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The stunning decline of Barack Obama: 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown

By Nile Gardiner The last few weeks have been a nightmare for President Obama, in a summer of discontent in the United States which has deeply unsettled the ruling liberal elites, so much so that even the Left has begun to turn against the White House. While the anti-establishment Tea Party movement has gained significant [...]

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Poll: Waning Support for Obama on Wars

By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Public support for President Obama’s Afghanistan war policy has plummeted amid a rising U.S. death toll and the unauthorized release of classified military documents, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. Support for Obama’s management of the war fell to 36%, down from 48% in a February poll. Now, a [...]

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Gallup: Dems at a new low

By: Alexander Burns The Democratic Party’s favorability rating has dropped to the “lowest point in the 18-year history” of Gallup testing that number, the pollster reports. Just 41 percent of voters have a favorable impression of the Democratic Party, compared with 42 percent who have a positive view of the GOP. Democrats held an 11-point [...]

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Obama Has Overpromised and Underdelivered

But the GOP will still have to make the case for itself this fall…. By KARL ROVE We have heard for months that the Democrats’ election prospects would brighten once they pivot from health care to the economy. But that seems increasingly unlikely. The reason is simple: President Barack Obama overpromised on his stimulus package [...]

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Why this season may be different

By: Michael Franc Everyone agrees on one thing: The new health reform legislation fundamentally alters the relationship between Americans and their government. Indeed, Americans of all philosophical stripes want November’s elections to be a national referendum on the big and transformative issues that go to the heart of the American experiment. To strategists on the [...]

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The Pro-Life Comeback of 2009

By:  Michael J. New In the aftermath of the 2008 election, offering advice to Republicans became a cottage industry among Beltway pundits. For the most part, it was the same advice Republicans always receive when their candidates fare poorly: Moderate your positions on abortion and other social issues and focus on defense and fiscal policy. [...]

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6 Year Olds With Crayons

Baghdad Bob Gibbs is advising us not to pay attention to silly old things like the Gallup Poll organization…….especially when their polls show your guy heading toward the desert floor at 600 knots with flames coming out of the cockpit. I get the distinct impression that this bunch of pretenders is through……Still dangerous because of [...]

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After Brief Uptick, Obama Approval Slips to 47%

December 7, 2009 New low follows slight increase after announcement of Afghanistan policy by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ – Barack Obama’s presidential job approval rating is 47% in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update, a new low for his administration to date. His approval rating has been below 50% for much of the [...]

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The most important number in politics today

Very interesting article by the WaPo’s Chris Cillizza. According to the Gallup poll numbers he references, the only two electable potential candidates in the Republican Party at the moment are Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney. I was familiar with Newt Gingrich’s big negatives, which is one of the reasons I can’t get excited about him [...]

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