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and 44% say they will specifically vote to get rid of him, while another 13 are looking to vote for someone else.
these numbers continue the confirmation of my oft-repeated prediction: in 2012, the Republican candidate can be more conservative and more assertive than the mealy-mouthed-gotta-be-consensus types always preach at us (and somehow forgot in 2008) and still win. he (or she and you know who i'm talking about) will only have to convince the American people of two things:
1. they are moderately sane
2. they are not Barack Obama
Only 38 percent of respondents said Obama deserves to be reelected, even though a majority of voters hold a favorable view of him on a personal level. Forty-four percent said they will vote to oust him, and 13 percent said they will consider voting for someone else...
By a 13-point margin, voters are down on the health care law. In an especially troubling sign, more than half of self-identified independents — 54 percent — have an unfavorable opinion of the law, compared with just 38 percent who have a favorable opinion. And by an 11-point margin, voters trust congressional Republicans to create jobs more than Obama...
The tea party movement, which has emerged as the biggest threat to Democrats’ dominance of Washington, is viewed favorably by 43 percent of respondents, compared with 35 percent who view it unfavorably....
cpwill notes: both major parties have a higher than 50% negativity rating
these numbers continue the confirmation of my oft-repeated prediction: in 2012, the Republican candidate can be more conservative and more assertive than the mealy-mouthed-gotta-be-consensus types always preach at us (and somehow forgot in 2008) and still win. he (or she and you know who i'm talking about) will only have to convince the American people of two things:
1. they are moderately sane
2. they are not Barack Obama
Only 38 percent of respondents said Obama deserves to be reelected, even though a majority of voters hold a favorable view of him on a personal level. Forty-four percent said they will vote to oust him, and 13 percent said they will consider voting for someone else...
By a 13-point margin, voters are down on the health care law. In an especially troubling sign, more than half of self-identified independents — 54 percent — have an unfavorable opinion of the law, compared with just 38 percent who have a favorable opinion. And by an 11-point margin, voters trust congressional Republicans to create jobs more than Obama...
The tea party movement, which has emerged as the biggest threat to Democrats’ dominance of Washington, is viewed favorably by 43 percent of respondents, compared with 35 percent who view it unfavorably....
cpwill notes: both major parties have a higher than 50% negativity rating