red states rule
12-06-2011, 05:10 AM
Despite the Obama economy dragging down the country, all we hear in the liberal media is how the Rep[ublican candidates are "unelectable"
If anyone running for President is unelectable it is Obama
Who in their right mind would want MORE of the economic policies that are driving up the cost of everything and keeping people from working?
Poll finds deepening economic pessimism
<!-- Module ends: article-header--><!-- Module starts: article-subtitle (ArticleSubtitle) -->Faith in the future is very weak among Mass. residents as they remain wary about stocks and home values
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Despite improvements in the economy, Massachusetts residents hold deeply pessimistic views about the future, including a stark lack of confidence in real estate and stock markets, two traditional paths to financial security, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll.
The survey found more than a continued bleak outlook; it found a disheartened population that says it is saving less, giving less to charity, and planning to work longer, generally for one reason: lack of money.
The real estate and stock markets offer little hope, they said. Nearly two out of three surveyed say they are unsure about stocks or currently consider them a bad investment. More than half think housing prices will remain stagnant or continue to drop in the year ahead.
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http://articles.boston.com/2011-12-04/news/30474974_1_poll-stocks-unemployment-rate
and
Slice the Demographics Any Way You Want, But Obama Is In Trouble
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For present purposes, it’s the details below the top line that matter. Specifically:
· Support for Obama among young voters ages 18 to 29 has plunged to only 48 percent.
· His approval among Hispanics stands at only 51 percent.
· With the exception of voters with post-graduate degrees, Obama is under water with every educational cohort: 42 percent among those with a high school diploma or less, 41 percent among those with some college, and 41 percent for voters with BAs.
· While his approval among Democrats and liberals remains robust (79 and 71 percent, respectively), he stands at only 39 percent among Independents and 51 percent among moderates—about 10 points below what Democrats need from these two categories to win national popular vote majorities.
· While the gulf between married voters and unmarried ones persists, Obama’s approval among unmarried voters stands at only 51 percent.
Compare these numbers with the shares of the vote Obama received from these groups in November 2008:
http://www.tnr.com/sites/default/files/galston table.jpg
It’s clear that Obama’s margins are down—way down—not just among swing voters, but in the core of his coalition as well. Compounding the problem, the base’s enthusiasm and intensity have declined as well. As Gerald Seib has noted (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204753404577066250031693964.html), while Democrats won the intensity race hands-down in 2008, the reverse is the case today. In the most recent NBC/WSJ poll, 56 percent of Republicans said that they were more enthusiastic than usual, versus only 43 percent of Democrats, and 59 percent of conservatives profess to be more enthusiastic than usual, versus only 38 percent of liberals. Over the past year, every survey has found these same disparities.
http://www.tnr.com/article/the-vital-center/97938/obama-demographics-2012-latinos
If anyone running for President is unelectable it is Obama
Who in their right mind would want MORE of the economic policies that are driving up the cost of everything and keeping people from working?
Poll finds deepening economic pessimism
<!-- Module ends: article-header--><!-- Module starts: article-subtitle (ArticleSubtitle) -->Faith in the future is very weak among Mass. residents as they remain wary about stocks and home values
<!-- Module ends: article-subtitle-->
Despite improvements in the economy, Massachusetts residents hold deeply pessimistic views about the future, including a stark lack of confidence in real estate and stock markets, two traditional paths to financial security, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll.
The survey found more than a continued bleak outlook; it found a disheartened population that says it is saving less, giving less to charity, and planning to work longer, generally for one reason: lack of money.
The real estate and stock markets offer little hope, they said. Nearly two out of three surveyed say they are unsure about stocks or currently consider them a bad investment. More than half think housing prices will remain stagnant or continue to drop in the year ahead.
<!-- Module ends: article-text-1-->
http://articles.boston.com/2011-12-04/news/30474974_1_poll-stocks-unemployment-rate
and
Slice the Demographics Any Way You Want, But Obama Is In Trouble
snip
For present purposes, it’s the details below the top line that matter. Specifically:
· Support for Obama among young voters ages 18 to 29 has plunged to only 48 percent.
· His approval among Hispanics stands at only 51 percent.
· With the exception of voters with post-graduate degrees, Obama is under water with every educational cohort: 42 percent among those with a high school diploma or less, 41 percent among those with some college, and 41 percent for voters with BAs.
· While his approval among Democrats and liberals remains robust (79 and 71 percent, respectively), he stands at only 39 percent among Independents and 51 percent among moderates—about 10 points below what Democrats need from these two categories to win national popular vote majorities.
· While the gulf between married voters and unmarried ones persists, Obama’s approval among unmarried voters stands at only 51 percent.
Compare these numbers with the shares of the vote Obama received from these groups in November 2008:
http://www.tnr.com/sites/default/files/galston table.jpg
It’s clear that Obama’s margins are down—way down—not just among swing voters, but in the core of his coalition as well. Compounding the problem, the base’s enthusiasm and intensity have declined as well. As Gerald Seib has noted (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204753404577066250031693964.html), while Democrats won the intensity race hands-down in 2008, the reverse is the case today. In the most recent NBC/WSJ poll, 56 percent of Republicans said that they were more enthusiastic than usual, versus only 43 percent of Democrats, and 59 percent of conservatives profess to be more enthusiastic than usual, versus only 38 percent of liberals. Over the past year, every survey has found these same disparities.
http://www.tnr.com/article/the-vital-center/97938/obama-demographics-2012-latinos