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New polls confirm Obama's Democratic base crumbles
LA Times ^ | 7/26/11 | Andrew Malcolm

Posted on 07/26/2011 5:17:43 AM PDT by markomalley

With all of the spotlights on the high-stakes debt maneuverings by President Obama and Speaker John Boehner the last few days, few people noticed what Vermont's Sen. Bernie Sanders said:

"I think it would be a good idea if President Obama faced some primary opposition."

This is political treason 469 days before a presidential election. Yes, yes, this is just a crusty old New England independent for now, albeit one who caucuses loyally with Harry Reid's Democratic posse.

But while most of the media focuses on Republican Boehner and the tea party pressures on him to raise the debt limit not one Liberty dime, Sanders' mumblings are a useful reminder that hidden in the shadows of this left-handed presidency are militant progressives like Sanders who don't want to cut one Liberty dime of non-Pentagon spending.

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Strong support among liberal Democrats for Obama's jobs record has plummeted 22 points from 53% down below a third. African Americans who believe the president's measures helped the economy has plunged from 77% to barely half.

Obama's overall job approval on the economy has slid below 40% for the first time, with 57% disapproving. And strong disapprovers outnumber approvers by better than two-to-one.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2011polls; democrats; elections; fail; hopeychangey; nobama; nobama2012; obama; yeswecan
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To: Servant of the Cross

141 posted on 07/26/2011 8:54:25 AM PDT by Carling (At some point, those surrounding Obama have to realize that they are working for a psychopath)
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To: RummyChick
"CNN’s Gloria Borger: Nobody in Washington is talking about tax increases except for Barack Obama."

Not quite accurate ... Chuckie Schumer is also playing the old class warfare game, "rich should pay their full share", yadda, yadda. I wish someone would ask him "You do know you cannot raise taxes indefinately, don't you?"

142 posted on 07/26/2011 8:56:13 AM PDT by In Maryland ("The Federal Government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers." -Justice Clarence Thomas)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Eeeek! Is that Hilary? She looks like a hippy; she must be regressing, or something!


143 posted on 07/26/2011 8:56:36 AM PDT by dsutah
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To: Heart of Georgia

Exactly what I was thinking!


144 posted on 07/26/2011 8:58:05 AM PDT by dsutah
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To: markomalley

“...crusty, old New England independent...”

No, he’s a die-hard, admitted, openly socialist POS. Unlike closet commie jerk-offs who call themselves Democrats. At the very least, he’s honest about being a piece of sh*t.

We need to get that right...


145 posted on 07/26/2011 9:06:33 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: tommix2
That candidate if not a socialist but an old fashioned Democrat could turn out to be a good thing for the country.

There is no such thing as a "good old-fashioned DemocRAT". They are all socialist/marxists with the intent to advance the marxist/left-wing ideology & agenda to whatever extent they can. This goes back to the first socialist president Woodrow Wilson, followed by FDR, Truman & Kennedy were perhaps the most pro-American of the demoRATs and it has gone down exponentially with LBJ, Carter, Clinton & now a flat-out unabridged anti-American, socialist commie pig 0dumb0. DemoRATs will ALWAYS vote for & support the advancement of the socialist/marxist ideology & agenda. That is their religion, their sole reason for existence.

146 posted on 07/26/2011 9:11:57 AM PDT by rcrngroup
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To: markomalley

PANIC...

WH Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer: “We are seven days away from an unprecedented financial event in this country’s history. One that could potentially put us towards a depression because the House Republicans, led by Speaker Boehner, are unwilling to compromise one inch.”

Pfeiffer spoke to CBS News Radio on Tuesday morning.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/07/26/whs_pfeiffer_not_raising_debt_ceiling_could_potentially_put_us_towards_a_depression.html


147 posted on 07/26/2011 9:20:46 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: dsutah

:-)

No doubt others thought it too.


148 posted on 07/26/2011 9:22:14 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia
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To: Carling

Perfect! Thanks for the laugh!


149 posted on 07/26/2011 9:23:50 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Let’s all start writing to HilLIARy and beg her to primary him~!!


150 posted on 07/26/2011 9:43:11 AM PDT by Mr. K (CAPSLOCK! -Unleash the fury! [Palin/Bachman 2012- unbeatable ticket])
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To: markomalley
I'll repeat for the hundredth time: Republicans who run against "Obama" are fools, handing an open door handle to a faux moderate if he chooses to bow out while forgoing the benefit against a leftist Senate. They must run against "Democrat policies," reviving the tried and true meme of "tax and spend," only this time call it "spend and tax."

New tag line.

151 posted on 07/26/2011 9:50:32 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (Democrats are no longer all about "tax and spend," now it's "spend and tax.")
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To: left that other site; kingattax

The power of the PFTPOJ thread in display for all.


152 posted on 07/26/2011 9:56:56 AM PDT by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: markomalley; All

ARCHIE BUNKER TELLS OBAMA TO SHUT UP!
STILL FUNNY, STILL RELEVANT
ENJOY!
H/T Big Hollywood - Thank you, Breitbart!

http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/sschochet/2011/07/25/40-years-remembering-all-in-the-family/


153 posted on 07/26/2011 9:58:06 AM PDT by Cincinna ( *** NOBAMA 2012 ***)
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To: All

SORRY, HERE’S THE ARCHIE & OBAMA VIDEO:

http://www.texasrainmaker.com/2011/04/19/archie-bunker-has-a-few-words-for-barack-obama/

ARCHIE BUNKER TELLS OBAMA TO SHUT UP!
STILL FUNNY, STILL RELEVANT


154 posted on 07/26/2011 10:04:53 AM PDT by Cincinna ( *** NOBAMA 2012 ***)
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To: markomalley

155 posted on 07/26/2011 10:38:29 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Servant of the Cross

...in that case it’s pretty frightening; like the picture of Dorian Gray in reverse.


156 posted on 07/26/2011 1:45:09 PM PDT by MSF BU (YR'S Please Support our troops: JOIN THEM!)
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To: liberalh8ter

Yep, lying through their teeth BIGITIME!


157 posted on 07/26/2011 2:02:26 PM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Beelzebubba

With that vote out of the Democrat-no-matter-what column, it’s over for them. With just the white liberals/socialists, they won’t be able to win an election for the foreseeable future. The best thing that can happen right now for the Republicans is if Obama comes out for gay marriage, and he’s already started to push repeal of DOMA. Push that and the economy amongst blacks (their unemployment rate hasn’t improved much at all, it’s at 16.2% from 16.5%), and the GOP might finally get traction in the black vote that it hasn’t had since Reconstruction. Anything less than 80% for the Dems in this voting bloc is a victory.


158 posted on 07/26/2011 2:07:27 PM PDT by RecoveringPaulisto
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks sickoflibs.


159 posted on 07/26/2011 5:21:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Westbrook

Obama is not to the right of Sanders. Obama no longer needs big spending to keep the presidency. He could scale back anything; military would be his preference, to reign in spending.

He believes in the destruction and reformation of the banking and economic systems. He spent his entire education with that communist dogma and has never held any business jobs to re-orient him to how the world works.


160 posted on 07/27/2011 7:57:46 AM PDT by jschwartz
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