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Why hasn't Vetteman posted any of those "Obama's numbers are dismal" threads lately?
Weird.
Obama remains under water on the three issues most important to voters: 51 percent disapprove of his handling of the economy, 50 percent on jobs and 59 percent on government spending and the budget deficit.
But even among voters who name jobs and the economy as the issue they’re most concerned about, Obama leads his would-be Republican rivals.
Democrats say they are more likely to vote for him now than they did last year, and he maintains a huge reserve of goodwill: Three-quarters of Americans continue to like the president personally — 59 percent strongly so.
While Democrats lost women voters in the 2010 midterm election, Obama now carries them by 12 percentage points against a generic Republican. Among white women, Obama leads Romney 51 percent to 45 percent. It’s a strong base to build from, according to Lake.
“Both a combination of the president’s positives and the Republicans’ negatives have brought women back in very strong form,” said Lake.
After congressional Republicans bungled and then lost the payroll tax extension fight at the end of the year, Democrats now claim a 4-percentage-point edge on which party is best to handle taxes — traditionally a key advantage for Republicans in general elections. Democrats can also be heartened by their 9-point advantage on Social Security and Medicare and a 5-point lead on which party will better handle health care.
Lake noted that the enthusiasm gap favoring Republicans has almost disappeared, as 92 percent of Democrats approve of Obama and 72 percent say they’re likely to vote in November.
“There’s no dissension in the Democratic ranks,” she said.
Weird.
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President Barack Obama’s approval rating is 53 percent, up 9 percentage points in four months. Matched up against his Republican opponents, he leads Mitt Romney by 10 points (53-43) and Rick Santorum by 11 (53-42). Even against a generic, unnamed Republican untarnished by attacks, Obama is up 5 percentage points. In November, he was tied.Obama remains under water on the three issues most important to voters: 51 percent disapprove of his handling of the economy, 50 percent on jobs and 59 percent on government spending and the budget deficit.
But even among voters who name jobs and the economy as the issue they’re most concerned about, Obama leads his would-be Republican rivals.
Democrats say they are more likely to vote for him now than they did last year, and he maintains a huge reserve of goodwill: Three-quarters of Americans continue to like the president personally — 59 percent strongly so.
While Democrats lost women voters in the 2010 midterm election, Obama now carries them by 12 percentage points against a generic Republican. Among white women, Obama leads Romney 51 percent to 45 percent. It’s a strong base to build from, according to Lake.
“Both a combination of the president’s positives and the Republicans’ negatives have brought women back in very strong form,” said Lake.
After congressional Republicans bungled and then lost the payroll tax extension fight at the end of the year, Democrats now claim a 4-percentage-point edge on which party is best to handle taxes — traditionally a key advantage for Republicans in general elections. Democrats can also be heartened by their 9-point advantage on Social Security and Medicare and a 5-point lead on which party will better handle health care.
Lake noted that the enthusiasm gap favoring Republicans has almost disappeared, as 92 percent of Democrats approve of Obama and 72 percent say they’re likely to vote in November.
“There’s no dissension in the Democratic ranks,” she said.
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[lots of 'snips' above. Read the whole article here, where the downsides are mentioned too: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73308.html#ixzz1nbyd1bvF ]
