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Snellius

(6,881 posts)
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 09:49 PM Jul 2018

Poll: Corruption message gaining traction against GOP

Fifty-four percent of voters across 48 Republican-held congressional districts said Republicans were “more corrupt” than Democrats, compared to 46 percent who said Democrats are “more corrupt.”

According to the online survey of 1,200 registered voters, conducted July 2-5, an even higher number of independents hold Republicans responsible for corruption: 60 percent.

Those are welcome numbers to Democrats who have struggled to find their messaging in the run-up to the midterms. In May, the party signaled an effort to tap the “culture of corruption” theme that proved an effective mantra in 2006, when GOP Capitol Hill scandals helped Democrats regain control of the House and Senate.
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The current messaging also looks to portray the GOP tax plan as riddled with loopholes and benefiting only the wealthy. That’s the same plan Republicans are holding up in their reelection campaigns as a major achievement.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/17/corruption-republicans-democrats-poll-728977















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Poll: Corruption message gaining traction against GOP (Original Post) Snellius Jul 2018 OP
A bit o' light empedocles Jul 2018 #1
This isn't "tap(ping) the culture of corruption KPN Jul 2018 #2

KPN

(15,642 posts)
2. This isn't "tap(ping) the culture of corruption
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 07:38 AM
Jul 2018

theme”. This is being straightforward and blunt. This is being brutally honest so that Americans who really care about our Constitution, the morals of Religion, and the greatness of our nation know that Democrats are on their side; that Democrats want and support what is best for this great country.

Fuck Politico. This isn’t a promotional message, this is nothing more than speaking the truth.

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