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Originally Posted by Professor S
Thats an interesting point.
Bond, are there any comparisons on Rasmussen comparing Obama's drop in popularity to other past Presidents? That would likely be a more telling statistic.
That aside, the number regarding his disapproval and the sudden drop in approval do seem to coincide with the ramping up of the Healthcare Debate with a side of continued job losses, but without comparison thats more logical conjecture than real correlative evidence.
EDIT: I found a neat article on this very subject. I recommend reading the whole thing.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...ter_97703.html
Stupid enough to vote for Obama, I guess?
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Hehe, I never called the American's who voted for Obama smart - I'm just happy they voted to my preference this time.
And I read the article...not sure it really says anything meaningful. I still think a lot of American's are buying into the idea that Obama is a communist or wants to burn all of their money. They think he has nationalized half the American economy.
Seriously, most American's think of things in extremes like that. For some reason they have trouble understanding mediums. And what does an approval rating buy you, anyway? The only power American's have at this point is to urge their congressmen to vote how they want, and it just depends on who speaks loudest, and if that congressmen will even listen.
The only thing it really counts for is his chances of re-election. But unless something crazy happens, I think America will re-elect him instead of changing things up in a scary economic time.