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Title: Republican Voters Lack Enthusiasm for Presidential Contenders, Poll Shows
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The NY Times
URL Source: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/ ... tial-contenders-poll-shows/?hp
Published: Jun 29, 2011
Author: Marjorie Connelly
Post Date: 2011-06-29 09:32:11 by war
Keywords: None
Views: 653
Comments: 8
Republican voters are not satisfied with the candidates running for the Republican nomination and wish they had more choices, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. None of the candidates currently hoping to challenge President Obama in 2012 has earned enthusiastic support from more than 7 percent of Republican voters. At the same time, Americans are closely divided over Mr. Obama’s handling of his job as president: 47 percent approve and 44 percent disapprove. With the exception of a short-lived jump in approval ratings after the death of Osama bin Laden, the public’s evaluation of Mr. Obama’s stewardship has remained steady — ranging from 44 percent to 49 percent over the past year. Americans are especially critical of the way Mr. Obama has handled the economy, though they are more likely to blame the Bush administration and Wall Street for its dismal state than Mr. Obama. More than twice as many Americans say the country is seriously off on the wrong track as say it is headed in the right direction: 63 percent versus 28 percent. Americans have been more gloomy than not about the direction of the country since 2003. The public’s opinion about the country’s direction was at its worst just before Mr. Obama was elected when nearly 9 in 10 Americans said the country was on the wrong track. Bleak assessments of the economy and the country’s direction along with a job approval rating below 50 percent are a potential danger signs for an incumbent. So far, though, the field of prospective Republican nominees has not stirred up much anticipation among voters. Nine candidates have officially declared they are running for the Republican nomination. About 70 percent of Republican voters said they wished there were more candidates; only 23 percent said they were satisfied with the current field. When asked to name a Republican presidential candidate they were enthusiastic about right now, two-thirds of Republican voters said they were not excited by any of them. The former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney, and Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota did best, each named by 7 percent of Republican voters. Nine percent of conservative voters said they were enthusiastic about Mr. Romney; 7 percent said the same of Mrs. Bachmann. Supporters of the tea party have similar opinions: 10 percent are enthusiastic about Mr. Romney and 8 percent are excited about Mrs. Bachmann. These numbers are sure to change as the primaries draw closer. Currently, only 27 percent of all voters are paying a lot of attention to the presidential campaign. Looking forward to November 2012, most voters said they were no more or less enthusiastic about the election than usual. Four years ago, Times/CBS polls registered a similar lack of enthusiasm and attention in the campaign. As the election grew closer, both measures of voter interest rose. The telephone poll was conducted with 979 adults nationwide, of whom 886 said they were registered to vote. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for all adults and for voters. For the 257 Republican voters, the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 6 percentage points. Additional results from this survey will be released after 6:30 p.m.
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#1. To: war (#0)
Not more...better.
Wha...huh?
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
NYT/CBS/ETC, not you. They are hypocritically making hay about the lack of a (R) frontrunner. Way too early for that.
Aha... Anyway, you have to admit that this group is pretty underwhelming...
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
I do. Here's what the Times was saying 4 years ago... New York Times Edwards Answers His Critics With Attack on ‘Terror Doctrine’ By CONRAD MULCAHY and MARC SANTORA Former Senator John Edwards struck back yesterday at Republican critics who have called him soft on the war on terrorism, saying the party’s candidates “seem intent on trying to one-up each other in trying to be a bigger, badder, George Bush.” All hail The Silky Pony!
Was never and Edwards fan. Had Hillary gotten the nomination, I'd have voted for her. As it is, I may vote for Obama next year. The GOP fiscal model has had disastrous results every time it's been applied. There is just too much to risk.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
Almost any of those in the race would be better than Owe-bama. And the leftwingnuts know that will hold true come November 2012. Which is why they trot this crap out. Its not like they can tout Owe-bama's record ya know.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
Do you think the GOP leadership actually believes in their economic model- I mean believes it works to better the economy/growth? Or the GOP know it does not work but because the GOP economic model has a ring of truthiness - it sounds plausible to the rubes that if you lower taxes and spending the economy will boom - and because it panders to voter greed and cupidity (you keep more of your money and you know what to do with it better than experts) they use it?
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
and wish they had more choices
Nice tactic NYT/CBS, though we remember that at this point in 2007 you were backing John Edwards.
#2. To: socalv8 (#1)
...though we remember that at this point in 2007 you were backing John Edwards.
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#3. To: war (#2)
#4. To: socalv8 (#3)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#5. To: war (#4)
Anyway, you have to admit that this group is pretty underwhelming...
June 8, 2007
#6. To: socalv8 (#5)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#7. To: socalv8 (#1)
#8. To: war (#6)
Had Hillary gotten the nomination, I'd have voted for her. As it is, I may vote for Obama next year. The GOP fiscal model has had disastrous results every time it's been applied. There is just too much to risk.
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