Independents Backing GOP In Huge Numbers

Democrats that lack energy, African-Americans that will not vote in the numbers needed to move the outcome, and independents that are siding with the GOP will make for a tidal wave election come next Tuesday.  At the same time I am reading the poll results that are not so different from others I am reminded how uninformed the country can be about politics.  When looking at some of the results below note the % ‘never heard of’ and try not to smirk.  If one has never heard of Karl Rove or the Tea Party should one even have a right to vote?

Republicans are on the verge of broad wins next week for one big reason: independent voters are ready to boot Democrats from office, according to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll.

Expressing deep dissatisfaction with President Obama’s policies and performance, independents have increasingly sided with conservatives in the belief that government grew too large, too fast under Obama—and that it can no longer be trusted. In the final pre-election Battleground Poll, Republicans hold a 14-point edge among independents and lead overall, 47 percent to 42 percent, in the generic ballot match up.

The swing among independents rivals the emergence of the spirited Tea Party movement as one of the most important changes in American politics over the past 20 months. Many other polls have confirmed this trend over that period, even though it has been vastly overshadowed by coverage of more provocative characters and themes on the right.

FAVE / UNFAVE:

–Obama: 46% / 51%
–Pelosi: 26% / 56% (Never heard of: 8%)
–Boehner: 18% / 15% (Never heard of: 54%)
–Karl Rove: 23% / 32% (Never heard of: 29%)
–Democratic Party: 42% / 50%
–Republican Party: 50% / 41%
–The Tea Party: 41% / 38% (Never heard of: 7%)