR, WHAT MAY COME...........
Thank you President Obama, you have proven to be the weak, inept, partisan and stupid leader we always said you would be. Thank Pelosi and Reid for inflaming our passion by demeaning us. Thank you for calling us names liberals. Looking forward to 2010.
Don't pin it on health care...that is a Democratic fave...pin it on the idiots in charge...Pelosi, reid...and the false Messiah Obama...