A group of Democratic poll takers suggest that in the final rundown to the November Midterms …..Democrat’s running for office focus on selling a ‘check and balance ‘ policy against Trump to their voters….This policy does very well in the test polling done recently…
Republicans have made clear they plan to run close to President Donald Trump in the campaign for November’s midterm elections, believing his ability to energize the Republican base is the only way to offset a blue wave of enthusiastic Democratic voters.
A new poll from a coalition of Democratic groups casts doubt on that strategy, showing the GOP will suffer as campaigns center around the president’s personality and record, and Democrats portray Republicans as Trump’s servants.
The survey of likely voters from Navigator Research, conducted by the Global Strategy Group, found Democrats had a 8-point lead on a generic ballot for Congress, 45 percent to 37 percent.
The Democratic lead grows, however, when the battle for Congress is framed as a referendum on the president. Asked if they would prefer a Democrat who mostly opposes Trump or a Republican who mostly supports him, 52 percent picked the Democrat, and 39 percent choose the Republican.
When presented with a Democrat who will be a “check and balance” on Trump against a Republican who will help Trump pass his agenda, Democrats led 50 percent to 38 percent.
The polling memo recommended the “check and balance” language, saying it is less likely to repel white voters without a college degree and voters who live in small towns and rural areas.
“’Check and balance’ is the better framing for avoiding backlash among those who are generally more supportive of Trump,” the pollsters wrote….
I’m confused by your headline, James:
“GOPer’s running strong on Trump making a mistake?”
Is it GOPer’s or Democrats who are running strong on this point?
DSD….
GOPer’s running…..
Then I don’t understand the headline.
How can Republicans “run strong” on Trump having made, or being likely to make, a mistake?
Ok
I added ..’are’ making a mistake….
I hope that makes things clearer
Thanks
Give it up James.
This has gotten comical.
Why not just say,
“See Below?”
NEVER!
We just read that headline in different ways, James; when you or I write something, we may not be aware that it could equally be read some very different way.
I read it as “,,, running strong on [the expectation or hope of] Trump making a mistake”
when what you wanted to convey was
“… running strong on Trump”
Unfortunately you inserted “are” in an awkward place that doesn’t really clarify your intended meaning.
The only fix that comes quickly to my slowing editorial mind is to recast the headline as something like
“Is it a mistake for GOPers to run strong on Trump?”
Ok
I changed it again….
The ‘are’ WAS in the wrong place
Why don’t you just keep rhe titles of the articles as they originally appear? Writing the title of a article is not something you are good at, and while you appear to enjoy the criticism, the rest of us don’t Enjoy it.
I keep trying to get better…
But I mess up occasionally to test everyone
And of course to draw suggestions…..
How many posts have I done over the last nine years Z?
Usually we just ignore your mistakes because you have a hard time understanding that they truly are mistakes. So most of us (maybe all of us) have chosen to engage in conversations with you less frequently.
Why do you always have to change the title of the article? The authors and editors do a better job than any of us here can do.