Monday, April 19, 2010

POLL: Plurality Say It’s Good To Be Party of No

Subject: txt 2010 -
Democrats have tried to establish the Republican Party as being the 'party of no' for their consistent opposition to President Obama’s agenda, but may have misjudge that being a negative in the eyes of voters.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% of U.S. voters say it’s a good thing in today’s political climate to be the Party of No, with only 34% disagreeing.

Twenty-six percent (26%) aren’t sure, and among voters not affiliated with either party 42% see the position as a positive, 34% as a negative.

“In other words,” Scott Rasmussen explains, “being labeled the Party of No is a winner not only in Republican and conservative-leaning districts but among unaffiliated voters as well."

Seventy-four percent (74%) of voters correctly identify Republicans as the political party some have labeled the Party of No. Despite, or perhaps because of, this high level of awareness, Republicans have built a solid lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot...

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