September 28, 2006

Hotline Spotlight: The More They Know Her ...

If you've heard of Nancy Pelosi, you're probably a Republican.That's one fascinating finding from our new Diageo/Hotline poll, which suggests House GOPers are working to raise the would-be Speaker's profile with their base. They don't like what they hear (her GOP unfavs are twice as high as Hastert's Dem unfavs). But will it scare them into voting?

The poll shows a generic-ballot swing toward Dems since 8/20. In a narrow flip from 7/23, more voters think Dems will win this fall. And if they do, more voters now think Iraq will "get better" (including a 3-1 edge among indies), while more folks believe the situation will "get worse" if GOPers win.

HRC's slightly better liked than Pres. Bush, whose job approval holds steady at 42%, but both are waaaay more popular than Congress and significantly less popular than John McCain. Also, likely voters have a worse view of Congress than registered voters, even as LVs have slightly better view of Bush than RVs.

But it bears repeating: Pelosi's name ID is rising, and not in the "new direction" she'd hoped.

Posted at 02:01 PM

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