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Republicans Ahead Of Democrats In Generic Ballot
By BRADLEY VASOLI, The Bulletin
A survey conducted last week by Rasmussen Reports contains bad news for Democrats on several fronts.
Rasmussen’s poll shows Republicans leading Democrats on the pollster’s “generic ballot” which asks respondents simply whether they would prefer a Republican or a Democratic congressman. Forty-two percent of American voters said they would want a Republican while 38 percent said they would want a Democrat.
This comes after President Barack Obama made a speech to Congress two weeks ago in an effort to broaden congressional and public support for his proposal to expand the federal role in providing health care. Mr. Obama and his fellow Democrats enjoyed a brief, expected boost following that event, but the effect seems to have worn off.
The president also seems to have gained little lasting ground on the health care issue. Even among voters without health insurance, a new government health-care program only has 58-percent support. Thirty-five percent of those comprising this demographic are opposed.
The increase in Republicans’ backing among voters manifests itself in Rasmussen polling on certain key Senate races. Three Democrats have expressed interest in taking on North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr next November, but none of them can seem to break the double digit lead that Mr. Burr has on each of them. Meanwhile, Republican Jane Norton may be poised for an upset against incumbent Democratic Colorado Senator Michael Bennet.
One issue which Republicans tried unsuccessfully to make resonate with the public last year when Mr. Obama and John McCain were vying for the White House was ACORN, a “community organizing” group, some of whose affiliates have stood accused of engaging in voter-registration fraud, though the matter may now have some traction. With documentarians and journalists producing prominent exposes on the organization, 51 percent of U.S. voters say they want Congress to end all federal subsidies for the group.
“In the wake of new, but not unfamiliar, reports of criminal and illicit activity involving ACORN, I believe it is imperative that this organization’s finances be reviewed and investigated by your Department to determine whether improper and illegal use of federal dollars has occurred since ACORN first began receiving federal funds in 1994,” U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-6th, of Berks, Chester, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, said in a statement.
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to discontinue any Housing and Urban Development funding of ACORN. It’s a small Republican victory, though Rasmussen’s polling might hint at bigger ones to come.
Bradley Vasoli can be reached at bvasoli@thebulletin.us
Rasmussen’s poll shows Republicans leading Democrats on the pollster’s “generic ballot” which asks respondents simply whether they would prefer a Republican or a Democratic congressman. Forty-two percent of American voters said they would want a Republican while 38 percent said they would want a Democrat.
This comes after President Barack Obama made a speech to Congress two weeks ago in an effort to broaden congressional and public support for his proposal to expand the federal role in providing health care. Mr. Obama and his fellow Democrats enjoyed a brief, expected boost following that event, but the effect seems to have worn off.
The president also seems to have gained little lasting ground on the health care issue. Even among voters without health insurance, a new government health-care program only has 58-percent support. Thirty-five percent of those comprising this demographic are opposed.
The increase in Republicans’ backing among voters manifests itself in Rasmussen polling on certain key Senate races. Three Democrats have expressed interest in taking on North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr next November, but none of them can seem to break the double digit lead that Mr. Burr has on each of them. Meanwhile, Republican Jane Norton may be poised for an upset against incumbent Democratic Colorado Senator Michael Bennet.
One issue which Republicans tried unsuccessfully to make resonate with the public last year when Mr. Obama and John McCain were vying for the White House was ACORN, a “community organizing” group, some of whose affiliates have stood accused of engaging in voter-registration fraud, though the matter may now have some traction. With documentarians and journalists producing prominent exposes on the organization, 51 percent of U.S. voters say they want Congress to end all federal subsidies for the group.
“In the wake of new, but not unfamiliar, reports of criminal and illicit activity involving ACORN, I believe it is imperative that this organization’s finances be reviewed and investigated by your Department to determine whether improper and illegal use of federal dollars has occurred since ACORN first began receiving federal funds in 1994,” U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-6th, of Berks, Chester, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, said in a statement.
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to discontinue any Housing and Urban Development funding of ACORN. It’s a small Republican victory, though Rasmussen’s polling might hint at bigger ones to come.
Bradley Vasoli can be reached at bvasoli@thebulletin.us
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