Imagine that. Ordinary Americans thinking they know what’s better for themselves than their political betters. Has someone informed The New York Times of this heresy?
And yes, that’s the actual Gallup Poll headline, not an Iowahawk parody of a Gallup Poll headline.
Today the Washington Post announced that it was putting money-losing news magazine Newsweek up for sale. You may remember Newsweek‘s decision a couple of years ago to remake itself as a liberal opinion magazine (something ably lampooned by the indispensable Iowahawk). Since then, Newweek has managed the amazing feat of actually losing readers faster than most legacy media.
Of course, that brings up an interesting question: Which left-wing news outlet would you most like to see go out of business first? To that end, I’ve created a poll:
Vote away, good reader, vote away!
According to Rasmussen, via Gateway Pundit.
Man, that’s got to sting. That’s what happens when you ignore mounting job losses to push expensive legislation that everyone hates.
Hey, just imagine if Obama announced that he was asking Congress to kill ObamaCare and cap-and-trade, and instead concentrate on bringing down the deficit and eliminating government disincentives to growth? Just imagine how much his poll numbers would rebound!
Nahhhhhh. That would take someone more politically savy, someone willing to turn his back on the unpopular liberal nostrums of his core supporters to save his own political skin. Someone like…Bill Clinton.
Did you ever think we’d be comparing Obama unfavorably to Clinton before the first year of his first term was even out?
And according to Gallup, only 47% still support Obama himself. (Quinnipiac puts it at 46%.)
And, to add insult to injury, 44% now say they’d prefer to have Bush 43 back as President rather than Obama.
OK, let’s start the pool: At what date do you predict a plurality of voters will say they would prefer Bush back as President rather than Obama? My completely unscientific guess is March 21, 2010.
…then right now his passer rating is a couple of points better than JaMarcus Russell.