Posted on 06/08/2011 8:57:05 AM PDT by Qbert
Former presidential adviser Karl Rove says a Washington Post-ABC News poll that shows President Barack Obama’s numbers slipping does not bode well for his 2012 re-election chances.
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Rove said he is surprised that Obama “is at this point behind a Republican candidate for president among registered voters and . . . among people who are not anywhere near as well known as the president. The president is basically 50 percent against all the likely Republican first-tier candidates. That’s not a good place for the president to be.
“Who knows who Tim Pawlenty is? Not that many people. Who knows who John Huntsman Jr. is not that many people,” Rove said. “And for the president to be stuck . . . three years into the term in office . . . at 50 percent is not a good sign.”
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Rove is paid to say things .....there are many people who think Obama is unbeatable ....his comments will come as news to those folks.
Rove is not a politician ...he is also not the enemy....I just get tired of all the bashing ....I think we need all hands on deck to defeat Obama
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