President Obama does better than his "last nine elected predecessors" on one important metric.

[ClarkUSA]

This New York Times story is dated April 11, 2010:

As if Republicans did not have enough cause for optimism this year, the pollster Neil Newhouse offers this lesson from history: Since John F. Kennedy occupied the White House, presidents with approval ratings below 50 percent have seen their parties lose an average of 41 House seats in midterm elections.

This year, a gain that large would return the House to Republican control. President Obama’s most recent Gallup Poll rating: 45 percent.

There’s more. Of Mr. Obama’s last nine elected predecessors, none saw his approval ratings rise between January and October of his first midterm election year.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/conflicting-signs-for-midterm-elections

Well, guess what? Today's Gallup daily tracking poll has President Obama at 50%, a jump of 3 points:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=287040&mesg_id=287040

His upward trendline is historic. :woohoo:

If all of us who care about keeping Republicans out of power can help OFA grow the electorate by reaching out to first time voters and registering new voters, then we can each do our part to secure the Democratic majorities in Congress. This goal is something I hope all DUers can agree on.

Please join Obama For America now to find out about local events in your area: http://my.barackobama.com

[monmouth]

1. The young people who voted for the first time in '08 can take on the

task of getting a "new voter" to register. Their memories are green and their joy I'm sure is not forgotten. Great ideas..

[Captain Hilts]

2. They sat on their hands in '09 in NJ and VA. nt

[cilla4progress]

3. Times Sq. attack

Listening to him respond to what happened and continues to happen in Times Sq. over the weekend...

I AM SO RELIEVED,THANKFUL & CONFIDENT WITH HIM AS OUR PRESIDENT!!!

As Ed says, where the hell is the Darth Cheney family et al. saluting law enforcement for their stellar work in this?

Oh yeah... IN hell...where they belong.

[gravity]

4. A 3 point jump in a day isn't significant

It is within the margin of error and Obama's approval has been between at 45 to 50% for months.

[thereismore]

5. It could be. Remember, this is a tracking poll - taking an average over a few days. nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Fingers crossed. Seems like an eternity between now & Nov.

Lots of things can happen, and they usually happen in the final weeks of the campaign season.