Obama’s Approval Rating Is In The Tank Because Americans Are Being Lied To
The president’s decision to take executive action on immigration is one of the hot polling topics these days, with some fascinating and complicated results in its own right. In a result that’s fairly consistent across several polls, 41% of Americans told Gallup they approve of the president’s actions, while 51% disapproved. Within that result, though, almost all of the opposition is among white Republicans and so-called independents. Gallup also cross-tabbed the results by race, ethnicity, and party, and found that Obama’s immigration actions were favored by black voters at 68%, Hispanic voters at 64%, and Democrats overall by 70%. For Hispanic voters born in the U.S., that approval fell to 51%. Gallup’s headline? “U.S. Hispanics Back Obama Immigration Actions.”
In the Bloomberg poll, 39% approved of the president’s decision, while 56% disapproved. Bloomberg didn’t provide crosstabs, but keeping in mind the Gallup result, which found almost all of the opposition concentrated among white Republicans and independents, check out this result…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
Bob Cronos December 10th, 2014 at 17:19
Yeah, that’s it – everyone who thinks Obama is doing a lousy job is just a stupid, misinformed racist…
Why do people keep making excuses for this man?
edmeyer_able December 10th, 2014 at 17:27
10 million jobs created , unemployment from over 8 to under 6, doubled the Dow cut the deficit by 65%. I
Increased our energy independence .No excuses necessary
Bob Cronos December 11th, 2014 at 02:52
So that’s why he’s so popular… .No excuses necessary…
BillTheCat45 December 10th, 2014 at 17:32
Sounds like you’re upset, princess. Two-term President, overwhelming majorities.
Republicans are lousy at governing and are sociopaths. Why do people keep making excuses for these seditionist GOP losers?
tracey marie December 10th, 2014 at 18:46
he always has a negative with nothing behind it but lies and distortions
Bob Cronos December 11th, 2014 at 02:51
Did you notice who were the losers in the last 2 midterm elections?
BillTheCat45 December 11th, 2014 at 10:11
Midterms, lol? Unfortunately, you won’t win the WH back in the midterms, so good luck with that strategy, it’s a sure-fire winner, champ!
crc3 December 11th, 2014 at 10:34
Did you know that history shows Dem voters and young people don’t usually vote as much in the mid-terms as they do in the presidential elections? Of course not don’t because you selectively choose only what you agree with or whatever fits your agenda…
OldLefty December 10th, 2014 at 17:35
When they approve of everything he does, but know he is doing it???
Not stupid, just ill informed.
Letter from a Canadian;
Americans don’t know how good
they have it with Obama
Letters to the Editor, A Better
Michigan 10:17 p.m. EST November 10, 2014
Many of us Canadians are confused by the U.S. midterm
elections.
Consider, right now in America, corporate profits are at record
highs, the country’s adding 200,000 jobs per month, unemployment is below 6%,
U.S. gross national product growth is the best of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
The dollar is at its strongest levels in years, the stock
market is near record highs, gasoline prices are falling, there’s no inflation,
interest rates are the lowest in 30 years, U.S. oil imports are declining, U.S.
oil production is rapidly increasing, the deficit is rapidly declining, and the
wealthy are still making astonishing amounts of money.
America is leading the world once again and respected
internationally — in sharp contrast to the Bush years. Obama brought soldiers
home from Iraq and killed Osama bin Laden.
So, Americans vote for the party that got you into the
mess that Obama just dug you out of? This defies reason.
When you are done with Obama, could you send him our way?
Richard Brunt
Victoria, British Columbia
But he’s a rock star compared to Congress.
tracey marie December 10th, 2014 at 18:44
why do you hate black people?
Bob Cronos December 11th, 2014 at 02:46
Why can’t you think past ignorance and hate?
crc3 December 11th, 2014 at 10:30
Pot meet kettle….
tracey marie December 11th, 2014 at 11:41
why are you deflecting and being so abrasive?
Bob Cronos December 11th, 2014 at 18:58
Why do YOU hate black people?
tracey marie December 11th, 2014 at 19:25
that is more hate , deflection and projection. now go lie down you obviously are drunk
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 18:55
Why do Republicans generalize?
