Fox News Poll Finds Disapproval Of GOP Skyrocketing After They Shut Down Government

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/10/03/fox-news-poll-finds-disapproval-gop-skyrocketing-shut-government.html

Fox News Poll Finds Disapproval Of GOP Skyrocketing After They Shut Down Government

By: Jason Easley
Oct. 3rd, 2013


Bad News is everywhere for the Republican Party. Even the Fox News poll has found disapproval of the Republican Party jumping to 59% in their latest poll.

According to the Fox News poll, disapproval of the Republican Party has jumped from 46% in September of 2012 to 59% today. Disapproval of the GOP has climbed from 54% in January to 56% in April to nearing 60% today. Approval of the Republican Party has fallen from 45% to 35%. In contrast, Democratic Party unfavorability has stayed stable in the Fox poll at between 48% and 49% all through 2013.

Support for repealing the ACA has dropped from 39% in June to 30% today. This could mean that the linking of funding the government to defunding or delaying the ACA has completely backfired on the Republican Party. The number of Americans who think that they will be better off under Obamacare has risen by 7 points from 34% to 41%, and by a margin of 36%-19% respondents thought that Ted Cruz’s fake filibuster hurt efforts to repeal the ACA.

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Republicans dismiss most polls as “rigged by the liberal media,” but it is difficult for them to ignore a poll that cones from the supposed only real news source that they trust. The government shutdown isn’t just bad for Republicans. It’s disastrous.

All of the Republican talking points blaming Harry Reid and President Obama for the shutdown are failing miserably. Every moment that the shutdown continues compounds the damage. We all knew that this day would come someday. The Republican Party is being destroyed by their own obsession with Obamacare.

[kydo]

1. With all the craziness of today

And it seems like a lot of just odd events. This poll results is probably the best thing I have heard all thing.

[Treant]

27. Given that it's Fox

You can actually assume that the questions were skewed to begin with and the reality is far worse for the Republicans.

[PatrynXX]

49. Tea Party however

considers Fox to have given in to the left. They want The Blaze to replace Faux Noise (Glen Beckkk's noise ) so my dad doesn't watch Fox anymore. So he'll never hear about those numbers..

[1StrongBlackMan]

63. Yep ...

And I heard beck and his side-kicks openly calling out fox as a part of "the problem."

2014 ought to be very interesting, as there will likely be a real rightwing, 3rd-Party threat (the gop) in red and purple district races, nation-wide.

I'm thinking of donating to the blaze and calling out McSally, Flake, and all other Arizona , as not sufficiently cruz/lee-like ... anything to abvance the mission-beck.

Oh yeah ... GOTV 2014: GO BIG BLUE

[Stellar]

88. So, what do you think about this...

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/09/30/five-reasons-americans-already-love-obamacare-plus-one-reason-why-theyre-gonna/

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, babylonsister.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Don't worry

I'm sure GOP operatives are busy right now "unskewing" this poll just like they did in 2012.

[Blanks]

79. Hopefully they've got Dick Morris and turd blossom working on it...

They'll fix it.

[AlinPA]

4. Fox "news" published the results? I'd expect "90% approve of GOP!"

[BlueToTheBone]

7. Then it must be closer to 80% disapproval rate. n/t

[Eleanors38]

55. Yep. Straight from the elephant's butt.

[RainDog]

5. I hope this moment destroys the Republican Party

unfortunately, even tho millions more voted for Democrats for House seats, the gerrymandered Republican districts will continue to plague this nation until the Republican party cleans the shit out of its stables.

If that's not possible, the reasonable republicans, and independents, will, out of simple basic decency, need to vote for Democrats to get rid of the house turds.

[ZombieHorde]

6. Bwahahaha! nt

[MrScorpio]

8. Keep it up, motherfuckers nt

[calimary]

44. That pretty much sums up my feeling about all this, MrScorpio.

Or as a certain Obama-who-CARES once said - "Please proceed, governor."

Let us make sure that as they keep digging, we give them plenty of room to continue, and all the shovels they can eat!

[TxDemChem]

62. I was just thinking that we only needed to give them enough rope

But Cruz supplied the rope this time.

[malaise]

9. K & R

Happy Dance

[Cali_Democrat]

14. LOL

[pitbullgirl1965]

28. Hello 1980s ugly sweater!

[malaise]

31. Hahahahahaha

[Kadie]

37. LOL!

[JesterCS]

57. I love Carlton! lol n/t

[Bjorn Against]

10. I really can't wait for the day they are forced to end the shutdown and get nothing in return

The Republican's choice is to end this now and face major damage or drag it out as long as they possibly can and completely destroy the party in the process. The Republican 2014 prospects were looking threatening to us before this especially in the Senate races, but they seem determined to turn the whole damn country against them. I have never seen a party as suicidal as today's Republicans are in my lifetime.

