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Posted in Polls on Jul 27th, 2011
Americans are not happy with Democrats, Republicans and a large percentage are even unsure of GOD’s job performance according to a new Public Policy Poll. 52% approved of GOD’s job performance while 40% were unsure. Only 9% disapproved, but they were struck by lightning and unavailable for follow up questions. (Joke) Obviously GOD has huge [...]
Posted in Polls on Feb 8th, 2011
Actually at 21% of primary voters to 19% for Palin and 18% for Romney, it is in the margin of error with Palin and Romney right behind in the latest CNN poll. Gingrich and Paul round out the top 5. Also interesting is that around 51% have decided they are not likely to vote for the President. Polls [...]
Posted in National Dems, National GOP, Polls on Jan 31st, 2011
The GOP has a net positive image with the public for the first time since 2005 according to Gallup. Other polling shows John Boehner is the most popular figure in the government by a net positive measure with Mitch McConnell not far behind. Real Clear Politics has the GOP with a healthy lead in the generic [...]
Business not government. Half of Democrats don’t get it, unfortunately they are the half that run the party. President Obama argued strongly in his State of the Union speech last night for a bipartisan effort to create jobs, but most Americans think the best thing government can do is get out of the way. A [...]
Now that people are forgetting the socialist musing of Vice President Biden, his soft approval in poll numbers are up. We are in a flash of good feelings except for the despised Nancy Pelosi. People like the tax and stimulus deal which is bringing hope and growth to the economy. The same polling has The [...]
Posted in Polls on Dec 22nd, 2010
The left wing critics of Rasmussen polling are just out to lunch. Rasmussen captured the trends of 2010 earlier than most other pollsters. When he did the same in 2006, the left wing critics did not find fault with him. The final results are out. Compare Rasmussen to the results. Rasmussen correctly predicted the outcome [...]
Posted in Election 2010, Polls on Oct 29th, 2010
Feel the Momentum Baby. I love it. Urquhart is within 7 and closing. O’Donnell is within 10 and closing hard. Don’t be surprised to see Congressman Urquhart. And maybe just maybe, Senator O’Donnell. Oops, a liberal head just exploded call 911. For those who are wondering what is up with the FDU Public Mind poll [...]
Posted in Chris Coons, Christine O'Donnell, Election 2010, Mike Castle, Polls on Jul 15th, 2010
UPDATED with Statement by O’Donnell at the end: The argument for Congressman Castle is that he is inevitable. Rasmussen has just changed Delaware from being safe to leaning GOP. Congressman Castle still looks safe, but he dropped below 50% for the first time against Tax hiker Chirs Coons who is still mired in the 30′s versus [...]
Posted in Polls on Jul 12th, 2010
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Posted in Election 2010, Polls, Regional Politics on Jul 3rd, 2010
Jack Markell seems to have a thankless task overseeing the demise of the Democrat majority in the statehouses. Former Governor Bob Ehrlich is loved by the people personally and that seems to be translating into poll numbers. According to the Magellan poll, Mr. Ehrlich was preferred by 46 percent of state voters to 43 percent [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Election 2010, Liberalism, Polls, Stuff on Jun 14th, 2010
The latest Gallup Poll has 49% of the respondents as saying that Democrats are too liberal. In 2008 this number was 39%. I’ve got to say Obama is doing wonders. Those who view the Democrats as having “about right” views is 38%. 41% of the Repondents labeled the Republicans as being “about right” on thier [...]
Posted in Polls on Jun 2nd, 2010
Gallup shows Republicans having the largest lead on the generic ballot in the history of their polling. Rasmussen shows a consistent solid lead as well. Rasmussen also notes that Democrat identification by voters is a record low for the history of the poll. Increasing regulation of the financial system by the government has only 37% [...]
Posted in Election 2010, Polls, Regional Politics on May 24th, 2010
Congressman Sestak received a well deserved bounce from his primary victory. For the first time, he has a narrow lead in race for U. S. Senate over former Congressman Pat Toomey. That same polls internals has a lot of good news for Mr. Toomey. Mr. Sestak has pretty much maxed out his base of support. He [...]
Posted in Election 2010, Polls on May 20th, 2010
Paul has a 25 point lead. He has been leading all year and has 33% who strongly favor him which is higher than President Obama nationally. Also interesting is that Governor Perry is building a bigger and bigger lead. 51 to 38%. Governor Jan Brewer was left for dead last year is now the front [...]
It is doesn’t matter the color you are as long your blood was red. Polling confirms this fact. 78% of Americans believe in the Resurrection, including 99% of Evangelicals. So much for the hope of the secularists in the media who want Christianity to go away. The power of the Resurrection is timeless and is [...]
Posted in Michael Steele, National GOP, Polls on Apr 4th, 2010
Karl Rove and company are taking advantage of RNC missteps and Launching American Crossroads to fund candidates across America. I wondered why Mr. Rove would be publicly discouraging people from giving to the RNC until I found out that he launched his own organization. Since the questions about RNC financing Republicans have gained on the [...]
