SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

BAD NEWS FOR BIDEN KEEPS COMING – FROM BREITBART:  Joe Biden’s job approval rating has sunk to 36 percent in the latest poll from left-wing Quinnipiac, and the Republican party is up eight points on the generic congressional ballot.  Keep in mind that Quinnipiac is an infamously left-wing pollster. So anything Quinnipiac can do to juice a poll in favor of Democrats, Quinnipiac will do. And still, this poll is ALL bad news for Democrats.  In an open-ended question, allowing for any answer, Americans were asked what they thought was the most important problem facing the country today. Americans’ most frequent responses are…  • Division/Polarization: 11 percent;  • The economy: 10 percent;  • Immigration/Border security: 8 percent;  • Inflation/High cost of living: 8 percent.  Americans were asked which party would do the best job handling the problem they mentioned: a plurality (46 percent) say the Republican party, 35 percent say the Democratic party, and 18 percent did not offer an opinion.  The Republican party is up by double digits, by 11 points on the most important issues to voters.  On the generic congressional ballot, the GOP is up eight among all adults (46-38 percent) and up five (46-41 percent) among registered voters.  I don’t think we’ve ever seen numbers like that in favor of the GOP.  Great.  But let me again be the party pooper.  Those are today's numbers, but the midterm elections are a year away.  Now the Republicans must run as if they're 20 points behind.  No overconfidence.  No smugness.  Ready for combat every day.  We'll celebrate after the numbers actually come in.

November 18, 2021