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How low can the Republicans go?
Web Exclusive
By Marcus Mabry
Newsweek
Updated: 10:54 p.m. ET Oct 7, 2006
Oct. 7, 2006 - Come hell or high water-ran the conventional
wisdom-Republicans could rely on two issues to win elections: the war on
terror and values. Then came Mark Foley. The drip-drip-drip of scandal
surrounding the former Congressman from Florida, which became a deluge this
week, now threatens to sink Republican hopes of keeping control of Congress,
says the NEWSWEEK poll out today.
And that was the good news for the GOP. More worrisome still, the Foley
fiasco is jeopardizing the party's monopoly on faith and power. For the
first time since 2001, the NEWSWEEK poll shows that more Americans trust the
Democrats than the GOP on moral values and the war on terror. Fully 53
percent of Americans want the Democrats to win control of Congress next
month, including 10 percent of Republicans, compared to just 35 percent who
want the GOP to retain power. If the election were held today, 51 percent of
likely voters would vote for the Democrat in their district versus 39
percent who would vote for the Republican. And while the race is closer
among male voters (46 percent for the Democrats vs. 42 percent for the
Republicans), the Democrats lead among women voters 56 to 34 percent.
The pace of the news on the Foley scandal is making it difficult for
Republicans to stop their slide. On Thursday, House Speaker Dennis Hastert
declared that mistakes were made in handling the Foley case and that he
would remain in his post to make sure the misdeeds were thoroughly
investigated. Almost immediately, ABC News reported that three more former
pages had come forward to say that they had received suggestive e-mails and
instant messages from Foley. And just as Republicans were attempting to form
a united front to paint the timing of the Foley revelations as Democratic
dirty tricks-What did Nancy Pelosi know and when did she know it?-the
Republicans got a fratricidal shot out of the dark-on Iraq. Virginia
Republican Sen. John Warner declared that the United States had 90 days to
quell the violence in Iraq, or risk losing the war. To top it off, on Friday
an aide to Karl Rove resigned over the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling and
corruption scandal.
Meanwhile, the president's approval rating has fallen to a new all-time low
for the Newsweek poll: 33 percent, down from an already anemic 36 percent in
August. Only 25 percent of Americans are satisfied with the direction of the
country, while 67 percent say they are not. Foley's disgrace certainly plays
a role in Republican unpopularity: 27 percent of registered voters say the
scandal and how the Republican leadership in the House handled it makes them
less likely to vote for a Republican Congressional candidate; but 65 percent
say it won't make much difference in determining how they vote. And
Americans are equally divided over whether or not Speaker Hastert should
resign over mishandling the situation (43 percent say he should, but 36
percent say he shouldn't).
The scandal's more significant impact seems to be a widening of the yawning
credibility gap developing between the President, his party and the nation.
While 52 percent of Americans believe Hastert was aware of Foley's actions
and tried to cover them up, it's part of a larger loss of faith in
Republican leadership, thanks mostly to the war in Iraq. For instance, for
the first time in the NEWSWEEK poll, a majority of Americans now believe the
Bush administration knowingly misled the American people in building its
case for war against Saddam Hussein: 58 percent vs. 36 percent who believe
it didn't. And pessimism over Iraq is at record highs on every score: nearly
two in three Americans, 64 percent, believe the United States is losing
ground there; 66 percent say the war has not made America safer from
terrorism (just 29 percent believe it has); and 53 percent believe it was a
mistake to go to war at all, again the first time the NEWSWEEK poll has
registered a majority in that camp.
As a result, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's approval rating has
fallen to just 30 percent, and more Americans believe he should resign than
remain, 48 percent vs. 37 percent. And while a plurality of Americans
approve of the job Condoleezza Rice is doing as Secretary of State, 48
percent vs. 32 percent who disapprove, on the heels of Bob Woodward's
bestselling critique of the Bush administration, "State of Denial," a solid
majority, 58 percent, believe Rice did not pay as much attention as she
should have been expected to pay to the domestic terror threat posed by al
Qaeda before 9/11. (Only 22 percent believe she did.)
