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[david ellis]

38% means that the Republicans only have support of a minority of the country. The only reason they won this fall's elections is that pissed off liberals didn't vote. When push comes to shove for the presidential elections there is a good chance the pissed off liberals will decide to vote.

CNN poll (page 3)findings.

Approve Of Obama - 48%
Disapprove - too liberal 38%
Disapprove - Not liberal enough 9%
Disapprove - not sure what Question 2 meant 3%
No Opinion - 3%.

[j03]

Approve Of Obama - 48%
Disapprove - too liberal 38%
Disapprove - Not liberal enough 9%

Disapprove - not sure what Question 2 meant 3%


Disapprove: 38% + 9% + 3%= 50%


Approve Of Obama - 48%


I think most people vote on who they like rather than what the person can do for them, and Obama is charismatic. However, I cannot comprehend why anyone in a country like America with the highest purchasing price party would think Socialism is appealing

[Brafarality]

I cannot see any way that Obama will not win in 2012, especially now that Republicans have brought some balance to congress.
I think the only sticking point would have been if it was democrat run senate and house and presidency:
Could create an imbalance.
With this pitiful Republican surge, they have all but sealed their fate for 2012 when Obama will win again!
Oh yeah! Lovin it.

My better half and I have major adoration for Obama.
He is the best president we have had in so long.
Clinton was good, but Obama is better.

Also, love the way the word 'liberal' lost much of the negative connotation it had in late 80s to mid 90s.
And we are bleeding hearts to the very core and proud of it.

Celebrating that the affluent liberal has become the backbone of this nation and that what was once the backbone (truck drivers, farmers, factory workers, etc.: no offense on these dignified professions. just commenting on tone and perception) in many's eyes has become a marginalized fringe of sorts, thoroughly exploited by pernicious types like Glen Beck and whatever that cheap skank from Alaska's name is:
Cant even think of it this second.
Totally blanking.
WAIT: Sarah Palin, that's it.

Edited by Brafarality, 16 November 2010 - 08:02 AM.

[rwac]

It's a survey of Adults. These tend to lean Dem when compared to surveys of Registered Voters and Likely Voters. You don't count if you are unlikely to vote.

[Rational Madman]

38% means that the Republicans only have support of a minority of the country. The only reason they won this fall's elections is that pissed off liberals didn't vote. When push comes to shove for the presidential elections there is a good chance the pissed off liberals will decide to vote.

CNN poll (page 3)findings.

Approve Of Obama - 48%
Disapprove - too liberal 38%
Disapprove - Not liberal enough 9%
Disapprove - not sure what Question 2 meant 3%
No Opinion - 3%.

It wasn't just disaffected liberals, but a broad shift in political preferences among several demographic groups. The economy was the largest variable that shaped the national political mood, and if voters don't perceive there to be an appreciable improvement, then they're unlikely to gravitate back to Obama. The Republicans, on the other hand, have to do everything in their power to avoid sharing ownership of the state of the economy. Otherwise, there will be defections to the Obama camp, which of course, bolsters the chances of him and his party prevailing in the next election cycle.

As for his political orientation, he has not deviated in many instances to the left of the left of center position that he assumed during his Senate tenure, and subsequent Presidential campaign. So I think the popular treatment has been quite hysterical, and any objective analysis would likely concur. In my assessment, his political difficulties stem largely from a poorly formulated strategy, a failure to read the public mood, and in spite of his considerable eloquence, to convincingly convey his thoughts to the public.

Edited by Rol82, 16 November 2010 - 04:37 PM.

[bsmith86]

I don’t think obama is too effective as a president, I didn’t anything like gainful from him in the American economy. He failed to manage or control crisis in the most powerful nations in the world. but we can give him another chance if he become more serious.

Edited by bsmith86, 15 May 2012 - 04:35 AM.