Not shocking to me. No matter what his poll numbers have been, large percentages of Americans still -- for whatever stupid reasons -- like him and want him to succeed. And, like I've said for months, Obama doesn't have a high bar to cross.. success isn't demanded of him, but rather the appearance of possible success, especially on the economy - and the "media" is full bore into inventing that "we're-turning-the-corner" narrative.
Compounding this fact is the Repubs also aren't making a powerful and convincing enough case for the sheeple to understand why diverting from the socialist path is good for the country. The electorate as a whole is not a particularly bright mass of people...they are distracted by the shiniest bling in their path, and so far the dems have been putting the prettiest stuff out there.
The dems and Obama are far more tenacious when waging critical legislative battles such as the payroll tax. After all the tough talk about standing firm against Obama, the Repubs -- once again -- had their collective ass handed to them. The dems know how to smell, taste and experience political victory. GOPers, on the other hand, are content with getting bad deals for the sake of a deal. Watching all this take shape are American voters. While not deeply educated in political matters, they do like to identify with winners. And there was only ONE winner in this last debacle.
Even without the chilling prospect of a Donald Trump or Ron Paul indie run, defeating Obama is going to be a horrendously difficult task, and Repub candidates' penchant need to stop destroying each other instead of training their rhetorical guns on Obama steepens that climb every day. The chances of pulling off this gargantuan upset are fading every day the Repubs take to flaying their own.
Repub candidates’ penchant need = Repub candidates need