Recent poll: the existence of certain areas of bipartisan agreement
Here’s a discussion of a poll from April 19-27 that shows the GOP with a 10-point lead in the generic ballot (the poll itself can be found here and the crosstabs are here). Whether that will stand now that Alito’s draft has been leaked is anyone’s guess, but my opinion is that although the margin may shrink somewhat it will remain the case that the GOP leads.
It’s also unclear how the election will go. Many things can happen between now and November, and that includes fraud. So I make no predictions at this point.
But there’s a different reason I’m bringing up the poll. Embedded in it was this:
When asked if they supported anti-grooming laws, such as one recently passed in Florida, that prohibited government school employees from exposing elementary school children to sexual topics without the consent of their parents, 70 percent of respondents said they supported such laws. Support for anti-grooming laws transcended both party and ideology, according to the poll results. Fifty-nine percent of Democrats and 69 percent of self-described progressive liberals said they supported anti-grooming laws that protect elementary school children from being forcibly exposed to sexual topics by school employees without parental consent.
On the issue of transgender sports, 69 percent of respondents said it was unfair to force female athletes to compete against male athletes who identify as transgender and claim to be women. Majorities of Republicans (74 percent), Democrats (63 percent), and Independents (71 percent), as well as majorities of self-described conservatives (74 percent), moderates (69 percent), and progressive liberals (65 percent), said they believed it was unfair to force women to compete against men who claim to be women.
When asked if they supported entrepreneur Elon Musk’s bid to purchase Twitter and eliminate political censorship from the social media platform, voters said they supported Musk’s free-speech takeover of Twitter by a more than 2-to-1 margin, with 59 percent saying they supported his bid compared to just 28 percent who opposed it.
Unfortunately, the Musk question wasn’t broken down by party affiliation, although I noticed that both black and hispanic voters had a majority in favor of it, which indicates pretty strong Democrat support for the move.
These are indication of the fact that both in cultural sexual matters involving children and women’s sports, as well as the issue of free speech online, the left has moved too far for all but its most radical leftist base.
The release of Dinesh D’Souza’s new film strongly suggests that, unless Republicans in the important states have truly been striving to ensure that November’s election will be “free and fair”, what seems to be generic support for the GOP may prove illusory, despite the fact that the lunacy of the Democrats (not simply the unhinged activist base) grows ever more egregious and is not popular amongst all members of the party. Nothing could possibly be more important than cleaning the voter rolls, minimizing mail-in voting, ensuring the presentation of proper photographic ID as part of the process (as in France and in many other countries), and eliminating the possibility of Zuckerberg’s hundreds of millions corrupting the integrity of our very vulnerable system.
Yes, I think Republicans will take both houses. Even if there is widespread corruption it just won’t be enough prevent the tidal wave.
But none of that will matter until Republicans have full control of the congress and presidency. Sure, Dem lunacy will slow down…probably a lot. But that’s not the root cause of the most intractable problems. Which is, how to shrink the federal bureaucratic behemoth.
What the poll shows is that 28% of the respondents oppose liberty.
They declare their opposition to inalienable rights.
In doing so, they declare themselves the enemy of liberty and the individual pursuit of happiness.
Can a claim to American citizenship be legitimate from self-declared enemies of liberty?
I’m not sure why there shouldn’t be bi-partisan agreement on the “[Hunter Biden] is the smartest man I know” question…
“…Delaware computer store owner recalls moment drunk Hunter Biden staggered into shop with broken laptops …”—
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10792305/Delaware-computer-store-owner-recalls-moment-Hunter-Biden-drunkenly-staggered-shop.html
This might even to even further bi-partisan agreement on a whole range of, um, related “questions”…
…and what this country sorely needs is much more bi-partisan agreement…
Related:
“Biden likely to avoid IRS audit that could’ve revealed if he made money from Hunter’s deals”—
https://nypost.com/2022/05/05/joe-biden-to-likely-avoid-irs-audit-that-could-have-revealed-hunter-income/
File under: Just another surprise development….
Oops…
Should be “…This might lead to even further…”
Inflation’s real good, and so are Roe and Ukraine,
but it looks like “Biden” will need even more and greater distractions….
“Bombshell report with detailed list of uncharged agitators from January 6. Drip drip”—
https://twitter.com/julie_kelly2/status/1522619490957238274?cxt=HHwWhIC96YOXt6EqAAAA
Linked to…
https://www.theepochtimes.com/80-suspicious-actors-under-scrutiny-by-jan-6-defense-attorneys_4449584.html
What the poll is saying is that people are waking up to the fact that many of their government-run institutions have been taken over by an extremist freak show, and they’re not putting up with it. It’s gone past in-your-face and started feeding on children.
