Voters blame Bush more than Obama for the economy

Tsing Tao · Jul 18, 2011

Quote from Arnie:

According to a new Quinnipiac poll, 54 percent of those surveyed say Bush is responsible for the "current condition" of the economy, compared to just 27 percent who blame Obama. Among self-described independent voters, a key 2012 voting bloc, the number shifts slightly: 49 percent point the finger at the former GOP president, while 24 percent blame Obama.

Well, considering that in Nov 2010 NOBODY blamed Obama, this doesn't look real good for him.

Exactly.

bone · Jul 18, 2011

Quote from Arnie:

[BWell, considering that in Nov 2010 NOBODY blamed Obama, this doesn't look real good for him.

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COMPLETELY BRILLIANT.

BSAM · Jul 18, 2011

Obama has the the blacks, the hispanics, the liberal whites, people who are disgusted with the phony Republican party, the gay crowd, and the youth.

Tell me, which voting blocks are going to oust him from office? The old white men group and a handful of young Republicans? LOL

I do admire the optimism I see here, though.

Ricter · Jul 18, 2011

Quote from BSAM:

Obama has the the blacks, the hispanics, the liberal whites, people who are disgusted with the phony Republican party, the gay crowd, and the youth.

Tell me, which voting blocks are going to oust him from office? The old white men group and a handful of young Republicans? LOL

I do admire the optimism I see here, though.

Well said. In November, the voters thought someone, even tea party people could do a better job than the incumbents, which is really what that election was about. Now the choice is between [the ideas of] their own incumbents, and people still more crazy. Obama is a shoe-in.

BSAM · Jul 18, 2011

Quote from Ricter:

...Obama is a shoe-in.

I'm afraid so. But, could a non-clown third party candidate win the next election?

Ricter · Jul 18, 2011

Quote from BSAM:

I'm afraid so. But, could a non-clown third party candidate win the next election?

What would they stand for, fiscally? Tax increases, tax reductions, spending increases, spending reductions, or some combination of all those? Or someone who takes one of those variables out of the equation, "no discussion on it allowed"?

BSAM · Jul 18, 2011

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What would they stand for, fiscally? Tax increases, tax reductions, spending increases, spending reductions, or some combination of all those? Or someone who takes one of those variables out of the equation, "no discussion on it allowed"?

Well, of course, the person would be a fiscal conservative, since Ds and Rs aren't.

bone · Jul 18, 2011

Quote from Ricter:

Well said. In November, the voters thought someone, even tea party people could do a better job than the incumbents, which is really what that election was about. Now the choice is between [the ideas of] their own incumbents, and people still more crazy. Obama is a shoe-in.

Using your exact same logic - how will the November 2012 election be different for the Presidential incumbent ?

BSAM · Jul 18, 2011

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Using your exact same logic - how will the November 2012 election be different for the Presidential incumbent ?

Bonie, who do think will win the election? (Not who you like, but who do you think will win?)

bone · Jul 18, 2011

Depends entirely and completely on the economy - which I cannot predict. The fact that recently most economists have downgraded their forward estimates and the metrics look shittier than they did in November of 2010 tells me that Obama is in for a difficult time of it.

In terms of where job growth remains strongest (outside Washington, DC) the metrics certainly do not favor progressive Democratic Party governance and policies: