While President Obama is tanking in popularity, with Rasmussen showing him at his lowest approval ranking ever, that does not mean that the GOP is going to enjoy a corresponding surge in popularity.
Many of us are skeptical of Michael Steele, the Maryland Liberal who is the chairman of the party. Many of us are skeptical of the RINO Republicans like veteran Senator Dick Lugar who votes too often with Democrats on key/core issues. Rasmussen has an interesting study it released:
Many of us are skeptical of Michael Steele, the Maryland Liberal who is the chairman of the party. Many of us are skeptical of the RINO Republicans like veteran Senator Dick Lugar who votes too often with Democrats on key/core issues. Rasmussen has an interesting study it released:
Republican Voters Say GOP Reps in Congress Still Out of Touch
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Republican Voters Say GOP Reps in Congress Still Out of Touch - Rasmussen Reports™
Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republican voters say their party’s representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide over the past several years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 18% of GOP voters believe their elected officials have done a good job representing the base.
Most Republican voters (55%) say that the average Republican in Congress is more liberal than the average Republican voter. Twenty-four percent (24%) say the average Republican in Congress holds views about the same as the average Republican voter while just 17% think the Congressional Republicans are more conservative than GOP voters.
Republican voters overwhelmingly believe it is more important for the party to stand for what it believes in rather than trying to work with President Barack Obama. Eighty-four percent (84%) of Republicans hold that view while just 14% favor more co-operation with the President.
As for voters not affiliated with either major party, 58% say the GOP should stand for what it believes in while 33% would like to see more cooperation with the President. Seventy-one percent (71%) of unaffiliated voters believe the Republicans in Congress have lost touch with their base and a plurality of unaffiliateds (41%) believe that the average Republican in Congress is more liberal than the average Republican voters.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Republican Voters Say GOP Reps in Congress Still Out of Touch - Rasmussen Reports™
Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republican voters say their party’s representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide over the past several years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 18% of GOP voters believe their elected officials have done a good job representing the base.
Most Republican voters (55%) say that the average Republican in Congress is more liberal than the average Republican voter. Twenty-four percent (24%) say the average Republican in Congress holds views about the same as the average Republican voter while just 17% think the Congressional Republicans are more conservative than GOP voters.
Republican voters overwhelmingly believe it is more important for the party to stand for what it believes in rather than trying to work with President Barack Obama. Eighty-four percent (84%) of Republicans hold that view while just 14% favor more co-operation with the President.
As for voters not affiliated with either major party, 58% say the GOP should stand for what it believes in while 33% would like to see more cooperation with the President. Seventy-one percent (71%) of unaffiliated voters believe the Republicans in Congress have lost touch with their base and a plurality of unaffiliateds (41%) believe that the average Republican in Congress is more liberal than the average Republican voters.