Democratic voters are more motivated than Republicans to back their candidates after the House GOP authorized a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, a new poll shows.
The McClatchy/Marist poll found that 88 percent of Democrats said the lawsuit, which challenges some of Obama’s execution actions on Obamacare, made them more likely to vote for a Democrat in the midterm election. Republicans, by comparison, were 78 percent more likely to vote for a GOP candidate.
Among the ideological bases, liberals were 72 percent more likely to vote for a Democrat because of the lawsuit, according to the poll, while conservatives were 63 percent more likely to vote for a Republican.
Overall, 58 percent of voters said the House should not sue Obama over his executive actions. Democrats were almost uniformly against it (87 percent oppose; 8 percent support), while Republicans were more divided (57 percent support; 34 percent oppose).
The poll, conducted from Aug. 4 to 7, surveyed 806 U.S. registered voters. Its margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
But…But…But… The talking heads on the news channels say…
And because many Dems were out front, talking about how this is just a cover for impeachment, it’s a double whammy. This suit is not good enough for the GOP base (they really truly badly want impeachment) and it’s seen as a waste of time.
Thanks Obama.
Please proceed!
No shit . . . .
Even more interesting, the report found people who identify themselves as moderates were twice as likely to vote Democrat because of the law suit.
And the backlash to republicans when the lawsuit goes absolutely no where and is dropped (as an aside, has Boehner even FILED the lawsuit yet?) is going to be fierce…and aimed directly at republican leadership.