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Obama hits 50% in today's Gallup poll: (Original Post) jenmito Jan 2015 OP
I wonder how high it would be if "dems" who dislike him gave him a positive mark NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #1
Great job! yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #2
because now he is actually backing something and standing up for himself samsingh Jan 2015 #3
^^^^ THIS ^^^^^ COLGATE4 Jan 2015 #4
No, it's because asshats in the media aren't shrieking over ISIS and Syria TwilightGardener Jan 2015 #5
Bingo. nt SunSeeker Jan 2015 #6
i don't think so. Obama can always speak up samsingh Jan 2015 #9
K & R SunSeeker Jan 2015 #7
Good news davidpdx Jan 2015 #8

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
1. I wonder how high it would be if "dems" who dislike him gave him a positive mark
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:16 PM
Jan 2015

I put dems in quote marks because I simply dont get people who say they are on the side of women having power over their own body who vote or not vote to elect rightwingers who will kill women...

samsingh

(17,599 posts)
3. because now he is actually backing something and standing up for himself
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:18 PM
Jan 2015

had he been this bold before the mid terms we would have seen much better results.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
5. No, it's because asshats in the media aren't shrieking over ISIS and Syria
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:24 PM
Jan 2015

and ebola and beheadings as if the world was about to end. The media suddenly turned generally positive on him since November--the GOP won the Senate, that was the results they wanted, so now they're back to loving up on him. That, and cheap gas.

samsingh

(17,599 posts)
9. i don't think so. Obama can always speak up
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 03:16 PM
Jan 2015

before the elections he said something like: "we don't have a plan yet to deal with ISIS".

it would be obvious how that would play to the public and how the repugs would use it to their advantage.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
8. Good news
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 06:42 AM
Jan 2015

I'm hoping he'll leave office with a minimum of 60%, but that's probably wishing for too much.

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