Are Independents Turning from Republicans?

[babylonsister]

Whoo boy. I can't stop smilin'. :D

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/03/23/are_independents_turning_from_republicans.html


Are Independents Turning from Republicans?


A new Democracy Corps poll finds Republicans may have crossed a line with independent voters.

Specifically, favorability ratings among independents for incumbent Republican members of Congress has dropped by 11 points in the last month, to just 42%. The generic congressional ballot shows Republicans dropping 12 points among independents.

Stan Greenberg: "Why? Independent voters may have been stirred by Senator Jim Bunning's one-man filibuster that stopped work sites and unemployment checks. They may have noticed the Republicans' last stand for the insurance companies, just as one of the largest insurers, WellPoint, raised its rates 39 percent."

[vaberella]

1. As an independent...I've never been on their side. n/t

[Jennicut]

2. Rethugs shot themselves in the feet with that one.

No to bright to tell unemployed every day people to go to hell.

[brewens]

3. I think it might be more of a case of people that are ashamed

to admit they are Republicans. The 8 years of disgrace and humiliation by the Bush administration were tough on Republicans with a brain or conscience.
That doesn't mean they won't make the same mistake again.

[Cha]

4. At first read "into republicons".. so

I was thinking they weren't very smart Indies.

Can you believe what boon to Democrats that jim bunning has been?

[Kahuna]

5. Could also be that can of whoop-ass the Prez delivered during that

health-care summit.

[old mark]

6. I think Obama gave the GOP the rope and they happily hanged

themselves with it.
They seem to do that from time to time, and do not seem to learn anything from the experience.
I believe they are seriously on their way out as a valid party...maybe split into several mutually hating RW groups withb Palin and whoever else picks up the pieces, but I think they will be effectively done by the 2016 presidential election.

Start looking for good Democratic candidates - there may not be anybody to run against them....


mark