Washington (CNN) -- Nearly 7 in 10 Americans are angry at the direction the country is headed and 53% of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama's job performance, two troubling signs for Democrats one week before the midterm elections, a new CNN/ORC International Poll shows.
Democrats are battling to
try and save the Senate majority, while hoping to prevent more losses
in the House, which the GOP controls by a 234 to 201 margin.
In the Senate,
Republicans need a net gain of six seats, and several state polls in the
past month of contested races show that Democrats are in danger of
losing control of the majority, and thus Congress.
Currently, Democrats
control the Senate by a 55-45 margin with two of those seats held by
independents that align themselves politically with Democrats.
The CNN/ORC poll shows
that 30% of Americans are "very angry" and 38% are "somewhat angry"
about the way things are going in the country, while 31% expressed "no
anger" at all.
CNN Polling Director Keating Holland notes the 31% of
"very angry" Americans matches the mood of the country in 2010 when
Republicans took back control of the House.
In next week's election,
the emotion of anger could be a motivating factor in driving out GOP
voters. While 36% of Republican voters said they are "extremely" or
"very enthusiastic," about voting this year, only 26% of Democrats use
that language to describe themselves, in the CNN/ORC poll.
"That 10 point difference
is certain to affect turnout and hurt Democrats' chances in marginal
districts," Holland said about the 435 House races on the ballot next
Tuesday.
And this enthusiasm gap,
coupled with dissatisfaction over how the president is leading the
country, is likely to influence the dozen races that will decide which
political party controls the Senate for the next two years.
A deeper
look into the polling data shows that Obama's job performance is only
viewed favorably in the Northeast, 51%, and in urban areas, 60%.
All but one of the races
that will decide which party controls the Senate in 2015 are located in
the three other geographic areas of the country and Obama's approval
rating is in the low 40's in each one.
· In the Midwest, where Democrats are trying to hold an open Senate seat in Iowa, Obama has a 56% disapproval rating.
· In the South, where
three Democratic incumbents are battling for re-election in Arkansas,
Louisiana, North Carolina, and Republicans are trying to hold an open
seat in Georgia, as well as protect Senate Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell in Kentucky, the president has a 52% disapproval rating.
· In the West where
Democratic incumbents are fighting for another six year term in Alaska
and Colorado, Obama's disapproval rating is 55%.
Making matters even more
difficult for Democrats is that Obama's disapproval rating among rural
voters is 70% and the eight states listed above have sizable rural
populations.
Nationally, when asked
if they agree with Obama on issues that matter most to them, only 42%
said yes, while 55% said they disagreed with him, in the poll.
It is no surprise that Obama has purposely stayed away from campaigning for Senate candidates in difficult contests.
It is widely believed
that Democratic seats in Montana, South Dakota, and West Virginia will
be won by Republicans in November. If this were to happen, Republicans
will only need a net gain of three more seats to take back the Senate
majority.
As for Congress, only 13% of Americans approve of how it is handling its job, while 85% disapprove.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/27/politics/cnn-poll-angry-voters/
Let's show America what justice, liberty, life, peace and prosperity are all about.
Thank you for voting by Tuesday 4 November 2014.
Respectfully,
Richard "Ricardo Carlos" Charles
Candidate for Las Vegas District 1 US Representative
Here's what We The People can do here now:2014: It's time to donate and join us to elect Constitutional Independent Representatives not funded by special interests.
Now voters may better appreciate why we are taking
on the responsibility of the Nevada Libertarian Party
nominated Common Sense Fresh Start Politics of Prosperity Constitutional Campaign for US Representative in Las Vegas District 1.
Join the campaign for Constitutional Government with more Justice, Life, Liberty, Peace and Prosperity for All.
Compra Los Documentos Fundadores EstadoUnidenses en el Espanol, aqui':
https://www.createspace.com/4677401
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IX3Q5I2
http://www.amazon.com/Project-Fresh-Start-Politics-Prosperity/dp/149213452X
Get the campaign eBook here:
http://www.amazon.com/Project-Fresh-Start-Politics-Prosperity-ebook/dp/B00ENPP7WE
Check registration and polling precinct location here to vote in Las Vegas by Saturday 4 October 2014:
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/VOTE
http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1292
http://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1479
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/VOTE
http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1292
http://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1479
No comments:
Post a Comment