Put the Revolution On Hold

Spike Trader · Mar 12, 2014

Leap , put your revolution on hold. . . for now.

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Republican David Jolly has won the special election to fill the empty congressional seat in Florida's 13th congressional district, the Associated Press reports, defeating Democratic rival Alex Sink.

The election was held Tuesday to fill the seat left vacant by longtime Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.), who died last year. The race has been considered an early test of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law as an election issue going into the 2014 midterms.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/11/florida-special-election-results_n_4937751.html

exGOPer · Mar 12, 2014

Why should a seat held by Republicans for sixty years be a test for anything?

Spike Trader · Mar 12, 2014

On the other hand. .

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A new poll shows President Barack Obama has bounced back from a career-low approval rating.

According to a Bloomberg National Poll released Tuesday, 48 percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing. The president's approval rating hit a record low of 42 percent in November. Bloomberg reports the increase of 6 percentage points is the largest positive change in Obama's career.

âThe 6-point increase in Obamaâs approval rating puts him back in the territory he typically occupies,â said Ann Selzer, founder of Selzer & Co., the Iowa-based firm that conducted the poll.

Obama's favorability rose to 49 percent, the highest it has been since June 2013. The same percentage of respondents said they had unfavorable feelings about the president.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/11/obama-approval_n_4945279.html

Tsing Tao · Mar 12, 2014

Spike Trader said:
On the other hand. .

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/11/obama-approval_n_4945279.html
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And on the other, other hand...

Obama Approval Rating Drops To Fresh Record Low

from the WSJ:

The results suggest Mr. Obama could weigh on fellow Democrats in midterm elections this fall, particularly in the conservative states that will play a large role in deciding whether his party retains its Senate majority.

Mr. Obama's job approval ticked down to 41% in March from 43% in January, marking a new low. Some 54% disapproved of the job he is doing, matching a previous high from December, when the botched rollout of his signature health law played prominently in the news. The latest survey also showed the lowest-ever approval in Journal/NBC polling for Mr. Obama's handling of foreign policy.

The findings come amid dissatisfaction with all elected leaders in Washington and low regard for the Republican Party. Roughly a quarter of those polled view the GOP positively, with 45% harboring negative views, weaker numbers than for the Democratic Party.

While fortunes could change in the months before November, Mr. Obama's power to help his party's candidates appear limited, said Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who directs the Journal/NBC poll with Democrat Fred Yang.

"The president is being taken off the field as a Democratic positive," Mr. McInturff said. "These numbers would suggest that, beyond his behind-the-scenes fundraising, it's hard to imagine the president on the road and hard to imagine where he would campaign."

Americans surveyed in the poll said they were less inclined to support a candidate if the person had been endorsed by Mr. Obama or was a "solid supporter" of his administration. Approval of Mr. Obama is particularly weak in the South and Midwest, regions where Democrats could have a tough time defending Senate seats.
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DHOHHI · Mar 12, 2014

Spike Trader said:
On the other hand. .

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A new poll shows President Barack Obama has bounced back from a career-low approval rating.

According to a Bloomberg National Poll released Tuesday, 48 percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing. The president's approval rating hit a record low of 42 percent in November. Bloomberg reports the increase of 6 percentage points is the largest positive change in Obama's career.

âThe 6-point increase in Obamaâs approval rating puts him back in the territory he typically occupies,â said Ann Selzer, founder of Selzer & Co., the Iowa-based firm that conducted the poll.

Obama's favorability rose to 49 percent, the highest it has been since June 2013. The same percentage of respondents said they had unfavorable feelings about the president.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/11/obama-approval_n_4945279.html
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The poll most likely included mainly people who get handouts paid for by working taxpayers. Naturally they'd see Odumbo in a positive light.

Tsing Tao · Mar 12, 2014

DHOHHI said:
The poll most likely included mainly people who get handouts paid for by working taxpayers. Naturally they'd see Odumbo in a positive light.
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It's rather interesting that this poll is such an outlier in all the polls taken. Check RCP average to see how much it's off.

murray t turtle · Mar 12, 2014

exGOPer said:
Why should a seat held by Republicans for sixty years be a test for anything?
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Mr.ExGoPer;
Good question;
ABC news[ i googled abc news........] had some great answer. See/google ABC news headline ''Democrats Florida Freak Out'' Subname = ''Sink Has Sunk''.

LEAPup · Mar 12, 2014

The good news is one less Nazicrat in power!