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:31
what excuses?
it’s mathematical factual that POTUS Obama is fiscally much more conservative than POTUS Reagan, Bush 1 or Bush 2, and US Citizens were some 60X safer outside the US with POTUS Obama than POTUS Reagan.
POTUS Obama has not used US Military Air Cargo Transports to bring illegal drugs into the USA, conducted secret wars without Congressional knowledge or approval, given US Military Armaments to Terrorist Groups (other than the WHITE RACIST TERRORIST that assembled in Nevada) or LIED US into a war against a nation that was no threat to US.
it’s the little things like these that impress the citizens who reject the ‘master race’.
tiredoftea December 10th, 2014 at 17:19
The right has a big lead in the “Bumper Sticker” wars. They tell lies, make exaggerations and distortions soooo much better than Dems tell the truth.
Bob Cronos December 10th, 2014 at 18:19
Yeah, that’s it – everyone who thinks Obama is doing a lousy job is just a stupid, white, misinformed racist…
Why do people keep making excuses for this man?
edmeyer_able December 10th, 2014 at 18:27
10 million jobs created , unemployment from over 8 to under 6, doubled the Dow cut the deficit by 65%.
Increased our energy independence .No excuses necessary
Bob Cronos December 11th, 2014 at 03:52
So that’s why he’s so popular… .No excuses necessary…
BillTheCat45 December 10th, 2014 at 18:32
Sounds like you’re upset, princess. Two-term President, overwhelming majorities.
Republicans are lousy at governing and are sociopaths. Why do people keep making excuses for these seditionist GOP losers?
tracey marie December 10th, 2014 at 19:46
he always has a negative with nothing behind it but lies and distortions
Bob Cronos December 11th, 2014 at 03:51
Did you notice who were the losers in the last 2 midterm elections?
BillTheCat45 December 11th, 2014 at 11:11
Midterms, lol? Unfortunately, you won’t win the WH back in the midterms, so good luck with that strategy, it’s a sure-fire winner, champ!
crc3 December 11th, 2014 at 11:34
Did you know that history shows Dem voters and young people don’t usually vote as much in the mid-terms as they do in the presidential elections? Of course not because you selectively choose only what you agree with or whatever fits your agenda…
OldLefty December 10th, 2014 at 18:35
When they approve of everything he does, but know he is doing it???
Not stupid, just ill informed.
Letter from a Canadian;
Americans don’t know how good
they have it with Obama
Letters to the Editor, A Better
Michigan 10:17 p.m. EST November 10, 2014
Many of us Canadians are confused by the U.S. midterm
elections.
Consider, right now in America, corporate profits are at record
highs, the country’s adding 200,000 jobs per month, unemployment is below 6%,
U.S. gross national product growth is the best of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
The dollar is at its strongest levels in years, the stock
market is near record highs, gasoline prices are falling, there’s no inflation,
interest rates are the lowest in 30 years, U.S. oil imports are declining, U.S.
oil production is rapidly increasing, the deficit is rapidly declining, and the
wealthy are still making astonishing amounts of money.
America is leading the world once again and respected
internationally — in sharp contrast to the Bush years. Obama brought soldiers
home from Iraq and killed Osama bin Laden.
So, Americans vote for the party that got you into the
mess that Obama just dug you out of? This defies reason.
When you are done with Obama, could you send him our way?
Richard Brunt
Victoria, British Columbia
But he’s a rock star compared to Congress.
tracey marie December 10th, 2014 at 19:44
why do you hate black people?
Bob Cronos December 11th, 2014 at 03:46
Why can’t you think past ignorance and hate?
crc3 December 11th, 2014 at 11:30
Pot meet kettle….
tracey marie December 11th, 2014 at 12:41
why are you deflecting and being so abrasive?
Bob Cronos December 11th, 2014 at 19:58
Why do YOU hate black people?
tracey marie December 11th, 2014 at 20:25
that is more hate , deflection and projection. now go lie down you obviously are drunk
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 19:55
Why do Republicans generalize?
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 02:31
what excuses?
it’s mathematical factual that POTUS Obama is fiscally much more conservative than POTUS Reagan, Bush 1 or Bush 2, and US Citizens were some 60X safer outside the US with POTUS Obama than POTUS Reagan.
