This week's USA Today/Gallup poll had the President's approval ratings at 44% with 51% saying they disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job. Minus seven.
That's up from 31% in May, with 65% disapproving. Minus 34!
Furthermore, when people were asked, "If the election for Congress were being held today which party's candidate would you vote for in your Congressional District?", the results were, Republican 48%; Democrat 48%. A Tie.
Given this shift in the numbers, given the the Republican Party has been far better at motivating voters in the last seven years, and given the Democrats' continued inability to articulate any sort of coherent platform, unwillingness to address issues of concern to mainstream Americans, and continued reliance on the "we hate Gerorge Bush" campaign strategy (which has cost them elections in 2002 and 2004), could the Democrats be looking at another humiliating defeat in the upcoming elections?
2006-09-20 01:34:45 · 11 answers · asked by Simon Templar 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
What's interesting is that the Democrats have not learned from Republican mistakes. At this point in Clinton's presidency, it was "hate Clinton" 24-7 from the Republicans and it cost them dearly in the 1998 elections. It looks like the Democrats have made the same mistake, and now it seems too late in the game to construct a positive message that will influence mainstream voters.
2006-09-20 01:42:26 · update #1
Democrats will continue to lose if they don't step up their game. Obviously, the whole "We're not Republican's, so we're the obvious choice" approach that most of the politicians swear by is not working.
2006-09-20 05:13:05 · answer #1 · answered by Pask 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I certainly hope so. The left wing raving lunatics do not deserve to be in power. Certainly the message of "Hate Bush" has no positives in it. Wanting to treat enemies of our country and illegal immigrants as though they have the rights of American Citizens is ludicrous. If, God forbid, Hollywood, Los Angeles or San Francisco were attacked as the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were - I bet they'd sing a different tune. The problem is that we cannot allow that to happen so we must have the Republicans retain power.
2006-09-20 02:40:25 · answer #2 · answered by Faith White 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the do not get a better candidate than the last one, they just might. Kerry was not good, they will have to do much better....
There is a lot of talk about stealing elections....how....by getting the electorial votes and not the popular...there are reason for the electorial college....I would bet the the Dems are just as crooked as the Reps when you get down to it.
2006-09-20 04:23:41 · answer #3 · answered by yetti 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If we voted today, I would say no. As we have learned from history though a lot can happen in a few months. A lot of folks are mad at Bush, even some of his own base. He turned me from Republican to Libertarian.
2006-09-20 01:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by darkenbinary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Republicans are primed to steal another election.
2006-09-20 01:36:55 · answer #5 · answered by Jim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes the republicans know how to steal an election, know how to instill fear in americans, they are already whispering about war in Iran, and the democrats won't run dirty campains like the GOP
2006-09-20 01:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, Dems have nothing to offer.Only more whining,complaining and Bush bashing. I wish they would get their heads out of their butts and quit sounding like Hugo Chavez.
2006-09-20 04:19:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1
2017-03-02 01:01:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you "lose" something if it is stolen? How do you "lose" something if you were cheated out of it?
2006-09-20 01:46:20 · answer #9 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-09-20 01:36:54 · answer #10 · answered by St♥rmy Skye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