Some Polling Data You Should See

Some polls have been released that you should know about. I believe it's never a waste of time to get this kind of data. Information is important.

The first poll shows that the Republicans have pulled ahead again in the generic congressional ballot. Asked if they would vote for their Republican or Democrat candidate, 48% said Republican and 36% said Democrat. This 12-point lead is the highest they've held in a decade.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot

Republican candidates have jumped out to a record-setting 12-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 15, 2010. This is the biggest lead the GOP has held in over a decade of Rasmussen Reports surveying.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Republicans back their party's candidate, while 75% of Democrats support the candidate of their party. Voters not affiliated with either party prefer the GOP candidate by a 52% to 21% margin,

A large majority, nearly two-thirds, of Americans are angry at the policies of the Federal Government.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2010/65_of_voters_are_angry_at_federal_government_s_policies

With midterm elections less than three months away, nearly two-out-of-three U.S. voters (65%) remain at least somewhat angry at the current policies of the federal government, including 40% who are Very Angry.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters nationwide finds that just 30% are not angry at the government, with 13% who are Not At All Angry.

Would it surprise you to learn that the political elites in DC give Congress a better grade than does the rest of the country?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41036.html

While those involved in the political and policy-making process in the nation’s capital didn’t give Congress a rave review, the 24 percent who gave the body either an “A” or “B” is more than twice the percentage of all Americans who were asked the same question.

Asked to grade the “overall efforts” of the current Congress, only 11 percent of all Americans who were asked the question gave the institution an “A” or “B.” Thirty-two percent gave Congress a “C” while 23 graded out its performance as a “D.” Twenty-seven percent gave Congress an “F.”

Like other Americans, 33 percent of D.C. elites gave Congress a “C” and 23 percent gave it a “D.” But only 20 percent of Washington gave Congress a failing grade, 7 percentage points less than the rest of the country.

Finally, a new poll shows that 60% favor repealing ObamaCare, as opposed to only 36% opposing repeal. Additionally, 50% think repeal would be good for the economy.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/health_care_law

Support for repeal of the health care reform bill is at its highest level in over a month, while the number of voters who believe repeal will be good for the economy has reached a new high.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows that 60% at least somewhat favor repeal of the health care reform law, while 36% oppose repeal.

To some extent, this is all bad news for any incumbent. To a greater extent, though, the Democrats will take the blame. Why? Because they're in charge, so the blame will be heaped on them to a greater degree than on the GOP.