OK, I know that things are looking pretty bad across the board at the moment, and I know that we can NOT afford to be complacent in any way, shape or form.
And yes, I realize that you can't take a single snapshot poll and draw any real conclusions; this weeks' results are just as likely to be a major outlier as last weeks'.
And yes, the same poll also reiterates a massive "enthiusiasm gap" for the Dems.
Still, when I read this all I could say was...WTF???
Dems close gap to tie GOP in Gallup's generic ballot poll
Democrats and Republicans are tied in a test of voters' preference for generic congressional candidates, a new Gallup poll found Tuesday.
Gallup's weekly tracking poll of the generic ballot, a key predictor of voters' actions in elections, showed Democrats and Republicans tied at 46 percent -- down from the 10-point lead the GOP held just a week ago.
The shift, the polling group noted, marked the first time in five weeks where Republicans didn't hold some sort of advantage over Democrats. Last week's 51-41 percent lead was heralded as "unprecedented" for Republicans.
Really?? Don't get me wrong, I certainly hope that this is an accurate representation of a strong trend back in the Dems favor--it'd be nice if the electorate at large has finally snapped out of it and realized that there's a huge difference between "well-meaning but somewhat ineffectual" and "evil, stupid and insane". However, has there really been any dramatic events in the past week that have somehow shifted the zeitgeist that much?
Let's hope it's legit, and that it continues in this direction.
One way to help that happen is to give some love to Lance Enderle in MI-08 :)
Update: Huh. I honestly didn't expect this one to hit the Rec list (no, seriously...and this is coming from someone who's been a pretty shameless Rec-begger in recent months).
Still, I don't suppose I should let it go to waste, so lemme shill a bit more for Mr. Enderle lol...
Lance Enderle for Congress
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Lance (described by The Political Carnival as "Alan Grayson with Darth Vader's voice") with his dog "Dude":