{"id":2482,"date":"2010-08-12T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2010-09-01T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T17:46:14","slug":"more-evidence-that-this-isnt-1994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2010\/08\/12\/more-evidence-that-this-isnt-1994\/","title":{"rendered":"More evidence that this isn’t 1994"},"content":{"rendered":"

The economy is in tough shape and every historic trend suggests that that’s bad news for Democrats, the party in power.<\/p>\n

But a new spate of polls and surveys out this week suggests that comparisons to the tidal wave election of 1994, when the Republican Party swept to power, are shaky at best.<\/p>\n

The reasons are pretty simple:\u00a0 This time around, American voters are mad at everybody.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list, from the latest NBC\/Wall Street Journal poll, of the most popular and well-liked political institutions in descending order.<\/p>\n

The number reflects “total positive” sentiment:<\/p>\n

Michelle Obama (50%), Barack Obama (46%), the Democratic Party (33%), the tea party movement (30%), the Republican Party (24%), Nancy Pelosi (21%), Harry Reid (10%).<\/p>\n

Obviously, these are tough numbers for the Democrats, when the two top congressional leaders are that low. This is a congressional election, after all.<\/p>\n

But remarkably, the GOP has seen its ratings continue to slide as well.\u00a0 Here’s how the Wall Street Journal summed it up<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The sour national mood appears all-encompassing and is dragging down ratings for the GOP too, suggesting voters above all are disenchanted with the political establishment in Washington.<\/p>\n

Just 24% express positive feelings about the Republican Party, a new low in the 21-year history of the Journal’s survey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If nothing else, this survey makes it clear just how important the tea party movement has become for the modern Republican Party, propping up its fortunes and giving a desperately needed shot of charisma and caffeine.<\/p>\n

But it also makes clear just how far the GOP itself has to go in terms of rebranding and redefining itself, regardless of November’s outcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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