Despite Electoral Landscape, GOP Proposals Not Popular

kpete

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Tue Sep-14-10 03:51 PM
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Despite Electoral Landscape, GOP Proposals Not Popular

Source: Congressional Quarterly

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 5:08 AM
Despite Electoral Landscape, GOP Proposals Not Popular

By Jim Tankersley

Americans offer tepid support for much of the Republican Party's domestic agenda, including repealing the new healthcare law and extending tax cuts for the wealthy, according to the latest Society for Human Resource Management/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, conducted with the Pew Research Center.

The results suggest Republicans could struggle to pass legislation advancing many of the smaller-government themes that have dominated their campaigns in the midterm elections, even if the party wins control of one or both houses of Congress in November.

In particular, the party appears to risk a backlash from senior citizens, a critical voting bloc that harbors deep skepticism about tinkering with entitlement programs.

The survey is the most comprehensive polling look so far at the major elements of the agenda that key Republicans have been discussing in the weeks leading up to the election.

Read more: http://congressionalconnection.nationaljournal.com/2010/09/despite-electoral-landscape-go.php

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SpiralHawk

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Tue Sep-14-10 03:55 PM
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1. "Duh, should I vote for Republicons, and against myself?" - Media-brainwashed voters

Edited on Tue Sep-14-10 03:58 PM by SpiralHawk

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Ozymanithrax

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Tue Sep-14-10 03:56 PM
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2. Polls are irrelevant. If Americans elect Repubilcans...

they want the Full Republican monty. They want Repubicans to leave Americans screamin' with the feelin'.

We will know November 3rd.

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Arkana

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Tue Sep-14-10 04:10 PM
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3. I love the bit about the health care legislation. No one wants to see it repealed

but the hardcore nuts, and the Republicans will shoot themselves in the foot if they shut down the government over it.

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Chulanowa

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Tue Sep-14-10 04:22 PM
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4. What proposals? n/t

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foxfeet

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Tue Sep-14-10 04:54 PM
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6. Speaking of "propaganda". . .

Your bias is showing.

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CLANG

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Tue Sep-14-10 05:21 PM
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7. 58% of all Americans want private SS accounts? BULL!

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county worker

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Tue Sep-14-10 05:32 PM
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8. This makes no sense, In spite of the fact that everyone is going to vote Repub

nobody likes what they are going to do after they are elected!

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