◼ HOW MUCH TROUBLE ARE THE DEMOCRATS IN? - Powerline
...For Democrats, the bad news is just beginning. Today’s Rasmussen Reports shows the GOP jumping out to a five-point lead, 43%-38%. This compares with a one-point Democratic advantage just a week ago. Undoubtedly the Democrats’ decline is driven by the Obamacare debacle, although other issues, like Obama’s feckless Iran deal, might also contribute.
The Democrats’ problem is that, while they may be able to fix the Healthcare.gov web site, they can’t fix Obamacare. Obamacare is destined to be a rolling disaster for the next year, as millions of Americans lose the health insurance and the doctors they like, and pay more for worse coverage. At this point, the Democrats don’t have a plan: the intended consequences of Obamacare inevitably will become manifest, and there is nothing they can do to stop it....
◼ Daily Presidential Tracking Poll (Dec. 3) #Obama: Strongly Approve: 21%... Strongly Disapprove: 45%... Index: -24… Total Approval: 44%...
Thanks largely to unhappiness with the new national health care law, the president’s monthly job approval index hit a two-year low in November.
Republicans have jumped to a five-point lead over Democrats on the latest Generic Congressional Ballot, their biggest lead in a year-and-a-half.
Fifty percent (50%) of voters believe Congress and the president should repeal the health care law and start over again. Another 31% think Congress and the president should go through the law piece by piece to improve it.
◼ 81% Favor Repealing or Changing Health Care Law - Rasmussen
56% Expect Health Care System To Get Worse Under New Law
61% Expect Health Care Costs to Go Up Under Obamacare
51% Oppose Health Law’s Contraceptive Mandate
