I was going to write about Gallup’s new poll on the democratic image
Americans’ favorable rating of the Democratic Party dropped to 41% in a late March USA Today/Gallup poll, the lowest point in the 18-year history of this measure. Favorable impressions of the Republican Party are now at 42%, thus closing the gap between the two parties’ images that has prevailed for the past four years.
It certainly belies the belief of the Obama operative in B0botland
This country is too stupid for its president.That’s all
It seems that despite the thick propaganda, people finally saw that democrats in power behave no better than Republicans did when they had their turn. But there is a remarkable piece of news in the timeline – h/t Hotair for noticing it.
Yes, the Dems are usually on top, but they were roughly even during Clinton’s first term and Bush’s first term. ‘Twas impeachment and Bush’s second term that drove the GOP down. .
I don’t ever remember polls, articles – anything in the media informing us that the GOP lost credibility with their
Arkansas project efforts. All I ever heard was about Clinton being “disgraced”, divisive and Democrats being angry, ashamed that he damaged the party. That it was his fault that Gore was robbed er “lost” and Bush “won”
Look at the 31% approval of the GOP in 1999. GOP hurt itself more than it could hurt Clinton or the Democrats. This was never reported. People were smarter than the whole media then – and they are now too.
Checking the present numbers – it’s not that the GOP increased its approval lately.
It’s just that Obama squandered any claims of a high road the Democrats could have had after the Bush years. Claims they could have called upon, had they just returned to the “divisive” 90s, with another Clinton.
Clinton made the Republicans look bad. (So did Bush, for that matter)
Obama makes the Democrats look bad.
Here’s the visual of pissing the Democratic brand
13 comments
April 9, 2010 at 9:00 am
Pips
Surely having nothing to do with this statistic (!) Stupak has decided he needs to “spend more time with his family.”
http://tinyurl.com/y7x9m88
A – slightly modified – Schiller quote comes to mind: “The Moran has done his duty, the Moran can go.” !
And yes, what an opportunity the Democrats have squandered. And for what? (Clue: Money, money, money …)
April 9, 2010 at 9:23 am
edgeoforever
I am thinking Stupak figured he can’t get reelected. Like Lieberman, he had a role to play in the trashing of this legislation – he was the villain of the week – twice. As per script.
I am waiting to see him back in politics on the other side of the aisle soon.
April 11, 2010 at 6:12 am
Pips
I (should!) know it’s spelled moron. And this is not me, I swear!
http://tinyurl.com/yeyvtte
(Only just found it on Corrente. Couldn’t help myself. 😉 )
April 9, 2010 at 9:41 am
cj
Imagine what his numbers would be if the press stopped covering his @ss … imagine what they’d be if he held regular press conferences & had to answer questions without his prompter.
Love this comment: My fantasy: Obama and family head to Europe on another costly vacation, Hillary is invited by Joe Biden into the White House for coffee. Nothing serious, mind you. Just to talk…
April 9, 2010 at 11:39 am
cj
OT: On a lighter note, more tombstones and gossip:
http://www.oldelmtree.com/discussion/index.php?topic=7540.0
Did I mention that Old Lefty Lawyer, aka Tangerine LaBamba, aka Annette Appollo had died? (several months ago) Very sad. From the Old Elm Tree thread it looks like rumors about her death were circulating on both DU and @ the conservative cave, but apparently, CC treated it with more respect 😦
April 9, 2010 at 1:17 pm
edgeoforever
Wow! I remember Old Lefty Lawyer – I tangled with her during the Jason Leopold/Rove mess. She turned out to have been right, I wrong.
I wouldn’t go so far as blame B0botland for her demise. But they didn’t help, for sure.
April 9, 2010 at 2:12 pm
cj
Jason Leopold ROFL! I had just joined DU a few weeks before, and newbies were getting smacked down as soon as they opened their mouths so I never really got involved in the battles.
Yeah, I agree, blaming DU is way over the top. I doubt that OLL took DU seriously enough to be all that bothered by anything that was said there.
April 9, 2010 at 2:13 pm
DeniseVB
Old Elm Tree was started by DU Edwards supporters about the same time the DU Hillary supporters started Capital (sic) Hill.
I found CC to be full of x-DUers too. Small world.
April 9, 2010 at 2:50 pm
edgeoforever
Glad Old Elm Tree survived (CH owner chose to kill it rather than hand it to “rabble rousers” such as me or Annie1). I just joined it today – a lot of great posters from DU (before B0botland) are there.
April 9, 2010 at 7:12 pm
cj
I’ve been thinking about joining since it started, but I was so anti-Edwards on DU, I thought they probably wouldn’t want me. I feel vindicated, since he turned out to be exactly as phony as I thought he was, but old loyalties can be hard to break.
April 9, 2010 at 8:14 pm
DeniseVB
cj ~ I was an Edwards supporter and flamed out at OET 😦 I couldn’t forgive him, or the sainted Elizabeth. Otherwise, it’s a great forum for progressive topics 😀
April 9, 2010 at 10:47 pm
InsightAnalytical
Yeah, I was an Edwards supporter at first, too, but swung over to Hillary even before he was out…joined Capitol Hill eventually.
Old Elm sounds interesting…but these days, I’m hanging out here and maybe one or two other places…and it’s hard even to post on my own blog!
Sigh…
I think I’m falling into “save my own neck” mode…trying to master more active stock investing to make up lost $$ among other things…
April 10, 2010 at 12:34 am
cj
Denise, I’m so glad to hear that, I’m exactly the same way. It’s just not healthy to become too invested in any politician, because after all, they ARE politicians lol. I’ll give the ones I like more slack, but there’s definitely a limit to my loyalty.
And InsightAnalytical, I’m in the same place, well, probably a worse place. I’m starting out on a second damned career at a time in my life when I should be looking forward to a peaceful retirement. The shit never ends.