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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:03 PM Original message |
How can a president with only a 42% approval rating govern and win reelection? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. LOL! |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. It's off the charts tonight. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. That's pretty much what I said to Skinner in the ATA forum earlier today. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I've been spending less time here. It's interesting to come back and see how certain |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Buh bye! |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:06 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. I Like DU |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. AND there were three candidates so he won with less than 50% nt |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
31. Clinton got 49% with Perot in the race; he certainly would have broken 50% w/o Perot. n/t |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #31 |
46. Never mind; I thought you were talking about 1992. |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why, by sheer force of will, the same way he can... |
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laugle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think it was the |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. He won with 379 electoral votes to 159 |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. given that clinton got more votes than dole AND perot COMBINED, i'm don't agree. |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Really. |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 11:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. every study I saw backs your claim |
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StevieM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Most polling I saw showed Perot taking more votes from Clinton than from Dole. At least that's the |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Perot's voters would have had to vote nearly 100% for Dole to make the difference |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 05:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. Beware Of Democrats Making Republican Talking Points |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #26 |
40. Change is the new 'pony' |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Better start praying for a new economic bubble.. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Well, they're probably going to nominate Palin. |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
41. The next bubble will be our last |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. Republicans shot themselves in the foot in 1996. They ran Bob Dole .............. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Then Why Did Clinton Maintain A Constant Lead Over Bush Even When Perot Dropped Out Of The Race |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Many polling firms will still polling it as a three way race, and those that ............ |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. By triangulation and fucking over the people who worked to elect him n/t |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. Get unemployment down to 8% and growth above 3% or thereabouts and things will get better. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Raise taxes to achieve that goal |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 07:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Lower income people probably are closer to zero in Federal taxes. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
51. No |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. And Reagan's were similar I believe. nt |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
35. Correct .... around the middle of his 1st term he was at about 35% approval for a while. nt |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:17 AM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Yes. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
18. self deleted |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-10 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
19. Your twist wasn't very twisty |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #19 |
42. Yeah! |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
20. If the Corpos put their money on it... |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. Back in June of 2004 Bush had a 42% approval rating. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
27. It's impossible...so I suggest we dump the guy. No point in talking about it. n/t |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
32. Clinton Won Because Unemployment Was 5.5% And GDP Growth Was 4.0% |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I don't know |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
47. People Have A Fetish For Numbers Like Dow 10,000 |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. yes |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
33. How? By getting above 50%, I suppose. |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
37. Defecting to those who hate your guts |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
38. It depends largely on who runs against him |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
39. I didn't realize there was an election next month or anytime soon. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
43. Right now Obama is "running" against himself |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
45. A poll two years away from the election is at least a couple infinities away |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
48. Good one!! n/t |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
49. Yep. And anything can happen in two years. |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. we shall see |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. It's laughable that people are waving the doomsday polls around as if |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
53. The unemployment rate in October 2012 will likley be a more important number |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Always! The TREND in employment in October is a better indicator. |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
56. I was wondering if it was from 1946! |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
57. Will Obama triangulate as much at Clinton did? |
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