Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus: Dems lost midterms because of racist southern whites...

When you have no acceptable excuses, play the race card...

Via Breitbart:

The Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus said Democrats got walloped in the midterm elections because white Southern voters are racists.
“We lost because of ideological differences within the Democratic Party and with our Administration. We lost because our party has, to some extent, lost white Southerners due in part to the race of our President,” Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) said, according to theCleveland Plain Dealer.
Fudge’s remarks echo those of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), the Democrat who is in a runoff with Republican Bill Cassidy in Louisiana. Landrieu blamed racism for Obama’s low approval ratings when asked why President Obama has “a hard time in Louisiana.”
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Tweet of the Day: Rep. Paul Gosar pumps Wednesday's Benghazi hearing...

Hopefully, today Hillary Clinton will find out what difference it makes...

Tomorrow, @gopoversightwill hold a hearing entitled, “Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage. #Benghazi twitter.com/RepGosar/statu…
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) May 7, 2013

Congressional Black Caucus Chair: Republicans Are “Evil and Mean” (Video)

Some of that new civility Obama brought to Washington...



The Cleveland Plains Dealer reported:

Congressional Black Caucus chair Marcia Fudge had harsh words on Thursday night for GOP colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee who she says “literally do not believe there is poverty in this country.”
In a George Washington University panel discussion on poverty hosted by PBS’s Tavis Smiley, Fudge expressed her disappointment with colleagues who voted to cut food stamps by $16.5 billion over the next 10 years.
“These same people believe if you do not work, you are lazy,” Fudge told the symposium, which was aired on C-SPAN. “These same people believe that if your children don’t get a good education, something is wrong with you. These are the craziest people I have seen in my life. Just absolute nuts. They don’t understand that the government’s job is to take care of its people.”
The Warrensville Heights Democrat, who just started a two-year term as chair of the Black Caucus, said that if such people continue to get elected to Congress, “we are never going anywhere as a country.”
“Because we deal with nuts, every single day,” said Fudge. “These people are evil and mean. They care nothing about anybody but themselves. And so, if you think you are going to have anything bipartisan, you need to think again. It is not happening.”

Good News: Congressional Approval is Now in Double Digits

Congressional approval is now up to 10%! It was 5% last month.

Via Rasmussen:

The number of voters who give Congress favorable marks for its job performance has reached double digits for the first time in nearly a year.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 10% of Likely U.S. Voters now rate Congress’ performance as good or excellent. That’s up from five percent (5%) last month and the highest positive finding since last March. But 63% still think Congress is doing a poor job, although that down from 70% a month ago.

Priceless: GOP Congressman-elect Allen West Plans to Join Congressional Black Caucus (audio)

I can't wait to hear his reports on their closed door meetings.

The CBC discussion starts at about 4:25 in the video.

Final Gallop Generic Congressional Ballot: GOP up by 15

If Gallop is correct, Republicans should gain at least 60 seats. Can you say "Tsunami?"

The results are from Gallup’s Oct. 28-31 survey of 1,539 likely voters. It finds 52% to 55% of likely voters preferring the Republican candidate and 40% to 42% for the Democratic candidate on the national generic ballot — depending on turnout assumptions. Gallup’s analysis of several indicators of voter turnout from the weekend poll suggests turnout will be slightly higher than in recent years, at 45%. This would give the Republicans a 55% to 40% lead on the generic ballot, with 5% undecided…

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CNN Poll: Republicans Getting Ready to Kick Some Democrat Butt

A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll has found a 9 point lead for Republicans on a Generic Congressional Ballot among likely voters. This is in spite of CNN's proclivity for over sampling Democrats.

CNN reported:

With a little over a month until Election Day, Congressional Republicans have the clear advantage with voters nationwide, a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll says.

In a generic ballot matchup, the Republican leads the Democrat by 9 points among likely voters - 53 percent to 44 percent.

That spread is slightly smaller than the 55-42 percent advantage Democrats had at the same point in 2006, ahead of their major electoral victories that handed them control of both the House and Senate.

RCP Generic Congressional Vote Average: Republicans +7.6

Prepare the lifeboats Democrats. A tsunami of voter discontent is headed your way.

From Real Clear Politics:

WaPo Poll Shocker: Republicans Hold 13-Point Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot Among Likely Voters

A New Washington Post poll has found an astounding 13-point lead for the GOP on a Generic Congressional Ballot among likely voters. The lead was down to 2-points among registered voters. This large difference indicates Republicans are fired up about this November's election.

Irony: Man Robs Congressional Candidate.

Congress has been robbing Americans for generations. Now, a man has turned the tables and robbed a Congressional candidate in Miami.

Bastien, 51, was sitting in her car with her sister, Tahira, outside the House of the Living God, 13700 NE 10th Ave., about 12:20 p.m. when a silver car -- possibly a Toyota -- pulled up behind them, according to North Miami Police.

A man in a white sleeveless shirt stepped out of the passenger's seat and walked toward the driver's side of Bastien's car. He pulled out a black, semiautomatic handgun and... Read more here.

Rasmussen Finds Record Lead for Republicans on Generic Congressional Ballot

Ten years of polling and this is the biggest lead ever for Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot according to Rasmussen. Republicans hold an almost astronomical 12-point lead. It's time for Democrats to hit the panic button.

