Bush Losing His Base
The latest Diageo/Hotline poll reveals some severe cracks in the Republican base. Key findings:
The poll finds 60% of voters think the nation is on the wrong track with 41% of Republicans in agreement. The GOP number is up from 29% last month.
Republicans "strongly" approving of Bush has dropped to 37%, "the lowest since this poll began."
Of those who disapprove of Bush, Democrats and Republicans agree Iraq is the main reason.
Bush's approval is threatening incumbents in 2006 with 26% of Republicans now saying they want to switch their representative; up from just 10% last month.
It's no wonder a joint DSCC/DCCC report says the Republican controlled congress blindly follows Bush's lead. "A startling 91% of Senate Republicans, 80% of House Republicans voted in sync with Bush White House in 2004."
http://www.politicalwire.com/- Pluralities agree both Cheney (49%) and Rumsfeld (46%) do more to hurt Bush than help, 72% say Rice "mostly helps."
-- This admin-wide disapproval is seeping into Congress w/26% saying they will replace their current Rep., up from 19% last month. Among GOPers alone it increased from 10% to 26%.
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2005/11/the_diageohotli.html