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liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)
Tue Nov 19, 2013, 07:44 AM Nov 2013

The media is giddy this AM - they have driven Obama's approval ratings to 41%

What I saw of broadcast propaganda this morning, I thought they were going to bust a gut with their elation over driving down his numbers.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/116479/barack-obama-presidential-job-approval.aspx

They are quite proud of their feat of driving the nations views and what are they attributing this to: Obamacare. Not the roll-out of Obamacare, but the whole law.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/11/botched-aca-rollout-hammers-obama-job-disapproval-reaches-a-career-high/





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The media is giddy this AM - they have driven Obama's approval ratings to 41% (Original Post) liberal N proud Nov 2013 OP
The President isn't running for office any time soon. Laelth Nov 2013 #1
Bingo. 99Forever Nov 2013 #7
His approval ratings are always higher when he B Calm Nov 2013 #2
Agree dennis4868 Nov 2013 #5
Even the weather channel was reporting it! aikoaiko Nov 2013 #3
Public Option and his support of TPP Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #4
I'm not worried.. my money's on President Obama over the Cha Nov 2013 #6
screw our media spanone Nov 2013 #8
Possible reasons Rybak187 Nov 2013 #9
POTUS might not be running a campaign, but this isn't good for Dems that are.... a kennedy Nov 2013 #10

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
7. Bingo.
Tue Nov 19, 2013, 08:50 AM
Nov 2013

Some people need to turn off their idiot boxes, they seem to think the crap they hear on them is real.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
2. His approval ratings are always higher when he
Tue Nov 19, 2013, 07:55 AM
Nov 2013

stands up to the republican congress. When he gives in to them, they drop!

Should of had a public option!

dennis4868

(9,774 posts)
5. Agree
Tue Nov 19, 2013, 08:10 AM
Nov 2013

Obama could have passed through congress a public option or the health insurance exchanges and he didn't choose the public option. I mean the GOP and DINOs would have gone along with whatever he chose.

aikoaiko

(34,169 posts)
3. Even the weather channel was reporting it!
Tue Nov 19, 2013, 07:56 AM
Nov 2013

I couldn't believe even they were piling on.

The Weather Channel, ffs.

Cha

(297,196 posts)
6. I'm not worried.. my money's on President Obama over the
Tue Nov 19, 2013, 08:34 AM
Nov 2013

corporatemediawhores. They're going to lose like always. They've been trying for 5 years now..poor pos.

It is too bad that so many get sucked in by the media driven hate.. besides it's just the propagandaheads reporting on this.. they lie. Gallup?

a kennedy

(29,658 posts)
10. POTUS might not be running a campaign, but this isn't good for Dems that are....
Tue Nov 19, 2013, 09:00 AM
Nov 2013

GOP targets Franken over shaky rollout of Obama’s health care overhaul.

The Minnesota Democrat, facing re-election to the Senate, ups his fundraising goal as Republicans mount a new line of attack.

WASHINGTON – Republicans preparing to challenge U.S. Sen. Al Franken next year may not have a leading candidate, but they believe they’ve been handed a gold-plated issue in the tumultuous rollout of President Obama’s health care overhaul.

While Obama famously said he will never face another election, the same is not true for Franken, who became an instant GOP target after his 2009 recount win over Republican Norm Coleman. In a narrowly divided Senate, Franken’s support for the Affordable Care Act later proved critical to its passage.

Franken has largely steered clear of controversy in the Senate and continues to poll well at home. But while he is in a commanding position going into 2014, Franken faces a national GOP playbook that is betting heavily on worsening problems in the implementation of the massive health care law widely known as Obamacare.

Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus has vowed to “tattoo it to their forehead in 2014.” Obama has acknowledged the “burden” the rollout has put on Democrats.

Franken, like other Senate Democrats facing re-election, has pressed feverishly to repair damage that appears to be escalating well beyond the technical glitches that have plagued the HealthCare.gov website.

Low initial enrollment numbers, canceled policies and widespread discontent with the website are contributing to a sense of siege among Democrats in Congress.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/232435561.html

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