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It's not looking good for the GOP in november, things are piling up on Donald, he's freaking out bigly and could strike out at anytime with damaging words and actions. The republican congress's failure in their constitutional duties to check and hold to account a president who is unable to fulfil the duties of office and is unfit mentally and morally to lead, will have consequences. The GOP is in the complete thrall of Donald Trump and the 30%+ of the voters who are the worst and least patriotic of Americans. Many of Trump's base are simply stupid, others have their minds so warped by fear, hatred and prejudice that they are more than willing to fuck themselves at the polls and regularly do. Hillary called them deplorables, I just think they are assholes, it's a more down to earth term and better describes them.
Maybe that blue wave might be a Blue Tsunami with the senate up for grabs too, Mitch seemed real worried talking about it on TV yesterday. Ya never know a hundred seat shift in the house is possible along a 2 seat or more democratic majority in the senate. It's about 55 days until election day with shoes dropping and new shit coming out daily, Mueller hasn't said a fucking word yet or leaked a thing, perhaps he doesn't need to. Things are going from bad to worse for the GOP congress this election, what do you expect, Donald is leading them and with his base of morons he has near total power over them...
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Midterm elections: Democrats hold 14-point lead in battle for the House, poll says
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/12/midterms-democrats-hold-14-point-lead-battle-house-poll-says/1281018002/
WASHINGTON – Democrats hold a 14-point lead over Republicans in the battle for the U.S. House, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released Wednesday.
The poll of 1,038 voters showed that Americans preferred Democratic candidates for Congress over GOP candidates by 52 percent to 38 percent. Democrats were boosted by independent voters, who favored them over Republicans by 50 percent to 35 percent.
As in most polls, the results revealed a gender gap. Men narrowly favored Democrats over Republicans by six percentage points, 48 percent to 42 percent, while women favored Democrats over Republicans by 20 percentage points, 55 percent to 35 percent.
White voters were split, with 48 percent favoring Republicans and 45 percent supporting Democrats. Black voters overwhelmingly preferred Democrats to Republicans, 84 percent to 7 percent. Latino voters also favored Democrats over Republicans, 64 percent to 22 percent.
The one thing most voters agreed on: Congress is doing a bad job. Nearly three-quarters of the voters surveyed – 72 percent – said they disapproved of Congress.
"Could the 'blue wave' become a tsunami?" said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "There are a lot of factors, and eight weeks of campaigning, that make up the answer to that question. Whoever wins, they're going into a Congress with an abysmal approval rating."
Congress should be more of a check on President Donald Trump, according to 58 percent of voters. However, while Democrats and independents want the legislative branch to rein in the president, Republicans strongly disagreed. Among GOP voters, 62 percent said Congress is already doing enough to check Trump, while 11 percent said lawmakers need to do more.
A majority of voters – 58 percent – said they do not want Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump. That result helps explain why most Democratic candidates have avoided talking about impeachment.
The poll had some rare good news for the press.
A majority of voters trust the news media more than Trump to tell the truth about important issues – 54 percent to 30 percent. However, Republicans trust Trump more by an overwhelming 72 percent to 12 percent.
Most Americans, 69 percent, said they believe the news media is an important part of democracy. A minority of voters, 21 percent, said the media is "the enemy of the people," a phrase often used by Trump to blast the press.
The poll was conducted from Sept. 6-9 and has a margin of error of about 4 percentage points in either direction.
Maybe that blue wave might be a Blue Tsunami with the senate up for grabs too, Mitch seemed real worried talking about it on TV yesterday. Ya never know a hundred seat shift in the house is possible along a 2 seat or more democratic majority in the senate. It's about 55 days until election day with shoes dropping and new shit coming out daily, Mueller hasn't said a fucking word yet or leaked a thing, perhaps he doesn't need to. Things are going from bad to worse for the GOP congress this election, what do you expect, Donald is leading them and with his base of morons he has near total power over them...
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Midterm elections: Democrats hold 14-point lead in battle for the House, poll says
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/12/midterms-democrats-hold-14-point-lead-battle-house-poll-says/1281018002/
WASHINGTON – Democrats hold a 14-point lead over Republicans in the battle for the U.S. House, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released Wednesday.
The poll of 1,038 voters showed that Americans preferred Democratic candidates for Congress over GOP candidates by 52 percent to 38 percent. Democrats were boosted by independent voters, who favored them over Republicans by 50 percent to 35 percent.
As in most polls, the results revealed a gender gap. Men narrowly favored Democrats over Republicans by six percentage points, 48 percent to 42 percent, while women favored Democrats over Republicans by 20 percentage points, 55 percent to 35 percent.
White voters were split, with 48 percent favoring Republicans and 45 percent supporting Democrats. Black voters overwhelmingly preferred Democrats to Republicans, 84 percent to 7 percent. Latino voters also favored Democrats over Republicans, 64 percent to 22 percent.
The one thing most voters agreed on: Congress is doing a bad job. Nearly three-quarters of the voters surveyed – 72 percent – said they disapproved of Congress.
"Could the 'blue wave' become a tsunami?" said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "There are a lot of factors, and eight weeks of campaigning, that make up the answer to that question. Whoever wins, they're going into a Congress with an abysmal approval rating."
Congress should be more of a check on President Donald Trump, according to 58 percent of voters. However, while Democrats and independents want the legislative branch to rein in the president, Republicans strongly disagreed. Among GOP voters, 62 percent said Congress is already doing enough to check Trump, while 11 percent said lawmakers need to do more.
A majority of voters – 58 percent – said they do not want Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump. That result helps explain why most Democratic candidates have avoided talking about impeachment.
The poll had some rare good news for the press.
A majority of voters trust the news media more than Trump to tell the truth about important issues – 54 percent to 30 percent. However, Republicans trust Trump more by an overwhelming 72 percent to 12 percent.
Most Americans, 69 percent, said they believe the news media is an important part of democracy. A minority of voters, 21 percent, said the media is "the enemy of the people," a phrase often used by Trump to blast the press.
The poll was conducted from Sept. 6-9 and has a margin of error of about 4 percentage points in either direction.
