A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll has found more of the anti-incumbent sentiment that led to party changes in the U.S. House or Senate after the elections of 1994, 2006 and 2010.
A mere 24 percent of those surveyed believe members of Congress are worthy of re-election. That is the lowest score since Gallup started asking that question in 1991. Yet 56 percent of respondents believe their own Senate or House members should be re-elected.
In other words, “it’s those ‘other’ incumbents” who need to be voted out of office.
President Obama did not fare well in the poll. Only 47 percent of respondents thought he deserves re-election, while 51 percent said he does not. An associated question showed that Obama would edge an unnamed GOP candidate by a 49-45 margin.
Obama’s job approval rating varies widely locally. The president has a 54 percent rating in Illinois, a 49 percent rating in Iowa and a 42 percent rating in Missouri.
Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of the non-partisan Rothenberg Political Report, believes the nation is headed toward another sweeping election where one party loses at least 20 U.S. House seats.
“Is there substantial dissatisfaction with the direction of the country, with the way things are, with the people in charge? The answer to that is yes,” Rothenberg said.
Gallup always seems a little skewed toward Democrats, partly because they poll all voters, not likely voters (as I understand it).
But Rasmussen finds 67% think reduced spending should be considered in every government program. 55% think reduced government spending is good for the economy. That is “Tea Party” thinking, as I see it, but the powers that be work very hard to frame that smaller government voter as a violent far right radical.
While some 70% favor a balanced budget, apparently half those same people are convinced the Tea Party has some more nefarious motive. Perhaps that is due to the non-stop blame game, from Democrats and big media, where the peaceful common sense Tea partiers are called terrorists, hostage takers, racist, and radical.
Hopefully a thousand points of blogger light will strip away the mask from the elite powers in DC and their big media spin machine. Just over half currently understand that these “drastic CUTS” being fought over, are only cuts in the INCREASE. If you believe we need a balanced budget, you MAY be a Tea Partier. We need to vote out MOST long time incumbents, even if they ARE throwing little goodies to their favored constituents.
Be the wave.