[IrishAyes]

33. Well, kindly remember this:

President Obama has also said he will gladly negotiate AFTER AND ONLY AFTER a clean budget is passed. I have good reason to hope that whatever happens at that time, he will be dealing from exactly the position where he wanted to be pushed. Best long game in the country. Hopefully the repukes will only get the revisions he wanted to make anyway.

[Bjorn Against]

35. I think he will likely delay enforcement of the individual mandate

He will not do that as part of any hostage negotiation however and he will not delay implementation of the actual program, but I don't see them fining anyone for violating the individual mandate before the employer mandate is in place.

The delay will be announced after the shut down ends and not before it, the Republicans will try to claim it is a victory but it will be something he was planning to do anyways.

[IrishAyes]

36. Makes sense.

[Flatulo]

52. Delaying the individual mandate would be a huge double cross to the insurers.

The only way they can reasonably pay out for the sick and elderly is if the young and healthy buy policies.

That's kind of the central requirement of the whole plan.

[Cha]

11. They are being destroying by their hate of our Presdient.

Thank you, babylonsistah!

[Voice for Peace]

42. Hatred has a way of doing that. When you feed it.

It's a bad hungry beast, eats its own host.

[JesterCS]

56. Hate destroys a person/persons

or so says " The Force " principles in Star Wars =p

[SunSeeker]

73. Hate is bad for you. It suppresses your immune system. nt

[eppur_se_muova]

12. No one could have predicted ...

Well, no one Republican.

[tridim]

13. Eventually the spiraling toilet water goes all the way down.

Gurgle gugle gurgle.

[sheshe2]

24. ...

[Rex]

15. Really? Who could have thunk it?

[IrishAyes]

30. With the thoughts that I'd be thinkin', I could be another Lincoln

If I only had a brain.

[LiberalElite]

16. If a Fux poll says it's 59% disapprove

in reality it must be much higher.

[Iliyah]

46. So are majority of the polls which corporate media polls

Same with the 2012 elections. Majority projected a close presidential race. We know that was false. The number for disapproval of the GOP is much higher. They are even losing their senior votes.

[City Lights]

17. I'm surprised they didn't scrap it once they saw the results. nt

[liberalmuse]

18. And knowing Fox...

They are padding that number, so it's likely at 89% disapproval.

[Jamaal510]

19. How do we know that this poll didn't oversample liberals?

[Rebellious Republican]

21. Simply because no self respecting Liberal would be watching FOX snooze.

[7962]

74. I'm sure quite a few liberals watch them, with the ratings they get some HAVE to be.

[Rebellious Republican]

82. Not this one!

I will never contribute to their Faux ratings.

[Kingofalldems]

83. I get the strong impression you watch Fox.

[7962]

89. Sure, sometimes. I watch and read a LOT of different things, even InfoWars

I want to see for myself whats out there. Its like Facebook; friends will post a story about whatever, and I'll try to find it from a different source to see for myself if its accurate. Many times it's not.
I would say out of everything Ive seen that gets a lot of viewers/readers, InfoWars has to be the most out-there of them all. But there are minor ones that are truly weird. Check out "wellaware.com" That guy thinks that famous people and politicians are actually actors playing a part. Newtown was faked, etc. theres some wild shit out there.
Too many people are too narrow minded when it comes to sources. Not in the way they think, but what they'll read, etc. Sometimes you find out things that are true in places you normally wouldnt think of.

[AAO]

20. Aw, shucks...

[Z_California]

22. Bottom Line

The Republicans overestimated their ability to bullshit the public. Understandable considering how utterly STUPID the majority of voters are, but delightfully disastrous for the party of the 1%.

[Iliyah]

45. Well heck, shut down the government because you hate a law

and you don't get your way and put so much distress and damage on the people who you took the keys from and slammed the door, which are many Fake new viewers.

[IDemo]

23. Expected response -

"Sad how librul Fox is becomin'."

[fascisthunter]

25. ooops

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

26. They'll write it off as the liberal media

Yes I know it's a Fux Noise poll but it's hard to fix stupid.

[tecelote]

61. The Liberal Media? Hey! I've been looking for them.

[IrishAyes]

29. True, true.

I mentioned a little something about the GOP political terrorism in my last letter to the weekly newspaper in this little town in RedNeckLand. Maybe this time it won't fall on quite so many deaf ears.

[Curmudgeoness]

32. There is a lot of info in that poll that is very telling.

Linked from the article in the OP:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2013/10/03/fox-news-poll-voters-support-obamacare-delay-disapprove-congress/

[hrmjustin]

34. K&R!

[martigras]

38. As Dr. Phil would say

"How's that working for you?"

