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President 2012 Poll Watch: President Obama as a Strong Leader = Not So Much
According to the latest Gallup Poll.Americans have grown increasingly less likely to view President Obama as a strong and decisive leader since he took office. Roughly half now believe this aptly describes, him compared with 60% a year ago and 73% in April 2009.
And, only 36% say Obama has a clear plan for solving America’s problems.
So, what does this mean?
Throughout this year in office, President Obama’s ratings on several dimensions, including job approval and most personal characteristics, trended downward, but have since more or less stabilized. One notable exception to that general pattern is perception of the president as a strong and decisive leader, which has continued to drop, and now only a slim majority of Americans rate him positively in this regard.
Given the timing of the two most recent ratings on Obama as a strong and decisive leader (March 2010 and 2011), it is not clear how much the recent events in the Middle East have contributed to this perception. Obama’s overall job approval rating in Gallup Daily tracking has fluctuated since mid-March, roughly coinciding with the military campaign in Libya. For the week of March 21-27, though, Obama averaged 45% approval and 47% disapproval, his worst since December.
Moreover, Obama’s ratings for handling the situations in Libya and Egypt have not been stellar but also not poor. In any case, much of the 2011 news coverage has focused on major international events and President Obama’s response to these events has been a key element of that coverage.
Politically, it means the President is vulnerable – if the Republicans can get their act together and nominate a strong leader = hello Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels or New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
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What Is at Stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election on April 5?
Mickey Kaus gives the run down as to what is at stake in the April 5 election.
In a counter-intuitive way, the RIGHT should hope for a Democratic victory and an overturning of the Wisconsin labor reforms?
Walker’s (and Kasich’s and Daniels’) anti-union reforms are having an effect nationwide, even in states where unions are strong. In Los Angeles, for example, a coalition of unions just agreed to non-trivial increases in health and pension contributions for existing workers that will save $400 million. One reason they agreed was undoubtedly the fear that anti-union fever might spread even to California. If Walker gets beaten, public employee unions all over the country will stop being so amenable. (Maybe that will be good for Republicans, in a dialectical way, because government will become more unaffordable and the “blue state model” will move closer to total bankruptcy. The contradictions will be heightened, if you will. But it will be bad for anyone who wants a working government and lower taxes.)
And, the Democrats politicizing the Wisconsin Supreme Court might actually help Scott Walker as well – giving Walker a political foil.
We will see.
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Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Prepping to Run for California Governor?
In this Jan. 11, 2011 photo, Edwin Lee, right, shake hands with Gavin Newsom, left, as Lee was named as San Francisco mayor at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted for Lee as mayor to replace Newsom, who became Calif. Lieutenant Governor
Apparently so.Less than three months on the job, and already Gavin Newsom is prepping to run for governor again.
A city insider who asked not to be named tells us the new lieutenant governor approached him at a charity fundraiser the other day with a request for help to start raising money for a renewed gubernatorial bid.
Newsom’s inability to compete with the much-better-financed Jerry Brown was one of the reasons he withdrew from last year’s Democratic race and ran instead for lieutenant governor.
Newsom has opened a re-election campaign committee for 2014 – but there’s nothing to stop him from transferring any money he might raise to an exploratory gubernatorial run.
No one from Camp Newsom wanted to comment for the record, but we’re told the lieutenant governor will support Brown for as long as he intends to be governor.
No shocker here.
I mean, California Governor Jerry Brown is OLD and on overage time, so to speak, and a POL has to be ready – and ready quick. You never know when a special election will pop up and Jerry Brown will be one term anyway.
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Day by Day March 30, 2011 – My Mother from Tokyo
Chris, now we are talking about FAMILY!After all, Zed is no longer at the bar and that was the MAIN attraction of his partner, no?
