Boehner's pollster: even Republicans oppose shutdown plan

[appleannie1]

Republican pollster David Winston, perhaps best known for his polling work on behalf of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his caucus, asked national survey respondents a simple question: "Some members of Congress have proposed shutting down the government as a way to defund the president's health care law." Folks were asked whether they support or oppose the idea.

The results really weren't close. The survey, conducted not for a news organization but rather for congressional Republicans themselves, found widespread opposition to the shutdown scheme. Among all Americans, a 71% majority rejected the idea, but just as importantly, a 53% majority of self-identified Republican voters reached the same conclusion.

While the results are interesting, let's also not forget the story behind the story -- this poll was conducted by Boehner's pollster, to better inform congressional Republicans, and then leaked to Byron York, a conservative writer who's widely read in Republican circles.

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I posted the number for the poll the other day. I am letting all those that participated know the results and saying thank you for taking the time to call.

[Berlum]

1. Berlum's Poll: Americans oppose Republicans opposing America

[bluestate10]

2. The chart shows that the divide between republicans and the public at large continues to grow.

It also shows that not all republicans are insane. My guess is that the resistance to a shutdown among republicans come from republicans living in "blue" states or swing districts. The deep red districts likely make up all the support for a shutdown. Republicans in swing districts and blue states aren't as crazy as the rest, but them being in office supports the crazy republicans. Voters in swing districts need to clean house and wipe out republicans in their districts during the 2014 midterms, that is the only way to restore sanity to Washington.

[appleannie1]

3. I agree. The problem where I live, PA, is they have gerrymandered the districts so much

that is is virtually impossible to get rid of them in state government seats. It has become Pgh, Philly and Erie as the only Dem strongholds and the rest of the state divided into districts in such a way that not one of them stands a chance of ever going Dem. It makes it increasingly difficult to send a majority of Dems to the House in DC.