46% of Americans STRONGLY Disapprove of Obama
Ok, another new low, according to Rasmussen. To be fair, the number has hovered between 40%-45% for most of the year, so one little uptick isn't a huge deal. Or is it?
I was thinking about this when I saw the number, and I thought, wow! - he's likely to get over 50% at some stage, and then it hit me. Almost HALF THE COUNTRY STRONGLY DISAPPROVES OF OUR PRESIDENT. THAT'S A BIG NUMBER! It's not half the country that simply disapproves, it's half that STRONGLY disapprove, and that's why it's important.
George W. Bush, at his worst, had a strongly disapprove rating of 43%. And that was in November 2008, after eight long years, right after Lehman went bankrupt, and after the stock market had come 50% off it's mid-07 peak. And after being blamed repeatedly by Obama for causing the worst depression in 80 years. It doesn't get any worse than that, and GW's strong disapproval was still better than Obama's.
What does this say about Obama? I'm not sure. He brings out intense feelings in most of us - that's a nice way to put it. Another less nice way is that people simply hate what the guy is doing. And that's not good.
I've said from the beginning that Obama's toughest years will be 2011 and 2012, and I still believe that, unless he undertakes some radical damage control and starts to cut taxes and do things that go against his personal beliefs. My prediction is that he goes hunting for a third party candidate to split the opposition vote in 2012. Is there anything more scary than an Obama second term?
I was thinking about this when I saw the number, and I thought, wow! - he's likely to get over 50% at some stage, and then it hit me. Almost HALF THE COUNTRY STRONGLY DISAPPROVES OF OUR PRESIDENT. THAT'S A BIG NUMBER! It's not half the country that simply disapproves, it's half that STRONGLY disapprove, and that's why it's important.
George W. Bush, at his worst, had a strongly disapprove rating of 43%. And that was in November 2008, after eight long years, right after Lehman went bankrupt, and after the stock market had come 50% off it's mid-07 peak. And after being blamed repeatedly by Obama for causing the worst depression in 80 years. It doesn't get any worse than that, and GW's strong disapproval was still better than Obama's.
What does this say about Obama? I'm not sure. He brings out intense feelings in most of us - that's a nice way to put it. Another less nice way is that people simply hate what the guy is doing. And that's not good.
I've said from the beginning that Obama's toughest years will be 2011 and 2012, and I still believe that, unless he undertakes some radical damage control and starts to cut taxes and do things that go against his personal beliefs. My prediction is that he goes hunting for a third party candidate to split the opposition vote in 2012. Is there anything more scary than an Obama second term?
posted by pistolpete | 9:43 AM
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