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No Wonder Republican Criticism of Obama Isn’t Working
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John Manning
24 May 2013, 11:58:4424/05/2013
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They�re attacking the president
where he�s least vulnerable at a time
when they have minimal credibility.
More troubling for the GOP should be
the CNN poll in which only 35 percent
of respondents said they view the
Republican Party favorably.
An incredible 59 percent said they
view the GOP unfavorably.
The May 17-18 CNN/ORC poll pegs
Obama�s job approval at 53 percent,
up 2 points from early April.
-- Americans may not be ecstatic about President Obama
and his policies, but compared with the Republicans, they
think Obama doesn�t look so bad.
This might partly explain why, even with all of
the controversies engulfing the Obama administration
these days, the president doesn�t appear to be hurt at all,
at least as measured by job-approval ratings.
The numbers paint a picture very different from
most congressional Republicans� view of the world.
Obama�s job-approval ratings are pretty much where they
have been for the past few months, before the controversies
over Benghazi, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Associated
Press began dominating the news two weeks ago.
The May 17-18 CNN/ORC poll pegs Obama�s job approval at 53 percent,
up 2 points from early April.
The Gallup Organization�s polling for the week of May 6-12
showed that 49 percent approve and 44 percent disapprove of
the president.
For the following week, May 13-19, the numbers were precisely the same.
The three-night average ratings for May 20-22 were
50 approve, 44 disapprove.
Obama�s numbers have been within the same range for months.
His job-approval rating, according to the most recent
ABC News/Washington Post poll, released May 21, is still
hovering around the same place, at 51 percent.
More troubling for the GOP should be the CNN poll
in which only 35 percent of respondents said they view
the Republican Party favorably and an incredible 59 percent
said they view the party unfavorably.
In CNN polling, dating back to 1992, neither party
has had an unfavorable rating higher than 59 percent
(the GOP hit 59 percent one other time).
Democrats are hardly riding high�recording
52 percent favorable/43 percent unfavorable ratings
�but they�re doing a heck of a lot better than Republicans
in the public�s eyes.
When the May 16-19 ABC/Washington Post poll asked
respondents whether each party is �mainly concentrating
on things that are important to you personally,� 43 percent
said the Democrats are concentrating on important things;
50 percent said they�re not.
Just 33 percent said they believed the Republicans are
concentrating on important things, however; a whopping 60 percent
said they aren�t.
What�s most telling is where Obama scores well with voters
and where he does not.
When asked whether they thought each of seven phrases
did or did not apply to Obama, he rated best with �is likable,�
at 79 percent.
On �honest and trustworthy� and �is a decisive leader,�
respondents scored the president at 58 percent.
�Is not a typical politician� came in next, at 54 percent.
His bottom three ratings were �can manage the government
effectively� (52 percent said it applied, 47 percent said it
did not); �generally agrees with you on issues you care about�
(51 percent to 47 percent); and �generally agrees with your views
on the size and power of government� (48 percent to 50 percent).
Basically, Republicans are attacking Obama where
he is least vulnerable and at a time when they have
minimal credibility.
It isn�t working.
By trying to turn everything into a scandal rather than
saying Obama�s policies are wrongheaded � and rather than
fixing their own image problems with minority, female, younger,
and moderate voters � Republicans are focusing on attacking a guy
whose name will never again appear on a ballot.
The current situation is reminding many folks of
the impeachment controversy in 1998. Blinded by their
hatred for President Clinton, Republicans made irrational
decisions then, and they are making the same mistakes today.
For some House Republicans, their view of the president
is a natural by-product of representing districts that are
custom-drawn, conservative cocoons [cartoons ed.], where
everyone pretty much thinks the same.
These districts aren�t representative of the nation as a whole.
I am constantly amazed at the number of Republican members
of Congress who thought, all the way up to Election Day, that
Mitt Romney would win.
Most Americans are becoming more hopeful that the economy is
improving. The value of their homes and retirement accounts
are increasing; the stock market is at a record high.
