Americans reject the right’s bogus `class warfare’ charge (Fox poll fail)

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Americans reject the right’s bogus `class warfare’ charge

By Greg Sargent

It’s become an article of faith among conservatives — and even some neutral commentators — that Obama’a newly aggressive populism and call for tax hikes on the rich is “class warfare,” a nakedly partisan play for the Democratic base that is divisively pitting one group of Americans against another.

Obama’s new tack is “anti-millionaire populism” from a “self-proclaimed class warrior,” laments Charles Krauthammer. “Pitting one group of Americans against another is not leadership,” adds John Boehner.

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Fox News is out with a new poll that seems designed to gauge the public’s attitude towards Obama’s new posture. For those making the “class warfare” argument, these results won’t be encouraging:

Do you think Barack Obama’s political strategy for reelection is designed to bring people together with a hopeful message, or drive people apart with a partisan message?

Bring people together: 56

Drive people apart: 32

Even a majority of independents, 53 percent, and a big majority of moderates, 68 percent, say Obama is trying to “bring people together,” despite the question’s aggressive wording. Fifty eight percent of those over $50,000 say the same.

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[dkf]

1. You honestly think Obama has a hopeful message?

So why do I feel like we are doomed?

[phleshdef]

3. Because you are in love with your own skepticism.

[dkf]

5. I really was hopeful the first time around.

And I was absolutely in Love with Howard Dean. I didn't take my bumpersticker off for years.

Somewhere along the way I lost the feeling that we could fix the world.

[demgrrrll]

6. Wonderful.....

[maxsolomon]

4. His job is project a hopeful message.

Americans vote for the optimist. Even when pessimism is called for. And it is certainly called for in a global economic crisis caused by greed and lack of prudence.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. K & R

:dem:

[ck4829]

7. K&R