Democrats now outdistance Republicans on every single issue that could
decide voters' choices come Nov. 7. In addition to winning-for the first
time in the NEWSWEEK poll-on the question of which party is more trusted to
fight the war on terror (44 to 37 percent) and moral values (42 percent to
36 percent), the Democrats now inspire more trust than the GOP on handling
Iraq (47 to 34); the economy (53 to 31); health care (57 to 24); federal
spending and the deficit (53 to 29); gas and oil prices (56 to 23); and
immigration (43 to 34).
And even if the Republicans manage to bail out their ship before the
midterms, they'll have a hard time matching their one-time strengths to
voters' priorities. A third of registered voters, 33 percent, say the
single most important issue that will decide their vote will be Iraq;
compare to 20 percent who say the economy and only 12 percent who say
terrorism, which ties with health care.
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And, of course, Shrub will continue living in his own little
world, now that the White House has relocated to the
center of Fantasyland (no big surprise there, eh?) I guess
the Republicans' October Surprise was their own downfall.
Unless, of course, Diebold solves their problem for them.
Temporarily, that is. I think there would be riots, if the
Rethugs won in November with everyone knowing that
they don't have enough votes to do so. People are
really starting to get angry.
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In article <_8KdnRh6EIzg7LTYnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
How low can the Republicans go?
Web Exclusive
By Marcus Mabry
Newsweek
Updated: 10:54 p.m. ET Oct 7, 2006
Oct. 7, 2006 - Come hell or high water-ran the conventional
wisdom-Republicans could rely on two issues to win elections: the war on
terror and values. Then came Mark Foley. The drip-drip-drip of scandal
surrounding the former Congressman from Florida, which became a deluge this
week, now threatens to sink Republican hopes of keeping control of Congress,
says the NEWSWEEK poll out today.
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As a result, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's approval rating has
fallen to just 30 percent, and more Americans believe he should resign than
remain, 48 percent vs. 37 percent. And while a plurality of Americans
approve of the job Condoleezza Rice is doing as Secretary of State, 48
percent vs. 32 percent who disapprove, on the heels of Bob Woodward's
bestselling critique of the Bush administration, "State of Denial," a solid
majority, 58 percent, believe Rice did not pay as much attention as she
should have been expected to pay to the domestic terror threat posed by al
Qaeda before 9/11. (Only 22 percent believe she did.)
Democrats now outdistance Republicans on every single issue that could
decide voters' choices come Nov. 7. In addition to winning-for the first
time in the NEWSWEEK poll-on the question of which party is more trusted to
fight the war on terror (44 to 37 percent) and moral values (42 percent to
36 percent), the Democrats now inspire more trust than the GOP on handling
Iraq (47 to 34); the economy (53 to 31); health care (57 to 24); federal
spending and the deficit (53 to 29); gas and oil prices (56 to 23); and
immigration (43 to 34).
I'm reading Woodward's book now. Rumsfeld comes across as an absolute
jerk. A bully, a micro manager, and a person who will refuse to concede
and argument, even when he knows he is wrong and he is wrong very often.
If he were the CEO of any company that I ever worked for, he would have
been fired a long time ago, or all of the employees would have quit.
Condi gets her share of criticism too. She 'forgets' a lot of things. I
would recommend anyone who is interested in what is happening in Iraq
and Afghanistan to get this book.
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And, of course, Shrub will continue living in his own little
world, now that the White House has relocated to the
center of Fantasyland (no big surprise there, eh?) I guess
the Republicans' October Surprise was their own downfall.
Unless, of course, Diebold solves their problem for them.
Temporarily, that is. I think there would be riots, if the
Rethugs won in November with everyone knowing that
they don't have enough votes to do so. People are
really starting to get angry.
If they try this Diebold nonsense again, I'll be one of the rioters.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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