They may not think the president has done a great job.
But compared with congressional Republicans, he�s the pick
of the litter.
http://www.nationaljournal.com//columns/cook-report/no-wonder-republican-criticism-of-obama-isn-t-working-20130523
plainolamerican
24 May 2013, 12:15:0624/05/2013
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On May 24, 10:58 am, John Manning <jrobe...@terra.com.br> wrote:
> They re attacking the president
> where he s least vulnerable at a time
> Obama s job-approval ratings are pretty much where they
> in the public s eyes.
> on things that are important to you personally, 43 percent
>
> What s most telling is where Obama scores well with voters
> at 79 percent.
>
> On honest and trustworthy and is a decisive leader,
>
> His bottom three ratings were can manage the government
> effectively (52 percent said it applied, 47 percent said it
> did not); generally agrees with you on issues you care about
> (51 percent to 47 percent); and generally agrees with your views
> on the size and power of government (48 percent to 50 percent).
> of the litter.
>
> http://www.nationaljournal.com//columns/cook-report/no-wonder-republi...
the impeachment controversy in 1998. Blinded by their
hatred for President Clinton, Republicans made irrational
decisions
---
yeah ... allowing him to stay in office was very irrational.
> They re attacking the president
> where he s least vulnerable at a time
> when they have minimal credibility.
>
> More troubling for the GOP should be
> the CNN poll in which only 35 percent
> of respondents said they view the
> Republican Party favorably.
>
> An incredible 59 percent said they
> view the GOP unfavorably.
>
> The May 17-18 CNN/ORC poll pegs
> Obama s job approval at 53 percent,
>
> More troubling for the GOP should be
> the CNN poll in which only 35 percent
> of respondents said they view the
> Republican Party favorably.
>
> An incredible 59 percent said they
> view the GOP unfavorably.
>
> The May 17-18 CNN/ORC poll pegs
> up 2 points from early April.
>
> -- Americans may not be ecstatic about President Obama
> and his policies, but compared with the Republicans, they
> think Obama doesn t look so bad.
>
> -- Americans may not be ecstatic about President Obama
> and his policies, but compared with the Republicans, they
>
> This might partly explain why, even with all of
> the controversies engulfing the Obama administration
> these days, the president doesn t appear to be hurt at all,
> This might partly explain why, even with all of
> the controversies engulfing the Obama administration
> at least as measured by job-approval ratings.
>
> The numbers paint a picture very different from
> most congressional Republicans view of the world.
>
> The numbers paint a picture very different from
> Obama s job-approval ratings are pretty much where they
> have been for the past few months, before the controversies
> over Benghazi, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Associated
> Press began dominating the news two weeks ago.
>
> The May 17-18 CNN/ORC poll pegs Obama s job approval at 53 percent,
> over Benghazi, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Associated
> Press began dominating the news two weeks ago.
>
> up 2 points from early April.
>
> The Gallup Organization s polling for the week of May 6-12
>
> showed that 49 percent approve and 44 percent disapprove of
> the president.
>
> For the following week, May 13-19, the numbers were precisely the same.
>
> The three-night average ratings for May 20-22 were
> 50 approve, 44 disapprove.
>
> Obama s numbers have been within the same range for months.
> the president.
>
> For the following week, May 13-19, the numbers were precisely the same.
>
> The three-night average ratings for May 20-22 were
> 50 approve, 44 disapprove.
>
>
> His job-approval rating, according to the most recent
> ABC News/Washington Post poll, released May 21, is still
> hovering around the same place, at 51 percent.
>
> More troubling for the GOP should be the CNN poll
> in which only 35 percent of respondents said they view
> the Republican Party favorably and an incredible 59 percent
> said they view the party unfavorably.
>
> In CNN polling, dating back to 1992, neither party
> has had an unfavorable rating higher than 59 percent
> (the GOP hit 59 percent one other time).
>
> Democrats are hardly riding high recording
> His job-approval rating, according to the most recent
> ABC News/Washington Post poll, released May 21, is still
> hovering around the same place, at 51 percent.
