Barack Obama's Blue-State Blues - Politico

[WillyT]

Barack Obama's blue-state blues
By EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE | Politico
9/15/11 4:52 AM EDT Updated: 9/15/11 11:41 AM EDT

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Barack Obama has a case of the blue state blues. In Democratic strongholds from Vermont to California — not to mention New York City, where the president helped sink his party’s nominee in Tuesday’s special election — Obama isn’t quite tanking, but he’s moving unmistakably in the wrong direction.

Those aren’t the only deep blue places where dissatisfaction in the Democratic base on everything from health care, to Afghanistan, to the environment is eating away at what should be far healthier polling numbers.

The issue isn’t whether the president will lose the collection of reliably blue states next November — he won’t. There isn’t a Republican in the race who can make a place like Connecticut or Maryland competitive.

But pollsters point to the canary-in-the-coalmine factor: If Obama can’t hold these voters, they say, it’s a sign that his wider support among the reliably Democratic electorate of liberals, labor, young people, Jews, African-Americans and other key blocs is withering. They won’t be there in large numbers to put him over the top again in borderline states, and they won’t be there to feed his campaign money and provide volunteer support at the levels they did in 2008.

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More: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63568.html

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[blue neen]

1. Politico.

Yep.

[tridim]

2. WillyT. Yep.

[blue neen]

4. Damn the repetition is getting boring.

Think I'll check back in on the Vagina Thread. :)

[WillyT]

3. Psst... They're NOT The Only Ones Thinking And Saying This...

But if you prefer to whistle past the graveyard... carry on.

:shrug:

[tridim]

6. You, Jane, Politico, Grover Norquist. Faux News.

They're all saying it.

[joeybee12]

16. Yahoo, AP, CNN...

Time to face up to facts.

[villager]

9. You kidding? The whistling around here exceeds that on some early Jolson records!

n/t

[blue neen]

10. "You know how to whistle don't you, Steve?"

"You just put your lips together and..."

:dem:

[blue neen]

15. Let's not waste our time arguing with fellow Democrats and put our energy to good use:

After all, we do have the same goals, don't we?

Sign the Petition:

Tell the Republicans to Stop Their Partisan Presidential Power Grab in Pennsylvania

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907240009

[girl gone mad]

5. So no comment on the subject?

There must be truth to it if this is the best retort you can muster.

[blue neen]

7. No.

No comment if Politico is the source.

[girl gone mad]

11. Head in the sand much?

[blue neen]

13. Heavens no.

Dirt is not a favorite of mine, especially when I'm reading it day in and day out.

"But at Politico, which seems to have been created in order to give Republicans a bigger platform at attack Democrats, the dog-bites-man sight of a Republican criticizing a Democrat (on Fox News, no less), has been elevated to a hallmark event and one that must--must!--be reported quickly, quoted at length, and treated as gravely important."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907240009

Thank you for the concern about my head. I think I'll be alright.

:dem:

[leftstreet]

8. As long as the GOP runs a nutcase, Obama should be fine

Interesting article

K&R

[FiveGoodMen]

12. And as long as he keeps giving the GOP everything they ask for

the rest of us will NOT be fine.

[Tesha]

14. So if they come to their senses and run Romney, it's all over?

I certainly think so.

Tesha

[leftstreet]

17. No he's wacky

They'd need a populist sounding person with no religious baggage

[WillyT]

18. Ron Paul ???

:rofl:

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[leftstreet]

19. lol

:o

[Major Hogwash]

20. But what if *gulp* Sister Sarah throws her hat in the ring? Aren't you terrified yet?

I mean, she'll release Mama Grizzlies, and Mama Donnas, and all kinds of hell on President Obama.