Government shutdown: GOP losing ground with public, polls indicate

[LiberalElite]

Source: L.A. Times

WASHINGTON – The standoff over the government shutdown continues to damage the public’s opinion of congressional Republicans, two new surveys indicate, a finding likely to deepen concern among GOP leaders about the impact the stalemate is having on their party.

A third newly released survey shows that overall approval of Congress has fallen to nearly a record low.

Disapproval of the way congressional Republicans are “handling negotiations over the federal budget” has jumped to 70%, a Washington Post-ABC News poll shows. The poll, taken Wednesday through Sunday, found 24% approving of the congressional GOP.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-government-shutdown-congress-polling-20131007,0,5535514.story

[hotdamn00]

1. Money quote from the article:

Among Republicans who view themselves as tea party supporters, 72% said it would be “unacceptable” if the “only way to end the shutdown” would be for Republicans to drop their demands for major changes in Obama’s healthcare law. By contrast, 39% of Republicans who do not see themselves as tea party supporters took that view.

[Jack Rabbit]

2. Now, Senator Paul, did you tell Senator McConnell . . .

. . . "I think we're going to win this thing."

Perhaps FoxNews is still looking for a replacement for Dick "Romney will win by quite a bit, really" Morris. Does Iraq need a new information minister?

[tofuandbeer]

3. First they let Romney do it, now their finishing themselves off with congress.

They don't seem to be thinking things through.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Poor dopes

They thought they could lie their way to victory.
GOP = Epic Fail.

[raging moderate]

5. I am worried that this could be just a diversion.

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What if the government shutdown was actually planned to screw up oversight of certain private companies long enough for them to carry out some awful schemes, such as business activities that are environmentally dangerous or financially ruinous to the rest of us? There was this petition from Raul Grijalva to keep the mining companies out of the public parks as long as the rest of us can't go there. Why on Earth would they assume that it's okay for them alone of all private citizens to enter a closed National Park? And shouldn't our government be automatically stopping them at the gate, along with everyone else? Doesn't it seem as though some kind of fix is in place here? When you look at the faces of these Republicons, doesn't it seem fishy to you that they still have those fixed smirks on their faces, as if they are in on a gigantic secret that gives them an insurmountable advantage over the rest of us! Maybe we'd better all stay alert and inquisitive.

[davidpdx]

6. How low can they go?????