Yeah, it would appear so. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ar...republicans_widen_lead_in_generic_ballot.html A new poll shows Republicans have increased their edge in the race for control of Congress, overturning an eight-point lead Democrats held two months ago in a generic ballot. A CNN/ORC International survey released Thursday finds the GOP leading Democrats by 49 percent to 44 percent among registered voters asked to pick between unnamed candidates from each party in their district. The poll, which found Republicans with a two-point edge last month, marks a continued shift in the generic ballot following the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act sign-up website, and controversy surrounding insurance plans canceled to comply with the new law. In October, Democrats led Republicans by 50 percent to 42 percent -- an advantage that followed the government shutdown and fight over the debt ceiling and reflected the Republicansâ damaged brand nationwide. In November, the GOP picked up some steam in the generic ballot, edging Democrats by 49 percent to 47 percent over a month into the implementation of the health care law. The new poll also finds low enthusiasm among registered voters for the 2014 midterm elections: 30 percent say they are âextremelyâ or âvery enthusiasticâ about voting next year, and 43 percent say they are not enthusiastic. Four years ago, the same poll found 40 percent enthusiastic about voting and 25 percent not enthusiastic. Republicans have an advantage in this gap: 36 percent of GOPers say they are enthusiastic about voting, compared to 22 percent of Democrats. President Obamaâs approval rating has been dropping in national polls, and he could be a drag on fellow party members next year. The CNN poll found that 55 percent of voters say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes the president, while 40 percent say they are likely to chose a candidate who supports him. Republicans control the House by a 17-seat margin, and redistricting after the 2010 census strengthened many GOP districts. Democrats control the Senate with 55 seats (including two independents who caucus with Democrats). National surveys find Congressâ approval at all-time lows, and analysts have found the 113th Congress to be the least productive, so far, in history. ORC International surveyed 1,035 adults from Dec. 16-19. The pollâs margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points. Read more: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ar...den_lead_in_generic_ballot.html#ixzz2oxxzDvrx Follow us: @RCP_Articles on Twitter
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill opened in Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge, Virginia, this week with a sign on the door: "No guns permitted." This, even though Virginia laws allow a person with a concealed carry handgun permit to carry a gun "onto the premises of any restaurant or club" which has a license to sell alcohol, provided the permit holder does not "consume an alcoholic beverage while on the premises." According to InsideNova.com, numerous would-be patrons "posted their displeasure with [the no-gun] rule on the restaurant's Facebook page" on December 23. On December 24, all the posts complaining about the rule "had been deleted." One of Toby Keith's biggest country video hits is "Bullets in the Gun." It romanticizes carrying a gun. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Govern...ll-Opens-In-VA-Sign-On-Door-No-Guns-Permitted "NO GUN" signs do not have the force of law in VA.
MSNBC seems to really hate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) as it has reached new lows to smear the Tea Party senator. Tired of using their usual attacks on the junior senator from Texas, the folks at the network have resorted to a new tactic, openly lying about his record on anti-Obama conspiracy theories. Read more: http://newsbusters.org/#ixzz2oyCwOnEg
TSA Offers 'Transgender Travelers' an Advice Page By Tim Graham | December 27, 2013 Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-gr...ansgender-travelers-advice-page#ixzz2p0W3RpiR
Horse-drawn carriages have been a part of New York Cityâs heritage since the city was called New Amsterdam. Now, the Big Appleâs new openly-socialist mayor wants to ban them forever. http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/71712885157/and-so-it-begins-new-york-citys-new-mayor-de-blasio Liberals sure are obsessed with banning things.
One thing the establishment press will not be celebrating this evening as we head into 2014 is the fact that they have been unable to convince the American people that the economy has been and will continue to be on the rebound. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released on Friday, which "oddly enough" (no, not really) is not being touted at ORC's related press release web page, shows that 68 percent of Americans believe the economy is in poor shape. Over half expect the economy to be in that condition a year from now. This came as somewhat of a surprise to Lucy McCalmont at the Politico and Gregory Wallace at CNNMoney.com. Read more: http://newsbusters.org/#ixzz2p4aNAt6t Obviously the establishment press just needs to spew more propaganda and "educate" the sheeple as to how great the economy is and how our dear leader is responsible for it.
Barack Obama's favorability rating is in the toilet, there are crucial midterm elections next year that could decide the fate of his presidency, and what do you think his pollster wishes from the media in 2014? According to Politico's Mike Allen, Joel Benenson hopes "playbookers" will "go one year without reporting any public polling data." Read more: http://newsbusters.org/#ixzz2p6DLWWdC
More liberal mindset, if you don't like the facts. Ignore them. As Kyle Drennen noted today, NBC political analysts and reporters like Chuck Todd deny that the Republican Party looks any better right now than they did after the government shutdown ended in mid-October. No one at NBC is noticing that the latest CNN/ORC poll showed Republicans leading Democrats in the generic congressional ballot by five, 49 to 44 percent. Even the First Read political blog at NBCNews.com doesn't have a whisper of it. Other non-CNN networks covered it... Read more: http://newsbusters.org/#ixzz2pI9rkEuj
Morrissey, a British pop star of the Eighties with the Smiths, may be gay (he says he's "humasexual," implying he's bisexual). But he'd rather accuse everyone of eating meat of being just like a pedophile. MusicFeeds.com reported it came during during a recent Q&A on Morrissey fan site called True To You: âI see no difference between eating animals and pedophilia. They are both rape, violence, murder,â declared the singer when asked âWhat is it that prompted you to stop eating meat?â The Meat Is Murder-singer continued, saying, âIf Iâm introduced to anyone who eats beings, I walk away.â Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2014/01/05/pedo-smithia#ixzz2pXE9iU00 On a side note I heard the other day of a feminist blogger who has declared that all intercourse is rape. And that women's bodies aren't made for intercourse.