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By Ravi Bhatia - Talk Radio News Service

A study conducted by the non-profit, conservative polling organization Resurgent Republic suggests that independent voters who voted for President Barack Obama, and are undecided for the 2010 congressional elections, have conflicting opinions of the president and his policies.

According to Resurgent Republic Board Member Whit Ayres, who spoke on Friday morning at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., “These are people who voted for Barack Obama, they want him to succeed, and they still like him. [However], they’re nervous about the direction he’s taking the country.”

In August, Resurgent Republic examined five pairs of focus groups consisting of the aforementioned Independents voters. Ayres also presented data from an array of polls that suggested that the particular group of voters would now prefer a conservative House rather than a democratic House.

“Overwhelmingly, [the Independent voters’] concern would be that too much government involvement in our economy...would ultimately stifle innovation, limit economic growth and threaten our long term prosperity,” said Edward Gillespie, Resurgent Republic board member and former Counselor to President George W. Bush.

While some may deduce the data shows a potential shift in party dominance, the speakers of the panel, particularly strategic consultant John McLaughlin, were careful to note that the data they compiled from the focus groups does not attempt to predict future election outcomes.