“I would absolutely love to believe that statement. Do you have numbers, data, anything other than anecdotal evidence to support this claim. Because Obama approval is hovering between 60 and 63%, 10 points higher than election day. Democratic congressional approval ratings are up 25 points to 43% and Republican congressional approvals are down 4 points to 19%.
Like I said, I would love to believe your statement because that means what the Republicans are doing is indeed working. But the numbers say the opposite and thus a new tactic, even moreso, a new strategy has to be designed and implemented”
No I don’t have proof, just anecdotal evidence from conversations and observations of the media. So I could very well be wrong.
However, I wonder when those polls were taken? I assume they weren’t taken after details of housing bailout plan became public.
Also, I just read an article yesterday in the WSJ that indicated that Obama’s poll numbers have actually been normalizing since the inauguration. My recollection is that his approval rating was 70% or higher at that time and has trended downward since.
Check out Rasmussen for Obama’s approval ratings which also include index between strongly approve and strongly disapprove. That index has been getting smaller over time.