POTUS Obama has not used US Military Air Cargo Transports to bring illegal drugs into the USA, conducted secret wars without Congressional knowledge or approval, given US Military Armaments to Terrorist Groups (other than the WHITE RACIST TERRORIST that assembled in Nevada) or LIED US into a war against a nation that was no threat to US.
it’s the little things like these that impress the citizens who reject the ‘master race’.
tiredoftea December 10th, 2014 at 18:19
The right has a big lead in the “Bumper Sticker” wars. They tell lies, make exaggerations and distortions soooo much better than Dems tell the truth.
OldLefty December 10th, 2014 at 17:31
It is just like, in 1993, the Wall Street Journal published the results of a poll and focus groups they had conducted on the Clinton plan titled; “Many Don’t Realize It’s The Clinton Plan They Like”.
When various health care options were read to them without identifying their sponsors, 76 percent said the Clinton plan had either “a great deal of appeal” or “some appeal,” making it more popular than any of the competing proposals.
Next question:
What do you think of the Clinton plan?
74% Don’t like it.
Next question:
Why don’t you like the Clinton Plan?
52% Don’t know
30% ‘You will be arrested if you go to your own doctor’
Which was not true.
The REAL point of the poll, was people DID like it, they were simply misinformed.
Then in 2003, From the Christian Science Monitor;
The impact of Bush linking 9/11 and Iraq
“Polling data show that right after Sept. 11, 2001, when Americans were asked open-ended questions about who was behind the attacks, only 3 percent mentioned Iraq or Hussein. But by January of this year, attitudes had been transformed. In a Knight Ridder poll, 44 percent of Americans reported that either “most” or “some” of the Sept. 11 hijackers were Iraqi citizens. The answer is zero.”
craig7120 December 10th, 2014 at 17:46
Whether people like or approve of the POTUS is as important as the war on Xmas.
LOL @ autocorrect for capitalizing the x, now that’s funny
OldLefty December 10th, 2014 at 18:31
It is just like, in 1993, the Wall Street Journal published the results of a poll and focus groups they had conducted on the Clinton plan titled; “Many Don’t Realize It’s The Clinton Plan They Like”.
When various health care options were read to them without identifying their sponsors, 76 percent said the Clinton plan had either “a great deal of appeal” or “some appeal,” making it more popular than any of the competing proposals.
Next question:
What do you think of the Clinton plan?
74% Don’t like it.
Next question:
Why don’t you like the Clinton Plan?
52% Don’t know
30% ‘You will be arrested if you go to your own doctor’
Which was not true.
The REAL point of the poll, was people DID like it, they were simply misinformed.
Then in 2003, From the Christian Science Monitor;
The impact of Bush linking 9/11 and Iraq
“Polling data show that right after Sept. 11, 2001, when Americans were asked open-ended questions about who was behind the attacks, only 3 percent mentioned Iraq or Hussein. But by January of this year, attitudes had been transformed. In a Knight Ridder poll, 44 percent of Americans reported that either “most” or “some” of the Sept. 11 hijackers were Iraqi citizens. The answer is zero.”
craig7120 December 10th, 2014 at 18:46
Whether people like or approve of the POTUS is as important as the war on Xmas.
LOL @ autocorrect for capitalizing the x, now that’s funny
Tim Coolio December 10th, 2014 at 17:50
If Democrats weren’t afraid to punch back at the regressives and fight for the middle class like FDR did then they never would have lost the house or senate, but sadly those kind of Democrats don’t seem to exist anymore!
Tim Coolio December 10th, 2014 at 18:50
If Democrats weren’t afraid to punch back at the regressives and fight for the middle class like FDR did then they never would have lost the house or senate, but sadly those kind of Democrats don’t seem to exist anymore!
fancypants December 10th, 2014 at 17:52
im still waiting for the end of Obama’s term where presidential historians get to rank Obama among all past presidents. I cant say he has a lot of time to bring the #s up but there are investigations going on that could place him above recent presidents.
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 00:56
World historians will rank him as THE greatest ruler in the world for his time.
