Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Slip Sliding Away

Here in NJ, possibly 2nd behind Massachusetts as the bluest state in the union and with a significant African-American population, President Obama's approval ratings have slipped to 52%.

Imagine how things are going elsewhere? One indicator seems to be that the number of Republicans who were once hoping that someone (oh, Hillary!) would force a Democratic primary race to the tune of 80%, have now dropped down to 67%. Meaning: more and more Americans see Obama as beatable in the general election.

Now, we here in The Sandwich Shop are often skeptical of poll results and this time is no different. We are guessing that the 52% NJ rating represents a lot of people who are taking Obama to task for his miserable performance in the recent debt-ceiling debacle, but who, at the end of the day, would still vote for him. Especially since that 52% includes the usual number of whiners who are complaining he's not giving them as big a free lunch as they want.

But it's one thing to complain about the size of the portions. It's another to vote for someone who will close up the cafeteria. So there is still a ways to go, fortunately, there is no reason to think things will get better for the Dems any time soon.


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