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President Obama Approval Rating: Boost From Osama Bin Laden Death Likely

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The death of Osama bin Laden is an enormous and immediate political victory for President Obama, who has faced periodic criticism for his handling of the fight against al Qaeda and struggles to resolve the conflict in Afghanistan.

I have seen a couple of polls since this article came out, and it does look like Obama is getting a huge boost in his ratings. But to the Democrats, I say don't take these results to the bank. Bush had a similar jump in ratings, after catching Hussein, yet his poll numbers pancaked to as low as 26% before he left office. The same could very well happen to Obama if he screws up on other issues any more than he has already. 2012 is still a long ways off, and we still have enormous economic problems ahead of us. So yes, let's revel in the moment, then let's get back to work on the serious issues still facing us.

Article is here.
 
Of course you can... Well i mean you can try, cant garuntee you'll get very far with it though :lol:

LOL.

"I'd like to convert this to three 20s, two 10s, and seven singles."
 
To be far, Bush basically said "f*ck that" to any kind of appeals for bipartisanship or political pandering during his last term, too. I think people went a little crazy with the Bush bashing, but he certainly wasn't kissing any babies or helping any old ladies cross busy intersections.

I agree, though, that this boost probably won't affect the election much.
 
He SHOULD get a bounce...a significant bounce for this. But this is a long way from Nov 2012. He wont get reelected because he got Osama...he will get reelected if fuel prices are under control, if the economy is in some form of recovery, if unemployment is down. He isnt going to be elected by the republican or democrat voters...he will be reelected by the independents.
 
I agree, though, that this boost probably won't affect the election much.

Once the dust settles, voters will know what methods turned out to accomplish this amazing feet, and which side supports such methods. Dick Durbin compared Bush's administration to Nazi's and Stalinists for keeping Gitmo open and using enhanced interrogation methods. Liberals far and wide bashed in unison the same.

People aren't stupid, at least in general. And voters have and always will vote with the pocketbooks first and foremost. They despise Obamacare and wasteful spending. And catching bin Laden will be a shared credit between a lot of people, Bush and Obama probably among the least of them.
 
Once the dust settles, voters will know what methods turned out to accomplish this amazing feet, and which side supports such methods. Dick Durbin compared Bush's administration to Nazi's and Stalinists for keeping Gitmo open and using enhanced interrogation methods. Liberals far and wide bashed in unison the same.

People aren't stupid in general. And voters have and always will vote with the pocket books first and foremost. They despise Obamacare and wasteful spending. And catching bin Laden will be a shared credit between a lot of people, Bush and Obama probably among the least of them.


What methods? We got the name in 2007. Torture stopped in 2006. So, methods other than torture got the intel. Which side supported that? :coffeepap
 
According to Rasmussen, not so much.

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™

You can't deposit Osama bin Laden's body in a bank account or ask it for a job.

From your link:

Daily updates are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. As a result, two-thirds of the interviews for today’s update were conducted before news was released about the death of Osama bin Laden.

You didn't read your own link.
 
9 points so far -- that's unprecedented.

So many of us are waiting for him to step up to the plate and lead.
 
To be honest it's a shame that Obama will be getting a boost for this. He's still a terrible president and I pray he loses reelection.
 
9 points so far -- that's unprecedented.

So many of us are waiting for him to step up to the plate and lead.

Like I said in the OP, don't crow about it. Bush got a similar boost when he got Saddam, and we all know that he went from there straight into the toilet. The American people may be behind Obama now, but in 2012 they will be asking "What have you done for me lately?".
 
He got the same boost after the congresswoman was shot. That lasted abiout 2 months before he numbers went down the crapper again. I expect the same here.
 
Like I said in the OP, don't crow about it. Bush got a similar boost when he got Saddam, and we all know that he went from there straight into the toilet. The American people may be behind Obama now, but in 2012 they will be asking "What have you done for me lately?".

What i would say though, is the classic GOP "dems are soft on terrorism" card ain't gonna work this time around.

But you are highly correct in your assessment.
 
According to Rasmussen, not so much.

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™

You can't deposit Osama bin Laden's body in a bank account or ask it for a job.

That is true. What this does do, however, is take the "Democrats are soft on terrorism" argument away from the Republicans. That is permanently neutralized (and perhaps it has given the issue to the favor of the Dems, since the Republicans talked the talk but failed in the walk) barring a huge terrorism attack in the next 18 months....
 
From your link:



You didn't read your own link.

I think he missed the line about the best approval numbers in 3 months as well. Also in his own link.
 
if barack the slasher is suddenly the anti terror titlist, it's mostly because he did NOT dismantle his predecessor's anti terror policies

meanwhile, today: No poll bump on economy, debt - Jennifer Epstein - POLITICO.com

We have these funny things around bhere called "topics". You can usually tell what they are from thread titles. The thread title of this thread is "President Obama Approval Rating: Boost From Osama Bin Laden Death Likely". How about you actually talk about the topic and not your random link of the day.
 
If Fox News suddenly went dark... He'd be at 80%...

Imagine all those people being unplugged and waking up...They'd look around and say WTF, Wealth is being distributed upwards.

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Come, Foxies, reach back and unplug yourselves... See the real world....

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9 points so far -- that's unprecedented.

So many of us are waiting for him to step up to the plate and lead.

The unemployment rate is back up to 9%. He'll be sitting in the dugout, again, very soon.

I'm guessing that he'll reserve the UBL pics for next year, so as to try and cultivate another boost.
 
The unemployment rate is back up to 9%. He'll be sitting in the dugout, again, very soon.

I'm guessing that he'll reserve the UBL pics for next year, so as to try and cultivate another boost.

You have to have a credible candidate to run against him... you don't. You have to have a real solution to the issues... you don't.
 
According to Rasmussen, not so much.

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™

You can't deposit Osama bin Laden's body in a bank account or ask it for a job.

When Obama wants to help improve bank accounts and jobs, you far-righties scream: "Don't Tread on Me"... then when he takes out the terrorist the W. couldn't find after 8 years, you demand Obama get you a job and put free money in your bank account...

Make up your minds.
 
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