I’m still waiting for the ACTUAL facts of POTUS Reagan to be posted in the US History books, so I kinda view them as being just a little bit 101% pro white racist.
fancypants December 11th, 2014 at 08:01
its like I previously said its all going on in a country that doesn’t mind fighting wars and has proven it 100s of years. unfortunately its branching out to the usa. funny how all of the media doesn’t report that the war is anywhere near its end
fancypants December 10th, 2014 at 18:52
im still waiting for the end of Obama’s term where presidential historians get to rank Obama among all past presidents. I cant say he has a lot of time to bring the #s up but there are investigations going on that could place him above recent presidents.
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:56
World historians will rank him as THE greatest ruler in the world for his time.
I’m still waiting for the ACTUAL facts of POTUS Reagan to be posted in the US History books, so I kinda view them as being just a little bit 101% pro white racist.
fancypants December 11th, 2014 at 09:01
its like I previously said its all going on in a country that doesn’t mind fighting wars and has proven it 100s of years. unfortunately its branching out to the usa. funny how all of the media doesn’t report that the war is anywhere near its end
Tommy6860 December 10th, 2014 at 18:37
Obama’s rating is in the tank for one reason; he’s a black man holding the most powerful office in the world, with a congress run mostly run by old white guys who are intolerant. Now, who is going to spread the misinformation about him the most (see amount of news bites compared between Obama and congressional members)?
I like this tweet.
Wayout December 10th, 2014 at 23:11
And once again the proverbial race card is brought out. Hey, I have news for you, if a white guy named Tom Harkin a liberal senator from Iowa was president and he lied to us as much as Obama has, he would be as despised as much as Obama. It’s not about race, but about ideology and veracity. Got that?
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 00:53
still in denial at the Aryan compound huh?
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:36
so, where did Cheney hide the WMD’s?
rg9rts December 11th, 2014 at 04:35
In a secure location
crc3 December 11th, 2014 at 10:26
Yeah…up his ass!
crc3 December 11th, 2014 at 10:26
Stop it already!! It is all about race. White conservatives hate the fact that a black man is smarter than they are and they have attempted to smear him from the beginning. You are one of them!
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:35
ouch, but much deserving.
Tommy6860 December 10th, 2014 at 19:37
Obama’s rating is in the tank for one reason; he’s a black man holding the most powerful office in the world, with a congress run mostly run by old white guys who are intolerant. Now, who is going to spread the misinformation about him the most (see amount of news bites compared between Obama and congressional members)?
I like this tweet.
Wayout December 11th, 2014 at 00:11
And once again the proverbial race card is brought out. Hey, I have news for you, if a white guy named Tom Harkin a liberal senator from Iowa was president and he lied to us as much as Obama has, he would be as despised as much as Obama. It’s not about race, but about ideology and veracity. Got that?
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:53
still in denial at the Aryan compound huh?
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 02:36
so, where did Cheney hide the WMD’s?
rg9rts December 11th, 2014 at 05:35
In a secure location
crc3 December 11th, 2014 at 11:26
Yeah…up his ass!
crc3 December 11th, 2014 at 11:26
Stop it already!! It is all about race. White conservatives hate the fact that a black man is smarter than they are and they have attempted to smear him from the beginning. You are one of them!
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 02:35
ouch, but much deserving.
Red Eye Robot December 10th, 2014 at 18:47
Obama’s poll numbers are bad because Americans are being lied to,,, Yes we know, Junathon Gruber explained all about how Obama purposefully lied to Americans.
tracey marie December 10th, 2014 at 18:50
rotflmao…awwwwwwwwwwwwww
rg9rts December 11th, 2014 at 04:35
pitty pad WAP TAG
raincheck December 11th, 2014 at 10:04
What does that mean?
rg9rts December 11th, 2014 at 12:05
That is the sound that MONSTA makes as he sneaks up on Tracy Marie and tags her…
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 18:50
GRUBER!
I declare a new paradigm!
When you see, hear, think the name “Gruber”, you drink.
OldLefty December 10th, 2014 at 18:57
What did Junathon Gruber explain?
I don’t think most people have any idea.
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 19:11
Well, ya see…Gruber…and Obamacare….and hearings…and “stupid”,,,and…and…
BENGHAZI!!!
Anomaly 100 December 10th, 2014 at 19:34
Don’t forget about that tan suit he wore.
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 20:10
So…so…”neutral”. .yes?
