Posted on 04/23/2011 10:30:52 AM PDT by GonzoII
Barack Obama currently has the worst approval ratings of his presidency. According to a new survey from Rasmussen Reports, only 22 percent of Americans think the country is heading in the right direction. Three years into his term of office, only 25 percent of voters “strongly approve” of the job he’s doing. Having numbers so low should make it difficult to win four more years. Unfortunately, just because Mr. Obama is vulnerable doesn’t mean Republicans will take advantage of the political opportunity.
Right now, it’s not even clear what challengers are in the race. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is in the top three in most straw polls but no one knows if he’s willing to give up his lucrative Fox TV contract to reenter the political fray. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is popular with the conservative GOP base and Tea Party insurgents but has a nice income stream going that’s based on her status as an outsider. Donald Trump has been tearing up the field but it’s anybody’s guess whether he’s really serious about politics long-term. There are some new faces with brave ideas in Congress like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul but it’s questionable a political novice could catch on quickly enough for 2012.
Then there’s a large group that some analysts call also-rans but who would more accurately be described as maybe-rans. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour are acting like candidates but have yet to fully commit to the race. Tough New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has done a masterful job taking on entrenched interests to try to prune the Garden State’s overgrown finances but is adamant he’s not interested in the White House. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is interested but hasn’t won over many likely primary voters.
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Sorry, but in my “little world” Sarah IS the front runner.
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Same here, except I am not one bit sorry about it!
Great tag line! I am with you.
When I said that Palin’s political history is not that of an outsider, I forgot about her taking on establishment political figures and was thinking that she was not polarizing to the voters.
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