Polling Data Gives GOP A Message Lead
Recent polling data from a GOP group suggest that Dems face an uphill battle in selling voters on their arguments over the country's health care, energy and fiscal challenges leading up to the Nov. elections.
Resurgent Republic, a 501(c)(4) group headed by ex-RNC Chair Ed Gillespie, GOP pollster Whit Ayers and GOP consultant Leslie Sanchez, is highlighting a poll they commissioned that tests messages on a number of policy proposals and finds widespread support for the GOP message on various aspects of those 3 issues.
Dems' best issue was education, which is far below the radar for most voters and a much lower priority than the issues on which the GOP is claiming an advantage, according to non-partisan polling data.
The results echo those from a NPR survey last month conducted in 70 battleground districts that showed more voters aligning themselves with the GOP's arguments.
The Resurgent Republic poll was conducted by Ayers' survey firm, Ayers, McHenry & Assoc.; 1,000 likely '10 voters were surveyed from June 20-23, for a margin of error of +/- 3.1%.
Some highlights:
Congressman A says we should adopt a carbon tax on all industries to deal with climate change, and offset the higher energy costs by cutting payroll taxes for all employees.Congressman B says there are a lot more important problems to deal with than climate change, and employees will never get enough money in a tax cut to offset the higher energy costs that will result from a carbon tax.
Congressman A 38%
Congressman B 54
Congressman A says the Gulf oil spill shows the danger and enormous environmental damage of offshore oil drilling. We should stop any new offshore wells from being developed.Congressman B says we should not let one bad accident in the Gulf divert us from the importance of more offshore drilling to create jobs and make us less dependent on foreign oil.
Congressman A 37%
Congressman B 53
Congressman A says federal education dollars should go exclusively to public schools. We should not take funding away from struggling public schools to subsidize private education.Congressman B says federal education dollars should follow the student when parents move them from failing public schools. Federal money should support the best possible education for a child, whether public, private, or parochial.
Congressman A 50%
Congressman B 47
Congressman A says cutting corporate taxes is a giveaway to the rich which would increase the deficit at the worst possible time.Congressman B says we should cut the corporate income tax rate from 40 to 25 percent to stimulate job growth in the private sector.
Congressman A 43%
Congressman B 50
Congressman A says it is good for the country if the poorest half of Americans pays no income taxes. Those who can best afford to pay should carry most of the burden of funding the federal government.Congressman B says it is bad for the country if half the population pays all the income taxes and half pays nothing. Every American citizen should contribute at least something to support the federal government.
Congressman A 28%
Congressman B 65
Not surprising that a bunch of misleading GOP frames of Democratic proposals performed worse than charitable frames of their own proposals.
I love Leslie Sanchez; everyone should buy and read her book, “Los Republicanos.” Buy it with Laura Ingraham’s new book and Mitt Romney’s “No Apology.”
Congressman A supports killing puppies. Congressman B supports peting and loving puppies. People unanimously go with Congressman B. God, we're going to win!