The freak show will be opening up next on the Roe v Wade controversy, and I think it’s going to have a similar awakening effect.
I ran across a post by Manhattan Contrarian on dealing with unhinged leftists.
He compares them to those with dancing mania in the middle ages.
Though the similarities between the present mass insanity and medieval dancing mania may possibly not be close, one should consider advice by Paracelsus regarding the latter:
‘the best cure, and one which rarely fails, is to throw such persons into cold water.’
The words “and one which rarely fails” are at least some indication that this is an empirical result. The modern scientific method would, of course, require rigorous double blind experiments, which may be difficult to devise. The therapist might operate levers for trap doors, not knowing what is underneath. That way, one could at least establish whether cold water or sewage works better
What the poll is saying is that people are waking up to the fact that many of their government-run institutions have been taken over by an extremist freak show, and they’re not putting up with it. It’s gone past in-your-face and started feeding on children.The freak show will be opening up next on the Roe v Wade controversy, and I think it’s going to have a similar awakening effect.
I think to a great extent for partisan Democrats, voting is an identity affirmation. I wouldn’t expect it to do more than shake loose some people on the margin. Let’s hope that’s enough to keep them from stealing enough seats to keep control.
The NYT—famous for doing everything in its power to assist and encourage the degradation of democracy in the United States—is now lamenting the state of democracy in the Philippines.
(This is part of a trend, of course. Alas, poor democracy…in OTHER COUNTRIES!)
“In the Philippines, a Flourishing Ecosystem for Political Lies”…
…is particularly DELICIOUS!
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/philippines
No doubt this will prompt “Biden” to mount a “Defense of Democracy” campaign for which “he” will need to enlist a “Democracy Czar” (or perhaps “No-Malarkey” Czar) to promote and defend democracy AROUND THE GLOBE (together with defense against Global Warming(TM)…since how can you have a true democracy unless you battle fiercely against Global Warming, democracy’s greatest enemy?)
Seems to me that Hillary Clinton would be an excellent choice… She can get all her Russiagate pals to join her as aides, consultants and advisors. (Maybe that way they’ll all avoid prosecution…?)
The “Biden” administration is a stealth “government” on every single policy issue. It’s dishonesty, deceit and concealment (IOW “transparency”) all the way down…
…Including getting “elected” in the first place.
And “he” wouldn’t have it any other way!
“Why Won’t Biden Explain Why He’s Getting Federal Agencies To Meddle In Local Elections?
“The Biden administration’s silence is an attempt to get America to look the other way while they illegally involve themselves in state elections.”—
https://thefederalist.com/2022/05/06/why-wont-biden-explain-why-hes-getting-federal-agencies-to-meddle-in-local-elections/
Opening graf:
“Despite promises of transparency, the Biden administration is hiding its plans to undermine state control over election laws…”
One might like to say this is absolutely shocking…but, hey, it’s merely “No Malarkey” in action….
(Actually, it would be more shocking if the criminal “Biden” regime would not be attempting to stealthily corrupt elections, given the regime’s M.O. and the multiple dirty tricks in which they’ve engaged….)
And lest we lose track…
here’s the latest from Techno Fog on Durham’s grinding away (go to “May 5” and continue scrolling down):
‘We have the transcript from yesterday’s fight over “privileged” Fusion GPS emails.
‘Key passage-
‘Clinton Campaign lawyer was asked if he knew of any emails supporting their claim that Fusion was “providing legal support”
‘Clinton lawyer: “I don’t”‘
https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog
Leftists always overreach. But it’s a tactic that works for them. Obamacare caused the Democrats to lose control of the congress, but we still have Obamacare, don’t we? Two million illegals will cost them control in 2022, but who’s going to kick out those two million (presumed) Democrat voters? If a Republican takes the White House in two years, will Keystone construction restart? How long will it take to weed out the woke senior officers in the military?
Not sure how much the views of Hispanics are still an indication of Democrats’ views. I’ve seen at least one poll showing Biden’s approval is lower with Hispanics than with whites.
The reason why we “still have Obamacare,” is the malice of John McCain. There’s more to it than that. The Republican Party is about 1/2 grifters who promise everything before the election and do the opposite after. Trump changed that and they hated him for it. A slow transition is going on like the one that led to the Tea Party but there was no leader. Trump and DeSantis are the leaders. I don’t know which will be better for the country in 2024 but one of them will win.