Monday, November 4, 2013

All of a sudden, pretty boy not so pretty ?

news-politics-20131104-US--Obama-Favorability.Woes
For obama, a sudden struggle with personal appeal


 

WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, president barack obama's personal favorability ratings served as a political firewall that sustained him through an economic recession, grueling fights with congressional Republicans, and the grind of a re-election campaign.
But after a rough start to obama's second term, Americans increasingly view the president unfavorably. And perhaps most concerning for the White House: an Associated Press analysis of public polling shows it has become more difficult over time for obama to fully rebound from dents in his favorability ratings.

"It's a slow cumulative effect," Republican pollster David Winston said, adding that personal favorability "is a much harder number to move if it starts to go south."

The public's increasingly negative view of obama may be less of a concern for his future given that he is barred from running for re-election. But the president still needs a strong connection with the public in order to rally Americans around his policy proposals and, in turn, to show Congress he remains politically relevant at a time when lame duck status is lurking.    
I would be happy about this except for the fact that no one will take the opportunity, while his numbers are low, TO DO SOMETHING !!

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