Saturday, July 02, 2022

Here's something for the RSCC et. al. to think about: Maybe traitors and those who support treason aren't likeable

From Axios -

The (new) GOP plan to defeat Raphael Warnock and Mark Kelly

Republican strategists have discovered a problem: Personal attacks on two of the most vulnerable Democratic senators are falling flat because of their likability.

Why it matters: In a broadly unfavorable national environment for Democrats, control of the Senate may rest on a pair of incumbents with two of the most compelling backstories in politics — Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Mark Kelly of Arizona.

  • Warnock is the pastor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Ebenezer Baptist Church.
  • Kelly is a former astronaut and the husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, a gun control activist who survived an assassination attempt in 2011.

Of course, this failure on the GQP's part could be related to something documented by Emerson College Polling -

National Poll: Biden With Higher Approval Than US Congress & Supreme Court;

Trump Leads GOP Nomination Contest

The latest Emerson College Polling national survey of US voters finds a majority disapprove of President Biden, Congress, and the Supreme Court. Biden has a 40% job approval, while 53% disapprove of the job he is doing as president. Since last month, Biden’s approval has increased two points. The US Congress has a 19% job approval, while 70% disapprove of the job they are doing. The Supreme Court has a 36% job approval; 54% disapprove. 

Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling said, “Independent voters align more with Democrats on Supreme Court approval: 71% of Democrats and 58% of Independents disapprove of the job that the Supreme Court is doing whereas a majority, 56%, of Republicans approve of the job they are doing.”

The full results of Emerson's poll are available on their webpage.


This is in keeping with some poll numbers available on fivethirtyeight's website -







I'm not going to delve further into the poll for two reason:


1. It's of registered voters, not likely voters.

2. Future Majority is affiliated with Democratic candidates.  While not as bad as Rasmussen, it still has some of the same credibility issues.


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