A recent poll indicates a Republican majority in the house may be gone come next year.
Why Republican battleground seats are at risk:
The Republican and Tea Party brands are toxic. In seats held by Republicans, almost half rate the Republican Congress and Tea Party negatively. The Democratic Party enjoys a net 6-point favorability advantage over the Republican Party in these Republican seats.
Republicans are increasingly out of touch on key budget priorities, including taxes, and voters know it. Majorities want their named member to ask the wealthiest to pay a greater share of taxes. Indeed, the biggest concern is that their member sides with the rich and big corporations ahead of the middle class.
Voters are fed up with the gridlock in Washington and they see Republicans as the main driver of it. By more than two-to-one (64 to 30 percent), these voters want their Republican incumbents to work with President Obama, not stop him from advancing his agenda – that margin is up 21 points from last summer in the presidential-year Republican battleground. An uncompromising Republican Congress, only focused on blocking Obama’s agenda, ranks among voters’ top concerns in these districts.
Voters are looking to implement and improve the health care reform law, not repeal it. Republicans’ obsession with repeal is out-of-step with voters in even these Republican-held districts. In the most competitive seats, voters favor implementing the law over repealing it by 8 points.
Seniors are a potentially big story. Seniors broke heavily for Republicans in 2010, and they are a disproportionate voice in off-year elections. This survey shows the race tied with them, which would be a huge turnaround. And it is seniors who move the most after the attacks in the survey.
Why Republican battleground seats are at risk:
The Republican and Tea Party brands are toxic. In seats held by Republicans, almost half rate the Republican Congress and Tea Party negatively. The Democratic Party enjoys a net 6-point favorability advantage over the Republican Party in these Republican seats.
Republicans are increasingly out of touch on key budget priorities, including taxes, and voters know it. Majorities want their named member to ask the wealthiest to pay a greater share of taxes. Indeed, the biggest concern is that their member sides with the rich and big corporations ahead of the middle class.
Voters are fed up with the gridlock in Washington and they see Republicans as the main driver of it. By more than two-to-one (64 to 30 percent), these voters want their Republican incumbents to work with President Obama, not stop him from advancing his agenda – that margin is up 21 points from last summer in the presidential-year Republican battleground. An uncompromising Republican Congress, only focused on blocking Obama’s agenda, ranks among voters’ top concerns in these districts.
Voters are looking to implement and improve the health care reform law, not repeal it. Republicans’ obsession with repeal is out-of-step with voters in even these Republican-held districts. In the most competitive seats, voters favor implementing the law over repealing it by 8 points.
Seniors are a potentially big story. Seniors broke heavily for Republicans in 2010, and they are a disproportionate voice in off-year elections. This survey shows the race tied with them, which would be a huge turnaround. And it is seniors who move the most after the attacks in the survey.
