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60% say Obama inherited the current economic conditions
Another set of numbers from our new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll: 60 percent say President Obama inherited the current economic conditions, compared with 26 percent who blame his policies for the state of the economy.
~Do they think the economy was booming when Obama came into office? Disastrous Bush/Republican economic policies will still be affecting us 20 years from now.
It looks like the American people are giving the Pres some slack, as they should.. he inherited a mess... Also I think times have changed in the modern era.. it seems as long as people personally like the man.. they vote for him , unless something egregious is done... although i strongly disagreed with W and his policies and thought the economy wasnt great shakes. he was re-elected ....people liked him....as it looks like , hopefully Pres O will be.. so the "conventional" wisdom, of the "its the economy" looks like it is being turned on it's head.. I do remember pundits exclaiming in 04 that Bush would not get re-elected as well.. I really think this modern era is different than the last few elections before around 04... (00 doesnt count cause no real incumbent).. Also.. people like the optimism of Pres O and while they might not agree with him on everything.. they like him personally and feel like they know where he stands... Romney is like a weathhervane... Sound familiar.. people also liked Reagan's optimism and while strongly disagreeing with him, also voted for him as well....... this is an interesting election... GOBAMA 2012!!!
It looks like the American people are giving the Pres some slack, as they should.. he inherited a mess... Also I think times have changed in the modern era.. it seems as long as people personally like the man.. they vote for him , unless something egregious is done... although i strongly disagreed with W and his policies and thought the economy wasnt great shakes. he was re-elected ....people liked him....as it looks like , hopefully Pres O will be.. so the "conventional" wisdom, of the "its the economy" looks like it is being turned on it's head.. I do remember pundits exclaiming in 04 that Bush would not get re-elected as well.. I really think this modern era is different than the last few elections before around 04... (00 doesnt count cause no real incumbent).. Also.. people like the optimism of Pres O and while they might not agree with him on everything.. they like him personally and feel like they know where he stands... Romney is like a weathhervane... Sound familiar.. people also liked Reagan's optimism and while strongly disagreeing with him, also voted for him as well....... this is an interesting election... GOBAMA 2012!!!
Also.. I think i have mentioned this before.. but in some ways.. Obama is like the Dem's version of Reagan,, I don't think it will be 1984 blow-out but I think he will win.. I think the country will become a little more centered as well and the Tea-Party will lose some influenece while (hopefully) moving the GOP back towards the center of Eisenhower/and or Reagan and away from the extrenist right wing. While some of the Progessive far-left will also move more towards the center with the Tea-Party fading away ...or some in the tea-party moving towards old-GOP style centrism. I can hope so anyway!
I'm afraid you folks are saying what the Dems (Pres Obama in particular) should be saying on message in this campaign may be a bit premature. Don't forget, there's still a little more than 4 months to go before the election; give it time; the big guns WILL come out as we get closer to November, I promise you.
Can't wait to see the SCOTUS ruling on the ACA! I'm on needles and needles!
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