Posted on 11/12/2014 4:46:16 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
After suffering heavy losses in the House and the Senate in the recent midterm elections, some congressional Democrats may breathe a sigh of relief now that President Barack Obama is entering his final two years in office.
But the approaching end of the Obama Administration doesn’t mean Obama won’t be a factor in 2016 and, figuratively, on the ballot, again.
In 2006, Republicans lost 31 House seats and six Senate seats, as well as majorities in both chambers. GOP strategists understood voters were sending their party a message. But they also took some solace that unpopular President George W. Bush was in the twilight of his tenure and wouldn’t be on the ballot again.
They were wrong.
In two years between the 2006 midterm elections and the 2008 presidential election, Bush’s job approval rating dipped even lower. His job rating went from 39 percent approve/57 percent disapprove in a NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey at the end of Oct. 2006 to 26 percent approve/67 percent disapprove in an early Nov. NBC/WSJ poll in 2008.
Congressional Democrats and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama ran against Bush again in 2008 and Republicans lost another 21 House seats and eight more Senate seats. It didn’t matter President Bush wasn’t actually on the ballot and wouldn’t be in office the following year. Democratic candidates ran against him anyway. Bush’s low standing primed the country for more Democrats, even though they already controlled the House and Senate.
There is significant risk for Democrats that Obama and his policies will be on the ballot again in 2016.
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Two Republican landslides in a row? It just seems too much to hope for.
Would need a rebound with existing voters when the system is overwhelmed with an additional 30 million illegals.
The Democrats will not rebound for decades if Barry keeps making these idiotic “executive actions” like the America-punishing global warming deal he just made with the Chinese. He’s got to be the worst negotiator in White House history.
Would => Wouldn’t
It’ll be like a midterm if the Dems don’t have a black presidential candidate.
Barry is about to give the commie lib ‘RATS 50 million new voters. The ‘RATS will do alright.
Unless Republicans grow up and govern like conservatives over the next two years, there won’t be any landslide.
Bump
Hang obama around thier necks like burning tire
Obama’s popularity go could even lower by 2016 and Hillary - who is associated with his Administration will have to carry much of the baggage.
Democrats should dread it. If they lose more seats plus the White House...
so long as all our red state governors still will never allow illegals to vote and really watch every precinct next time around, especially in ohio & florida
Obama didn’t build all that by himself! The democrat party shares the blame!
Democrats will start a new round of spin and lying, back it up with repetition and will win in 2016, with the brilliant Progressive genius Hillary! at the helm.
IMHO
No funding for his mentally ill illegal unconstitutional madness. I propose his new name— Barrack INSANE obama.
nobama... the gift that keeps on giving.
Obama murdered the democrap party, and I am appalled with their ignorance in letting it happen.
That asshat of a community agitator will continue to turn the knife in America’s back all with the support of Democrap nation.
turn about is fair play!
the left used to internet to unfairly malign George W Bush, we are just returning the favor! (and this time the crimes are real, unlike the made up ones they said (and still say) about Bush!)
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