Secret Global Trade Pact Could Limit Access To Generic Drugs...

Republicans have to pass it so you can know what is in it...

Via NY Times:

Mark Grayson, a spokesman for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, an industry trade group, said that the group was hopeful “that the House will pass the bill so it can get to the president’s desk.”

He declined to comment on the group’s position on the overall pact, saying it was still being negotiated. But he made clear that the pharmaceutical industry was hoping for what he called “strong” intellectual property provisions to be included in the trade pact.

He dismissed concerns that the pact could limit access to generic drugs, noting that the overwhelming majority of prescriptions filled in the United States were for generic medications, despite strong intellectual property laws in this country.

Generic drug industry officials hailed the vote, however.

Heather Bresch, the chief executive of Mylan, a generic drug maker, applauded the defeat on Friday by the House, saying it would give her more time to lobby against the trade pact.

She and other leaders in the generic drug industry have argued that the pact goes too far in protecting the patents of the brand-name drug industry and would block access to generic drugs around the world.

“I think it’s scary and dangerous that the president is looking for this kind of authority on a trade bill that I think has serious flaws in it,” she said. “It’s setting the global generic industry back 30 years.” Read more here...

New poll: Republicans lead generic congressional ballot by 11 points...

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Via Breitbart:

The latest Wall Street Journal / NBC News poll says Republicans have soared to a mind-blowing 11 point lead, with voters saying they want a Republican-led Congress by a margin of 52-41. The generic lead for the GOP was only 5 points in the same poll last week. The Tea Party wave elections in 2010 rolled in with only a 7-point lead. It’s relatively rare for the Republicans to have a lead on this question at all, even in years when they do fairly well.
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Rasmussen: Republicans tie Democrats in generic congressional ballot...

Democrats were leading. There appears tpo be little chance of Republicans losing the House in 2014. Barack Obama and Harry Reid's strategy to force a shutdown and and score political points for 2014 by blaming it on Republicans is failing.

Via Rasmussen:

As the federal government shutdown continues without an end in sight, Democrats have lost their lead of the last two weeks and are again running even with Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending Sunday, October 6, shows that 40% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Democrat in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while another 40% would choose the Republican instead.

Rasmussen: Generic Republican Kicks Obama's Butt By 8%

The polling for specific candidates drops an little. This is likely because people don't know much about them. Liberals claim the opposite is true.

(Rasmussen) — President Obama earns his lowest level of support yet against a generic Republican in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up for the week ending Sunday, August 28.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds the generic Republican earning 48% of the vote, while the president picks up support from 40%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and eight percent (8%) are undecided.

Last week, the GOP candidate held a 48% to 43% edge over the incumbent. This is the seventh week in a row a generic Republican has led Obama. Prior to this survey since early May, the Republican has earned 43% to 48% support, while the president has picked up 41% to 45% of the vote.

Gallop: Generic Republican Beats Obama by 8 points

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PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters by a significant margin now say they are more likely to vote for the “Republican Party’s candidate for president” than for President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, 47% to 39%. Preferences had been fairly evenly divided this year in this test of Obama’s re-election prospects.

The latest results are based on a July 7-10 poll, and show that the Republican has an edge for the second consecutive month. Obama held a slight edge in May, when his approval rating increased after the death of Osama bin Laden. As his rating has come back down during the last two months, so has his standing on the presidential “generic ballot.”

Gallup Poll: Generic Republican Beats Obama By 5%

This must scare the pants off Obama's reelection team.

PRINCETON, NJ — Forty-four percent of registered voters say they are more likely to vote for “the Republican Party’s candidate” and 39% for Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election, according to Gallup’s June update. The current five-percentage-point edge for the generic Republican is not a statistically significant lead, and neither side has held a meaningful lead at any point thus far in 2011.

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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Gallop: Republicans Hold on to 17-point lead on Generic Ballot

The GOP holds an astounding 17-point lead over Democrats on a Generic Congressional Ballot among Likely Voters. The Tsunami builds.

Gallop reported:

If the elections were held today and roughly 40% of voters turned out -- a rate typical in recent years -- Gallup's Oct. 7-17 polling suggests Republicans would win 56% of the vote -- 8 points greater than their support from registered voters, and 17 points ahead of Democrats, at 39%. If turnout is significantly higher, Republicans would receive 53% of the vote (a 5-point improvement over their registered-voter figure), and the Democrats, 42%.

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.

Rasmussen: GOP Matches Largest Ever Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot

Rasmussen has found a 12-point lead for the GOP on a Generic Congressional Ballot among likely voters. This matches the former record lead of 12-points found three weeks ago.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of Likely Voters would vote for their district's Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. The survey data was collected on the seven days ending Sunday, September 5, 2010.

Gallop found a 10-point GOP lead among registered voters a week ago. Today, even liberal CNN has found a 7-point GOP advantage among all Americans. It is panic time for Democrats.

CNN: GOP leads the Democrats by 7 points on the "generic ballot"

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Labor Day has found a 7% GOP lead on a 'Generic Ballot.' CNN polls are well known for their bias for Democrats. They usually poll all Americans. This gives a Democratic lean to their polls and poorly reflects what will actually happen in November. If CNN had polled registered voters or likely voters, they would have found a GOP lead similar to the 10% found by Gallop a few days ago. That poll panicked Democrats and they were hoping it was an outlier. That poll makes this result even more troubling for Democrats.

CNN reported:

According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday, the GOP leads the Democrats by 7 points on the "generic ballot" question, 52 percent to 45 percent. That 7-point advantage is up from a 3-point margin last month...

"The survey indicates that independents and voters who dislike both parties are starting to break toward the GOP," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "In a year when anger at incumbents is a dominant political force, the key to the election lies among those who aren't rooting for either side."

The largest move to the GOP is among the crucial Independent voter group.

Gallop Finds Record GOP Lead on Generic Ballot

Gallop Polling has found an unprecedented 10-point lead for the GOP on the generic ballot.



A lead as small as 3 points on the generic Ballot could mean a Republican pick-up of 50 House seats. Democrats are going to hear from voters this November.

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.

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.