After all, energy is one of O’s 3 top priorities.

This suggests how awful the McCain campaign/Bush Administration had become at pushing the R agenda.

I don’t understand that. Do you think that’s related to the “party of no” meme?

…If we’re only at:

+7 on Nat. Sec.
+2 on Iraq (it’s unfortunate Afghanistan isn’t polled separately); and
+6 on Taxes

…then we have quite a ways to go.

(The best number in that poll is that the GOP has now completely neutralized the D “advantage” on the economy…)

I’ll regard the “comeback” as complete when the GOP is at least +10 (and more like +15 or more) on Nat.Sec. & Taxes (and the Economy).
(It’s not enough to be even/ahead in the generic ballot - the GOP *must* be significantly ahead on the “Who Would Do a Better Job…?” on Nat.Sec., Taxes and the Economy by the summer 2010 to even have a shot…)

I do figure we’ll be there by the end of this year (best case scenario: by the end of this summer), unless of course the GOP Congressional leadership completely blows it before them (odds on that: fair).

But, until we are, I’m not going to be breaking out any ‘bubbly’…

That’s why everything is a crisis and there’s such a rush to enact Obama’s progressive agenda.

The trend also identifies the issues where we should concentrate a little more of our attention.

Education and Health Care continue to show signs of weakness on our part, but Obama has provided us with an opening with which to control the health care debate.

We simply can’t afford for the federal government to assume control over 17% of GDP. Health Care Reform is nothing but political rhetoric, $2 Trillion in “savings” is a pipe-dream and reform is destined to fail from the start, unless the core issues surrounding Medicare Entitlements, medical liability and the protection of intellectual property are addressed and resolved.

With a great deal of incompetence and unintended help from the Obama Administration, the Economy and Ethics in Government are in the process of resolving themselves.

That leaves Energy Independence. Once the investment banks begin buying oil again (It appears they may have already started.), we will own this issue, and we can use it at will as a club to beat the progressives about their collective heads.

A great presentation of the “statistical” state of the game.
As with you and all of the other great primary posters here @ RedState, I further my understanding of the whole, wide dangerous agenda being brought forth and the ganwing success WE THE PEOPLE are having at winning in the arena of ideas. Properly armed with clear, concise and commanding information, WE ARE overcoming the flaming rhetoric constantly spilling forth from the left and the further left administration.
Armed with all of the supremly high quality argumentative information presented here, even I have begun to get teh Obamnauts in my family to start reconsidering their actions pre-Nov4.
They look at their extra $18/per paycheck and realize the foolery of it all.
I’ve got one person to listen to Sarah Convention speach along with my annotated copy of the text, Annotated with all of the promises that BHO had made, and the programs that now underscore them.

Thanks for the on-going education.

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That’s a dramatic swing in just a few months. My guess is these numbers will only continue to move in the Republican direction.

Many voters still blame the current environment on the previous administration. As time passes, Obama and the Democrats will fully own all this country’s problems. This economy is only going to continue to deteriorate. If energy prices start rising, the Democrats are really going to be in a world of hurt.

I do think Republicans need to use this opportunity wisely. We can’t just sit back and think the American people are going to be beating down our door, we need a clear agenda to contrast with the Democrats and Obama. Right now, we have terrible leadership that is incredibly ineffective. These numbers moving in our direction are purely the result of the other side making so many mistakes.

Regardless, it is encouraging to hear that Americans haven’t relegated the Republican Party to permanent minority status after all.

I see some movement, mostly on stuff that doesn’t matter or nothing can be done about. On stuff that is about to be, or should be, legislated we’re in the crapper.

Education, the economy, healthcare and social security “the folks” trust the Dems. I find that really depressing. And, a 7% difference on national security? Six points on taxes? We should have pushed them to impeach Bush. In 2004 before the election.

in these polls. Can’t blame the GOP, although they still try

The democrats have proven to be the most unethical politicians of the last 70 years, and yet the Republicans are the culture of corruption. SOMEONE IS NOT DOING SOMETHING WRITE IN THE GOP! GET YOUR 5HI7 TOGETHER, MR GOP CHAIRMAN.

…and start standing up to Harry and Nancy and putting their votes where their mouths were when they campaigned.

Until then, we’re grasping at straws, Or even worse, tempted to sit back and hope for the Democrats to self-destruct. Not a good strategy.

But I still think the most important poll is Obama’s approval number, which seems to be trending up lately on Rasmussen. Like Rush said today, his voters may never really hold this guy accountable for anything because he is such a “likeable” guy (I really don’t get this). Also, he’ll blame Bush for everything that goes wrong and use this as an excuse for a mandate to keep on spending money we don’t have.

My hope at this point is that these encouraging poll numbers on the various issues will translate to the GOP either taking back one or both houses or at least getting the voting margins closer where it will be mujch harder for Obama to get things done so quickly. This would be especially helpful in the Senate. Perhaps we can chip away in the next 2 to 3 election cycles to make this happen.

to go left the numbers are trending OUR way without one little moderate doing anything….our caucus is Conservative (most of the time) and the numbers MOVED! This is this year wait until next when they SHIFT MORE and give us the 2010 election!

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does not destroy him is his own enemy

The only people saying the GOP is dead are Democrats and their pundits or RINOs that wish it so.

Does anyone believe the Dems and their pundits really care and want to help the GOP regain power? Lets get real!

October 2008 was the high water mark of political activism just prior to a deeply anticipated presidential election. 6 months later, polls reflect a turn back to a more typical equilibrium between opposing camps. This post underscores the oddity of the party of government pulling superior numbers after the presidential honeymoon and during a period of historic unemployment and asset devaluation.

I’s obvious these numbers are going down for Democrats because of what they are trying to do…its just that they’re not dong it as good as Republicans would!

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The ethics issue concerns me. After Obama paraded Tax Cheat After Tax Cheat in front of America as nominees? Dems still command a lead in that area and have not dropped any,