Rasmussen reported:

Republican candidates have jumped out to a record-setting 12-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 15, 2010. This is the biggest lead the GOP has held in over a decade of Rasmussen Reports surveying.

Rasmussen Generic Congressional Ballot Indicates Democrats Will Go Belly Up This November

The latest Rasmussen survey has found a 10 point lead, among likely voters, for Republican candidates in the Generic Congressional Ballot. If this lead is accurate and holds, the political ground will move this November and a historic Republican landslide of will occur.

Rasmussen reported:

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 46% of Likely Voters would vote for their district's Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.

Rasmussen: Voters Give Republicans 8 Point Lead in Generic Congressional Ballot

Voters give Republicans an eight point lead in a generic congressional ballot. This is down two pints from a week ago.

Rasmussen reported:

Republican candidates now hold an eight-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 20.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for their district's Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Last week, Republicans led 46% to 36%, tying the GOP's largest lead ever since it first edged ahead of the Democrats a year ago.

Dissatisfaction with Congress is running very high. Only 12% of likely voters give Congress’ performance good or excellent ratings.

Though voters see more action from Congress, they continue to give the legislature poor ratings.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows only 12% give Congress’ performance good or excellent ratings. The majority (56%) gives Congress a poor rating.

NPR Poll Finds Bad News For Democrats

NPR has polled vulnerable congressional swing districts and found a strong ant-incumbent and anti-democrat trend. Here is how NPR defines these swing districts.

For this poll, Bolger and Greenberg chose the districts where incumbents are considered the most vulnerable, and, in the case of open seats, the ones most likely to switch party control in November. Sixty are currently held by Democrats — many of whom won these seats even when voters in the same district preferred Republican John McCain for president in 2008. The other 10 districts are the flip side — held by Republicans in the House, even though their voters went for Barack Obama in 2008.

They found grim news for Democrats.



As you can see from the above chart, voters prefer Republican candidates in the 60 Democratic swing districts by a margin of 47 to 42. In Republican swing districts, voters prefer Republicans by a margin of 53 to 37. The 10 traditionally GOP swing districts look solid for Republicans. The 60 traditionally Democrat swing districts look very shaky for Democrats. Poll details here.

Wow! Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot!

A New Rasmussen survey has found a 9 point lead for Republican candidate in a generic congressional ballot among likely voters. Democratic analyst Nate Silver has concluded that, if this 9 point lead is real, democrats will lose 65 to 79 house seats. They need 45 to retire Nancy Pelosi as Speaker.

Rasmussen reported:

Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot...

While solid majorities of Democrats and Republicans support their own party, the plurality (42%) of voters not affiliated with either major party now prefer the Republican candidate, while 18% like the Democrat. These findings have remained fairly consistent for months now.

Gallop: Republicans Up By 6% In Generic Congressional Ballot

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Gallop has found a 6% lead by Republicans among registered voters in a generic congressional ballot. Two days ago, Rasmussen found a 7% lead among likely voters for Republicans in a generic congressional ballot. Democratic analyst Nate Silver has concluded a 2.7% lead for Republicans yields a 50% chance Republicans will gain 50 seats and take control of the House.

From RCP:

Gallup's generic polling shows the number of voters saying that they would vote for Republicans rising three points from last week, while the number saying they will vote for Democrats dropped four points. The 49%-43% lead for the Republicans is the largest that the pollster has ever recorded for the party. Moreover, Democratic enthusiasm for voting this fall fell a point, while enthusiasm among Republicans stayed about fifteen points higher. This indicates an even wider lead for Republicans once Gallup imposes a likely voter screen this fall....

Rasmussen: Republicans Lead Democrats 10 Points in Generic Congressional Ballot

For the first time in three years of Rasmussen weekly tracking, Republicans now lead Democrats by ten points in a generic congressional ballot.

Republican candidates have now stretched their lead over Democrats to 10 points in the Generic Congressional Ballot, their biggest lead ever in nearly three years of weekly tracking. The GOP has been leading on the ballot for months.

The new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% would vote...

In other polling news, fifty-three percent (53%) of voters oppose the current democratic health care bill and fifty-seven percent (57%) think it will damage the economy.

Voters in Key Congressional Swing Districts Hate Obamacare

A survey of 1,200 registered voters in 35 Congressional swing districts found an astoundingly strong opposition to the Democrats health care reform bill. Seven in ten said they would not vote for a House member who votes for the Senate health-care bill with its special interest provisions. The democrats elected from these districts hold the fate of Obamacare in their hands.

The survey shows astonishing intensity and sharp opposition to reform, far more than national polls reflect. For 82% of those surveyed, the heath-care bill is either the top or one of the top three issues for deciding whom to support for Congress next November. (That number goes to 88% among independent women.) Sixty percent want Congress to start from scratch on a bipartisan health-care reform proposal or stop working on it this year. Majorities say the legislation will make them and their loved ones (53%), the economy (54%) and the U.S. health-care system (55%) worse off—quite the trifecta.

Rasmussen: Republicans Hold Nine Point Lead in Generic Congressional Ballot

Republicans hold a nine point lead in a generic Congressional ballot survey conducted by Rasmussen. Only 15% of Americans think the current Democrat led Congress is doing a good job. Barack Obama campaigned on a theme of 'change.' Voters are going to give it to him this November.

Rasmussen reported:

Republican candidates lead Democrats by nine points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.