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73% of GOP Voters Say Congressional Republicans Have Lost Touch With Their Base
President Obama told an audience at a Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday night that Republicans often “do what they’re told,” but GOP voters don’t think their legislators listen enough to them. Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s ...
Palin Is Distant Second in GOP Match
rasmussenreports.com — Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s forthcoming autobiography has been at the top of the Amazon book charts... for weeks, and it hasn’t even been released yet. At least in the eyes of the political Left, she is now perhaps America’s most visible ... (more) Palin Is Distant Second in GOP Match
GOP 2012: Huckabee 29% Romney 24% Palin 18%
rasmussenreports.com — Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Republican voters nationwide say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to... represent the GOP in the 2012 Presidential campaign. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 24% prefer former ... (more) GOP 2012: Huckabee 29% Romney 24% Palin 18%
The long-sought, still-elusive GOP alternative
washingtonmonthly.com — THE LONG-SOUGHT, STILL-ELUSIVE GOP ALTERNATIVE.... When pressed on why Democrats are moving forward with a health care... reform plan, while Republicans haven't offered a proposal of their own, GOP leaders will routinely say there are a handful of ... (more) The long-sought, still-elusive GOP alternative
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From The "No Shit, Sherlock!" Files
doubleplusundead — From The "No Shit, Sherlock!" Files Rasmussen confirms that the GOP Base believes that the GOP Leadership ignores them. Gee, whoda thunk? President Obama told an audience at a Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday night that Republicans often “do what they’re told,” but GOP voters don’t think their legislators listen enough to them. Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing Republican values. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 73% think Republicans ...

Poll: GOP losing touch with base
News — The GOP isn't too popular among prospective primary voters, a new Rasmussen poll finds. 73% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 primaries say the party has lost touch with its base. 15% say the party is holding true to its values. The discontent of the Republican base is significant. Primaries in Florida and New York are pitting conservatives against establishment-favored moderates. The poll also found that Mike Huckabee is--at this early, early stage--the favored candidate for 2012. He garners 29% support, compared to 24% for Mitt Romney and 18% for ...

Rasmussen: 73 percent say GOP leaders have lost touch with Republican base
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... I know what the first 50 comments below are going to say if I don’t say it here first, so here you go: Only 73 percent? President Obama told an audience at a Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday night that Republicans often “do what they’re told,” but GOP voters don’t think their legislators listen enough to them. Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing Republican values. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 73% think Republicans in Congress have ...

Sarah Palin Throws Her Support Behind Hoffman
Wizbang — ... interesting situation. Palin supports Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman while Newt Gingrich publicly supports GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava. When Palin resigned as governor of Alaska, some wondered if she would create a new political party. Her support for the Conservative Party candidate will add to those questions. But anyone who thought Palin would have supported an out and out liberal just because she was a Republican doesn't know her history with the GOP. According to Rasmussen , 73% think Republicans in Congress are out of touch with GOP voters nationally. This ...

Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — Green shoots? Nate looks at the state of play. Something else that would never happen under Chimpy. They’re still writing articles about this? Shoulda been President. The GOP base is angry…at the GOP. But…but…the stimulus isn’t working!  

Clean Sweep II
Vodkapundit — Rasmussen reports on the state of the GOP: Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing Republican values. And although Rasmussen can’t describe it this way, there’s no small amount of schizophrenia amongst Republicans: Nationally, 29% of Republican voters say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 presidential campaign, while 24% prefer former Massachusetts ...

A Method To What Appears To Be Republican Party Madness
DownWithTyranny! — ... Rasmussen, for all intents and purposes a subsidiary of the GOP, reported yesterday that 73% of Republican voters say that Republicans in Congress have lost touch with the base. Only 15% of Republicans planning to vote in 2012 primaries say the GOP members of Congress have done a good job representing Republican values. And meanwhile, not a single national Republican polls ...

Wake Up GOP
Red Maryland — ... Republicans Have Lost Touch With Their Base President Obama told an audience at a Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday night that Republicans often “do what they’re told,” but GOP voters don’t think their legislators listen enough to them. Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing Republican values. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 73% think Republicans in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters from ...

GOP: Get a Clue! [Reader Post]
Flopping Aces — ... A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 73% think Republicans in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters from throughout the nation. Twelve percent (12%) are undecided. ...

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73% of GOP Voters Say Congressional Republicans Have Lost Touch With Their BaseRantburg
President Obama told an audience at a Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday night that Republicans often “do what they're told,” but GOP voters don't think their legislators listen enough to them. Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party's representatives ...
The Invisible Primary, 10/23The Atlantic Politics Channel
Tracking the GOP race to 2012: Yet another book about Sarah Palin is in the works, as a former aide during the Troopergate days is penning an expose on the former governor, though he doesn't have a publisher; President Obama leads major GOP hopefuls in prospective 2012 matchups, according to a ...