O’s polls continue to t-t-tank: Minus 9 strong; minus 5 overall
Posted by Clyde Middleton
on Aug 16 2009 Filed under Politics.
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Wondering why O is going on the offensive against any and all enemies – real, perceived, and contrived? The articles are common enough that the majority of Americans – registered voters – are against his health-care plan. In fact, 54% say nothing is better than what is being proposed. His cap and trade is tanking both here and where it is being proposed abroad.
There is a fundamental flaw in his world: The world of presidential politics turns slowly. He got away with cramming the stimulus through, but even that is no longer wanted (here’s the June poll – there’s a more recent one I can’t put my fingers on). Even the generic congressional poll is bucking history in favor of pubs.
Where does this leave O? Nine points down the strongly approve v. strongly disapprove:
And he’s trending badly on the overall index. Here’s his approval rating:
Two things to note about Rasmussen are that he reports “likely voters,” a much more accurate reading which tends to minimize the registered-but-unliklies such as younger voters. Also, his mix is 38.4% Democrats, 32.7% Republicans, and 28.9% unaffiliated.
We know from previous Rasmussens on a whole rash of issues that unaffiliated voters break 2 to 1 against Obama, and that pubs do about 4 or 5 to 1 against. Recognizing that only 32% strongly approve of O, and assuming that he gets several points combined from pubs and indies that strongly approve, that forces his dem support into some pretty narrow windows. Writing off the yellow doggers that will vote for a dem even if he’s ex-KKK, the margin of folks that think for themselves are not strongly supporting him anymore.
This brings us back to why he is attacking insurance companies in the health-care debate. He now needs to divide to conquer. He’s running scared. He has a very real chance of losing health-care, and cap and trade. If he does, then canceling the stimulus will gain momentum. If THAT happens, the 2010 primaries will be as much of an earthquake as the 2010 general.
Now is the time for him to survive another day or lose for the next three years. He’s cornered and he knows it. What he doesn’t know is that the best thing that could ever happen to him is a Republican Congress – he would have to lead instead of frighten through campaign-style rhetoric. Maybe he’d mature. Maybe he’d become a good president. Instead of focusing on FDR and LBJ, he should be looking at Clinton.
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“Maybe he’d become a good president. Instead of focusing on FDR and LBJ, he should be looking at Clinton.”
No communist can ever be a good president.
Can’t argue the point, Dean. I was just being kind.