Re-registration trend? : I don't get around much but two

[featherman]

women my wife knows socially, both lifelong Republicans, separately and emphatically changed their voter registration to Democrat this week. Wake of Katrina disgrace, I guess. Hope this is a trend reflected around the country.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. I've been noticing the same thing. n/t

[I Have A Dream]

2. I wish that I were seeing this! Nothing yet in my area of the country.

:cry:

[Pirate Smile]

3. Check out this poll and thread:

"By an 8-point margin, voters are more likely to call themselves Democrats than Republicans"

Here is the full paragraph:

""For the first time, senior Republican consultants and lawmakers are warning the White House that Bush's base is perilously close to deserting him. The poll underscores their concerns: By an 8-point margin, voters are more likely to call themselves Democrats than Republicans; there was no gap in self-identification a year ago."

That is new and, IMO, this is BIG.

I certainly haven't been seeing the W stickers I saw earlier in the year (which I wanted to ram with my minivan - tsk, tsk). I think a lot of people have been scraping those bumper stickers off.

That is from the new AP poll.

Katrina Raises Voters' Doubts About Bush By RON FOURNIER, AP

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Katrina and the bungled government response have weakened President Bush, raising questions among Americans about his Iraq and flood-recovery plans and spreading fears among fellow Republicans about next year's elections.

An AP-Ipsos poll says nearly six in 10 people disapprove of Bush's job performance, unchanged from the record-low rating he had before last week's televised address from the heart of New Orleans.

That underscores why GOP leaders fear Bush could be a drag on GOP candidates in 2006.

-snip-
That may play into two presidential decisions that threaten to divide the GOP coalition: Bush's nomination to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and his final plans for Katrina spending. Social conservatives are demanding an anti-abortion Supreme Court justice. Some Republicans want him to select a woman or minority, and perhaps avoid a bitter fight by selecting a relative moderate.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050920/ap_on_go_pr_wh/katr...


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2102642

[justgamma]

4. I'm so sorry for the GOP.

"That underscores why GOP leaders fear Bush could be a drag on GOP candidates in 2006."

Hey GOP, how about the lousy job he's doing? Instead of worrying about the polls, maybe you people could try worrying about this country? Did you ever think about that? Huh?


:sarcasm: