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[Savannahmann]

23. Actually, the Republicans have a higher approval rating.

Seriously, I wish it wasn't true. But it is.

President Obama has an approval rating of about 40%.

The Democratic Party has a rating of about 36%. http://www.gallup.com/poll/179345/democratic-party-favorable-rating-falls-record-low.aspx

While the Republicans in the same poll have an approval rating of 46%. What that means is that President Obama's approval ratings are slightly better than the party as a whole, but worse than the Republicans.

53% want the Republicans in Congress to set the agenda. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025805067

While 57% want Congressional action on Immigration, only 20% support the President using executive action. By this time next week, we'll be remembering fondly the good old days when President Obama had approval ratings in the 40's. By this time next year, every candidate Democrat or Republican is going to be running against Obama, which will cause a small war within our party, and making us much weaker going into the Primaries.

If you don't like the polls, post your own. Show me where I'm wrong, but right now, the Republicans are kicking our asses across the board, and denial isn't helping matters. Before you can fix it, you have to know what is broken. Before you can ask the people to vote for you, you have to know what they care about, and what they think.