Thread: CNN: GOP Surges Over Dems With Staggering, Jagged 13-Point Jump

Poll: Big gain for Republican Party

The GOP was reeling from the shutdown, and Democrats hurt from the Obamacare rollout. | AP, Reuters

By JOSE DELREAL | 12/26/13 9:57 AM EST

Democrats are on the losing end of a 13-point swing in the polls since October, resulting in an early lead for the GOP heading into 2014, according to a new poll on the midterm elections released Thursday.
The CNN/ORC International survey shows Republicans holding a 49 percent to 44 percent lead over Democrats, a swift reversal from just two months ago, when the Democratic Party stood steady with an 8-point lead over the GOP, 50 percent to 42 percent.
In the generic ballot test, the poll asked respondents whether they would vote for a Democrat or Republican in their congressional district, without providing any specific names.
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The survey follows a tumultuous few months for Democrats, who have been hurt by the rocky rollout of the health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. In October, the GOP was reeling from the perception that House Republicans were to blame for the government shutdown.
The new numbers will very likely concern congressional Democrats, but CNN Polling Director Keating Holland cautions against making any early predictions on the 2014 elections based on the new poll results.
“There is just under a year to go before any votes are actually cast, and the ‘generic ballot’ question is not necessarily a good predictor of the actual outcome of 435 separate elections,” Holland said. “A year before the 2010 midterms, for example, the Democrats held a 6-point lead on the generic ballot, but the GOP wound up regaining control of the House in that election cycle, thanks to an historic 63-seat pickup.”
The poll of 1,035 adults was conducted Dec. 16 to Dec. 19 and has a margin of error of plus- or minus-3 percentage points.

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CNN Poll: GOP Leads In Mid-Term Elections As Democrats’ Numbers Dwindle

Posted by: Dom the Conservative
Posted date: December 27, 2013 In: News

While the left’s relentless blame of the government shutdown proved potentially harmful to the GOP’s campaign, democratic approval rates are still sinking after insurance premiums continue rise and healthcare.gov prevents people from signing up for Obamacare.
In the aftermath of the Benghazi scandal, the unpopularity of Obamacare, and a lack of jobs echoing that of the Great Depression, the latest polls, according to CNN, show that voters favor a more conservative party.
The dwindling poll numbers for the Democrats reveal that the only thing more unpopular than a government shutdown is Obamacare.
CNN reports,
A CNN/ORC International survey released Thursday also indicates that President Barack Obama may be dragging down Democratic congressional candidates, and that the 2014 midterm elections are shaping up to be a low-turnout event, with only three in 10 registered voters extremely or very enthusiastic about voting next year.
Two months ago, Democrats held a 50%-42% advantage among registered voters in a generic ballot, which asked respondents to choose between a Democrat or Republican in their congressional district without identifying the candidates. That result came after congressional Republicans appeared to overplay their hand in the bitter fight over the federal government shutdown and the debt ceiling.
But the Democratic lead evaporated, and a CNN poll a month ago indicated the GOP holding a 49%-47% lead. The new survey, conducted in mid-December, indicates Republicans with a 49%-44% edge over the Democrats.
The 13-point swing over the past two months follows a political uproar over Obamacare, which included the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov and controversy over the possibility of insurance policy cancellations due primarily to the new health law.
Democratic voters seem particularly unenthusiastic about voting, and that is likely to benefit the GOP. Thirty-six percent of Republicans say they’re extremely or very enthusiastic about voting. That number drops to 22% among Democrats.
Another GOP advantage is the President’s standing with the public: 55% of registered voters say that they are more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who opposes the President than one who supports him and four in 10 say they are likely to vote for a candidate who supports Obama.
“Those kind of numbers spelled early trouble for the Democrats before the 1994 and 2010 midterms, and for the GOP before the 2006 elections,” Holland said.

http://freepatriot.org/2013/12/27/cn...mbers-dwindle/

If the GOP had 1/2 of one brain cell Barack Obama would not be president right now.

The odds were 1000 to 1 against Obama the last election and no, the GOP didn't have 1/2 of one brain cell.

Nothing has changed since then ..

http://www.alipac.us/f9/signs-harry-...2014-a-294038/