*Roughly 51 percent of Americans expect President Obama to lose his 2012 re-election bid, a new CNN/ Opinion Research Corporation poll has found.
Fewer — 46 percent — said they expect the president to win re-election.
While that seems like bad news, it’s important to consider this bit of context: When the same question was asked in 1995, 65 percent of Americans expected President Bill Clinton to lose his re-election bid, and just 24 percent said he would win. Clinton, of course, went on to win a second term.
The new poll finds that 26 percent of registered voters will definitely vote for President Obama in the 2012 election, and another 23 percent will probably vote for him. Thirty-five percent said they will not vote for him, and 16 percent they will probably not.
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No matter how it plays out……HE IS already President. That cannot be taken away from him.
And I am really torn if I want to see him disrespected for another 4 years; the way the rethugs have done for the last couple of years.
He wins either way in my book!!!!!!
I feel ya, Bart… But I truly believe this is what he was born to do. He has the thick skin, the tenacity and fortitude to take on all the nasty naysayers, back-biters and haters. I will be voting for him again… I don’t see a better alternative ANYWHERE right now and I would stab myself in the gut before I EVER vote Republican.
I agree with you Mr Unapologetic69 and bart as well. Very Well Said! to you both.
Obama is the one who allows himself to be treated like that. I’m looking at the interview seeing The President of the U.S. looking like a boy trying to plead with his parent to hear his side of the argument, while O’Reilley would just dismiss him and move on to the next topic. Obama’s posture alone during the interview was demeaning to the office.
Lawrence O’Donnell noted that “The Fox host interrupted the president 42 times in the 15-minute interview.”
As Bill Maher said, “And Bill O’Reilly, who claims he’s such a patriot, how unpatriotic to treat a president that way. How does that look to other countries when you’re interrupting and belittling.”
Then the very next day, Obama did much the same by kowtowing to the Chamber of Commerce, the organization who targeted him and the Democrats with 93% of their ads. Then he had the audacity to invoke FDR for “reaching out to businesses.”
Bull shit. FDR told them that he knew that never before in our history have they (businesses) been so united against one candidate. “They are unanimous in their hate for me and I welcome their hatred.”
That’s what got business to fall in line. If Obama want to be re-elected, he needs to call out the Chamber of Commerce and the Republicans which they support for outsourcing all those jobs.
I agree with you. Obama doesn’t demand or command respect.
It’s sad. He keeps saying he has a thick skin, but when he gives interviews and speeches to me he looks defeated and submitted.
I agree also. O’ Reily was down right rude to Pres Obama he did interupt him so many times it was unreal. He rushed thru questions and hardly gave the President time to answer them. I knew he was going to do this when I heard he would be interviewing President Obama. President Obama needed to be more forceful and as you say demand the respect he deserves.
I’m torn on the subject. On one hand I agree he should be more forceful, but on the other hand everyone is watching him. They are all waiting on him to slip up and make a mistake. Believe it or not, he is representing all blacks that might run for office in the future. I don’t think it should be that way, but we all know how society works. Him losing his composure now can negatively affect how blacks are viewed in that role. He knows that.
God’s election is what counts, as we count our blessings.
kevobox43, you’re alright with me and I have no beef with you whatsoever. Your posts trip me out at times because they are WAYYY out in left field.
I like Barack Obama as a person.
I think he is extremely charismatic and inspiring.
However, I really wish he had waited, served in Hillary’s White House, and gotten some more experience.
It’s clear he’s treading water and isn’t sure how to get things accomplished. I’m kind of shocked at how impotent he is and how he’s allowed himself to be the rag doll for Republicans. He never goes balls to the wall with them and his wishy-washy, give-in style is not effective.
Even when he gives speeches now, he’s always trying to pump people up and then them what they should do instead of laying out HIS PLANS. Tired of all talk and impotent action. For real.
I don’t think Hillary is going to run in 2012, if ever again, so I’ll likely have to vote for him as I can’t think of another Democrat that would be appealing.
I’m offended by most the Repubs… so…
I think President Obama has earned a second chance
Obama is going to lose the election for one reason only. Progressives have had enough of him and his pandering to the right. Take the Patriot Act. Now who would have thought when we elected Obama, that he would be the one fighting to continue with these unconstitutional Bush tactics infringing on our rights to privacy and due process?
Nowadays, you can’t tell a Democrat from a Republican.
“Sixty-seven Democrats joined with Republican supporters to vote in favor of the extension.”
No wonder Dennis Kucinich had to praise the Tea Party for their support in helping to defeat the extension:
Rep. Dennis Kucinich: “Many members of Congress, including those supported by my friends in the Tea Party, maintain their goal is to get rid of big government, get government out of their lives. Well, how about the PATRIOT Act, which has the broadest reach and the deepest reach of government into our daily lives? Shouldn’t we be thinking about that? Some want to get government out of healthcare, some want to get government out of retirement security. How about getting government out of people’s bedrooms, out of people’s financial records, out of people’s medical records? Vote no on extending the PATRIOT Act.”
This poll is taken by whom and where?!?! LoL! I may not agree with everything President Obama does or say but he will get another term no doubt.
Unfortunately I don’t believe he’ll be re-elected either. This guy has been the best thing to happen to this country since Bill Clinton. Too large of a segment of our society seems to be gluttons for punishment so in the end we get what we ask for. They had to have Bush for 8 years and look where that landed us and then they begged for help after placing his mess on Obama who has managed this shit as best as anyone could IMO!