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Fox News poll shows that the Republican party's approval ratings continue to fall, while approval for Obamacare continues to climb. Are they sure this is a Fox News poll?

Courtesy of Politicususa:

According to the Fox News poll, disapproval of the Republican Party has jumped from 46% in September of 2012 to 59% today. Disapproval of the GOP has climbed from 54% in January to 56% in April to nearing 60% today. Approval of the Republican Party has fallen from 45% to 35%. In contrast, Democratic Party unfavorability has stayed stable in the Fox poll at between 48% and 49% all through 2013.

Support for repealing the ACA has dropped from 39% in June to 30% today. This could mean that the linking of funding the government to defunding or delaying the ACA has completely backfired on the Republican Party. The number of Americans who think that they will be better off under Obamacare has risen by 7 points from 34% to 41%, and by a margin of 36%-19% respondents thought that Ted Cruz’s fake filibuster hurt efforts to repeal the ACA.

Eighty one percent think the government shutdown is a serious problem, and they are blaming John Boehner and Ted Cruz (42%) more than they are blaming Harry Reid and President Obama (32%). A new CBS News poll confirmed the Fox News poll by finding that 44% of Americans blame Boehner and the Republicans for the shutdown, while 35% blame Obama and the Democrats.

I cannot help but wonder how the Republican party did NOT see this coming?

They are allowing their actions to be directed by a small group of insurgents who are out to destroy them, and they seem to be willing, and often cooperative, hostages.

And if Ted Cruz or Rand Paul think that they can sabotage the GOP and then swoop in and proclaim themselves the savior of the conservative movement, they need to visit a library and read up on a little history.

They might indeed help usher in a third party, but it will NOT be one built around the Teabagger view of politics!

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