President Obama, The Least Unpopular Of The Bunch

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from the Daily Dish: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/10/obama-the-least-unpopular-of-the-bunch.html


28 Oct 2010 04:10 pm

Lynn Vavreck finds that Obama's popularity has fallen but that he's not alone: (http://today.yougov.com/news/2010/10/26/looking-2010-its-lose-lose-obama-still-ahead/)

Obama still wins in <2012 presidential> contests between all three of the Republicans we asked about - Romney, Palin, and Gingrich. Against Romney, Obama’s loss in vote share from 2009 is seven points, from 48 to 41 percent – so yes, Obama has lost votes this last year. But so, too, has everyone else. Romney’s share of the vote is down 10-points, from 42 to 32; and Gingrich’s dropped nine points, from 39 to 30. Palin loses the fewest votes, but she was starting from an already low baseline – 35.2 in 2009 to 32.4 in 2010.

Voters like all the candidates less than they did a year ago, not just Barack Obama.

read: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/10/obama-the-least-unpopular-of-the-bunch.html


from yougov: http://today.yougov.com/news/2010/10/26/looking-2010-its-lose-lose-obama-still-ahead/

His approval ratings are falling, fewer people would vote for him today than voted for him in 2008, and pundits interpret all of this as a bad sign for Democrats in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

But, the shine is coming off the Republicans, too - and in equal magnitudes. It turns out, that in the worse economic climate since the Depression, American voters are disillusioned with candidates from both parties. And, if anything, the deflation of potential Republican presidential candidates is ever-so-slightly more precipitous than for President Obama.

[otohara]

1. Guest Wingnut Pundit On MSNBC - He's So Unpopular

and then again, he said, "With Obama being so unpopular" blah, blah, lies, propaganda, blah.

MSNBC host says NADA - knowing (even though POTUS has hit over 50% in some polls)

Fucking hate the media.

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. It would be a great opportunity for a sane 3rd party candidate -

which of course rules out the tea baggers.

[deaniac21]

3. Predicting an election in 2 years is impossible.