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[calimac]

Admittedly it's refreshing to see President Obama cast as The Man, but some pundits have been starry-eyed enough to think his re-election is assured. How can they be so short-sighted? Have they forgotten Poppy Bush after Gulf War I? His approval ratings shot up far higher than Obama's, yet he lost the next election without any dramatic reversals of events. The economy dragged him down, I think, as it could drag Obama down, but also remember that approval is not indivisible. Had I been polled immediately after Gulf War I, I'd have had to say that yes, right then I thought that President Bush was doing an excellent job. But if they'd asked the next question, "And do you intend to vote for him next year?" I'd have replied, hell no. Why? I disapproved of his domestic policies. So I don't see why anyone who dislikes Obama's policies today is likelier to vote for him next year just because he can get the bad guy.

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[barondave.livejournal.com]

I chortle at any polls this far in advance. Here, watch me: *chortle*.

That having been said, I think Obama looks very good for re-election. In the past week, Obama took out the figurehead of America's biggest threat: Al Queda. AND he humiliated and marginalized America's biggest problem: Conservative Republicans.

I don't always agree with everything he does, but man, you have to admire his style.