The real poll

(Thanks to Instapundit)

The results of the new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll are a major warning sign for Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress. On some key issues, the gains that Democrats had made on Republicans in the last couple of years have disappeared, and the GOP has begun to reassert itself. In other policy areas, traditional Democratic leads are diminishing.

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What I'd like to see: The Jerk Poll: which party has bigger jerks?

That's what people react to. When they see Wall Street traders pulling down hundreds of millions -- and then a worldwide financial meltdown reveals most of those jerks literally don't know what they're doing -- then the Democrats gain.

When people see arrogant Democrats passing huge spending bills and planning a huge health care bill -- and literally not knowing what's in the bills -- then the GOP gains.

That's what people react to: who's the bigger jerk.