The President’s Re-election Prospects Have Nearly Disappeared

Varied Internet sources, via Google ^ | 9/25/03 | Coop

[Coop]

Why?

-We’re engaged in a long-term war against an enigmatic enemy, with no end in sight

-American military members are suffering and dying at the hands of terrorists on foreign soil

-The media makes a concerted effort to only portray the President in a negative light

-The President’s job approval numbers are well under 60%, with just over a year left until the election

-The President scores well under 50% on polls asking if he should be re-elected

-The economy is struggling to emerge from a recent recession

-Defense spending is way up

-Budget deficits are a serious concern

-National unemployment is over 6%

-The Democrats have assembled a formidable, diverse group of contenders that criticize the President constantly, including one quote: "If [our soldiers] were sent there to fight, they are too few. If they were sent there to die, they are too many."

[attiladhun2]

Amen. The recession of 1982 was far worse than today. We just got through turning tail in Lebanon (272 dead). The Soviet Union was on the march everywhere. Regan's job approval rating was down below 50%.

[Coop]

This is the same exact poll that the media is parading around- you know, the one where Bush is at 49% approval?

Well, you don't expect them to discuss today's Battleground poll, do you? Where Bush is at 54% and is considered in historically positive territory for re-election? :-)

[Coop]

THe only down side is that when they return from war, illegal aliens will have taken their civilian jobs.

The quote was from Fritz Hollings in 1983. I think the illegal aliens will need to look elsewhere. :-)

[NYC Republican]

I LOVE reading the Battleground polls - they're so informative - they were great to read during the '00 elections http://www.tarrance.com/

[Coop]

First, I don't believe that Coop meant that Dubya is Ronaldus Magnus, I think he just meant that their pre-election situations are eerily similar. Coop, care to comment?

That is correct, though I fully expected such responses. And fair enough. This thread was posted to stimulate thought and discussion, and it seems to have accomplished that.

[NYC Republican]

Here's a more direct link to the Battleground Poll http://www.tarrance.com/battleground.html

[Coop]

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, all is vanity

That's really deep. I prefer philosophy along the lines of Carly Simon:

You're so-o-o-o vain...

:-)

[miloklancy]

Oh geez my God, let's burry our heads in our heads and push the panic button. You are absolutely right. Anything can happen between now and November of 2004. Granted Bush will have his work cut out for him, next year and by January, the Administration should be ratchted up to take on the Nay sayers and Bush Bashers. Next year will no doubt be the ugliest Presidential election in history.

[Coop]

I doubt this seriously

Doubt what seriously? The title? Please re-read all the bullets and my initial comment, and then hopefully you'll understand my point.

[CIB-173RDABN]

I was just going to post the same thought.

There are several reasons this is all BS, first, it is still too early to make this kind of prediction. Second, people are assuming the economy trumps security. Third, we all know what we got after President Bush lost, do you think the American voters want a repeat of that?

People are also assuming this administrations has not given some thoughts about re-elections, and they are just waiting around for victory. I doubt it, I do believe it is too early to get all depressed.

[Catalonia]

The economy is struggling to emerge from a recent recession ...

Huh? The recession ended in Q3 or Q4 of 2001. Unemployment is relatively high, of course, but unemployment does not a recession make (by the by, a 6.1% unemployment rate is hardly disastrous, only a few tenths of a percentage point above the natural rate of unemployment, and it is always a lagging indicator)

[attiladhun2]

B.S. Reagan did nothing after the Beriut bombing of '83 but pull out, sending a loud and clear message to every goofy Muslim fanatic on earth that the U.S. is a wimp. I liked the Gip too, but Bush is the only national leader we've had to take on terroism squarely. Reagan was even pi**ed about the Israelis taking out Iraq's nuke capabilities. A. Haig straightened him out on that one. Please, don't let time distort your perspective.

[Coop]

There are several reasons this is all BS, first, it is still too early to make this kind of prediction.

If you're referring to all the bullets, I respectfully disagree. They're all factual, then and now.

If you're referring to the title, then I imagine history will prove it to be BS. :-) But we'll have to wait and see.

[ReaganRevolution]

Latest poll 9/30/1983 John Glenn 54% Ronald Reagan 40% Conclusion: Reagan is a one-termer!!!

I also have found in some research that in 1995 Colin Powell was beating Clinton in a poll 52% to 35%, and Powell wasn't even running! This is all too silly one year ahead of the election.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

I helped elect GWB and a Republican congress and what do I get for my troubles?

Yes, things would be SO much better if Algore were president now...

We can try for president Hillary(!) next! She would be MUCH better than Bush too, correct?

[EGPWS]

Does anyone recall how the President did in his 1984 re-election bid?

Yep, and until election day, the media polls had them running neck and neck....so much for polls!

Mondale, although he took his home state, didn't even have a good showing in "the Star and Sickle" state!

[rdb3]

He should be more concerned with having 95% support among the base than he is with winning the Mexican vote.

You seem to have a problem with Mexicans. And I've noticed that you haven't differentiated between a.) Americans of Mexican descent who have been here for a long time, b.) naturalized, or legal, and c.) illegal.

You throw them all under the bus. Why is that?

[aquino]

About 46%, as of the fall of 1995. This figure comes from a Roll Call article of September 9, 2003 and is still available online here (if not at Roll Call's site): http://www.rnc.org/Newsroom/RNCResearch/pollnumbers091003.htm

[rdb3]

... little old white WWII veterans being shaken down at the airport...

Would it have been better if those WWII vets had been black?

[The Wizard]

These kind of posts are fun because everyone see's the title and 99 hits and you know it's a laugher....