ABC's George Stephanopoulos Touts Possible Gloom for GOP

[SecularMotion]

In the midst of bad news for Democrats, Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Monday continued to search for a silver lining. Talking to ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, he quizzed, "But, I wonder what makes you nervous? Because some other polls show some warning signs at least for the Republican Party."

The former Democratic operative turned journalist added, "Going back to 1994 when you led the Republicans to victory. The favorability of the Republican Party was 63 percent. It's only 37 percent now." He didn't cite other polls, such as the new Rasmussen survey which finds Republicans with a ten point generic ballot advantage.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2010/08/02/abcs-george-stephanopoulos-touts-possible-gloom-gop#ixzz0vurA4hm4

[aquart]

1. "Scott's blogs have been featured in the Washington Times and linked to on the Drudge Report."

Must you get suckered by GOP propaganda?

[SecularMotion]

2. It disputes GOP propaganda.

"Going back to 1994 when you led the Republicans to victory. The favorability of the Republican Party was 63 percent. It's only 37 percent now."

Not suckered at all. I just feel those stats are worth repeating.

[aquart]

9. So easily suckered.

The point of the article was to get it across that DEMS are down in the polls. And that cheery info is what they got you to pick up and spread around.

[SecularMotion]

12. Did you read the same article?

The jist of the article is George Stephanopoulos countering GOP propaganda. The highlighted sections are George presenting arguments against the GOP propaganda.

I'm sorry if arguments against republicans are too "cheery" for you.

[formercia]

11. Lulled into a sense of complacency

Nothing to see here........

[OHdem10]

3. I cannot help but wonder about how well the GOP is doing. Here

is why: The Media are working so hard trying to sell the
idea. I am serious. Just listen and watch. The Media
seem so structured. Everyone says the same thing and
say it over and over. All the primaries so far have not
produced Tea Party Candidates the way you would think
after the Medias hard sell. More moderate Republicans
are winning.

Secondly Fox is working double time trying to convince
the world obama is the devil and the Republicans are right
and winning.

It seems everyone is trying to hard to convince america.
The tone is more hard sell rather than showing how strong
the Republicans.

Me thinks they are trying to hard. Yet, the Republicans
remain more unpopular than Democrats.

[Doctor_J]

4. Why are you reading & posting from newsbusters?

that's a right-wing propaganda site.

[ericinne]

5. Hate that site

I agree... total propaganda site!!

On one of the forums I post on, we have a guy who posts all those stupid newsbusted clips.

First of all, that stupid bitch isn't even funny, not even remotely. She uses canned laughter laugh tracks.

2nd, she doesn't even use accurate info.. Standard comedy has a bit of truth mixed with some irony or some type of over exaggeration, this chick does nothing but talk right wing shit, then pauses for a laugh track.

I just can't believe there are people dumbed down enough to actually LIKE that site.

[SecularMotion]

6. See Post #2

[alfredo]

7. Rassmussen tends Republican, so the 37% could be generous.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. This isn't going to be another 1994 IMHO

In 1994 the feeling/perception that the Republicans were going to make huge gains was pretty palpable and obvious to me. The Republicans hadn't been in power in Congress for a long time and a lot of people seemed to be willing to give them a chance at running Congress (plus they were in a strong anti-incumbent mood which, of course, translated to an anti-Democratic mood), there were some fairly significant Democratic scandals in Congress (much like there were several ones in the Republican Congress back in 2006, and a lot of people disliked- if not outright hated Clinton and/or believed in all of the right wing (Limbaugh)-propagated smears that made a lot of people believe that he was morally and ethically challenged (and this was all BEFORE Fox News!). Plus, there was a huge militias of "angry white men" whom believed that Clinton was a tyrant who was going to take their guns, lock them in FEMA-run concentration camps, and turn the United States of America into a UN-run Protectorate. I would add too that, despite a wave of nutty "GOPAC Zombies", there were still a decent number of moderate Republicans left in the party whom were mainstream enough to win election/re-election.
Today, the Republicans have not yet recovered from their double-thrashings in 2006 and 2008, have not been able to fully remove the stain/stench of Bushco and their favorablity ratings have consistently remained +/-30% (DESPITE Fox News propaganda), they have no substantive or dynamic leadership, the "angry white men" are certainly back (but in smaller numbers and are now mostly calling themselves "teabaggers") but they're not helping swing elections (at least not to the Republicans anyway ;-)) and Obama seems to be much more popular and/or likable than Clinton ever was and he hasn't been hit with any REAL scandals since he's been in office. I expect that we will lose some seats but I don't honestly believe that it will be the Republican "blowout" that the corporate mediawhores are touting.

[rbrnmw]

10. Rove's propaganda machine wants us to believe this so most of

the dutiful puppets will repeat his lie of a big GOP win in the fall. IMO the GOP hate brand is getting crazier and crazier and it turns people off. They don't realize that more people are seeing through their bs. We know that some of them make multiple accounts on key websites and post comment under those accounts to sway people into believing their views are popular. I am so glad they were exposed on digg!! They have been doing this for years. Maybe some people will be swayed, but not enough for a big win or close enough to steal.

[KharmaTrain]

13. The BIG Difference Between Now And '94...

...is how inept the GOOP has become. It has no agenda other than getting power and their hands on the treasury again. They have no real answers to the problems they helped create over the past 30 years. Just more of the same. They live on soundbites that even their own are starting to doubt. The only alternative message they're sending is "No"...and while their hordes cheer them on for stopping benefits to the 99'ers or needed financial assistance to 9/11 first responders...which make them look like the pompous asses they are, it's not reaching out to the "middle"...a group that appears to be more and more non-commital this year.

While the Democrats have screwed many opportunities to improve this country, the electorate knows that the GOOP isn't any better. There is no "Contract on America" and even if they came up with one, their credibility is shot. Their 20% approval ratings speak very loud...louder than the propaganda being put out by Faux and other corporate toadies.

I'm hoping the GOOP is reading their own press clippings...it could make for amusing watching after the elections. While Democrats are sure to lose seats, the GOOP has many problems as well. Thanks to the teabaggers they'll lose Florida, New Hampshire and North Carolina while losing out on opportunities in Nevada, Colorado and Illinois.

People are angry...angry at Democrats AND rushpublicans...one of the most negative elections of our lifetime.