Even Democrats Doubt Obama Will Be Re-Elected

Only 39% of Democrats believe it is very likely Obama will be re-elected.

Via IBD:

If recent news stories are to be believed, President Obama’s reelection team thinks the prospect of this winning a second term have improved as Republican nomination battle continues and the economy shows some small signs of life.

But a new IBD/TIPP poll suggests that most people, and even most Democrats, don’t rate Obama’s chances of victory in 2012 high at all.

The national poll asked people how likely they think it is that Obama will win the November 2012 election. Only 23% said they think it’s “very likely,” with the rest offering more lukewarm assessments of his chances.

Even among Democrats, only a little more than a third (39%) believe he’s very likely to get reelected, with 46% saying he’s “somewhat” likely to do so, and 14% saying that his winning isn’t likely to happen.

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Shock Poll: Romney Statistically Tied With Obama in Connecticut!

Could the news get any worse for President Obama?

Connecticut isn't a place that would go on anybody's list of swing states but Barack Obama is in a statistical tie with Mitt Romney there, leading only 47-45.

Obama's poor showing in Connecticut is mostly a function of his own unpopularity. Despite having won it by 23 points in 2008 his approval numbers are now under water at 48/49. That represents a 17 point net shift in the wrong direction since PPP last polled the state in March- at that time Obama's approval was a positive 55/39 spread. The decline has come because he's unpopular with independents (41/53) and also because an unusually high 20% of Democrats disapprove of the job he's doing.

Romney's favorability is 41/42, not great numbers but better than he is doing in most states. In the head to head with Obama he takes independents by 12 points at 48-36 and gets crossover support from 14% of Democrats while losing just 9% of the Republican vote.

Insanity: Some Unemployed Spending Their Time Working For President Obama's Re-Election

This article could explain why President Obama is so adamant about wanting to extend unemployment benefits.

People like Christine Alonzo are keeping President Barack Obama afloat and giving his political team hope that he can win re-election despite high unemployment and sour attitudes about his policies and the country's future.

Alonzo volunteered for Obama during the 2008 campaign. A few months after Obama's victory, she lost her job. She's still looking for work. Instead of blaming Obama for the economic crisis, she's volunteering full time to help him capture a second term.

"It's tough out there," Alonzo says. But, the 43-year-old adds, "I don't think our president's had enough time to get us back to where we need to be." She still likes him even though she's not hot about the state of the country. "He's got the intelligence, the drive, to get this country back on track."

This is a factor any Republican challenger must consider: Public opinion polls routinely show that Americans like the president personally even though they don't agree with his policies, even if hurt by them.

People who have lost their jobs or homes during Obama's presidency nonetheless say they want him to succeed and, what's more, they're working to help re-elect him because of the affinity they feel for him.

The main problem with this country isn't Obama is President. The main problem is 53% of voters were foolish enough to fall for 'Hope and Change' and cast a ballot in 2008 for a man with a resume the size of a postage stamp. Many have learned a hard lesson and will undoubtedly be more careful in 2012, but some will never learn.

The Gift That Keep on Giving: Pelosi Elected to Lead House Democrats Again

Thanks House Democrats. The GOP really appreciates this. Now, we can finish the Tsunami that started this year in 2012.

CBS News reported:

Nancy Pelosi has been elected to lead House Democrats in the new Congress despite presiding over the loss of more than 60 House seats in the midterm elections.

The 70-year-old California liberal was opposed by Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina in her bid to become minority leader in the new Congress. Shuler argued that Pelosi needed to go after presiding over the loss of the chamber earlier this month.

Most Americans Would Not Vote To Re-elect Obama

A new survey by National Journal has found fifty percent of Americans have already decided they do not want to re-elect President Obama. Only 23% say they definitely want to return Obama for a second term.

From Hotline On Call:

The Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor poll shows 50% say they would probably or definitely vote for someone else. Fully 37% say they would definitely cast a ballot against Obama. Meanwhile, just 39% would vote to re-elect the pres. to a 2nd term, and only 23% say they definitely would do so. …