The Candidates
Building congressional majorities are near and dear to my heart as I spent the entire 2006 cycle blogging the Minnesota U.S. Senate race.
So it is with great excitement — coupled with a healthy dose of skepticism — that I note a Gallup poll showing Republicans pulling ahead on the generic ballot:
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public support for Republican Party candidates to the House of Representatives increased dramatically this month in the United States, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for the GOP contender in their congressional district, up eight points since August.
Democratic Party contenders are second with 45 per cent, down six points in a month. Six per cent of respondents would vote for other candidates or are undecided.
A word of caution: Democrats routinely would lead the generic ballot question even while voters in individual districts sent their individual Republican congressperson back to Washington. In other words, this is not the most accurate barometer of the composition of the next Congress.
That said, it is a marked turn in fortunes for a party that has been buffeted for the last 36 months.
September 10th, 2008 at 7:07 am
McCain firing back on the ‘lipstick’… Wow! “Ready to Smear: Yes”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZd_Y_D-RaA
September 10th, 2008 at 7:17 am
WOW
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j99/mocowboysfan/corally2.jpg
September 10th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Obama’s talking points leading up to the ‘lipstick’ line were lifted from a Tom Toles cartoon published on the 5th.
http://www.stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/09/10/did-obama-steal-his-lip-stick-on-a-pig-speech-from-a-political-cartoon/
Obama’s remarks:
Cartoon text:
September 10th, 2008 at 7:20 am
oh - and about the generic congressional poll - excellent!
September 10th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Gary,
I share your skepticism (and hope) about this poll. It’s hard to believe that even with the drilling issue and Palin mania, that things could have turned so quickly, so dramatically. I guess we’ll know in 2 months.
September 10th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Obama plagiarizing? I guess Biden is rubbing off already.
McCain needs to get a video out of all Obama’s sexist attacks on Hillary.
I’m telling you, Palin needs to one up Obama and give a gender in America speech like Obama gave his race speech
Id invite Ferraro to speak as well
It would seal the election
September 10th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Yes it’s the all plagiarism/all-inauthentic ticket….Fake/Fraud 08
September 10th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Laurent,
“Fake/Fraud 08″
Are you sure it’s not Fraud/Fake ‘08? I can never keep the two straight…..
September 10th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
The generic poll vectors are exciting.
September 10th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Gery! That is a crowd that I haven’ for repubs in a long time. God bless Sarah!
September 10th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
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