[Historic NY]

39. Did someone send it to Mcconnell & Rand Paul?

[Iliyah]

43. As Steve King said - the sentiments of the American public

will be in our favor because we are winning.

Whats up with winning? Eff everyone else as long as ya'think you are winning? What world do these people live in.

[Zorro]

40. Obamacare kills jobs

Republican lawmaker jobs, that is.

Oh the irony.

[Ellipsis]

41. Makes me want to dance

[iloveObama12]

47. sometimes u gotta wonder what these fox hosts are smoking

[yuiyoshida]

48. If somehow this were to lead to the destruction of FOX NEWS

The Country would be all the better for it.

[freshwest]

50. Hope Americans will stop believing the liars at Faux, etc. Something good may come of this.

Solidarity to all the public workers being tortured by the GOP.

[Iliyah]

54. Cnn is right in there with them

[kairos12]

51. Doesn't matter, Tea Thug Inverse Illogic-the more unpopular they are in the polls

the more popular they believe themselves to be. In their blood red districts, unfortunately, they may become more popular. It will take the supposed "moderates" in the GOP to break this impasse.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

53. so interesting, really, to analyze the situation

From a mass-psychological standpoint.

It really is inevitable that this is happening.

Of course we couldn't predict the specifics, but this downward spiral is really maxing out for them.

They do this to themselves, since they are a mob now acting wholly based on twisted, irrational, paranoid thoughts.

Any one person that any of us might personally know who *ever* acted in such ways would certainly be someone we wouldn't want to encourage. That would be clear and we'd respond to protect ourselves --draw and enforce boundaries--sooner hopefully rather than later.

But when it's happening on a massive social level, the objective understanding comes in different ways and different times to each individual.

Now it's actually a good thing they've been ABLE to devolve so relentlessly. Of COURSE they're finally exploding spectacularly.

It also means that due to ALL the different events happening, more people will see the light, so to speak. That's actually good. That's the only way massive inner change can happen to the most people possible as quickly as possible.

Basically, many individuals have to decide, really, how they will think and whether they should start coming out of denial. And due to circumstances on a global level, we all are being forced to "decide" whether we'll DEVOLVE or EVOLVE!


Just some late night thoughts before turning in for the night....

[Thor_MN]

70. What if the Tea Party is the unionized mentally ill that Reagan kicked to the curb?

My morning pre-caffeine thought...

Probably not true, but a not terrible idea for a short story.

[Zorra]

58. Ah, the sweet sweet sound of republicans choking on rancid crow. nt

[KansDem]

59. What? No "Rage in the Heartland" stories?

I'd thought we would've seen a "Rage in the Heartland" report by now...

Or at least a "I Want My Country Back!" ( ) story...

[rpannier]

60. Couldn't be that bad. Sean Hannity says it's a great idea

And we all know how smart Sean is.

[Johnny Ready]

64. What. So we shut it down. That was then vote for me!

Election Wins for Dummies - Chapter 3 Alienate 47% of the populace then cut food stamps, follow with government shutdown. If this fails result to blaming the media.

Now go get em champ!

[kentauros]

65. In other words, it's not the government

that's now drowning in a bathtub!

[AllyCat]

66. You know, with all these polls showing the GOP shooting themselves

in the toes, I wonder if Nate Silver will correct what he said a few months ago about the polls showing a Republican landslide in 2014?

[Turbineguy]

67. But they are harming the country.

And so they are doing their jobs.

[heaven05]

68. fingers crossed

[hatrack]

69. Nah, they just need better messaging!

That's the ticket!

[ffr]

71. Something's not right over at Fox

Witnessed briefly what goes on TV over there last night. About three minutes was enough. Tears were coming out of my eyes, I was laughing so hard. The shit they shovel for pay to appease their masters is a burdensome toll.

[NealK]

72. Perfect.

What a bunch of selfish idiots.

[Stuart G]

75. This weekend there will be more polls. worse for them.....wait and see....nt.

[joanbarnes]

76. That's a Like!

[Tarheel_Dem]

77. Rec #195!

[azurnoir]

78. K&R 200

good news

[secondvariety]

80. What's this

"Liberal Media" they're talking about?

[Marr]

84. It's really hard to guess what this GOP will do in response.

The sane thing to do would be to seize on any excuse for declaring victory, and give in. But this Republican Party seems quite insane.

[Warpy]

85. Well, shit, it's not like we didn't tell them what would happen.

We did. They are just too pig ignorant and in love with their own bullshit to listen.

[BadGimp]

86. I'll bet they have that assclown over at UnskewedPolls.com workin overtime now!

[robinlynne]

87. support for the ACA is probably climbing because Republicans aare signing up for health insurance!

[pitbullgirl1965]

90. Government shutdown puts squeeze on Republican moderates

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-shutdown-moderates-20131004,0,6261783,full.story
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