Bipartisan Poll Paints Mostly Bleak Picture for GOP
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This yearÃ¢ÂÂs election is awash with political polls, some of which can produce widely different outcomes Ã¢ÂÂ especially those Ã¢ÂÂownÃ¢ÂÂ polls that are conducted for candidates or political party organizations.
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Conservative voters are feeling glum about the Republican Presidential frontrunners. What they really should be lamenting is the collapse of their pet issue: national security
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A Republican-led Congress criticized for producing little but political rancor is likely to end its term this week with at best a grade of "Incomplete."
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Most Americans are angry about "something" when it comes to how the country is run, and they're more likely than in previous years to vote for a challenger this November, a new poll suggests. More than 60 percent of those surveyed said government policies need either major changes or a complete overhaul.
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Republican Party strategists, even under expected circumstances, knew they faced a difficult imbalance in the 2008 lineup of Senate races. The GOP have 21 seats to defend to just 12 for the Democrats.
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While a majority of Republican voters continue to support President Bush and the Iraq war, there are concerns that the war is undermining the partyâs political position.
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The Republican base has felt left out lately. Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint are two senators trying to do something about that
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The federal deficit will swell to a record &#36;422 billion this election year but fall short of even more dire forecasts, Congress' top budget analysts projected Tuesday in a report that became instant fodder for both political parties.
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Republican partisans have a political mantra for the 2008 campaign: The political climate, they contend, canÃ¢ÂÂt possibly be as bad as it was in 2006, when the unpopularity of President George W. Bush and the national Republican Party in general cost the GOP its control of Congress and the governorsÃ¢ÂÂ offices in six states.
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Republicans narrowed the gap in party allegiance among registered voters during the past election year.
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WASHINGTON - Election success has many Republicans talking big about big changes - tax simplification, Social Security reform and &quot;values&quot; legislation - but mark down Rep. Heather Wilson as &quot;very cautious.
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Voters are growing increasingly  concerned about a recession, and the malaise is filtering into  their views on the presidential election, according to a  Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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They say this will be a "Democratic year." Many pundits predict that Republicans will lose the White House because President Bush is unpopular, the economy is in a tailspin, the Iraq war is unabated and a plurality of voters identify themselves as Democrats.
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Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking &amp;#151; each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.
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Dismal approval ratings for the Democratic-led Congress &#151; even worse than President Bush's &#151; don't seem to be a threat to the party in next year's elections.
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Congressional Republicans, already struggling against negative public perceptions of Congress, now face voters who say new scandals will significantly influence their vote in November.
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Public opinion surveys make it abundantly clear that this election year is not the time for Republicans Ã¢ÂÂ at least those facing tough challenges in battleground House districts Ã¢ÂÂ to run as best buddies of President Bush or the Republican leadership in Congress.