Ohhhhh yeah. Shutdown the GOP down in 2014! Poll shows 9 Point Democratic Lead over GOP candidates!

[Divine Discontent]

Polls are showing that the Republicans are being blamed by most Americans for the trouble arising from the gov't shutdown, so I certainly hope the voters remember to blame the GOP in kind for the trouble they're causing, by voting in a year to get the extremists out!

POLL --> By a margin of 72-22 percent, the Quinnipiac University poll found the public not wanting a government shutdown, and by 64-27 percent opposed to holding up an increase in the debt ceiling as a political cudgel to block Obamacare.
Democrats have moved out to a nine point, 43-34 percent, lead in a “generic” ballot of which party’s candidates for Congress voters are inclined to support. http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/10/01/dont-hold-hostage-budget-debt-ceiling-survey/



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[ShadowLiberal]

1. While that's good, lets wait till the budget and debt ceiling bills are passed before celebrating

Things can (and likely will) easily change in the polls, especially the longer this shutdown lasts. The trends do seem pretty good for us so far though on the CR and budget.

On the debt ceiling though the numbers are much more narrow, and it seems like a large part of the public doesn't even understand what the debt ceiling is and what the consequences are of breaching it, democrats have only an 8 point lead over the GOP there for who the public sides with, rather than a 20+ point lead like on the CR and budget.


I don't know about you, but today I've honestly started to get worried for the first time that the house Republicans are crazy enough to actually let us breach the debt ceiling given how they keep on claiming that they have more leverage there.

[Divine Discontent]

2. yes, after listening to the ongoing comments from the GOP

you have to at least be highly concerned they're perfectly fine with causing this to spiral out of control. I can understand why the president feels exasperated.

I think the longer it goes, the more people who are likely voters will understand why the GOP reps actions are unbelievably wrongheaded.




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[Kablooie]

11. Only Boehner can decide about the debt ceiling.

Since there are enough votes in the house to stop the shutdown right now, ther certainly will be enough to raise the debt ceiling.

So it will boil down to Boehner allowing a vote or not.

If he didn't allow a vote and the world economy collapses I would think he wouldn't be alive much longer. With every billionaire on earth losing buckets of money because of one guy I'm sure we would hear of some mysterious cause of death before too long.

[bottomofthehill]

3. Generic polls don't help much in House Seats

After the last round of redistricting in the House, even with that edge we are in trouble. Hopefully, some of the Senate seats are in better shape after the Republican temper tantrum

[Divine Discontent]

4. yeah, the goal is somehow getting those deep red seats to have a strong moderate appear to challenge

the extremists. I think it's a serious need for our party to produce some quality candidates to dump the teahadists.

[Volaris]

8. not sure there,

someone on the TeeVee Machine the other day said a 7-point spread nationally would be enough for Dems to retake the House, DESPITE the gerrymandered to hell and back GOP advantage.

[truebluegreen]

9. That's what I remember too.

If they keep it up with this BS, we have a chance.

[MiniMe]

5. The House districts are heavily gerrymandered, especially after all the voterID laws

It will be difficult to pick up many House Seats in 2014

[Cha]

6. Don't think the business leaders, Chamber of Congress, and Wall Streeters are

too happy with these terrorists messing with their shit.

Mahalo DD!

[Divine Discontent]

7. you always put it rather bluntly! luv it, so mahalo back atcha!

and it's so very true, Cha. They are seriously nervous and angry what is going on could severely impact their companies well-being and their own mass bank accounts. Less campaign donations for you repugs thanks to your extremist voting bloc!




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[Kennah]

10. Paging Nate Silver