2016 Postmortem

TroyD

(4,551 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:25 PM Sep 2012

Rasmussen: Democrats +2 in Generic Congressional Vote

Generic Congressional Vote

Rasmussen Reports

Democrats - 44

Republicans - 42

For the first time since January, Democrats now lead Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending September 9, 2012.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot

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Rasmussen: Democrats +2 in Generic Congressional Vote (Original Post) TroyD Sep 2012 OP

We need to keep this trend moving in our direction. JRLeft Sep 2012 #1

Yes!! we should start working hard now on the senate and congress...if movonne Sep 2012 #5

It's always that question: Are we peaking too soon? What could the GOP counter-argument be? johnnyrocket Sep 2012 #2

yes. we need to keep this trend going. give Obama a majority magical thyme Sep 2012 #3

If R is reporting out +2 ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #4

This is great... GumboYaYa Sep 2012 #6

A word of caution from Paul Begala TroyD Sep 2012 #7

this could be the start of something riverwalker Sep 2012 #8

Let it be true!! Kteachums Sep 2012 #9

JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

1. We need to keep this trend moving in our direction.

Reply to TroyD (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:26 PM

Sep 2012

movonne

(9,623 posts)

5. Yes!! we should start working hard now on the senate and congress...if

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:49 PM

Sep 2012

we lose those it will be the same grid lock as this last 4 years..

johnnyrocket

(1,773 posts)

2. It's always that question: Are we peaking too soon? What could the GOP counter-argument be?

Reply to TroyD (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:28 PM

Sep 2012

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

3. yes. we need to keep this trend going. give Obama a majority

Reply to TroyD (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:32 PM

Sep 2012

across the Senate and House!

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

4. If R is reporting out +2 ...

Reply to TroyD (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:44 PM

Sep 2012

2 months out from the election, we can bet the real number is closer to +5 or 6.

Again, if Democratic candidates, from the top to the bottom of the ticket, would hit the "Look what the gop has done for the last 3 years" narrative (something that the majority of the electorate and a plurity of independants recognize ... we could very well see a reversal of 2010 in the House and an expansion in the Senate, along with a Democratic whitehouse.

Come on Democrats, us supporters can only do so much ... YOU have to run the ads, for us to distinguish YOUR candidacy.