Poll: GOP won seats but not hearts

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who will the reps blame when they do not get what they want these next two years

United Press International

Republicans made inroads in Washington in the November elections, but they haven't won the hearts of the America people yet, a Washington Post poll indicated. The Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday indicates the public trusts President Obama more than it trusts congressional Republicans to deal with the country's main issues in the coming years, 43 percent to 38 percent.
The mid-term elections saw Republicans gain 63 seats to take control of the House of Representatives and add six seats to their Senate minority.
Results indicate 41 percent of respondents say they believe the GOP takeover of the House is a "good thing." About 27 percent say it is a "bad thing," and 30 percent say it won't make any difference.
The chief complaint among poll participants is that congressional Republicans aren't doing enough to compromise with Obama on important issues.
The public was closely divided on who would better handle the economy, with 45 percent saying they trusted the GOP and 44 percent saying they trust Obama.
The poll indicated the public is evenly split between Obama and the GOP on issues of taxes and addressing terrorism. Obama holds the edge over Republicans in helping the middle class and healthcare reform. The GOP has the edge on dealing with the federal budget deficit.
Results are based on nationwide interviews with 1,001 adults conducted Thursday through Sunday. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
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Schadenfreude said:
who will the reps blame when they do not get what they want these next two years

United Press International

Republicans made inroads in Washington in the November elections, but they haven't won the hearts of the America people yet, a Washington Post poll indicated. The Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday indicates the public trusts President Obama more than it trusts congressional Republicans to deal with the country's main issues in the coming years, 43 percent to 38 percent.
The mid-term elections saw Republicans gain 63 seats to take control of the House of Representatives and add six seats to their Senate minority.
Results indicate 41 percent of respondents say they believe the GOP takeover of the House is a "good thing." About 27 percent say it is a "bad thing," and 30 percent say it won't make any difference.
The chief complaint among poll participants is that congressional Republicans aren't doing enough to compromise with Obama on important issues.
The public was closely divided on who would better handle the economy, with 45 percent saying they trusted the GOP and 44 percent saying they trust Obama.
The poll indicated the public is evenly split between Obama and the GOP on issues of taxes and addressing terrorism. Obama holds the edge over Republicans in helping the middle class and healthcare reform. The GOP has the edge on dealing with the federal budget deficit.
Results are based on nationwide interviews with 1,001 adults conducted Thursday through Sunday. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
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[sarcasm] :good4u: [/sarcasm]

:rofl:
 
How the hell could anyone trust the GOP on the budget deficit and the national debt when more then 3/4th of it is from runaway military spending.
 
Schadenfreude said:
who will the reps blame when they do not get what they want these next two years

United Press International

Republicans made inroads in Washington in the November elections, but they haven't won the hearts of the America people yet, a Washington Post poll indicated. The Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday indicates the public trusts President Obama more than it trusts congressional Republicans to deal with the country's main issues in the coming years, 43 percent to 38 percent.
The mid-term elections saw Republicans gain 63 seats to take control of the House of Representatives and add six seats to their Senate minority.
Results indicate 41 percent of respondents say they believe the GOP takeover of the House is a "good thing." About 27 percent say it is a "bad thing," and 30 percent say it won't make any difference.
The chief complaint among poll participants is that congressional Republicans aren't doing enough to compromise with Obama on important issues.
The public was closely divided on who would better handle the economy, with 45 percent saying they trusted the GOP and 44 percent saying they trust Obama.
The poll indicated the public is evenly split between Obama and the GOP on issues of taxes and addressing terrorism. Obama holds the edge over Republicans in helping the middle class and healthcare reform. The GOP has the edge on dealing with the federal budget deficit.
Results are based on nationwide interviews with 1,001 adults conducted Thursday through Sunday. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
A service of YellowBrix, Inc. .
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I guess the repubs believe it's going to be all beer and skittles after January, and that the dems will just forget how the party of "no" worked to stall all of their initiatives.

Sucks to be them. :D
 
christiefan915 said:
I guess the repubs believe it's going to be all beer and skittles after January, and that the dems will just forget how the party of "no" worked to stall all of their initiatives.

Sucks to be them. :D
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Once again if there was actually a party of no. And DQ how would you (anyone) expect them to win hearts and minds if they haven't taken office yet? They'll have two years to win or lose them.
 
cawacko said:
Once again if there was actually a party of no. And DQ how would you (anyone) expect them to win hearts and minds if they haven't taken office yet? They'll have two years to win or lose them.
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I know some of the statements they have made have turned some against them! who were for them!
 
Rana said:
I know some of the statements they have made have turned some against them! who were for them!
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I don't think it unreasonable to believe most will judge them for better or worse on their time in office, not the two months between the election and taking office.
 
Some of them have been in office along time and we know what they are like from past experiences! and their words have just made it clearer that it is the same Republicans song different day!
 
Rana said:
Some of them have been in office along time and we know what they are like from past experiences! and their words have just made it clearer that it is the same Republicans song different day!
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Ok, but again until the new session of congress starts its conjecture (though I agree in this case the last is pretty indicative of the future)
 
Schadenfreude said:
who will the reps blame when they do not get what they want these next two years

United Press International

Republicans made inroads in Washington in the November elections, but they haven't won the hearts of the America people yet, a Washington Post poll indicated. The Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday indicates the public trusts President Obama more than it trusts congressional Republicans to deal with the country's main issues in the coming years, 43 percent to 38 percent.
The mid-term elections saw Republicans gain 63 seats to take control of the House of Representatives and add six seats to their Senate minority.
Results indicate 41 percent of respondents say they believe the GOP takeover of the House is a "good thing." About 27 percent say it is a "bad thing," and 30 percent say it won't make any difference.
The chief complaint among poll participants is that congressional Republicans aren't doing enough to compromise with Obama on important issues.
The public was closely divided on who would better handle the economy, with 45 percent saying they trusted the GOP and 44 percent saying they trust Obama.
The poll indicated the public is evenly split between Obama and the GOP on issues of taxes and addressing terrorism. Obama holds the edge over Republicans in helping the middle class and healthcare reform. The GOP has the edge on dealing with the federal budget deficit.
Results are based on nationwide interviews with 1,001 adults conducted Thursday through Sunday. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
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Why do you have a consistent problem with paragraphs?
 
You can enlarge the print, just hold down on the ctrl and move the wheel on your mouse, it increases print size!
 
cawacko said:
Once again if there was actually a party of no. And DQ how would you (anyone) expect them to win hearts and minds if they haven't taken office yet? They'll have two years to win or lose them.
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I expect that mcconnell's comment that "the single most important goal [of repubs] is to guarantee a one-term Obama presidency" is going to come back and bite them when they actually take office. It's drawing a line in the sand.
 
christiefan915 said:
I expect that mcconnell's comment that "the single most important goal [of repubs] is to guarantee a one-term Obama presidency" is going to come back and bite them when they actually take office. It's drawing a line in the sand.
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Yeah I have no idea what he was thinking saying that publicly.
 
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