First, a little background. I never used to go to the Daily Kos because I really didn't know what it was or care. But SF used to always claim that the libtards were all over at Kos getting their talking points, and that stopped a dyed-in-the-wool libtard like me right in my tracks. I had been doing it with no talking points up till then. Well, I ran right over and found out all kinds of interesting shit. Thanks SF!
I am kind of worried because if things change from the conventional wisdom R's spent two whole years building, what will the cons do? Will there be a run on black nikes? Speaking of black, it appears that our new black Jesus, King Obama, can drive up his approval ratings by going around the country and talking. Remember when President Bush used to be able to drive his approval ratings straight down doing that?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/6/907987/-Whats-causing-the-GOPs-slide
As DemFromCT noted yesterday, the latest WaPo/ABC poll reflects what polls throughout the country are showing: as election day approaches, Democrats are gaining ground and Republicans are losing it. The question is: why?
Two interesting numbers from the poll might tell us some of the story.
First, the GOP's Pledge to America was a complete dud. 66 percent said they had never heard of it, and of those who had, more people said it would make them less likely to vote for the GOP (29 percent) than said it would make them more likely (23%). Compare that to the Contract With America which had similar awareness numbers but was a small net positive for Republicans (24 percent more likely, 21 percent less likely).
Second, and probably more importantly, President Obama's numbers have improved since he started campaigning after Labor Day. That they've improved isn't exactly a surprise, but the extent of the improvement is a bit surprising. One month ago, his net approval rating was minus 6 -- 46 approve, 52 disapprove. Now it's plus 3 -- 50 approve, 47 disapprove. That's a nine-point swing in just one month. Obviously, there's no single reason why the race is getting closer, but when one out of ten voters improve their rating of President Obama, that's a really big shift, and it's no doubt part of the explanation.
I am kind of worried because if things change from the conventional wisdom R's spent two whole years building, what will the cons do? Will there be a run on black nikes? Speaking of black, it appears that our new black Jesus, King Obama, can drive up his approval ratings by going around the country and talking. Remember when President Bush used to be able to drive his approval ratings straight down doing that?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/6/907987/-Whats-causing-the-GOPs-slide
As DemFromCT noted yesterday, the latest WaPo/ABC poll reflects what polls throughout the country are showing: as election day approaches, Democrats are gaining ground and Republicans are losing it. The question is: why?
Two interesting numbers from the poll might tell us some of the story.
First, the GOP's Pledge to America was a complete dud. 66 percent said they had never heard of it, and of those who had, more people said it would make them less likely to vote for the GOP (29 percent) than said it would make them more likely (23%). Compare that to the Contract With America which had similar awareness numbers but was a small net positive for Republicans (24 percent more likely, 21 percent less likely).
Second, and probably more importantly, President Obama's numbers have improved since he started campaigning after Labor Day. That they've improved isn't exactly a surprise, but the extent of the improvement is a bit surprising. One month ago, his net approval rating was minus 6 -- 46 approve, 52 disapprove. Now it's plus 3 -- 50 approve, 47 disapprove. That's a nine-point swing in just one month. Obviously, there's no single reason why the race is getting closer, but when one out of ten voters improve their rating of President Obama, that's a really big shift, and it's no doubt part of the explanation.
