POLL: Democratic Base Solidly Behind Obama

[jefferson_dem]

Democratic Base Solidly Behind Obama

A new CNN/Opinion Research poll finds President Obama's base is behind him with 70% of Democrats saying they'd like to see Obama as their party's presidential nominee next year.

Notes pollster Keating Holland: "In 1994, only 57% of Democrats wanted the party to renominate Bill Clinton, and he went on to win the nomination and a second term two years later."

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[CakeGrrl]

1. Incoming!

:nuke:

[Whisp]

11. Hostiles! Cloaking Device engaged!

[Scurrilous]

2. K & R

:thumbsup:

[boxman15]

3. I really don't get why the media is pushing the "liberals are abandoning Obama" meme.

If they said he's losing conservative Democrats or independents, that would be backed up by reality (especially Conservadems, independent approval rating has been low for a while now). But, Gallup has Obama's approval rating among liberal Democrats at 83%, Democrats overall at 78%, and liberals overall at 70%.

His liberal base is sticking with him. The key is getting moderates and independents back on his side (not that they're with the GOP). If he campaigns well and lets people know exactly what the GOP is doing, there's no doubt they will come back, especially if he's facing a Bachmannesque candidate.

[Harmony Blue]

5. Several other polls released today are showing that is the case

This is why there is a lot of missinformation at this time.

[Inuca]

22. I di dnot see any

Do you have examples?

[CakeGrrl]

7. They're driving the negativity narrative to discourage Dems.

Look how well it works around here. "We're doomed!" has been posted more than once.

They want to sell the message that the President is weak, that he's in trouble, that it's time for the GOP to take over.

Some corners of the Left are helping out with the first two of those. The third, if the MSM keeps pushing the lie over and over, could come about - or so the GOP backers hope.

[Whisp]

12. this is good news.

even tho the CNNs are doing all they can bye lieing and falsifying and pedestalizing Pugs while denigrating Obama, Democrats are onto them and don't listen to that shit.

I am pleased as punch.

[Historic NY]

20. The same reason people are doing it here.......

they think their Democrats.......and they didn't get their ponies.

[still_one]

4. This should come as no surprise. The question is what will the independents do? /nt

[shellgame26]

6. K & frickin' R

[iamthebandfanman]

8. should be 90%. i like the glass half full attitude of people on DU tho. n/t

[great white snark]

9. K&R.

[OmahaBlueDog]

10. The problem is that he's lost virtually all of the independents

The question is do they vote GOP or stay home this time?

[Inuca]

23. He may get them back

most independents are not crazies and they may come back after the R nominee is chosen. Unless it is Romney who is only a make believe crazy ans may moderate some of his positions if he end up being the nominee (long practice at flip flopping may help).

[OmahaBlueDog]

28. I agree - if the GOP nominates Romney or Huntsman, he's in trouble

I don't think independents are going to be nearly as enthusiastic about Bachmann, Perry or Palin.

OTOH, if Ron Paul somehow got the nomination, I have no idea what would happen.

[Whisp]

13. oof to the rec room with ya

[Fearless]

14. The difference is that Clinton won support of independents... Obama is not.

[FrenchieCat]

15. That's cause Clinton gave Independents what they wanted.....

Welfare reform, End to Banking regulations, and NAFTA. Also DADT and DOMA.

[Fearless]

16. Obama has too... yet this has not happened.

All polling indicates that independents are leaning Republican currently.

[ClarkUSA]

18. "Obama has too"? Bullshit. Prove it.

[Fearless]

24. The health care deal that screws Americans and favors insurance companies...

2. Supporting extending free trade without needed reforms and protections.
3. Continuing two wars and starting a third.
4. Spending money we don't have and refusing to fight for revenue.
5. Dragging his heels on DOMA and DADT so much so that the court had to tell them to get their asses in gear.
6. Chastising liberals for wanting the change we voted for.
7. Appeasing Republicans and giving up Elizabeth Warren without a fight.
8. Giving Republicans exactly what they wanted on the debt ceiling limit.
9. Trading the slashing of SS and Medicare/Medicaid for a shell game.
10. Accepting and extending the tax cuts for the wealthy without argument.
11. Guantanamo Bay is still open.
12. Treasury Secretary Geitner and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, and countless other REPUBLICANS appointed to positions of power by the administrations.
13. Extending the PATRIOT ACT.
14. Arne Duncan
15. Rahm Emanuel
16. ZERO prosecutions of Bush Administration law breakers.

And don't make that BS claim that Congress did these things. The point is he didn't EVEN fight. He gave in on EVERYTHING IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT CONFRONTATION.


I repeat: Obama has too.

[ClarkUSA]

27. That's pure negative rhetoric. I said PROVE IT, which means credible sources that back you up.

[Fearless]

30. Politics is rhetoric and Obama's rhetoric is Republican.

[ClarkUSA]

31. LOL! That's more simplistic negative rhetoric without a shred of proof to back it up.

:nopity:

[Fearless]

35. Reminding you that politics is defined as rhetoric is negative? I don't think so.

You just don't want to hear what I'm saying and will provide the emoticon equivelent to sticking your fingers in your ears and shouting "Nah nah nah nah nah!" to do so.

[ClarkUSA]

37. Yawn.

:boring:

[ClarkUSA]

38. If that's the case, you should enter politics. You're a natural.

:rofl:

[Fearless]

39. Condescension, the lowest form of debate.

[zalinda]

17. I'm really starting to believe that all these 'approval' polls are made up.

I know so many people who are pissed off at the government, and Obama gets more blame than maybe he should, but he is top dog. I don't see that high of an approval rating. Could it be that those who support Obama are being lured into a false sense of security? Maybe he is in more trouble than the polls really show. Who can you really believe?

zalinda

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. "made up"?

:rofl:

[Fearless]

25. That's what DU thought in the 2010 election season.

We couldn't possible lose that much... right? We tend to only believe that which furthers our arguments. All of us. All other polls saying otherwise are false or fake.

[Tarheel_Dem]

26. Hey! You believe want you want to believe, huh?

:rofl:

[primavera]

21. Who else is there?

No Dem is offering a primary challenge, so the only Dems who aren't going to support Obama are the ones who plan on not voting.

[Number23]

29. And has been since he was sworn in. No surprises here

[ejbr]

32. Cool, then those of us who are unhappy can vote our conscious

and write in someone else. Thanks!

[Beacool]

33. The difference is that under Clinton the economy was the best it had been in 40 years.

:shrug:

[shellgame26]

34. not at the begining of his term

:shrug:

[Warren Stupidity]

36. The base is the base for a reason.

Elections are lost or won by capturing the votes from the independent 'swing' voters.