Posted on 04/08/2011 2:08:46 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Washington (CNN) – Furloughed jobs, interrupted services, and the potential economic ramifications aside, top Republican strategist Karl Rove is warning a government shutdown is likely to strengthen President Obama's hand as he heads into his reelection campaign.
In his weekly polling memo, Rove notes the 1995 government shutdown bolstered President Clinton's image in the eyes of voters as a strong leader, positioning him for a relatively easy reelection victory one year later.
"The shutdowns helped improve Clinton's political standing, boosting both his approval rating and perceptions of him as a strong leader," writes Rove. "At the time, poll watchers noted that, 'the only time Clinton's ratings have improved substantially the past year as a result of his actions has been when he adopted a strategy of confrontation.'"
Rove reports Clinton's approval rating saw nearly a double-digit jump during the 1995 government shutdown and continued to climb as the reelection campaign began in earnest.
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All the right has to do is recount and provide photos/visuals of the obathturds on endless vacations, high living, and ceaseless trips to the golf courses and basketball court as a rebuttal to claims the pubs shut down the government.
I think the rats are getting wobbly because they have less control over the narrative.
Right. It’s not 1995. And Bubba gave a much more convincing impression of a leader than the Bower-in-Chief does. This Libya thing is turning into a real Achilles heal for obathturd because it’s such a vividly public display of at least incompetence if not outright treachery. If his handlers don’t think that doesn’t permeate his entire public persona, they’re as inept as he is.
Exactly.
LLS
I agree with the STFU posts.
These people will never learn that being right trumps politics every time if you look people in the eye and tell the truth.
And keeping th ee government the way it could crush America as we know it.....
I stopped watching Hannity because he gives Rove airtime. Rove backstabs his own. Disgusting!
Hey Rove, there’s a long road ahead of you. Start hiking.
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