Republicans Jumping Ship:Rasmussen Reports

[cal04]

Rasmussen Reports, a pollster that tends to find results more Republican than other organizations, has picked up on a rather interesting trend over the last few days.

In the latest survey released today by Rasmussen, George W. Bush's approval rating has hit an all-time low of 37 percent -- down four points in as many days. Worst of all for the President and his Republican allies in Congress is the fact that there are now almost three times as many voters who strongly disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as strongly approve, with 45 percent strongly disapproving and just 16 percent strongly approving.

But this is not the only problem for the White House or the Republican Party. Today's survey from Rasmussen shows Bush's approval rating among Republicans to be a mere 66 percent -- more than 20 points below where it was even a year and a half ago. With the Republican base devoid of a drive to support the President -- in effect jumping ship six months out from election day -- the turn out advantage Republicans have traditionally held in midterm elections might disappear entirely.

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President Bush Job Approval
Bush Job Approval
Approve Disapprove
Today 37 62
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm

[KingFlorez]

1. Yay!

This is really good!

[jazzjunkysue]

2. Bring me more news like this. Daily.

:hug:

[treestar]

3. Doesn't mean they'll be Democrats, though.

I have debated some of these and can tell you, some of them are upset at Bush for not being right wing enough.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. It would be nicer for all the dissenters to vote left, but

I'll settle for them staying home & brooding about whatever it is people like them brood about.

[existentialist]

5. Yes, some of them,

and some of them are appalled that they find themselves having supported a corrupt, incompetent, and tyrannical group liars and fools.

In short the Republican base is cracking in a fundamental way that can't just be papered over. Their own base is splitting, and anything they do to try to get some of it back will alienate just as many slipping away in an opposite direction.

Just look at the Republican recommendation to give relief on gas prices in the form of $100.00 rebates to citizen taxpayers out ot the anticipated revenues from drilling in ANWR.

It is an absurd proposal--loaded with details to make essential elements of their base happy.

But, far less effective, less timely in its relief, and less fair than the much simpler Democratic proposal to temporarily cease collecting the federal tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. This is not to say that the Democratic proposal is without problems. To encourage conservation and alternative energy development it actually helps to have gas prices high. Also, stopping the collection of the gas tax would definitely contribute tot he deficit--but the Republican bill has those flaws too, and is clearly a nearly unworkable suggestion.

And Republicans can see that too.

[izzie]

6. Now watch what he will say as he will run to wards the voters.

Bush will say one thing and work like crazy to get all his stuff passed. For Americans this is going to be our worst 3 years. Or so I think.