The fall of the Establishment: Polling for incumbents in both parties in free fall

(National Sentinel) Politics: Approval ratings for most of the U.S. Senate’s establishment Republicans are in a free fall, according to recent survey data, Breitbart News reported.

What’s more, Democratic establishment types aren’t faring much better.

A Politico/Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday for the third quarter shows plunging approval ratings for most incumbent senators from both parties among all voters.

Breitbart:

Republican establishment senators aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) see even more dramatic declines in their net approval ratings among likely Republican primary voters, as reported in “DATA DU JOUR – per Morning Consult,” by Politico Playbook.

“The average senator’s approval ranking has dropped by eight net percentage points since the first quarter of 2017. … Among the 25 senators with the largest approval drops over this time period, 18 are Republicans and 7 are Democrats. … Susan Collins’ net approval among Maine Republicans dropped from +38% to -2% over the last quarter, a 40 point swing. Lisa Murkowski’s net approval among Alaska Republicans dropped from +33% to +2%, a 31 point swing,” Politico Playbook reported.

“Dean Heller’s net approval among Nevada Republicans dropped from +41% to +16%, a 25 point swing. McConnell is the least popular senator and growing increasingly unpopular: The Senate Majority Leader maintains his title as the least popular senator in America, with 33% of Kentucky voters approving and 55% disapproving. This represents a net 15% drop since Q2,” it added.

Only Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), currently on trial for public corruption on bribery, fared worse than McConnell in terms of third quarter approval.

Among incumbent senators who are up for reelection in 2018, several are below 50-percent approval:

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) with a 33 percent approval, 48 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 4 points, explaining perhaps why he has said he will not run for re-election.)

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), with a 38 percent approval, 41 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 3 points.)

Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), with a 39 percent approval, 30 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 2 points.)

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), with a 42 percent approval, 39 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 4 points.)

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), with a 41 percent approval, 38 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 1 point.)

Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), with a 43 percent approval, 32 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 3 points.)

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), with a 45 percent approval, 35 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 4 points.)

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), with a 45 percent approval, 36 percent disapproval rating.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), with a 46 percent approval, 41 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 6 points.)

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), with a 47 percent approval, 28 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 3 points.)

Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), with a 47 percent approval, 26 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 6 points.)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL), with a 49 percent approval, 38 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 6 points.)

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), with a 46 percent approval, 44 percent disapproval rating.

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), with a 40 percent approval, 29 percent disapproval rating. (Approval down 8 points.)

What are your thoughts?

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GOP donors say Senate RINOs hurting the party — and they’re right

(National Sentinel) GOP Blues: Major Republican donors are lamenting inaction in D.C. on major campaign pledges including tax reform and the repeal of Obamacare as a major reason why fundraising is down, placing most of the blame on #neverTrump #RINOs in the Senate.

As reported by Fox News, political fundraiser Dan Palmer said Saturday that raising money for coming races has been difficult thanks to the obstinance of so-called “Republicans” (like John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and a handful of others).

“I’ve been around Republican politics for 30 some years and I’ve never seen it tougher,” Palmer told Fox News’ America’s News Headquarters.

He added that GOP donors are frustrated with the inability of Republicans who run the GOP-controlled Senate to lead.

“I think the House is doing its job of getting stuff out, but it’s going to the graveyard in the Senate,” he said. “The net effect for the American people is (Republicans) have yet to deliver. Whether (donors) have got $25 of skin in the game or $100,000, they’re mad. People deserve to get action on this agenda.”

More:

Palmer said every donor is unique but that all appear frustrated that the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., could not get the votes to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

He also suggested donors have concerns about whether Republicans, who also control the House, can pass tax a reform plan and give Trump his first major legislative win.

And it is the GOP’s agenda, or it was, at least, before Donald J. Trump — who campaigned on the same issues — defied the odds and dared to win the election. Since then his agenda — the Republican Party’s one-time agenda — has been thwarted at every turn by RINOs who would rather see the country go down in flames or given back to Democrats (which would produce the same effect) than ‘allow’ Trump any legislative victories.

Alabama’s Senate race, in which incumbent Luther Strange was defeated in a primary by Roy Moore, may or may not signal a bellwether political event in American politics, at least for the Republican Party — but it just might, as well. That said, it still seems as though RINOs don’t get that people voted for Trump, not necessarily them, and if need be voters will usher them out the door long before they turn on the president.

But hey, if Trump’s presidential victories (yes, we think he will be reelected) result in a serious cleaning out of the establishment Republicans on Capitol Hill, we’re all for it. Because that means, eventually, Americans will get lawmakers who, like Trump, mean what they say and say what they mean.

And maybe then we can get back to the business of saving this republic.

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