Shutdown Backfires: New Poll Shows Democrats Opening Big Midterm Lead 43-34

[applegrove]

Shutdown Backfires: New Poll Shows Democrats Opening Big Midterm Lead 43-34

by Sarah Jones at Politicus USA

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/10/01/2014-warning-poll-democrats-win-republicans-43-34.html

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A new Quinnipiac poll shows voters picking a generic Democrat over a generic Republican 43% to 34%, which they point out is the widest Democratic margin measured so far.

Asked “If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate, or for the Democratic candidate in your district?”

The last time Republicans were almost this low was in April, but they managed to damage the Democratic brand with the summer of fake scandals.

Speaker John Boehner tried to warn House Republicans to no avail, and he continues to try to impose reality upon the newbie Tea nihilists today, warning them that they could lose their majority in 2014 as a result of shutting down the government.



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[hrmjustin]

1. K&R!

[lpbk2713]

2. Benghazi! Benghazi!

They will be running through the streets shouting Benghazi because that's all they have left.

Sad. Very sad.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I hope this will continue! n/t

[jberryhill]

4. Meaningless poll

We already know that more Americans voted Democratic to elect the current house with its Republican majority.

There is no nationwide race between "generic" Democrats and Republicans.

[Uncle Joe]

7. It being the widest margin means something and I don't believe it's finished yet, the momentum is

building up, at some point the curtain will be pulled back too far and the Republicans won't be able to turn it around in time using B.S. scandals.

A new Quinnipiac poll shows voters picking a generic Democrat over a generic Republican 43% to 34%, which they point out is the widest Democratic margin measured so far.

[jberryhill]

28. Yeah, more eastern liberal Republicans are upset with the GOP

That widens the margin, and doesn't do a god-damned thing in Teamanderville.

It would be great if someone would do some measurements in districts that actually matter, instead of a meaningless national poll.

It has long been true that everyone hates Congress, and loves their representative. That hasn't changed for decades.

[Uncle Joe]

33. I agree that measurements in districts would be an improvement but any dynamic

that serves to depress Republican voter turnout is a good thing.

Furthermore "Teamanderville" is not immune to strengthening or weakening, being upset with the Republican Congress to the widest margin ever implies that perhaps "Teamanderville" have moderated or are moderating in their views in regards to the shutdown as well, particulary as the consequences become more apparent.

[elleng]

8. Right, unfortunately.

[blue neen]

12. I don't know.

Even in some extremely gerrymandered districts, with tons of money poured in by the Koch Partiers, the Republicans didn't win by much.

I also think this poll is significant because Democrats will be highly motivated to vote, especially in states where there are idiots like Tom Corbett in the Governor's seat. Hell, he's so unpopular in Pennsylvania right now that the Republicans don't even want him.

[Iliyah]

14. The shutdown screwed a lot of the GOP constituents

[Left Coast2020]

24. That has seemed to be the thought all last week.

But as I've said here before, we have to show up next year. We can't sit on our hands. You just have to tell yourself, I'm going to help people vote. If you help 10-20 or 50 people vote, then they might help another 20-50 people vote. And you can't forget women are pissed with states passing restrictive abortion laws. So the potential to have a big turnout is there. We just have to be the catalyst to make sure it happens.

[jberryhill]

29. "We can't sit on our hands."

I live in Delaware. Both of our senators and our sole congressperson are D, as is our governor and our state legislature.

I'm supposed to help people push the D button with more gusto?

[progressoid]

13. Yup.

There are districts in the US where this may actually help GOPers. There is a lot of crazy out there.

[ffr]

5. Okay, now shhhhhhh.

Let's just keep this to ourselves and make it materialize in 2014.

[applegrove]

6. I often want to censor myself here just for that reason. I don't want to inadvertenly be

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helping the GOP with their plan to break the back of the middle class.

[johnd83]

9. Could this shutdown make Christie lose?

That would be one hell of an outcome that would scare the pants off all of them. Is there any way to tie it to him personally?

[Left Coast2020]

23. It would scare the pants off them if Wendy Davis is Governor of Texas.

And that would be HUGE!!!!

[gopiscrap]

10. Excellent

[freshwest]

11. Elections a year away and hell to pay before then. Sorry, not feeling very upbeat tonight.

But Politicususa is manned by some sharp people...

[Kablooie]

15. I just wish Americans had better memories than guppies.

Let's hope that this effect remains but polls are notoriously fickle.

[blkmusclmachine]

16. The DEMS have 13 months to blow it, and if history is any indication...

[madville]

27. That's an eternity in politics, especially today

We live in a constant stream of new information, 13 months is an eternity.

The teabaggers and many independents will get fired up about immigration reform between then and now. Add another weak scandal or two. Insert some other big event like something in Syria or Israel bombing someone. This will be a distant memory unfortunately, especially if they end it this weekend (which I expect) and no real permanent damage materializes, most people will move on and simply not care about this.

The furloughed federal employees will probably get back pay for the days the didn't work, they'll probably be rooting for another free vacation the next go round j/k (I'm furloughed myself this week, have gotten tons of stuff done around the house).

[marble falls]

17. 1996 all over again.

[yuiyoshida]

18. We are going to bury them at Election time....

You have not heard the last from Angry Democrats and Independents.....

[workinclasszero]

19. Gee maybe americans are finally seeing the threat to democracy, freedom and

their jobs from the Teahadist/republican party?!

Its about damn time!

[thesquanderer]

20. 43% to 34% overall doesn't mean much. Gerrymandering!

You have to look at the races district by district to see whether those numbers would be at all indicative of an actual election.

[thesquanderer]

34. But today there is cause for optimism!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/06/gop-house-2014-polls_n_4050686.html

[BumRushDaShow]

35. This should be an OP! nt

[lonestarnot]

21. Two bad we don't have mid midterms. They can't come soon enough!

[easychoice]

22. They bought it,they own it.

They are going to reap the fruit of their treachery,with any luck their bounty will smother them.

[Cha]

25. Kickin' it!

[Bolo Boffin]

26. You know how a bratty kid throwing a tantrum suddenly realizes that it's to no avail...

...and it hurts their feelings and they really start to cry and wail?

Oh, the hurt fee fees we are going to have to watch here in a week or two from the GOP! This was supposed to work!

At the risk of sounding like an ad, my phone company is Credo, and they have a petition going - for every person who signs it, they are going to send John Boehner a pacifier - up to 100,000. I couldn't even believe it when I saw the page. But I signed up! If you want to join in on the fun, you can probably find it by searching.

The sad thing is, though, I'm afraid it's going to get worse before it gets better. That looming debt ceiling worries me. But there is no better time to keep being the adults in the room. The voters will see.

[Capt. Obvious]

30. If this holds up

we may only be down 33 seats after 2014!

[City Lights]

31. They need to be crushed into pea gravel! nt

[MoonRiver]

32. If the freaks keep the gov. shut down another week, we will double that lead!

There is always a silver lining out there!