22% believes obama is taking us in right direction

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Two things. To see Obama out as potus ,and Bruce Pearl gone .
 
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I've heard some rumblings about Rasmussen, but I haven't followed up.

What is the "right direction?" - Any idea?

If not, I can surely provide some ideas / details.
 
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Now you are going to impugn Rasmussen gibbs, really? The guy probably leans right but his polling has been demonstrated to consistently and accurately reflect the country as any other.

But of course he doesn't give you the answers you want... he undermines your "supermajority" theory... so there must be something wrong.
 
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sjt18 said:
Now you are going to impugn Rasmussen gibbs, really? The guy probably leans right but his polling has been demonstrated to consistently and accurately reflect the country as any other.

But of course he doesn't give you the answers you want... he undermines your "supermajority" theory... so there must be something wrong.
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I've heard rumblings, but as I said, I haven't looked into Rasmussen myself.

On the contrary, I believe he is showing another "supermajority" in my camp - most Americans are completely fed up with business as usual.
 
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obviously the super majority of the country is upset that obama is right center and wish he'd go left like the rest of the country.
 
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IPorange said:
Proof-positive he's trolling.
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Americans on unions: Americans Remain Broadly Supportive of Labor Unions

Americans on health care: Two-thirds of Americans support Medicare-for-all (#3 of 6) - PNHP's Official Blog

Americans on Iraq War: Opposition to Iraq War Reaches New High

Americans on Afghanistan War: In U.S., New High of 43% Call Afghanistan War a "Mistake"

Trends on American voting over last 50 years (i.e. the majority / plurality who stay home for very rational reasons): National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections: 1960?2008 — Infoplease.com

Let me know some other issues we can test the electorate on. Although I can't tell if you are trying to wind droski up or me.
 
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Tell that to a republican-controlled House. I'm sure the disenfranchised liberals all voted republican to send a message about the country not being left enough. Makes sense.
 
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IPorange said:
Tell that to a republican-controlled House. I'm sure the disenfranchised liberals all voted republican to send a message about the country not being left enough. Makes sense.
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and the several hundred seats in local legislatures around the country that switched from D to R.


gibbs is one of those rare leftists that actually believes his own propaganda, not even Castro thinks Communism is the shizznit.
 
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IPorange said:
Tell that to a republican-controlled House. I'm sure the disenfranchised liberals all voted republican to send a message about the country not being left enough. Makes sense.
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Makes perfect sense given the Democrats offer no legitimate opposition party. Also makes sense when you look at who swarmed to the polls in 2010 - the older rich, exactly the people whose interests will be served. In addition, the groups who were mobilized by Obama's historic run for President, but who have rightly been sorely disappointed, stayed at home:

The 2010 electorate: Old, white, rich and Republican | McClatchy

Down goes IP! Down goes IP! ;)

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(PS - It's actually Sonny Liston, but the Howard Cossell call is just too good.)
 
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Gibbs, I am disappointed by Obama but I didn't stay home. I still voted D across the board, though. And only one candidate I voted for lost (which was a foregone conclusion).
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VOLatile said:
Gibbs, I am disappointed by Obama but I didn't stay home. I still voted D across the board, though. And only one candidate I voted for lost (which was a foregone conclusion).
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That's good. Unfortunately core groups mobilized by the historic campaign of Obama were uninspired come 2010. The group whose interests were guaranteed to be served turned out in force. And moreover, the majority of US voters tend to stay at home, many rightly concluding their interests will not be served at all.

The two right wings of the US political system call into sharp relief the ideas of "democracy", "liberty", and "freedom." We need to reassess.
 
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utgibbs said:
That's good. Unfortunately core groups mobilized by the historic campaign of Obama were uninspired come 2010. The group whose interests were guaranteed to be served turned out in force. And moreover, the majority of US voters tend to stay at home, many rightly concluding their interests will not be served at all.

The two right wings of the US political system call into sharp relief the ideas of "democracy", "liberty", and "freedom." We need to reassess.
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Unbelievable. The "right" wing up until recently was only too eager to engage in the ridiculous handout programs that are supposed to be characteristic of the left. If anything, bums like Bush and McCain aren't serving the interest of conservatives with their middle of the road stuff. The last Republican primaries were almost funny they were so sad. That junk is having a much stronger effect on voter motivation. Obama's running out of steam because he ran on vague promises of hope and change and if there has been any change since he's taken office, it hasn't been positive.
 
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McCain is a Chamelion. I regret voting for him more than any other vote of my lifetime... and I've voted for several Dems.

Bush shifted over time. I think he may have gotten captured by the Beltway or maybe he just got tired or maybe he wasn't sincere to start with. The "Opportunity Society" idea he borrowed from Gingrich is an excellent policy framework. But with Iraq and its declining popularity, he dropped it and raced to the left.
 
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sjt18 said:
McCain is a Chamelion. I regret voting for him more than any other vote of my lifetime... and I've voted for several Dems.
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I'm not sure his waffling has been all that dramatic. If anything, he was much more moderate in his views during the 2008 POTUS cycle but has had to take on some harsh rhetoric to please the far right of the GOP just to keep his Senate seat. Other than saying some things he clearly has no taste for so as to get reelected, at least he's not in some industry's hip pocket.
 
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McCain-Feingold was one of the worst laws ever attempted. It isn't waffling. He has a long history of pretending to be more conservative than he is.

If you consider the people he's trying to trick "far right" then you must be somewhere to the FAR LEFT of Marx.
 
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