Obama Still Has Room To Grow
Hotline editor Amy Walter writes:
Last week the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania held a focus group to flesh out how voters who went for President Obama in 2008 view his presidency 17 months later.
The conclusion: They still like him and want to see him succeed. The bad news: Even when he succeeds, he still fails to show them that he's got the common touch or the political savvy to promote his achievements.
Moderated by veteran polling guru Peter Hart, the focus group featured 12 adults from Sacramento, Calif., who, in Hart's words, represent the "group that put Obama into office." Six were Democrats, two were Republicans and four were "Democratic-leaning" independents.
The good news for Obama: Their support for him is still solid. All said he "met" their expectations. John, a Republican salesman who voted for President Bush in '04, said that while he thought Obama had "sort of fallen short," he gave him credit for "at least" trying. Tovah, a Republican hairdresser, said she was "satisfied she voted for him." When asked about their views of the mood of the country, more expressed optimism than pessimism.
The passage of the health care bill, notes Hart, gave these folks "a reason to be happy he [Obama] was president." Seven thought the bill would be eventually seen as historic. Even so, only three said they felt "positive" about the new health care law, while eight had mixed views of it. A number, including a man on Medicare and a woman on disability, expressed concern that the new law would affect them negatively. Almost all said it didn't go far enough. This suggests that Obama's sales job isn't limited to those who are currently against him.
Read the whole article at NationalJournal.com.
Obama still has room to grow?
What, a pair?
Obama still has room to grow? So does cancer.
Obama has more room to grow than any other president in our history.
Yes, Dear Leader Obama still has room to grow, according to the Alinsky playbook, into a Chavez, Ortega, or a Castro.
Obama still has room to grow?
Great, we elected a toddler instead of a President.
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I question Ms Walter's accounts of her interviews. I seriously doubt that any Republican or independent (in particular) that voted for Obama is pleased with the way things are going now. If they aren't happy now, when the full scope of the taxation and government intervention in our lives that he has planned for all of us is fully revealed, people are not going to stand for it.