Independents Flee the Democrats

This might be setting up to be a big year for the GOP in 2010. Independents win elections and they are scared to death about the debt and the deficits.

A Gallup Poll released last week offered a disturbing glimpse about the state of play: just 14 percent of independents approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest figure all year. In just the past few days alone, surveys have shown Democratic incumbents trailing Republicans among independent voters by double-digit margins in competitive statewide contests in places as varied as Connecticut, Ohio and Iowa.

Obama’s own popularity among independents has fallen significantly, too. A CBS News poll Tuesday showed the president’s approval rating among unaligned voters falling to 45 percent — down from 63 percent in April.

Wow that is a nose dive any way you look at it. I think independents voted for a moderate and ended up with Chicago Nixon instead. However I still think Barack Hussein Carter might be more appropriate given his handling of the economy and the slow crawl on Afghanistan.