In poll, many still skeptical of GOP

[Elmore Furth]

Source: Washington Post

Republicans may have made major gains in the November elections, but they have yet to win the hearts and minds of the American people, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The midterm elections - in which Republicans gained 63 seats to take control of the House and added six seats to their Senate minority - were widely seen as a rebuke to President Obama. Still, the public trusts Obama marginally more than they do congressional Republicans to deal with the country's main problems in the coming years, 43 percent to 38 percent.

The poll suggests that the election, while perhaps a vote against the status quo, was not a broad mandate for Republicans and their plans. The survey also underscores the degree to which Americans are conflicted about who they think is setting the agenda in Washington.

In the new poll, just 41 percent of respondents say the GOP takeover of the House is a "good thing. "Obama maintains double-digit leads over Republicans in two big areas - helping the middle class and health-care reform. The GOP has a significant edge on only one issue tested in the poll: When it comes to dealing with the federal budget deficit, Republicans in Congress are up eight points.



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This new poll should be a red flag for the GOP since it contradicts their claim of a broad mandate for legislative and especially anti-Obama legislation. The public hasn't given them a blank check to repeal the new health-care law.

The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform proposed nine ways to close to budget deficit but not a single one got a majority in this poll . The public still seems to want their cake and eat it too.

The public seems to think that the magic Tea Party will deliver them without any pain. Good luck.

[Kablooie]

1. All they need are the hearts and minds of corporate America and the top 1%.

[Kablooie]

2. All they need are the hearts and minds of corporate America and the top 1%.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

4. You got that right... You got that right...

[SpiralHawk]

12. You got that right...you got that right

The Corporate media is in the Republicon pocket.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

13. Sorry to say but there are a still a lot of Bluedog Democrats around

We in Arkansas might have lost Lincoln (lost to a real republican) but we still have Mark Pryor & Mike Ross.

[neverforget]

14. And their wallets

[WCGreen]

3. How can anyone with a operating brain still believe that the GOP

is fiscally responsible.

[Cant trust em]

5. I iz fiscarry rezponsibel too. nt

[tomm2thumbs]

6. I think you answered your question in the asking...

operating brains are few and far between in the temple of the Right Wing

[PatrynXX]

11. Don't forget alot of people are brainwashed by Fox Pac

And will never know a thing...

[FrenchieCat]

7. Strange how Pres. Obama's approval rating of 49% in same poll isn't mentioned......

Interesting massaging of data.

[krkaufman]

8. The American people are ignorant, stupid or just masochistic.

When it comes to dealing with the federal budget deficit, Republicans in Congress are up eight points.

[krkaufman]

9. Are my eyes just not seeing the story link? nt

[No Elephants]

10. Rec for importance Skeptical, yet they vote them in.

:banghead:

[DavidDvorkin]

15. If they're skeptical now,

just wait till the loons really get going once the new Congress is in session.

[krkaufman]

16. article link...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/14/AR2010121405575.html

[goforit]

17. Another rigged election.