Posted on 10/17/2010 12:09:09 PM PDT by kristinn
President Barack Obama is taking his popular wife with him to three campaign stops in the pivotal swing state of Ohio Sunday, but a new Associated Press Poll shows that may be too little, too late with just over two weeks remaining before critical congressional elections.
The survey found that the coalition of voters that swept Obama into the White House just two years ago — aching for change after the eight-year presidency of Republican George W. Bush — has crumbled.
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The Associated Press-Knowledge Networks survey found that one-fourth of those who voted for Obama two years ago are defecting to the Republicans or considering voting against the party in power in the Nov. 2 election. Many in that number say their switch is more a symbol of anger at the Democrats than a vote in support of the Republicans.
Significantly and in a sign of fundamental voter dissatisfaction with both parties, just as many people who backed Republican presidential nominee John McCain are either supporting Democrats now or still considering how to vote.
The problem for Democrats is that just half of Obama's supporters in the 2008 race say they definitely will show up to vote on Nov. 2, according to the poll. At the same time, the poll found that two-thirds of McCain supporters say they are certain to vote.
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To find out how the electorate's political views have changed since the 2008 election, the AP and Knowledge Networks re-interviewed the same 1,254 people who were part of a random sample of Americans surveyed up to 11 times throughout the 2008 campaign by the two organizations and Yahoo News. The recent interviews occurred Sept. 17 to Oct. 7.
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Many of Obama’s passionate supporters are discouraged because the communist revolution they voted for hasn’t happened yet.
I talked to one of them this past weekend.
Even if we win in two weeks, we are in for a very rough ride. They know we are the enemy. Our leaders don’t understand what they are up against.
I'd like to email that around. Who's name do I put on it to give proper credit?
Public officials are already considering what may be a very expensive toxic materials clean-up in Barney Frank’s condo in Brookline after he moves following his defeat...
Beats me. I had it sent to me via email
Michele is a wookie that Obozo shaved down and taught how to speak.
I cant get enough of this, we need to get the vote out and be vigilant against voting fraud. If we only win every seat, it is just the beginning.
(“Dispirited and crumbling”
Exactly how I like my libs. Turn ‘em on a spit until they’re all nice and crumbly. Yum...)
“President Barack Obama is taking his popular wife” — boy, see what you want to see!!! I read this ‘PECULIAR,’ did a double-take, and only then realized it said ‘popular.’ haha.
Thank you for the source!
Neither can I. It's such a satisfying turn-around from just a year ago. Now comes the real Hope & Change!
Agreed. Those two sentence posts really do irritate. Often, I won't even click on them, even if the topic looks interesting.
With all that talk about depression it’d be a real shame now, wouldn’t it, if the first “Black Muslim President” were Fort Marcy’d now wouldn’t it?
Let me be the 1,067th person on this thread to congratulate you on your BRILLIANT satire!
Outstanding! And funny!
See Post #86. I cannot take credit as the originator
Yep. Saw the post already. In future, make sure to post an attribution if you're going to post someone else's work. Saves embarrassment and all that, ya know.
Thanks for posting it anyway. It's hilarious.
Well, it’s pretty hard to give attribution when it comes anonymously via email
I give credit when I know who to credit
True dat, but when I post stuff I receive in email, I always indicate that, so folks know that I'm just passing it along.
In your defense, I will say that there's no attribution for the piece, even at the link (unless Iowahawk is a real person?).
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