Just when you thought Democrats might drive Republicans into Chapter 11, this survey released by Rasmussen last week shows major gains for Republicans on key electoral issues. The poll finds voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight of ten major electoral issues, a stunning turnaround compared to previous research. According to Rasmussen:
The comparisons to last summer are dramatic. I went back and checked the same Rasmussen data from one year ago. Last July, voters trusted Democrats more on 7 of the same 10 issues. Republicans only led on one: national security, while the two parties were statistically tied on immigration and Iraq. What a difference a year makes. These numbers follow earlier evidence of slippage in the president’s numbers among independent voters last week.
