"...58% want Dems to make sure the GOP doesn't go too far, while 34% want Dems to work in a bi-partisan way to avoid gridlock. The results are nearly identical to an NBC/WSJ poll done this time last year."
Rare opportunity for non-subscribers to check out the whole WSJ poll which has some very bad results for CICBush43 in terms of public views of his administration. And the WSJ is no filthy liberal rag... David Bier http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/6488.html Gridlock no longer a dirty word Posted By Carpetbagger On 31st January 2006 @ 11:09 In General | 10 Comments The latest NBC/WSJ poll has plenty of the usual bad news for the GOP (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11103804/) Bush's approval is at 39%, Republicans are seen as more corrupt than Dems, a clear majority are concerned that warrantless searches could be misused and could violate a person's privacy, Americans prefer a Dem-run Congress 47% to 38% but there's one question that NBC/WSJ always includes in its national poll that never gets enough attention. (It's from the subscription-only internals.) (http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/poll20060131.pdf) Which of the following roles would you like to see the Democrats in Congress play? A) Work in a bipartisan way with Republicans to help pass President Bush's legislative priorities so that we do not have gridlock, OR B) Provide a balance to make sure that President Bush and the Republicans do not go too far in pushing their agenda. No one likes "partisan gridlock," right? The conventional wisdom tells us that voters long for politicians who can work cooperatively. Republicans throw the "obstructionist" label around frequently, which makes Dems worry about public perceptions. And yet, the results from this question weren't even close 58% want Dems to make sure the GOP doesn't go too far, while 34% want Dems to work in a bi-partisan way to avoid gridlock. The results are nearly identical to an NBC/WSJ poll done this time last year. It's numbers like these that Dems should keep in mind the next time Senate Republicans start whining about how desperate the American people are to see bipartisan cooperation. By a wide margin, people are far more worried about the GOP going too far. Voters want a real opposition party that will stand as a barrier against Republican excess. "Obstructionism" isn't much of an insult if it has majority support. Article printed from The Carpetbagger Report: http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com URL to article: http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/6488.html -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
