Mobs, polls, and Healthcare

Isn't it interesting the way the media likes to portray certain sections of our electorate? For instance, during and after the invasion of Iraq, wasn't it the Democrats and liberals who said that dissent was the finest form of patriotism? Now look at where we are. The White House and its cronies in the mainstream media have dubbed those who dissent in townhall meetings on healthcare as an angry mob... Huh? We see 70 year old men and women obviously angry at their elected leaders, but to call them an orchestrated mob? Give me a break. Wasn't it the Bush haters who would liken W unfavorably to Hitler? And to think that this was ok... Hmmmm.. Finally, the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader wrote an op-ed in USA Today calling these dissenters "un-American". WoW!!!

Staying on the theme healthcare, the more people know about it, the less they like it. But there are several house and senate versions out there, whose to know which one not to like. I guess that would be "all of the above". The debate is getting so one-sided that the Administration is now lashing out at those who are dissenting. And they are also blaming Fox News. Wow, now there's a new one. Geesh! Instead, they should be looking at themselves in the mirror and blaming themselves. Here's some tidbits on why things are going so wrong for Democrats on the healthcare debate:

• Obama doesn't have his own bill. Instead, he's relying on the fringe-left of the House to draft a bill. And instead of bringing all Democrats to the table, he's blaming Republicans. We all know that's a load of BS because if he wants to ram this thing through, he surely has enough Democrats. His problem is the conservative or moderate Dems, who don't like the bill.
• Obama still says it's deficit neutral. This, despite all non-partisan estimates, including the CBO, who say it is NOT deficit neutral. Spinning lies only works if the facts don't get in the way.
• 70-80% think they have good medical coverage.
• 57% thinks their taxes will go up if the plan is passed.
• 71% believe we'll have future debt we cannot absorb if this bill gets passed.
• No polls, but most in our country don't believe this plan should include government funded abortions, but it does.

A few more polls.....

• Republicans are more trusted than Democrats on healthcare for the first time in 2 years: 43%-39%.
• Americans oppose single payer healthcare system (universal) now 53-41.
• (R) Pat Toomey leads (D) Arlen Specter and (D) Joe Sestak in a Pennsylvania 2010 senate matchup. Leads them both by double digits.
• Republicans have a generic congressional lead over Dems, 43-39.
• Two governor matchups in 2009 remain promising for Republicans, with Christie (New Jersey) and McDonnell (Virginia) still leading their Dem opponents by double digits each.
• Obama's approval rating down to 47% in Rasmussen.
• Senate Majority Leader (D) Reid now trails a generic (R) for a 2010 matchup. Nothing but embarrassing when you're behind a "Nobody".

Polls

Here's a few more tidbits to say the trends of Democrat dominance of 2006 and 2008 may be coming to an end. Surely, there are no signs of perfection from Republicans, but it looks far better than the last two election cycles. Here's some evidence of this:

• New Jersey Gubernatorial candidate (R) Chris Christie is thrashing the incumbent (D) Jon Corzine by 51-36 in the most recent poll. His average poll lead is 13 points over the past few months.
• Virginia Gubernatorial candidate (R) Bob McDonnell is beating (D) Creigh Deeds by 51-37, which also looks very promising.
• On the generic ballot, Rasmussen Reports for the past 4 weeks has Republicans ahead of Democrats. It's currently at 43-38 for Republicans. During the last two cycles, Dems were always ahead.
• Obama has a 48% approval rating in Zogby and Rasmussen polls. He's at 51% disapprove (and growing) in both polls.
• 71% of Americans think he's raising our debt to uncontrolled proportions.
• The majority now think he's a partisan liberal (rather than when he portrayed himself as a centrist during the campaign).
• Many Democrat Senators are in trouble for 2010: Chris Dodd, Harry Reid, and Barbara Boxer. What's remarkable about this is Dodd and Boxer are in Liberal states. And Reid is the Senate Majority Leader (and doesn't yet have competition on the Republican side).