Posted in Polls on Mar 29th, 2010
The President has generated some improvement among Democrats with his passage of Health Care Deform Legislation. The problem is not too many others like it. 50% say it is bad for the country. His Gallup numbers match his low. The lastest Rasmussen numbers give a 14 point spread between strong approval and strong disapproval. His [...]
Posted in Polls on Mar 23rd, 2010
Only believe that our government is operating with the consent of the governed. There is an increasing disconnect between the governed and the government that Scott Rasmussen says rivals that of colonial times. How long before it reaches the boiling point?
Posted in Election 2010, Polls on Mar 15th, 2010
Republican David Vitter has a 23 point lead in his reelection to the Senate seat in Louisiana. Issues matter more than personal attacks. That is a lesson for both sides. The hand wringing wimps on our side who wanted Vitter to resign haven’t been heard from all year. They are too busy tripping over themselves [...]
Posted in Election 2010, Mike Castle, Polls on Jan 28th, 2010
The early polling looks positive for Congressman Castle if he faces Council President Chris Coons in a November face off. (For out of staters, Castle (R) is our at large Congressman and Coons (D) is county council president of the county which has around 60% of the state’s population.) Rasmussen Reports Castle 56% v. Coons [...]
Posted in Election 2012, Polls on Jan 26th, 2010
Governor Huckabee’s “populism” may not excite Rush Limbaugh, but independent voters love him as well as most Republicans. One Republican beats President Obama right now according to Democrat leaning Public Policy Polling. He is Mike Huckabee. Team Huck is organizing in Delaware. Look for a future post. Rasmussen shows similar popularity. Huckabee is in many ways [...]
Posted in National Dems, Polls on Jan 25th, 2010
If one needed any further evidence that the luster is off the ruling regime, this CNN Poll settles the issue. 7 of 10 Americans are glad that the Democrats lost their supermajority and most would like to see them lose control of Congress. No wonder AG Biden didn’t run. Beau knows politics.
Posted in Election 2010, Polls on Dec 21st, 2009
In a great example of educating constitutents, Michelle Bachmann’s district has a 29% level of support for the Democratic health plan and a 39% approval for the President. She has around 90% support from her party. Democrats don’t like her, but to quote PPP, ” it’s a pretty good bet that Bachmann’s constituents agree with [...]
Posted in Election 2010, Polls, Regional Politics on Dec 16th, 2009
If the election were held today, Pennsylvania would have a new senator, Pat Toomey. He leads both his potiential Democrat candidates. But Toomey’s big turnaround is against Joe Sestak, the liberal Philadelphia-area congressman, who hopes to deny Specter the Democratic nomination for the seat he has held for nearly 30 years. Toomey now beats Sestak [...]
Posted in Election 2010, Polls on Dec 16th, 2009
Marco Rubio has the big mo in both the primary and general election. He is the candidate with ideas. It just goes to show that we don’t have to tolerate the evil of two lessors in a general when a true star is available. This is yet another potential defeat for the silly consultants who [...]
Posted in Carney, Election 2010, Polls on Dec 7th, 2009
In a rare pick up potential for Democrats, former Lt. Governor John Carney leads in the race to replace Congressman Mike Castle, according to Public Policy Polling firm. While this is a bright spot for Democrats, it is not great news. Polling against unknowns at this point is pretty meaningless. The Republican field is not [...]
Posted in National Dems, National GOP, Polls, Tea Parties on Dec 7th, 2009
The tea party movement is more popular than the GOP. Tim, Frank, and I have been making a point for months that the GOP needs to get back to Constitutional, common sense conservatism or it may be in jeopardy. This poll proves the point. It should also be a warning to third party movement that [...]
Posted in Biden, Election 2010, Markell, Mike Castle, Polls on Dec 4th, 2009
Public Policy Polling’s Tom Jensen spoke with DP about the Polling done by PPP in the state of Delaware. Mike Castle seems to holding his own from earlier in the year. While his approval ratings are lower than he is used to seeing, he is better off than many officials in the state. He has [...]
Posted in Election 2008 - Delaware, Polls on Dec 3rd, 2009
I will publish an exclusive interview with the public policy polling team tonight. We go beyond the headlines and look at potential primary pitfalls for Mr. Castle including a third of Republicans who think that he is too liberal and a low 61% approval within his party. and weaknesses and strengths of both candidates. We [...]
Posted in Polls on Dec 2nd, 2009
Democrats have a real problem. In Rasmussen Polling released Tuesday, only 42% say their representative deserves election. 42% say no way. I have seen Congressional approval ratings that were low for decades, but people tend to approve of their own representative. This number in part explains a 28% swing in Blanche Lincoln’s approval as well [...]
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