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Fox News Poll Finds Disapproval Of GOP Skyrocketing After They Shut Down Government

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According to the Fox News poll, disapproval of the Republican Party has jumped from 46% in September of 2012 to 59% today. Disapproval of the GOP has climbed from 54% in January to 56% in April to nearing 60% today. Approval of the Republican Party has fallen from 45% to 35%. In contrast, Democratic Party unfavorability has stayed stable in the Fox poll at between 48% and 49% all through 2013.
Support for repealing the ACA has dropped from 39% in June to 30% today. This could mean that the linking of funding the government to defunding or delaying the ACA has completely backfired on the Republican Party. The number of Americans who think that they will be better off under Obamacare has risen by 7 points from 34% to 41%, and by a margin of 36%-19% respondents thought that Ted Cruz’s fake filibuster hurt efforts to repeal the ACA.

Eighty one percent think the government shutdown is a serious problem, and they are blaming John Boehner and Ted Cruz (42%) more than they are blaming Harry Reid and President Obama (32%).


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Uhoh.. Apparently even FOX News viewers dont even like the Republican Party. Bad news bears for the Republican Party in 2014.... :mrgreen:

 
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This just makes me laugh out loud. A socialist quoting Fox News as an authority. :rofl !!!!

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Uhoh.. Apparently even FOX News viewers dont even like the Republican Party. Bad news bears for the Republican Party in 2014.... :mrgreen:

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Well the poll really isn't actually done by Fox News or a poll of its viewers. It's just commissioned by them. It's actually done jointly by a Democratic and a Republican polling company. Generally their results have been pretty accurate in the past.
 
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This just makes me laugh out loud. A socialist quoting Fox News as an authority. :rofl !!!!

Why? Do you laugh when a conservative sources HuffPo? Course, you could look at what is posted and base the reliability on on that, but heck, that is no fun, easier to try and just steer the topic away from what you don't want to be right...
 
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Well the poll really isn't actually done by Fox News or a poll of its viewers. It's just commissioned by them. It's actually done jointly by a Democratic and a Republican polling company. Generally their results have been pretty accurate in the past.

Thanks, Anagram. I don't doubt the poll for a minute. I just thought it was funny that, in this particular instance, Fox News is now a credible source. ;)
 
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Why? Do you laugh when a conservative sources HuffPo? Course, you could look at what is posted and base the reliability on on that, but heck, that is no fun, easier to try and just steer the topic away from what you don't want to be right...

See my Post #5 and go have a hot chocolate. ;)
 
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What a load of crap. Politicususa failed to use the same time periods when comparing GOP/Democrats. Yes 'Democratic Party unfavorability has stayed stable in the Fox poll at between 48% and 49% all through 2013' but the numbers for the GOP in 2013 are 54,56 and 59. If one looks a the Dems over the same period, Sept of 2012, they went from 41% to 49% unfavorable...

...and for you to march out such a piece of crap is unbecoming as your posting standard is typically of much higher quality...;)
 
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Read more @: Fox News Poll Finds Disapproval Of GOP Skyrocketing After They Shut Down Government

Uhoh.. Apparently even FOX News viewers dont even like the Republican Party. Bad news bears for the Republican Party in 2014.... :mrgreen:

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With the shutdown in progress I decided it was time to compare some stats today with the stats of November 2012 when President Obama won a second term.
Party Affiliation
Nov 2012 30% Republican 35% Democratic 36% Independent
Today 22% Republican 31% Democratic 45% Independent
Note the Republican 8 point drop and the Democrats 4 point drop. Then there is the 9 point rise in the independent column. For the first time in history independents now out number those who affiliate with both major parties.

President Obama Approval/Disapproval ratings
Nov 2012 54% Approval 41% Disapproval
Today 41% Approval 52% Disapproval

A 13 point drop in approval can’t be good.

Congressional Job Approval/Disapproval ratings
Nov 2012 17% Approval 78% Disapproval
Today 14% Approval 78% Disapproval

About the only thing that has remained constant.

The last stat thanks to Gallup is on independents since both of the major parties have shrunk while independents have gained. It is how Independents viewed President Obama

Nov 2012 51% of independents viewed him favorably and they came through for him on Election day.
Today only 36% of independents now view the president favorably.

I think these numbers are saying quite a lot of Americans are fed up with both parties.
 
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Uhoh.. Apparently even FOX News viewers dont even like the Republican Party. Bad news bears for the Republican Party in 2014.... :mrgreen:

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One more poll before I hit the hay. CNN just released this about 4 hours ago. Who are Americans angry at over the shut down.

63% of Americans are angry at the Republicans
57% of Americans are angry at the Democrats
53% of Americans are angry at President Obama
So neither party or the president is escaping with clean hands.

Now thanks to CNN, we now know who independents are angry at, the below numbers are of independents only.
60% of indies are angry at the Republicans
59% of indies are angry at the Democrats
58% of indies are angry at President Obama
Again neither party or no one is actually winning this fight.

now look back at 1996 where 51% blamed the Republicans and only 28% blamed President Clinton and the Democrats. You see today, the numbers are about even whereas in 1996, there was no doubt whom the American public blamed.
 
