So far in the month of May, there have been 4 state Democrat Party Presidential Primaries where President Obama has polled less than 60% of those who voted, with one or more other candidates/options receiving over 40%. Here are those results:
Arkansas: Obama 58.4; John Wolfe 41.6
West Virginia: Obama 59.4; Keith Judd 40.6
Kentucky: Obama 58.0; Uncommitted 42.0
Oklahoma: Obama 57.0; 5 other candidates 43.0
We keep reading polls where it is reported that Obama vs. Romney is neck and neck. Or with such variance that one will report 'Romney up 6' in Florida, and another 'Obama up 4 in Florida', on virtually the same day. I submit that Obama is doing far worse, based on the actual voting so far. Sitting Presidents who have not a major nationwide primary challenger rarely poll below 80% in any state (as opposed to such as Ted Kennedy challenging Jimmy Carter in 1980). In 2004, when Bush ran unopposed nationally in the Republican Primaries, he tallied under 90% in only 3 states:
New Hampshire: 79.5
Rhode Island: 84.9
Idaho: 89.5
All the above was compiled from the Sec of State sites for the respective states, and from Wikipedia. I was motivated to look them up as I heard it noted on the radio earlier today by Jamie Dupree, on the Boortz show, that these sub 60% numbers were unprecedented. In 1996, Bill Clinton tallied over 88.9% of the total Democrat Primary votes, where his most serious challenger was Lyndon LaRouche, polling about 5.5%. In contrast, Obama has had no challenger even of that much name recognition, for those of us who remember LaRouche.
Obama and his Advisors are certainly aware of how bad things are. Yet the Press isn't saying much about the real trouble he is in. Try finding the above in any story of note.
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