Republicans Continue to Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot
Republicans continue to hold a one-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending July 7, 2013.
Republicans continue to hold a one-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending July 7, 2013.
Republicans have regained the lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending June 30, 2013.
Following the rulings on voting rights, affirmative action and same-sex marriage, public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded in more than nine years of polling.
Much to the chagrin of the once – and dying to again be – Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi D-CA, as it stands right now regarding the 2014 midterm election, the GOP House majority is not going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, in the same manner the GOP is experiencing electoral challenges on the national level, the Democrats are plagued on the congressional, state, and local levels.
Voters continue to recognize there is a conflict between economic growth and environmental protection and don’t view themselves as selfish for putting the economy first.
Rasmussen aside, many pollsters attempt to measure Americans’ views on economic fairness. Not only is it the case that they are usually wrong, but they are incredibly misleading because the measurements are simply too superficial. This has been a phenomena that the Democrats have long been able to capitalize on, and the GOP consistently underestimates; only to find on election day – much to their surprise – that they have been thumped.
After Obama’s reelection, unabashed liberalism and big government activism was coming out of the closet. Today, however, that outright unafraid big government push is dead in the water, as more voters than ever view the federal government as a threat to individual rights.
Its official – Republicans and Democrats are now tied on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending June 2, 2013.
As it has been for many weeks now, voters trust Republicans more than Democrats when it comes to handling the economy, which is the issue they still consider most important to their vote – 80% said “very important.” However, and this is very good news for the GOP, for the first time since Election Day the GOP has regained the trust advantage on the majority of major issues.
When it comes to voter trust, Republicans are far and away the leaders on handling government spending, while Democrats lead by a similar margin on environmental issues.
