Polls

There are more polls being produced daily than the number of new agencies established by Obamacare.  The general sense is that there is a tidal wave of conservatism coming.  Humorist P.J. O'Rourke commented that "it isn't an election, it's a restraining order."  That's my sense of it too...people are just fed up with being told what is good for them by Washington.  The Republicans tried it too and got their desserts in 2006...now the Dems are on the roasting spit

No doubt the left wing consortium that are called the "national media" will opine that the American people are pitching a hissy fit, but interestingly, one poll may have some answers...from none other than the New York Times!

Take a look:

(Hat tip DB)

Across every demographic, the folks have swung right.  This is the Reagan Coalition coalescing to give the Republicans another chance...let's pray they don't blow it again.  The message is simple: stop the spending, stop the expansion of government and put the decision making back in the hands of the American people. We DO know what's good for us.

Obama continues poll slide

Rasmussen's got the strong like versus strong dislike up to -12...so much for the Nobel bump. I've chatted with some Obama voters recently who really feel duped...in no particular order, these are some of their concerns:

1. They don't like his policy towards Israel - they feel he is compromising their security. (well, duh!)

2. They don't like the people he's surrounded himself with -quoth one: "a lot of those czars are thugs and creeps." (No, they are Maoist ideologues.)

3. They don't like the hard left stance on health care - they favor a lot of the policies that are being chatted about in the reform discussion, but feel that this is something that should go slower with bi-partisan support.

4. They are scared S*#%LESS about the deficit - "are we going to be the next Weimar?"

These are good hearted liberals, who meant well, including one who felt she was expunging her white guilt by voting for a "black man," but who are genuinely frightened about the direction BHO is trying to tow the country.

Double Digit Disapproval Again

Hadn't posted Rasmussen's poll in a couple of weeks - we check it daily and he's been riding in the -6 to -8 range. Odd, that after winning the Nobel Peace Price, the Heismann and the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award that he would be slipping again. What's that little word? "Trust?"

Minus Twelve

Barry has had a couple of shots in the negative single digits over the past few weeks, but now the gap is widening again. Why is this good? Well, if the Congressional Democrats start to realize that their standard bearer is becoming a drag on their re-election chances, who do you think they will watch out for? AND, if your standard bearer is incapable of managing or leading and is only capable of community organizing and sounding good on a 'prompter, chances are, you are not going to be willing to jump off the agenda cliff with him. The higher this number goes negative, the greater chance we, as a country have, of avoiding the gaping downward spiraling maw of socialism.

"Appalled"

Well maybe BHO is coming around, if even a little bit. Now he is "appalled and outraged" by what is happening in the streets of Tehran. One of my anonymous ferrets who is a cult follower of "the One," says its about BHO "thinking before he acts," something which the evil Booosh of course never did. My guess is it has something more to do with this:

The fortunes of politics turn and as we predicted here long ago, sooner or later, the American people will come to grips with the reality that the man is a total lightweight - sadly, the Mullahs and nut jobs like Kim Jong Il already know it.

A Glint of Good News

Gallup is reporting that the largest group in the political spectrum game is "Conservative." Same article notes that the people who call themselves "Liberal" are down to 21%. Now that's about HALF the number of those that tilt to the right. Sad news for the regular "anonymous" harassers of this blog that claim we are a dying breed.

Now polls are fickle beasts, but this is certainly a good bellwether. Another sign that the American people with Boosh fatigue threw the pottery up against the wall last November...we shall see.

I am NOT Saying they deserve it...YET.

It didn't take long for the American people to catch on. Rasmussen is reporting that by a margin of 45% to 39% (a BLOWOUT LANDSLIDE!!!! in Obamaspeak) more Americans trust Republicans than democrats on the Economy. The Republicans lead with varying margins on "Immigration," "National Security," "Ethics," "Iraq," and "Taxes." Tie ball game on "Abortion" at 41% and they are behind on "Social Security," "Healthcare," and "Education." It won't take long to put "Healthcare" and "Social Security" in their camp if they stick to conservative principles and show what an erosion of freedom and fiscal Titanic that socialized medicine will become. "Education," will take a little longer, although a full scale promotion of charter schools would be a good place to start.

They don't deserve these numbers yet. They haven't earned them - the lunacy of the Democrat/Socialist party is on full display and so people are voting AGAINST the Democrats. With some leadership and calm plain speaking, the Republicans could earn it back.

The Cheney Effect

Despite all the negative press, perhaps the calm common sense of Dick Cheney's speech last week won out over the glitzy telepromptered Obamashow. Gallup is reporting that by a 65% to 32% margin, Americans are opposed to closing Gitmo. On the polling front, Rasmussen is reporting that Cheney is more popular than Nancy Pelosi! (I wouldn't brag about that, Jack the Ripper would probably poll higher than that embarrassment.) But maybe, just maybe the ship is starting to turn a little bit...here's another piece of the Rasmussen poll:

The ONE's approval and disapproval numbers are converging. Now that would be huge news if it were the hated Boosh! who was lambasted non-stop about bad poll numbers...but for Santa Obamista, not a whimper out of the MSM. Helms a-lee!

We ARE leaning right...

Despite wailing from cowardly anonymous posters in earlier scribbles asserting that conservatives were going the way of the Dodo, more evidence is emerging about the common sense and decency of the American people. Gallup is showing the majority of Americans (57% - in Obamaspeak, that's a LANDSLIDE!!!!) are opposed to gay marriage. The younger cohort is in favor of it by a large number, but they haven't gone through the marriage/life/raising kids stuff that tends to slap the foolishness poured into their skulls in the Temples of Academe. Yup, you can flsuh that "kumbaya, everyone is the same, moral relativism" right down the toi-toi with the environmentally friendly diaper that's coming apart in your hand.

This also corresponds with a recent poll on the pro-life movement where the majority of Americans say they are opposed to murdering babies...what a concept! Now, that was only 51%, although in Obamaspeak, that's still a LANDSLIDE!!! (only three exclamation points), but the trend looks good.

Hope IS still alive!

How Obama Got Elected... Interviews With Obama Voters

OMG! Just OMG! We are hosed.

Here are the results of the Zogby poll:

512 Obama Voters 11/13/08-11/15/08 MOE +/- 4.4 points

97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates

Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions

57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)

81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)

82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)

88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)

56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).

And yet.....

Only 13.7% failed to identify Sarah Palin as the person on which their party spent $150,000 in clothes

Only 6.2% failed to identify Palin as the one with a pregnant teenage daughter

And 86.9 % thought that Palin said that she could see Russia from her "house," even though that was Tina Fey who said that!!

Only 2.4% got at least 11 correct.

Only .5% got all of them correct. (And we "gave" one answer that was technically not Palin, but actually Tina Fey)

Folks this is very serious. The fate of the Republic depends upon a well informed populace. We got sold a brand...the new Coke! We will pay for it good and hard.