Reminder: Obama has a higher approval rating among liberal dems than among conservative dems

[Cali_Democrat]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/Presidential-Approval-Center.aspx

Liberal Dems: 85% approve

Conservative Dems: 72% approve

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. But among internet "Liberal Dems" it's 0%. You know, they're the ones who insist that people are..

confused about what "liberal" means. They're the gatekeepers.

[Cali_Democrat]

9. Internet liberal dems....

LOL.

Maybe they need to start issuing 'Certified Liberal' ID cards.

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. Either that, or we finally wake up to the fact that DU & the internet aren't really representative..

of anything, but people who have internet access. I sometimes think that because some people are obsessed with policy & politics, they think everyone is. Do you know how much of the population that don't give a shit what liberals have to say about ANYTHING? They show up to vote every four years, and that's the extent of their participation in our democracy. The activist class is always engaged, and even they don't agree with DU. 85% is a damn good number, no matter how it's parsed by the haters.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. The poll had no mention of Romney

It's an approval rating poll.

The last Presidential election was a long time ago.

[Capt. Obvious]

5. Somewhere

Lozo is approving of this thread.

[Demo_Chris]

6. Which says more about polling methodology than it says about the pres...

in any case, modern American politics is a TEAM sport. Just as Republicans still defend Bush, Democrats feel a need to defend O

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. I guess Skinner's on the DEM "team", and it's why most of us found this place to begin with.

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[treestar]

7. Someone will be here soon to tell you

They are called regularly and lie to the pollster. They don't approve of Obama, but they tell the pollsters that they do, apparently for once wanting Obama at least not to look bad to people outside the party or the left.

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. Look Up! They already arrived.

[LordGlenconner]

11. A rather lame attempt, however

And made by one who thinks W and O "are the same".

Good grief I wish I could live in an ideological bubble of purity.

The world is so much easier in black and white.

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. You call it "purity", I call it by another name. It is the internet, afterall.

[Cali_Democrat]

20. Another common theme:

those aren't really liberals!

[Rex]

8. Why did you leave off moderates? Don't they count for anything? nt

nt

[joeybee12]

13. It's because we're more loyal...

Although we never get credit for that.

[snooper2]

15. What is his approval rating among socialists?

[hobbit709]

16. Sure thing LoZo

[SidDithers]

18. DU rec...

Sid

[WhiteTara]

19. Conservative = Racist?

I think that may be the case in Arkansas.

[mwrguy]

21. We certainly have plenty of "dems" bashing Obama here on a regular basis.

Wonder what sort they are.