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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHuge Majority Say Republicans are Out of Touch
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/04/16/huge_majority_say_republicans_are_out_of_touch.htmlHuge Majority Say Republicans are Out of Touch
Greg Sargent digs into the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll and notes that just 23% of Americans believe the Republican Party is "in touch with the concerns of most people in the United States today," while 70% believe that it is "out of touch." Among independents, those numbers are 23% to 70%. Among moderates they're 20% to 75%.
By contrast, Americans say by 51% to 46% that Obama is in touch. Among moderates that's 56% to 42% (he fares worse among independents, 44% to 53%, though far better than Republicans).
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Huge Majority Say Republicans are Out of Touch (Original Post)
babylonsister
Apr 2013
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immoderate
(20,885 posts)1. Both parties serve the ruling class.
--imm
CheapShotArtist
(333 posts)3. Karl Rove and Sheldon Adelson beg to differ.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)6. After they explain why they're not in jail?
They are felons, aren't they?
--imm
byeya
(2,842 posts)2. The difficult part is making this gap stick to any RepubliKKKan running for re-election.
It's one thing to show how truly unpopular they are but it's a different thing to point to one Rep or Sen and make the charge stick.
It does give a good starting point for a campaign though.
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)4. And as long as the Rethugs believe
that their advertising -- rather than their product -- is what's causing their problem, those numbers will only get worse.
rocktivity
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)5. Won't matter much in the House of Reps
Whomever is sitting in the various governor-chairs in 2021 will decide what the future holds for us all.
Until gerrymandering is made illegal, or until enough batshit crazy state legislatures get their bills vetoed, don't expect much progress.