Obama has spent 2013 jeopardizing his legacy
The political odds for the 2014 midterm elections have turned upside
down. President Obama's polls are plummeting, and the Republicans'
approval numbers are rising again.
Suddenly, all those stories
we've been reading over the course of 2013 about the demise of the GOP
are looking shaky. Now Mr. Obama and the Democrats are the ones in
political trouble as they approach next year's elections.
The
latest public opinion polls show the president and his party getting
much higher disapproval scores on issues that will be at the focus of
next year's House and Senate elections: Obamacare, the economy and
trust.
Despite the national news media's attempts to persuade
Americans that the economy is getting stronger, The Washington Post's
poll Tuesday found that the public's perceptions are gloomy. Almost
eight in 10 say the economy "remains in recession."
Indeed, more Americans now say they trust Republicans to do a better job of running the economy than Mr. Obama has done.
He's
lost substantial political support on his promise to protect and
strengthen the middle class. A big 26-point advantage on this pledge a
year ago has shrunk to just six points.
The blaring headline over
the Post's front-page poll story no doubt stunned the White House:
"Obama's approval ratings plummet." The secondary headline previewed
what his declining numbers mean for his party: "Poll results worrisome
for Democrats looking to midterm elections."
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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