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NBC/WSJ Poll Shows Majority of People Reject the Republican Party and Their Views

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Friday, December 13, 2013 1:11 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


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A new poll ( http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_T
eases/NBC_WSJ_poll_December.pdf
) was released today by NBC/Wall Street Journal. While the media will focus on the President’s disapproval ratings, the real story here is that, for the most part, this poll shows that the American people are still rejecting the Republican Party and its ideals, while showing more confidence in Democrats to lead on a number of issues.

When it comes to approval ratings, President Obama’s rating ticked up to 43%, up one point from NBC’s previous poll over a month ago and on par with where he had been over the summer. It is also roughly the same as it was two years ago at this time. Meanwhile, when asked to rate the performance of this year’s Congress, 51% said that this was one of the worst in history. Another 28% said it was below average. Combined, 79% of people polled said this Congress did a bad job this year. This is unprecedented for this poll, as the combined number has never been that high. Also, this is the first time a majority of people said it was one of the worst.

Meanwhile, the Republican Party came away with a majority of the people polled (51%) viewing the GOP negatively compared to only 26% seeing them in a positive light. The Tea Party didn’t fare much better, with only 24% having a favorable view of them. Democrats were also in the net negative (8%), but still viewed far more favorably than the GOP or Tea Party.

Another item that doesn’t forecast very well for the GOP is the public’s view of the federal minimum wage. When asked if it should be bumped up to $10.10 an hour, a vast majority (63%) were in favor of it. Republican lawmakers have been trying to make the case that the minimum wage should not be raised as it will hurt businesses and the overall economy. Obviously, the message is not resonating with the majority of Americans.

Another thing the media will point to when looking at this poll is how people viewed the ACA. In regards to that, only 34% viewed it favorably compared to 50% negatively. However, on another question, 44% of people said they were very satisfied with their health care coverage, which was an improvement of 13% when that was asked in September, right before the rollout. This should tell us that while the public may be influenced by the media’s coverage of the ‘botched’ rollout and the cancellation of junk policies, when not asked to think about the politics of it, they are seeing improvement in their coverage and overall medical care.

An interesting section of the poll was where people were asked which party they trusted more to handle certain issues. The Democrats held the advantage on nearly every question asked. They had a huge advantage (28%) when asked who has more compassion and concern for people. They also held an advantage on immigration (5%), health care (6%) and having new ideas (8%).

In the end, we know that the mainstream media will hammer home the high disapproval rating of the President and the ACA when discussing this poll, while almost entirely ignoring the huge negatives for the GOP. Thank you, MSM. You are doing your job! http://www.politicususa.com/2013/12/11/nbcwsj-poll-shows-majority-peop
le-reject-republican-party-views.html



I have less faith in polls than the author, who makes some pretty broad generalizations from the results of one or two polls, but I agree wholeheartedly about the Republicans, and the media, focusing on Obama's numbers (which are improving again) and ignoring the consistently awful number of Republicans and the Tea Party (which have continued to go down steadily).

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Friday, December 13, 2013 11:37 PM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


Looking at the results of the poll, pretty much nobody is getting positive numbers; Obama, Democrats, Republicans, or Tea Party.




"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

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Saturday, December 14, 2013 7:04 AM

FREMDFIRMA


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Originally posted by Geezer:
Looking at the results of the poll, pretty much nobody is getting positive numbers; Obama, Democrats, Republicans, or Tea Party.


*raises hand*
Erm.. substantial increases in those identifying as Independent or Anarchist.
*PRAY* I don't get what I want, pray really, really hard.

-F

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