Boosted primarily by the abysmal job the leftists are doing at....well...everything, America's pollster Rasmussen Reports is showing slight but discernible evidence that Team GOP is coming back to life.
The reason seems to be the ill fated Amnesty bill that the Republican minority led the charge in defeating. As a result of the defeat of this garbage bill, President Bush's approval numbers reached all-time lows, but the party at-large benefited. This is because the party, for the most part, opposed Bush on this bill.
Rasmussen shows that, in the wake of the bill, the GOP has retaken the advantage on the issue of National security. This represents an 8 point swing into the GOP's favor since the beginning of June. The move was primarily among the all important unaffiliated voters, who now favor the GOP on the Immigration issue as well.
Finally, the number of Americans calling themselves Republicans increased a full percentage point to a ten month high. As the Democrats continue to falter, the generic party ID has narrowed to the smallest Democratic advantage in a year.
Part of this is that the Democrats are seen (and rightly so) as bumbling buffoons who couldn't slap their backsides with both hands, a bigger part is the growing perception that the GOP (excepting Bush) is the party that wants to secure the borders and oppose amnesty.
I said growing perception, not established perception. Among the unaffiliated voters, 32% now prefer the GOP, 27% prefer the Democrats but 41% don't like either party on the immigration issue. I cannot say that the Unaffiliated don't have a point. The GOP controlled the House, Senate and White House for six years and no fence got built.
I am convinced that Fred Thompson can seize this issue and turn Election 2008 into a rout.
Let's see if he will.
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