House leadership. Congressman John Boehner (R-OH), Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA). The American people are tired of the Republican leadership in Congress. |
Congress at historical lows. The president's job approval is low but way better than those in control of Congress.
It seems like the Tea Party's mission to political suicide is an ongoing situation. The latest polls say that Republicans favor way worse than expected and the possibility of a Democratic-takeover is getting stronger.
Most disapprove of the handling of the government shutdown. Ohio Republican congressman John Boehner as Speaker of The House is ranked highly unfavorable.
This government shutdown over the healthcare law was the tip of the iceberg for many who were fed up with this inept Congress.
With Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives and the Democrats in charge of the Senate, things aren't getting done. People are starting to notice.
With the rough roll out of the Affordable Healthcare Act (Obamacare), the president has to now acknowledge the problems with the government website. Of course, he's giving the Republicans a new talking point acknowledging the healthcare law is a failure.
A common theme among the conservative agitators in the junk food media is that website. It's experienced minor issues that could be solved by dialing a phone number instead of continuing to sign on the website.
Then of course, the agitators (one being That Guy Who Helped Obama Win) are trying to distort this to make the government website seem more severe than it seems. He was discredited by Mother Jones and Salon.
A new survey of 25 GOP-held districts shows dwindling favorability for Republican members of the House in the wake of the recent government shutdown.
The survey, conducted by liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling and funded by MoveOn.org, is the third in a series of polls that indicate Democrats have a shot at taking back the House of Representatives in the 2014 election cycle.
The results of the latest survey show that incumbent Republicans in 15 of the 25 districts polled trail generic Democratic candidates. When combined with the results of the previous surveys, the polls show that generic Democratic candidates lead in 37 of 61 GOP-held districts.
When voters were informed their Republican candidate supported the government shutdown, 11 more districts flipped and one race became a tie.
Democrats in the House only need to see a net increase of 17 seats in order to take back the majority. This poll indicates that Democrats could see an increase of as many as 49 seats.
Public Policy Polling indicated several caveats to the results. The surveys were conducted during a high-profile budget crisis debate, a year before the elections will take place. And incumbent Republican candidates were compared to "generic Democrats," who may not represent the actual candidates each district will see.
"Democrats must recruit strong candidates and run effective campaigns in individual districts if they are to capitalize on the vulnerability revealed by these surveys," Public Policy Polling's Jim Williams said of the caveat, "and they must maintain a significant national advantage over Republicans."
Recent polls conducted by the Pew Research Center and NBC/Wall Street Journal are consistent with the survey's claim that the Republican party took a hit from the fiscal crisis. Pew found that more Americans blamed Republicans for the shutdown, and NBC/Wall Street Journal found that the Republican party was "badly damaged" by it.
Nonetheless, we're seeing the possibility of uprooting Republicans out of the House of Representatives.
In a few months, we may experience another government shutdown. Hopefully they get the message this time around and just pass a clean budget resolution bill.
Will the Republicans continue focusing on Operation Fast & Furious?
Will the Republicans continue trying to repeal Obamacare?
Will the Republicans continue committees on Obama's cabinet members, radical Islam, contraception, the Obamacare website, and the NSA?
Will the Tea Party be the death of the Republican Party?
If you answer those questions, you already have an answer. I just don't want to give you mine!
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