Anomaly 100 December 10th, 2014 at 20:52
It really angered people. I’m surprised impeachment wasn’t brought up after he wore it. I mean, it was TAN!
bhil December 10th, 2014 at 21:24
And don’t forget the time he took his wife out to lunch!
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 00:51
that’s nothing! -my wife’s sister has a picture of him giving her a smooch, right there in the WHITE House!!!
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 00:48
The best Maui Tan I’ve ever seen. I’m really surprised that Hawaiian Tropic hasn’t tried to capitalize on it.
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 00:45
don’t forget the damn birth certificate! Ted Cruz don’t even have a USA one.
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 19:14
Explain Congress’s numbers, then.
Tommy6860 December 10th, 2014 at 19:23
LMAO! Still butt-hurt Obama is president? This is all the wingers have when there’s nothing they can blame Obama for, except bleat out the same tired clap-trap.
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 19:26
Perfect.
Dwendt44 December 10th, 2014 at 23:41
The wacky right and it’s toadies have been lying about Obama since before he was elected. The haven’t slowed, haven’t stopped, and will continue until a long time after he’s left the White House.
Red Eye Robot December 10th, 2014 at 19:47
Obama’s poll numbers are bad because Americans are being lied to,,, Yes we know, Junathon Gruber explained all about how Obama purposefully lied to Americans.
tracey marie December 10th, 2014 at 19:50
rotflmao…awwwwwwwwwwwwww
rg9rts December 11th, 2014 at 05:35
pitty pad WAP TAG
raincheck December 11th, 2014 at 11:04
What does that mean?
rg9rts December 11th, 2014 at 13:05
That is the sound that MONSTA makes as he sneaks up on Tracy Marie and tags her…
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 19:50
GRUBER!
I declare a new paradigm!
When you see, hear, think the name “Gruber”, you drink.
fancypants December 10th, 2014 at 19:53
replace junathon gruber with dick cheney who has been getting grilled by the media all day, then last leave Obama out of it
OldLefty December 10th, 2014 at 19:57
What did Junathon Gruber explain?
I don’t think most people have any idea.
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 20:11
Well, ya see…Gruber…and Obamacare….and hearings…and “stupid”,,,and…and…
BENGHAZI!!!
Anomaly 100 December 10th, 2014 at 20:34
Don’t forget about that tan suit he wore.
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 21:10
So…so…”neutral”. .yes?
Anomaly 100 December 10th, 2014 at 21:52
It really angered people. I’m surprised impeachment wasn’t brought up after he wore it. I mean, it was TAN!
bhil December 10th, 2014 at 22:24
And don’t forget the time he took his wife out to lunch!
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:51
that’s nothing! -my wife’s sister has a picture of him giving her a smooch, right there in the WHITE House!!!
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:48
The best Maui Tan I’ve ever seen. I’m really surprised that Hawaiian Tropic hasn’t tried to capitalize on it.
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:45
don’t forget the damn birth certificate! Ted Cruz don’t even have a USA one.
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 20:14
Explain Congress’s numbers, then.
Tommy6860 December 10th, 2014 at 20:23
LMAO! Still butt-hurt Obama is president? This is all the wingers have when there’s nothing they can blame Obama for, except bleat out the same tired clap-trap.
Hirightnow December 10th, 2014 at 20:26
Perfect.
Dwendt44 December 11th, 2014 at 00:41
The wacky right and it’s toadies have been lying about Obama since before he was elected. The haven’t slowed, haven’t stopped, and will continue until a long time after he’s left the White House.
allison1050 December 10th, 2014 at 22:27
So called journalists have become lazy. Is it only me that remembers Chuck Todd saying just earlier this year that it was’t the job of the media to inform the public or something to that effect?
allison1050 December 10th, 2014 at 23:27
So called journalists have become lazy. Is it only me that remembers Chuck Todd saying just earlier this year that it was’t the job of the media to inform the public or something to that effect?
Wayout December 10th, 2014 at 23:07
“Obama’s approval rating is in the tank because Americans are being lied to.” You’ve got that right – by the President himself.
Dwendt44 December 10th, 2014 at 23:39
Typical right wing nut job. Lies to himself and only listens to the Lying Stream Media like FakeNews, Newmax, and WorldNutsDaily.
