I've already commented there's a great deal of anger at the left out there... more than I think most peploe are ready to admit.

A larger perspective would include the recent elections across Europe, where the left there got handed it's collectivist ass.

But I don't think this can be considered a victory for the right, yet. The only factoid to be drawn from these elections and this polling, really, is that people around the world are unified on one point; They don't want the left running things.

The exact degree to which this defeat for the left becomes a victory for the right, is hard-connected how much the right seperates itself from the policies espoused by the left. For the American Republican party, that means moving away from trying to be 'liberal lite".

Of course I've made that point before, too.

Why does anyone trust either party?

Because that wasn't the question. It was, of the two which is trusted more?

Example: I'm questioned which keyboard I like better. Now, that they're both peices of crap doesn't alter the fact that of the two, I like the black one with the USB ports on the side, better.

Regarding the poll, it's fine by me if it gets more Republicans in Congress in 2010.

After the performance of the Democrats, I don't think there's any doubt that will happen.

Tano; You know, not everyone that comes up with results you don't like is a GOP stooge.

Regarding the poll, it's fine by me if it gets more Republicans in Congress in 2010. Simplified opinion: I like Obama for various reasons but I could do without Pelosi and Reid rubberstamping all the spending proposals.

Milton Friedman recognized long ago that the best combination appeared to be a Democratic President with a Republican Congress for fiscal policy.

How would that make Nate a RW hack????

That assumes an unbiased sample.
If there are problems with the sampling methodology - and yeah, this is Rasmussen - then the probability of being off the charts can rise to 100%.

Rasmussen has become the house organ of the GOP/conservative movement - regularly delivering feel-good numbers that are 5-8 pts to the right of the consensus of reputable polls. They clean up their act on cue whenever an election looms so that when they face their only real test - comparing their numbers against an election, they do ok. But you can look over time and see them converge on the consensus as the election nears.
Pure hacks.

Americans trust Republicans on 6/10 key issues according a Rassmussen poll. James Joyner says: Now, I'm not going to get too excited about this until we see it replicated over time and across polling instruments. Sometimes, for a variety of......