Posted on 02/24/2012 9:23:12 AM PST by RobinMasters
Barack Obama wants to ask for a second term as President on the message that “America is back,” claiming that he has pulled the nation into a path for prosperity and job creation. That will come as a big surprise to American workers, who have not seen any improvement in their job situation or economic position, warns Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg:
Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg is out with a must-read polling memo this morning, which offers some eye-opening advice to President Obama and his re-election team. After testing several of the president’s economic messages, he finds the argument that the economy is back on the right track polls miserably – and “produces disastrous results.”
“It is weaker than even the weakest Republican message and is 10 points weaker in intensity than either Republican message,” Greenberg wrote. “A third said this message made them less likely to support Barack Obama. Alarmingly, this message barely receives majority support among self-identified Democrats – and even less support among all other groups.”
The memo reads as a glaring wake-up call to the White House, which has been trumpeting improving economic figures lately. Greenberg notes that voters are reporting “no improvement” in their job situation since last June, and have experienced reduced wages and benefits and health insurance coverage. The picture Greenberg’s polling paints is an America public still deeply pessimistic about their future, and skeptical of Obama’s handling of the economy.
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reassuring to see the entire country has not gone down the rabbit hole yet
The creep took a ballbat to America and now all they have to do is live their lives to see the quality is in the toilet. They don’t even need to be interested in politics to see what he has done. Go for groceries? Prices higher. Go for gas? 3 times higher. Go out for fun? Nope. No money. Need a loan? Sorry chump. Want a pet? No. Cannot afford. Their very quality of life is in the toilet. No b.s. from the snake oil salesman will convince them otherwise.
All the Dems have are lies and if that doesn’t work,then what?
And we’re still waiting for THE Pubbie candidate who is willing to carry the fight to the Dems. I for one don’t think Romney is up to the task.
Happy Days are here again! Keeping saying it and singing it! maybe you will believe its true. If we are stupid enough to re-elect Obama we will deserve every thing he will shove down our throats. Remember the German People elected Hitler. He has proven to keep trying a thing over and over to make it happen—Look for Stimulus III, IV, V, Gazillions in Debts, and more controls. Next big project: Amnesty for all illegals, and Seizure of all firearms. If that’s what you want—Vote Obama.
Molon labe.
I have seen less cars on my street today by about 75%. Nobody is just out cruising around.
Capitalism and free markets didn’t fail - they were mugged, coldcocked and shoved down a flight of stairs.
For all those jokers who want to do away with capitalism and free markets - just wait until they see what replaces it.
No kidding. I leased a 40 mpg sh!tbox, and what I save in gas vs. my Expedition covers the lease payment AND the insurance. If these gas prices can’t motivate the average voter, all is lost.
With a similar economy, and after a number of reverses from the Supreme court, FDR was STILL re-elected in 1936.
And the Depression in 1938 was even worse than the one in 1933.
Of course, Alf Landon was one of the quintessential RINO’s of his time. He AGREED with the “New Deal”. He said he could “make it work better”.
A winning strategy, for sure.
I, too think it will be tough to convince someone who can't get a job or pay his bills that "things are looking up". Unfortunately, Free Republic has become the site where you will most likely read "Obama will win in a landslide!"
Real people feel the pain at the pump and at the grocery store. The so-called inflation rate of .03% always exclude food and gas. With food and gas, inflation is really at about 15% easily. People don't eat washing machines.
We drove to Bend, Oregon yesterday, to have an Ice cream, Buy some groceries. The Ice Cream store was closed with a sign “fore-closer” So as we walked back to the car we saw 3 other stores GONE.
All it takes is normal people just looking at their community to know the economy is not good.
Obama continues the theme “hope and Change” attitude by saying things are better to convince the public but this time IT WILL NOT WORK.
Just a couple days ago a local company laid off 14 more people.
Ya can’t keep encouraging people to drink the cool-aide while the cool-aide turns bitter.
**cough**disinformation**cough**
Don’t believe it. This standard Dem tactic is used to make the opposition relax. The Dems have, in the past 70 years, created a permanent sullen, stupid, violent underclass that they use to keep electing Dems. Its the modern version of slavery
Limbaugh was playing “The Thrill Is Gone” by B.B. King on his show today and said he wonders if Obama gets it. LOL!!!!
WHAT??!!
HOW CAN THIS BE???
Just last night NBC Evening News told me the economy was “Bouncing Back!”.
And I’m not supposed to notice that all of those millions of unemployed people deleted from the workforce by Obama, ARE STILL UNEMPLOYED, right?
And those must be monsters living in my neighbors basement, not his kid’s family, because the son-in-law can’t find a job, right?
And oh, the economy is so strong, that gas prices ARE SOARING!!
vote fraud
executive orders
magic czars and their regulations
"soft" martial law
good old fashioned martial law
etc.
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