Poll: House GOP's Obama Lawsuit Could Backfire By Turning Out Dems
Source: TPM
By DYLAN SCOTT Published AUGUST 13, 2014, 9:31 AM EDT
Democratic voters are more motivated than Republicans to back their candidates after the House GOP authorized a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, a new poll shows.
The McClatchy/Marist poll found that 88 percent of Democrats said the lawsuit, which challenges some of Obama's execution actions on Obamacare, made them more likely to vote for a Democrat in the midterm election. Republicans, by comparison, were 78 percent more likely to vote for a GOP candidate.
Among the ideological bases, liberals were 72 percent more likely to vote for a Democrat because of the lawsuit, according to the poll, while conservatives were 63 percent more likely to vote for a Republican.
Overall, 58 percent of voters said the House should not sue Obama over his executive actions. Democrats were almost uniformly against it (87 percent oppose; 8 percent support), while Republicans were more divided (57 percent support; 34 percent oppose).
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cosmicone
(11,014 posts)leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Hell yes, we should push the GOTV and fund raise on every opportunity. Seems like some of the GOP are beginning to realize their drive to crush Obama results in fund raising. It must really be getting serious when the Koch brothers are courting the Latino poor in San Antonio.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)Quick someone fax this poll to fox ... they'll report the exact opposite and encourage the gop to press on!
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts). . .When you opponent is self-destructing, don't do anything to stop him.
sakabatou
(42,174 posts)Gothmog
(145,554 posts)I hope that this lawsuit backfires on Boehner
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Yaxpayers need to file a lawsuit against politicians. They are being well paid, with medical benefits, yet have not done ONE THING for the voters since President Obama took office. We have been ignored, while the gop/tp played out their hatred for the President who is a Democrat and blah. (Santorum's word) Everything the President does is wrong according to them. Little Johnny Mac will never forgive him for being the much better man. We shouold demand our money be returned to the treasury, for services never performed.