Via TPM who asks, “What ‘Shellacking’?”…
Obama is doing so well lately that, despite the midterm shellacking and the notion that it was a referendum on the President, Americans would rather see the country go in the direction Obama wants than in the direction Congressional Republicans want. An ABC/Washington Post poll found that Americans wanted to see Obama rather than Republicans take the lead by a 44% to 35% split. That finding was supported by a PPP poll in which 48% of respondents said they had more faith in Obama to lead the nation, versus 44% who said they were more confident in Republicans.
That PPP poll had other great news for the President, as it showed him improving his lead on several frontrunners for the GOP presidential nomination in hypothetical 2012 matchups. In December, Obama led Mitt Romney by just one point nationally, though he now leads by five points, 48% to 43%. His lead on Mike Huckabee grew from three to five points over the same period, while he pulled away from Palin to lead that contest by 17 points, 55% to 38%.
Not at all surprising as the Republicans, once they regained control, exposed their radical corporate agenda.
But the poll assumptions–that Americans should merely have a choice between a wing-nut and “brand Obama”–are faulty.
These polls would have much more meaning if they also measured Obama’s policy positions on “issues” as against the positions of progressives like Nader, Kucinich, Bernie Sanders.
The “referendum” was against reich wing democrats.
Best thing that ever happened to the democrats was getting rid of 60 Reich wing nutbags masquerading as democrats.
Man, The Machine is playing the American people with virtuoso sensitivity, sort of the way Yo-Yo Ma strokes his cello. I can’t believe the people can’t see that it’s just the old good cop/bad cop (I much prefer BartCop) routine, cramming more fascism down their ignorant gullets under the guise of democracy. The lesser of two evils? Not for this expat, thank you! Evil is evil, QED! (Hint: Life is mighty nice in Free Europe – come on over while they still let you leave!)
The righties are in trouble, as California goes, so goes the nation.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/comments/view?f=/n/a/2011/01/29/national/w064303S19.DTL>a=commentform#commentform
Yeah Ernie, reducing taxes and reducing spending is REALLY radical.
38% of voters in this country would actually put Palin in the White House?
We’ve got work to do if we ever want to bring back respect for intelligence and problem-solving in this country.
Ooooh, what a scoop, Brad! Who gives a shit who’s President and what these retarded polls say? Either way, you’ll be getting a corporatist.
Keep voting for the mainstream Democrats and Republicans, idiots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTahZE4q90U