This is the “generic ballot.” The numbers on this chart, today, are the same as those at the time of the 2010 midterms. Obama’s strategy has been to insult stay-at-home moms, religious folks on both the Right and the Left, all equity managers, all bankers, all white middle class blue collar workers, and a few folks in Poland and Israel. Maybe that is why the generic ballot proves the “good name” of the Republican Party. . . . . . . don’t you love it ??
DATE | DEM | GOP |
37% | 44% | |
39% | 42% | |
39% | 43% | |
38% | 45% |
Forty-five percent (45%) of voters believe the president’s political views are in the mainstream, while 45% say they’re extreme Romney is seen as mainstream by 52% and extreme by 30%.
ISSUE | DEMOCRATS | REPUBLICANS |
Economy | 39% | 50% |
Immigration | 36% | 48% |
Afghanistan | 37% | 42% |
National Security | 36% | 50% |
Taxes | 38% | 46% |