Gallup poll: Democrats Dispirited About Voting in 2012

[alp227]

45% of Democrats/liberal independents are "more enthusiastic than usual" about voting in 2012, 44% less. (In 2008 it was 79% more, 15% less.) In contrast, 58% of Republicans feels more enthusiastic about voting next election; Gallup found 59% of voters of that opinion in 2004.

full: http://www.gallup.com/poll/149759/Democrats-Dispirited-Voting-2012.aspx

Found this poll from Chris Cillizza's column "Republicans hold the edge in voter intensity ahead of 2012 elections, poll shows"

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[ProSense]

2. From the piece

Gallup:

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The latest results are from a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Sept. 15-18, nearly 14 months before the 2012 election is to be held. This is the earliest Gallup has asked Americans to rate their enthusiasm about voting in advance of a presidential election. All of the measures leading up to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 elections were conducted in the same calendar year, starting in January. Nevertheless, the robust level of Republican enthusiasm today suggests that Democrats' subdued enthusiasm is meaningful, rather than merely a reflection of the early timing.

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So why is Gallup polling so early? Republicans are in the middle of a primary and Democrats are likely not pumped up yet.

CNN also had a report on the poll.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

26. They're doing the same shit as they did in 2010. Keep floating this story to demoralize the base.

Perhaps it'll have the opposite effect and we all get pumped up.

Still, you are right. It is way too early for the Corporate Media to start doing the happy dance. Way too early...

[BlueStater]

3. I'm enthusiastic about voting.

But more so because of my hatred for the teabaggers and modern day Republicans and my desire not to see these freaks get control of the country again than out of any love for Obama.

[WhiteTara]

4. Oh, we're cats and see the world through a glass

darkly. Always painting the gloom to keep us at home. Meh.

[babylonsister]

5. Yawn. I want to know how the rethugs feel with their stellar crew

of candidates.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

22. Obviously not very enthused

since they still need MORE people to jump into the race. :eyes: That also bespeaks their overall lack of confidence in beating President Obama in 2012 IMHO, hence their strategic capture of the redistricting process and state legislatures in 2010 so as to help give them an undeserved electoral advantage in 2012 (which will help them only insofar as we don't get our side out to vote in significant numbers).
Their "enthusiasm" (if you want to call it that, seems to be driven primarily by their obsession with making President Obama a one-term President and little else IMHO. Once the Republicans coalesce around a nominee and, more importantly, once the 2012 campaign formally begins, more people will begin paying attention and, presumably, start rallying around President Obama. Right now, most Democratic voters are not in "campaign mode" yet- at least nowhere near like the Republican Tea Party. We're not the party out of power this time either. :shrug:

[bigdarryl]

6. stupid ass poll the election isn't until 13 months plus democrats always

come home late before the election.With football,baseball going on and people trying to go out to work everyday to make a living I don't think the majority of people who will vote next year are concentrating right now on 2012 only the mainstream media is so these polls are bullshit as Professor Allan Lichtman says

[orwell]

7. Who would have thought...

...that close to 3 years of Obama-bashing on Con/Corp Media and supposedly pro-democratic sites would have any effect.

Color me surprised.

That damned liberal media...

[tblue]

9. On this, I don't think it's the media.

Most of us here pay pretty close attention to what's happening, and we don't watch Fox News. You need look no further than the man himself, starting on Day One: Barack Obama inauguration: Protests held over Rick Warren's role in ceremony

[Bluenorthwest]

11. That's right and Warren had just finished calling gay people

many reprehensible names in the press, while celebrating Prop 8. Obama's turn to the Republican right was almost instant. He praised this hate pushing conman. Then he honored him. Hard to forget that sort of display of intolerance and insensitivity. Really hard.

[alp227]

14. what about Jeremiah Wright? n/t

[tblue]

18. irrelevant

That's rightwing talk.

[alp227]

19. Just because Obama didn't attend the "god damn America" sermon?

but if the left will condemn Rick Warren for being homophobic isn't there anything we can also condemn Jeremiah Wright on? (BTW I'm an atheist and reject religion entirely.)

[tblue]

20. What did Rev. Wright say that was so terrible?

He did not say "GD White people" or anything like it. If you hear the sermon in context, it is spot on. It's about, if I recall, empire and hypocrisy, and why we should command God to 'bless America' when we do so much harm to helpless people. You gotta be pretty paranoid to be afraid of Wright or Obama for that.

[kath]

25. Yep, I won't forget - that, and all the other asshole moves he's pulled, including

the Alakwi assassination. No way can I vote for him. To do so would be to reward the Trojan Horse jerk.
Oh, and "constitutional scholar", my ass.
I'm an FDR Democrat, and I will not support his bullshit.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

23. +1

and the "stories" keep coming.....every day. Politico seems to be the worst IMHO.

[FromMadera]

8. I'm voting! n/t

[otohara]

10. Debbie Downers

once the GOP chooses scary Perry, things will turn around.

[Logical]

12. No one on the GDP will believe this. All I hear here is that everything is perfect!

[Mr Deltoid]

16. No, it's really true

Morale has never been stronger.

[Logical]

24. Then why is Obama emailing me and calling me 3 times a week?

[jenmito]

13. Their agenda is so obvious. They want to give the MSM a narrative. Why else would they do this?:

"This is the earliest Gallup has asked Americans to rate their enthusiasm about voting in advance of a presidential election. All of the measures leading up to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 elections were conducted in the same calendar year, starting in January. Nevertheless, the robust level of Republican enthusiasm today suggests that Democrats' subdued enthusiasm is meaningful, rather than merely a reflection of the early timing."

[FrenchieCat]

15. Some people think this is a game.....

but it is their own future that they are toying with.

Why anyone would want to do that to themselves,
must mean their passion to get rid of this particular President
is quite obsessive and reckless to what it will mean to the lives
of others. It is obvious that they don't give a shit, as long as
they get revenge for having been offended going way back.

[YellowCosmicSun]

17. Obama will still win.

[tblue]

21. I really believe he can.

It's his election to lose. He can do it.

[bigwillq]

27. I'm always excited about voting!

I love to vote! :bounce:

[geek tragedy]

28. Well, who gets excited about an upcoming loss? nt