The bottom is falling out

Newsweek has a new poll out that should scare the shit out of every elected Republican in the country. From MSNBC:

For the first time since 2001, the NEWSWEEK poll shows that more Americans trust the Democrats than the GOP on moral values and the war on terror. Fully 53 percent of Americans want the Democrats to win control of Congress next month, including 10 percent of Republicans, compared to just 35 percent who want the GOP to retain power. If the election were held today, 51 percent of likely voters would vote for the Democrat in their district versus 39 percent who would vote for the Republican.

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Meanwhile, the president’s approval rating has fallen to a new all-time low for the Newsweek poll: 33 percent, down from an already anemic 36 percent in August. Only 25 percent of Americans are satisfied with the direction of the country, while 67 percent say they are not.

Bush is unpopular and no longer trusted by the American electorate. The Republican Congress’s fealty to the President has dragged them down as well. The R's have lost their two trump cards of moral values and the war on terror. If they can't run successfully on those issues, they are toast. The coming election is looking less like a coin toss and more like a tidal wave. Good thing too; they have earned it.