Sometime they just seem too stupid for words. Via.
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Sorry state of affairs in the Republican Party.
Our newest poll in Ohio epitomizes the current state of the Presidential race. Barack Obama’s not really all that popular. But he’s in a good position for reelection right now because the Republican field is even more unpopular. It means that Obama’s current horse race leads are tenuous if the GOP does end up with a candidate who sets the world on fire, but it’s far from inevitable that’s going to happen.
Obama’s numbers are under water in Ohio- 46% of voters approve of him to 49% who disapprove. Independents split again him by a 37/55 margin and and he’s losing the support of a lot more Democrats (19% disapprove) than he is picking up support across party lines from Republicans (only 11% approve.) Obama’s numbers in Ohio are actually a little bit worse than when we polled there in March and found him on narrowly positive ground at 47/46, suggesting that any bin Laden bounce he may have received there has quickly dissipated.
Despite his upside down approval numbers Obama leads the top three Republicans currently running or in the picture for the Presidential race by margins equal to or greater than what he won in the state against John McCain in 2008. Against Mitt Romney he’s up by 4 points at 46-42, equivalent to his victory last time around. In a match up versus Newt Gingrich his margin expands to 9 points at 49-40 and he has a 10 point edge on Sarah Palin at 50-40.
If there’s anyone who knows about negative campaigns… Via MM.
But, but, how could that be? Sec Gates worked for two years under President Bush, and we all know that GWB made courageous decisions daily! What with lite or regular Ranch dressing, whether or not to stay up for NCIS, the man had some serious decidering to do. Via Taegan-
Defense Secretary Robert Gates tells 60 Minutes that President Obama’s decision to go ahead with the operation that killed Osama bin Laden was “one of the most courageous” decisions he has ever seen a president make.
Said Gates: “Frankly, my heart was in my mouth… There was a lot of uncertainty about whether he was there. This was a very risky operation. So, I was very concerned. So was the President… I worked for a lot of these guys and this is one of the most courageous calls — decisions — that I think I’ve ever seen a president make.”
Of course President Obama is doing worse than any of them, but I found this interesting. Read the whole thing here for some thought provoking results.
West Virginia’s one of the most conservative states in the country. But even there voters don’t like any of the leading Republican candidates for President, with the exception of Mike Huckabee. It’s yet another sign that the current front runners have limited appeal and that the party might be better off with someone else emerging from the pack of currently second tier candidates as their nominee next year.
Huckabee’s favorability in the state is a 48/27 spread. But the rest of the pack all have negative favorability ratings. Mitt Romney’s at 34/37, Sarah Palin’s at 41/47, and Newt Gingrich is at 33/43.
Oh yeah, that guy has a chance of beating President Obama? Not freakin’ likely.
Gridiron Club president Susan Page announced Daniels as the Republican speaker for the March 13 event on Thursday, citing her long relationship with the possible presidential candidate.
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Clearly cognizant of Daniels’ national aspirations, Page posted on Twitter a list of Republicans who have spoken at the influential media gathering before going on to win the party’s presidential nomination. Daniels has said he won’t decide whether to launch a White House bid until after Indiana’s legislative session ends in April.
After declining invitations in 2009 and 2010 to speak at the exclusive dinner, President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation and will also for the first time since taking office. Obama last spoke at the dinner in 2006, when he was considering his own national campaign. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is also scheduled to speak.
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