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 00:43
how’s about relating one of them lies to a FACT? – might make more people pay attention?
rg9rts December 11th, 2014 at 04:33
Moron
OldLefty December 11th, 2014 at 06:36
The facts don’t back you up.
That what you said in 2012, and if it presidents commonly ran for a third term, Obama would win again, when people see both sides side by side and the focus is on actual issues.
veggiedude December 12th, 2014 at 01:43
He has spent the least of all modern presidents (Politifact and FactCheck.org back that up), but right wingers will never believe it, and still call him a big spender!
Wayout December 11th, 2014 at 00:07
“Obama’s approval rating is in the tank because Americans are being lied to.” You’ve got that right – by the President himself.
Dwendt44 December 11th, 2014 at 00:39
Typical right wing nut job. Lies to himself and only listens to the Lying Stream Media like FakeNews, Newmax, and WorldNutsDaily.
granpa.usthai December 11th, 2014 at 01:43
how’s about relating one of them lies to a FACT? – might make more people pay attention?
rg9rts December 11th, 2014 at 05:33
Moron
OldLefty December 11th, 2014 at 07:36
The facts don’t back you up.
That what you said in 2012, and if it presidents commonly ran for a third term, Obama would win again, when people see both sides side by side and the focus is on actual issues.
veggiedude December 12th, 2014 at 02:43
He has spent the least of all modern presidents (Politifact and FactCheck.org back that up), but right wingers will never believe it, and still call him a big spender!
Lindsncal December 10th, 2014 at 23:41
What’s happening is many democrats have given up on Obama not being left enough and allowing republicans to get away with so much…..consequently, handing the country over to republicans.
They are buying into the ‘both parties are the same’ rhetoric and aren’t voting and even spend their time bashing Obama…… and republicans and the Kochs thank them.
It’s exactly what they wanted them to do.
NOTHING will change unless democrats change it and the lazy liberal voters who are now bashing obama and calling for a third party vote without a chance of it working are just that….too lazy to talk about what Obama has accomplished and too lazy to promote the democrats that get it right.
The right think tanks are so much smarter than the left.
OldLefty December 11th, 2014 at 06:34
The right think tanks are so much smarter than the left.
_________
Are they?
Or do they just have a more compliant audience?
As David Frum said, “Republicans have been Fleeced, Exploited And Lied To’ by a Conservative Entertainment Complex”
And I would add, the rest of the media committed to High Broderism.
Augy December 12th, 2014 at 00:07
Think about who Democratic voters are for a second. Some of them are the Bill Maher types. Really smart, educated people that agree with the left philosophy. That’s a small percentage. Think about the other ones you know. They aren’t the most engaged people in the world. They may vote for Obama, or when weed is on the ballot; but many of them probably didn’t know we had an election coming up until it was over. They won’t vote in the midterm election, but they will probably vote in the general election. So we’ll see you in two years.
Lindsncal December 11th, 2014 at 00:41
What’s happening is many democrats have given up on Obama not being left enough and allowing republicans to get away with so much…..consequently, handing the country over to republicans.
They are buying into the ‘both parties are the same’ rhetoric and aren’t voting and even spend their time bashing Obama…… and republicans and the Kochs thank them.
It’s exactly what they wanted them to do.
NOTHING will change unless democrats change it and the lazy liberal voters who are now bashing obama and calling for a third party vote without a chance of it working are just that….too lazy to talk about what Obama has accomplished and too lazy to promote the democrats that get it right.
The right think tanks are so much smarter than the left.
OldLefty December 11th, 2014 at 07:34
The right think tanks are so much smarter than the left.
_________
Are they?
Or do they just have a more compliant audience?
As David Frum said, “Republicans have been Fleeced, Exploited And Lied To’ by a Conservative Entertainment Complex”
And I would add, the rest of the media committed to High Broderism.
Augy December 12th, 2014 at 01:07
Think about who Democratic voters are for a second. Some of them are the Bill Maher types. Really smart, educated people that agree with the left philosophy. That’s a small percentage. Think about the other ones you know. They aren’t the most engaged people in the world. They may vote for Obama, or when weed is on the ballot; but many of them probably didn’t know we had an election coming up until it was over. They won’t vote in the midterm election, but they will probably vote in the general election. So we’ll see you in two years.