Rasmussen Trust on Issues/ Congressional Ballot-Mid July 2009

[Mr.Phips]

There is no way that Republicans are trusted more on Social Security after what they tried to do to the system in 2005.  People may have short memories, but not THAT short. 

[Mr.Phips]

If the Dem plan passes to raise marginal tax rates to 47% passes (which it won't),  the GOP will get near to taking control of the House in 2010, with about 10 seats gained due to party switches. There was an interesting piece in the WSJ today, that the Dems control a majority of the hyper wealthy CD districts, and most of those Dem congresspersons are sweating bullets.

There are no permanent alignments, just permanent interests.

A lot of those wealthy districts are also super liberal.  They are represented by safer than safe Democrats like Carolyn Maloney, Pete Stark, and Henry Waxman. 

[Mr.Phips]

There is no way that Republicans are trusted more on Social Security after what they tried to do to the system in 2005.  People may have short memories, but not THAT short. 

I agree Rasmussen tends to be off slightly from other polling firms on these things. But they were dead on in 2006 and fairly good in 2008. They also did well in 2004.

As for Social Security the issue as its not addressed people will began to question Dems seriousness about doing anything about its coming insolvency.

I keep wondering why people are so opposed to the privatisation even partially, there is no risk of lossing the money(depends on the account the program uses, if you allow people to invest in low risk accounts like IRA's or even CD's there would be almost zero risk to them at all) and its the only real fix out there. Sure you can raise taxes and cut benefits and that kicks the can down the road and guess what, 20 years later its worse then before. Lets fix it once and for all and get it over with. Technically Socially Security is already invested, in Gov't T-bonds. Which I think puts them at just as much risk as some of the ideas being proposed ways to invest Social security under partial privatization.

Democrats will not let Republicans do anything to Social Security, especially if healthcare reform is killed again.  An eye for an eye. 

[Mr.Phips]

Democrats will not let Republicans do anything to Social Security, especially if healthcare reform is killed again.  An eye for an eye. 

Ah yes, instead of actually doing something good for Americans they'll all just act like spoiled children.

Republicans are doing the same thing on healthcare. 

[Mr.Phips]

Democrats will not let Republicans do anything to Social Security, especially if healthcare reform is killed again.  An eye for an eye. 

Ah yes, instead of actually doing something good for Americans they'll all just act like spoiled children.

Republicans are doing the same thing on healthcare.

In what way?

They dont want any reform. 

[Mr.Phips]

Democrats will not let Republicans do anything to Social Security, especially if healthcare reform is killed again.  An eye for an eye. 

Ah yes, instead of actually doing something good for Americans they'll all just act like spoiled children.

Republicans are doing the same thing on healthcare.

In what way?

They dont want any reform. 

Well for one, that isn't true, but you already knew that.

Second, your answer makes no sense.  You said the Democrats will never let the Republicans do anything to Social Security if they kill ObamaCare.  I said so the Democrats will behave like children since they didn't their way and block SS reform out of revenge.  You said the Republicans are doing the same with health care, but according to your own answer when I asked how, that's not the case at all.  The Republicans aren't blocking ObamaCare to get back at Democrats for blocking something of theirs in the past.  They are blocking it because it's a bad plan.

So you were saying?

The Republican Social Security plan is awful.  It would force benefit cuts on the elderly and would essentially repeal the system. 

[Mr.Phips]

Party ID as of August 1st.
Democrats 36.8%
Republican 33.3%
Independent 29.9%


Congressional Ballot
Date
Dem
GOP
 
08-02-09
38%
43%

Time for some more leftist moaning!

 

Rasmussen is a partisan hack whose polls suddenly get in line the week before the election.   The push polling he does and his hackery on Fox News should discredit him immediately. 

[Mr.Phips]

Democrats are going to be losing by upper single digits if they fail to pass healthcare reform.

This is probably the first thing that I have agreed with you on.  This why they know that they have to pass reform.