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Republican strategists say the Democratic Congress’ plunging job-approval rating gives them a fresh chance to make gains in next year’s elections under a developing Republican strategy that is urging its candidates to run an insurgent, anti-incumbent campaign.
“We’re working closely with our candidates as we head into next year to tell them don’t be afraid to run against Republicans as a whole, run against Washington as a whole, talk about runaway spending, and pick and choose the issues on which to run against this Congress,” a Republican party campaign official said.
The Republican election strategy shift comes on the heels of a Gallup survey showing that only 18 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, dealing the Democratic majority a major blow that has lifted Republican hopes of a comeback and raised questions in Democratic ranks about why so many Democrats and independents are giving them a failing grade and how to turn that around.
“The number that interests me most is the collapse of the independents, which dropped 13 points, from 30 percent last month to 17 percent this month. That’s the swing vote. Those are the people who left the GOP in 2006. They did not embrace the Democrats. Their vote was a rejection of the Republicans,” said Frank Luntz, the Republican pollster who helped the party take control of Congress in 1994.
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