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Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 19:39
These are my links for March 29th from 19:39 to 20:01:
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 18:38 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 18:38 #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 18:25 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 18:25 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
- California’s Red Lining | The Weekly Standard – California’s Red Lining | The Weekly Standard
- Capitol Alert: Organized labor mulling its own ballot measure on taxes – Capitol Alert: Organized labor mulling its own ballot measure on taxes
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-03-30
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 18:25 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/dXZHoI #
- California’s Red Lining | The Weekly Standard http://bit.ly/htfmYz #
- Capitol Alert: Organized labor mulling its own ballot measure on taxes http://bit.ly/hwjQfx #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 18:25 http://bit.ly/hVJ0Jy #tcot #catcot #
- @JerryBrownGov Oh well, Jerry – get out the budget cutting pen – or will you wait for the unions to qualify an initiative to raise taxes? in reply to JerryBrownGov #
- California’s Red Lining – The San Diego GOP http://bit.ly/heCbm0 #
- Shocker: Organized labor mulling its own California ballot measure on taxes http://bit.ly/gzG5vU #
- Maher, Palin and Arianna http://bit.ly/hAFX95 #
- RT @RonNehring: GOP in San Diego draws national attention in Weekly Standard, "California's Red Lining" http://bit.ly/fONHbz #cagop #catcot #
- @OneFineJay OHHHH that changes everything…. in reply to OneFineJay #
- RT @AndrewBreitbart: KAUS: Hey, Arianna! Breitbart called Van Jones a 'punk.' Maher called Palin a 'cunt.' Whi… (cont) http://deck.ly/~pW0uK #
- RT @CAGOP: CRP Response to @JerryBrownGov Decision to Cancel Budget Negotiations. http://on.cagop.org/evbgjl. #
- Laughing my ass off that CA Dems are upset that GOP would not roll over 4 Jerry Brown and support tax extensions – ever hear of initiative? #
- Mo-Sen GAFFE: Sen. Claire McCaskill Now Joking About the Recession http://bit.ly/eL6Z33 #tcot #catcot #
- RT @ShaneGoldmacher: Talks between Brown, GOP break down — again."We gave it our best. We’re very disappointed. It’s done,” -Bill Emmerson #
- The Daily Extraction: Upper Right First Molar and Lower Left Second Molar http://bit.ly/eZYKTR #
- @Rubybeets It depends upon who runs – really, not to be flip but it will play out in the next few weeks in reply to Rubybeets #
- President 2012 Michigan GOP Poll Watch: Romney 26% Huckabee 20% Gingrich 15% Palin 12% http://bit.ly/fvHFMM #tcot #catcot #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 14:19 http://bit.ly/fMx7yS #tcot #catcot #
- Eric Cantor raises stakes, nixes another budget stopgap: 'Time is up' http://bit.ly/hqCLUT #
- Sen. Charles Schumer coordinates Democrat Budget Attack on GOP – Caught on Open Mic http://bit.ly/eu72ad #
- President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Mike Huckabee Continues to Lead in Positive Intensity Tracking http://bit.ly/h3FYI9 #tcot #catcot #
- RT @ppppolls: Romney's problem continues to be 'very conservative' voters- can only tie Huck with them in MI: http://tinyurl.com/4w3pejr #
- RT @ppppolls: Romney's 26% in MI down 13 pts from 39% he got in '08 primary. Huck's 20% up 4 pts from 16% in '08: http://tinyurl.com/4w3pejr #
- Bill Maher’s Misogyny Strikes Sarah Palin Again – Calls Her the C-Word http://bit.ly/hognhU #tcot #catcot #
- Dilbert March 29, 2011 – New Green Technologies http://bit.ly/h0hTpi #tcot #catcot #
- President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Sarah Palin Has Highest Negatives Among Republicans http://bit.ly/hOgNN0 #tcot #catcot #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 10:02 http://bit.ly/gWVyY7 #tcot #catcot #
- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: RomneyCare author Jonathan Gruber – Right Turn – The Washington Post http://wapo.st/hsF5ZQ #
- Jennifer Rubin: RomneyCare author Jonathan Gruber http://wapo.st/idDHGG #
- Did Welfare Reform Cause “Black Flight”? http://bit.ly/h3wkwu #
- Mitch Daniels Supportive Of Sen. Lugar GOP Challenger – Richard Mourdock http://bit.ly/eJzTAk #
- Howard Dean: Democrats Should Be 'Quietly Rooting' for Government Shutdown http://bit.ly/hAGdZ8 #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 29th on 09:39 http://bit.ly/efxCTH #tcot #catcot #
- RT @JimDeMint: No wonder we can't get the Dems to agree on a budget, they're "rooting for" a shutdown http://bit.ly/dGzSbJ #tcot #
- Video: Vermont Dentists Want to "Stop the Tooth Tax" http://bit.ly/hUvg3E #
- Colorado Man Finds Tooth in Carton of Ice Cream? http://bit.ly/hEU6E3 #
- Audio: Americans for Prosperity California Running Radio Ads to Persuade GOP State Senators to Opp… http://bit.ly/dZiNL9 #tcot #catcot #
- Video: California and the Amazon Internet Sales Tax http://bit.ly/h9qCLx #tcot #catcot #
- President 2012: Barbour and Huckabee Sitting in a Tree….K I S S I N G? http://bit.ly/h8evU0 #tcot #catcot #
- Day By Day March 29, 2011 – Revelation http://bit.ly/e1nciN #tcot #catcot #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 28th through March 29th http://bit.ly/eAUsOJ #tcot #catcot #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-03-29 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/fVnWsK #
- Day by Day March 28, 2011 – Sister Talk | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/dEujQb #
- California Republicans: State GOP trying to craft its own mail-in primary before open primary law takes effect -… http://lat.ms/h2h96v #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-03-29 http://bit.ly/iiV6Yr #tcot #catcot #
- Day by Day March 28, 2011 – Sister Talk | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/hILu4w #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 28th on 18:00 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/fFkCB1 #
- California Republicans: State GOP trying to craft its own mail-in primary before open primary law takes effect -… http://lat.ms/i2143i #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for March 28th on 18:07 http://bit.ly/i8Xfkp #tcot #catcot #
- Day by Day March 28, 2011 – Sister Talk http://bit.ly/hzPgES #tcot #catcot #
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