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One more poll before I hit the hay. CNN just released this about 4 hours ago. Who are Americans angry at over the shut down.

63% of Americans are angry at the Republicans
57% of Americans are angry at the Democrats
53% of Americans are angry at President Obama
So neither party or the president is escaping with clean hands.

Now thanks to CNN, we now know who independents are angry at, the below numbers are of independents only.
60% of indies are angry at the Republicans
59% of indies are angry at the Democrats
58% of indies are angry at President Obama
Again neither party or no one is actually winning this fight.

now look back at 1996 where 51% blamed the Republicans and only 28% blamed President Clinton and the Democrats. You see today, the numbers are about even whereas in 1996, there was no doubt whom the American public blamed.
I agree that different polls are going to find different and more close but i believe if you take the aggregate more will be blaming republicans.
"Seven in 10 adults disapprove of the way Republicans are handling themselves in the wrangling over funding the government, according to the ABC News/Washington Post poll released Monday. That's a 7-point jump since last week and includes 59% of Americans who identify themselves as conservatives." Polls: GOP takes more blame for shutdown impasse

"Thirty-eight percent of Americans said Republicans were to blame for the shutdown, versus 30 percent who blame the Obama administration and 19 percent who blame both, according to the Pew poll, which was conducted in the days since the shutdown came to pass." Polls: Public places more blame for shutdown on GOP - NBC Politics

"According to the poll, 63% of those questioned say they are angry at the Republicans for the way they have handled the shutdown." CNN Shutdown Poll: Plenty of blame to go around – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

I also believe a big selling point here is the "who is handling this better" or the "do you agree how the republicans are handling this situation?"
 
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This just makes me laugh out loud. A socialist quoting Fox News as an authority. :rofl !!!!

I concur.

It's the first thing I noticed, someone who's always attacking Fox News then they use Fox News as a reliable source.
 
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I concur.

It's the first thing I noticed, someone who's always attacking Fox News then they use Fox News as a reliable source.

yanno even a broken clock is right twice aday
 
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The time period is way outside of the time the government has been shut down.

What do you think will be the reaction of most Americans tomorrow when they find out that Obama has approved the illegal alien activist to gather on the "CLOSED" National Mall for a rally demanding amnesty, citizenship and free stuff ? But veterans and non veteran Americans were denied access to the National Mall and other memorials during the government shutdown.

I wonder what the polls will show afterwards ?
 
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Thanks, Anagram. I don't doubt the poll for a minute. I just thought it was funny that, in this particular instance, Fox News is now a credible source. ;)

Actually, the implication is that if even a disturbingly partisan source like Fox has found that public opinion has turned against the people they regularly bend over for, it must be true.
 
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What do you think will be the reaction of most Americans tomorrow when they find out that Obama has approved the illegal alien activist to gather on the "CLOSED" National Mall for a rally demanding amnesty, citizenship and free stuff ? But veterans and non veteran Americans were denied access to the National Mall and other memorials during the government shutdown.

I wonder what the polls will show afterwards ?

I think most Americans are idiots so I don't care what their opinion is.
 
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Thanks for putting a check out there on everyone.
I sure do love this time of the year in our state.
Thanks, Anagram. I don't doubt the poll for a minute. I just thought it was funny that, in this particular instance, Fox News is now a credible source. ;)
 
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Fox reported, Anagram decided.
I concur.

It's the first thing I noticed, someone who's always attacking Fox News then they use Fox News as a reliable source.
 
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I agree that different polls are going to find different and more close but i believe if you take the aggregate more will be blaming republicans.
"Seven in 10 adults disapprove of the way Republicans are handling themselves in the wrangling over funding the government, according to the ABC News/Washington Post poll released Monday. That's a 7-point jump since last week and includes 59% of Americans who identify themselves as conservatives." Polls: GOP takes more blame for shutdown impasse

"Thirty-eight percent of Americans said Republicans were to blame for the shutdown, versus 30 percent who blame the Obama administration and 19 percent who blame both, according to the Pew poll, which was conducted in the days since the shutdown came to pass." Polls: Public places more blame for shutdown on GOP - NBC Politics

"According to the poll, 63% of those questioned say they are angry at the Republicans for the way they have handled the shutdown." CNN Shutdown Poll: Plenty of blame to go around – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

I also believe a big selling point here is the "who is handling this better" or the "do you agree how the republicans are handling this situation?"

Oh I have no doubt about more people blaming the Republicans, which is as it should be since they created and started the shut down. But what I think is driving up the Democratic numbers to about even with the GOP after a week of shut down, this is just my opinion. Is Americans are see President Obama and Senator Reid on TV flatly stating they will not negotiate, ever. Right, wrong or indifferent, I think they see this as intransigence on their part. Most Americans and especially those in the independent ranks know divided government works when the two sides negotiate, compromise, do a little of give and take. The fact the republicans want all the give and no take, is forgotten as time goes by. Most Americans pay little to no attention as to the inner workings or even for the most part what goes on in Washington, just what they see in a 5 minute snapshot of the news or something.
 
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90% of the media is going to put the blame on reps and they knew it when they did this so I appreciate them growing some balls for a change.
 
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I would say they have already taken the hit. They might as well stick to their guns.
 
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