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The Incredible Shrinking PresidentPosted by Pejman Yousefzadeh on Sat Mar 14, 2009 at 12:44:27 PM EST
When reading this, bear in mind that Doug Schoen conducted polling for Bill Clinton. This isn't just "wingnuts" talking:
It is simply wrong for commentators to continue to focus on President Barack Obama's high levels of popularity, and to conclude that these are indicative of high levels of public confidence in the work of his administration. Indeed, a detailed look at recent survey data shows that the opposite is most likely true. The American people are coming to express increasingly significant doubts about his initiatives, and most likely support a different agenda and different policies from those that the Obama administration has advanced. As indicated by the last sentence, the Obama Administration's policies are proving to be as surprisingly a tough sell among the public as it its public face. I used to write that "Barack Obama is not the Messiah. He is just another politician." The polls seem to be bearing that out. How long before the media takes note of this lack of popularity and begins to speculate on how Barack Obama is a drag on the Democratic Party's chances and fortunes?
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