aquapub said:
Issue by issue, national polls have repeatedly demonstrated that the American people agree with Republicans on most things. This post is a gigantic steaming load.
I certainly do not share the belief the Republicans cant win. I think that they have a fairly decent chance of holding one or both houses of congress this election cycle. However, you could not be more wrong on your polling assumption. Virtually every single poll conducted in the last 50 years has found that the majority of American voters consistently agree with the Democratic positions on every single issue other than defense.
I mean come on, do you honestly believe that elections are about “issues”. It’s all wedge issues. Republicans consistently run on Gays, God, and Guns.
For example, in the last presidential election. On the issues,
Kerry almost consistently held a 5 point lead on the economy.
Kerry held a 12 point lead on prescription drugs.
Kerry held a 13 point lead on taxes.
Kerry held a 21 point lead on healthcare.
Of course, he narrowly lost because of the good old wedge issues of Gays, God, and Guns. (primarily gays this time around)
Right now on the economy Bush and the Republican position has extremely low ratings at only 34%.
Source:
http://poll.gallup.com/content/?ci=21994
The environment and energy policies have always been dead losers for Republicans when polled.
I would challenge you to find one national poll that shows that the Republicans enjoy an advantage on any domestic issue over Democrats.