>
> More troubling for the GOP should be the CNN poll
> in which only 35 percent of respondents said they view
> the Republican Party favorably and an incredible 59 percent
> said they view the party unfavorably.
>
> In CNN polling, dating back to 1992, neither party
> has had an unfavorable rating higher than 59 percent
> (the GOP hit 59 percent one other time).
>
> 52 percent favorable/43 percent unfavorable ratings
> but they re doing a heck of a lot better than Republicans
> in the public s eyes.
>
> When the May 16-19 ABC/Washington Post poll asked
> respondents whether each party is mainly concentrating
> When the May 16-19 ABC/Washington Post poll asked
> on things that are important to you personally, 43 percent
> said the Democrats are concentrating on important things;
> 50 percent said they re not.
>
> Just 33 percent said they believed the Republicans are
> concentrating on important things, however; a whopping 60 percent
> said they aren t.
> Just 33 percent said they believed the Republicans are
> concentrating on important things, however; a whopping 60 percent
>
> What s most telling is where Obama scores well with voters
> and where he does not.
>
> When asked whether they thought each of seven phrases
> did or did not apply to Obama, he rated best with is likable,
>
> When asked whether they thought each of seven phrases
> at 79 percent.
>
> On honest and trustworthy and is a decisive leader,
> respondents scored the president at 58 percent.
>
> Is not a typical politician came in next, at 54 percent.
>
>
> His bottom three ratings were can manage the government
> effectively (52 percent said it applied, 47 percent said it
> did not); generally agrees with you on issues you care about
> (51 percent to 47 percent); and generally agrees with your views
> on the size and power of government (48 percent to 50 percent).
>
> Basically, Republicans are attacking Obama where
> he is least vulnerable and at a time when they have
> minimal credibility.
>
> It isn t working.
> Basically, Republicans are attacking Obama where
> he is least vulnerable and at a time when they have
> minimal credibility.
>
>
> By trying to turn everything into a scandal rather than
> saying Obama s policies are wrongheaded and rather than
> By trying to turn everything into a scandal rather than
> fixing their own image problems with minority, female, younger,
> and moderate voters Republicans are focusing on attacking a guy
> whose name will never again appear on a ballot.
>
> The current situation is reminding many folks of
> the impeachment controversy in 1998. Blinded by their
> hatred for President Clinton, Republicans made irrational
> decisions then, and they are making the same mistakes today.
>
> For some House Republicans, their view of the president
> is a natural by-product of representing districts that are
> custom-drawn, conservative cocoons [cartoons ed.], where
> everyone pretty much thinks the same.
>
> These districts aren t representative of the nation as a whole.
>
> The current situation is reminding many folks of
> the impeachment controversy in 1998. Blinded by their
> hatred for President Clinton, Republicans made irrational
> decisions then, and they are making the same mistakes today.
>
> For some House Republicans, their view of the president
> is a natural by-product of representing districts that are
> custom-drawn, conservative cocoons [cartoons ed.], where
> everyone pretty much thinks the same.
>
>
> I am constantly amazed at the number of Republican members
> of Congress who thought, all the way up to Election Day, that
> Mitt Romney would win.
>
> Most Americans are becoming more hopeful that the economy is
> improving. The value of their homes and retirement accounts
> are increasing; the stock market is at a record high.
>
> They may not think the president has done a great job.
> But compared with congressional Republicans, he s the pick
> I am constantly amazed at the number of Republican members
> of Congress who thought, all the way up to Election Day, that
> Mitt Romney would win.
>
> Most Americans are becoming more hopeful that the economy is
> improving. The value of their homes and retirement accounts
> are increasing; the stock market is at a record high.
>
> They may not think the president has done a great job.
> of the litter.
>
> http://www.nationaljournal.com//columns/cook-report/no-wonder-republi...
the impeachment controversy in 1998. Blinded by their
hatred for President Clinton, Republicans made irrational
decisions
yeah ... allowing him to stay in office was very irrational.
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