Obviously the public is smarter than they get credit for!
BobW
--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> [The GOP seems to be in meltdown, though these
> things come & go in
> American politics, given the low level of
> ideological &
> organizational development behind the parties.]
>
>
<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/
>
> trust_on_issues>
>
> Trust on Issues
> Wednesday, July 25, 2007
>
> When it comes to National Security, Democrats are
> now trusted more by
> 42% of likely voters, Republicans by 40%. This means
> that Democrats
> now enjoy at least a nominal edge on all ten issues
> regularly tracked
> by Rasmussen Reports to gauge voters' trust of the
> two major parties.
>
> In late June Democrats had the edge on nine of ten
> issues. At that
> time, the GOP had a single point advantage of the
> National Security
> issue.
>
> Republicans had enjoyed an historic advantage on
> National Security
> for several decades but are burdened by the
> unpopular War in Iraq.
> Last year’s Dubai Ports debacle also hurt
> perceptions of the GOP on
> national security.
>
> The Democrats have also gained a little ground this
> month when it
> comes to the War in Iraq. Harry Reid’s party moved
> from a ten-point
> advantage in late June to a twelve-point lead of 47%
> to 35% in the
> new survey.
>
> On another hot-button issue, Immigration, Democrats
> are now trusted
> more by 40%, versus 30% who trust Republicans more.
> This ten-point
> disparity is the second-largest we've seen all year.
> But another 29%
> don't find either party trustworthy.
>
> Only Government Ethics and Corruption inspires
> higher levels of
> bipartisan distaste. Thirty-seven percent (37%)
> don’t notice any
> difference between the parties on the ethics
> front--among
> unaffiliated voters, that percentage mushrooms to
> 58%. Overall,
> Democrats are now favored by 38%, Republicans by
> 25%.
>
> The GOP also lost ground on the Economy this month
> with Democrats now
> trusted more 47% to 38%. In June,the Democrats’
> advantage was 47% to
> 40%.
>
> Forty-three percent (43%) now trust Democrats more
> on Taxes, 41%
> trust Republicans more.
>
> On domestic issues, Democrats enjoy the biggest
> advantage on Health
> Care and Social Security. Fifty percent (50%) trust
> Democrats more on
> Health Care, 33% trust Republicans more. On Social
> Security, 47%
> trust Democrats more while 34% prefer the GOP.
>
> On Education, Democrats now have a four point
> advantage; on Abortion,
> a five-point advantage.
>
> A separate survey found that Democrats have a
> nine-point advantage on
> the Generic Congressional Ballot.
>
> Rasmussen Reports updates these tracking polls in
> separate banks of
> five issues at a time.
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