CNN recently took a poll to see whether people believe that President Bush did better than President Obama in office. Obama got 47% of the vote and Bush got 45% of the vote, so it was a very, very close poll. These are pretty surprising numbers, because not too long ago it used to be a different story. This poll does not mean that Americans regret their decision of electing Obama. 50% of the voters said that they believe Obama is doing a better job than McCain would have done. However, independents largely disapprove of the job Obama is doing which is not good because he does need their votes.
Moreover, "[i]n the fight for control of Congress, 52 percent of likely voters say they would vote for the generic Republican candidate in their district if the election were held today, with 45 percent saying they would back the Democrat." The gap has been closed since last month, but it's still a large gap. A lot of blue collar white voters will be voting Republican this time around.
Another interesting gap in the CNN poll is the gender gap. More women are voting Democratic while more men will be voting Republican. There is also a gap in enthusiasm. More Republicans are "enthusiastic" or "very enthusiastic" while Democrats only moderately feel that way. I'm worried for future elections because there is doubt in my mind that Obama might not have a second term. I don't think people are giving Obama a chance because they expect everything to be fixed in an instant. Unfortunately, people are impeding his agenda.
What do you guys think will happen in the 2010 and 2012 elections? Do you think Republicans will gain the house? Will Obama still be our president or will we have a Republican this time? Why do you think the Republicans tactics to make Obama look bad working?
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Although I believe Obama is a better president than Bush, I think he doesn't give himself enough time to accomplish his over-ambitious goals. For example, before being elected president, he promised that "No family making less than $250,000 will see any form of tax increase." However, he contradicted himself, especially on February 11, 2010, when he said that he would raise taxes on the middle and lower class peoples in order to lower the budget deficit. In spite of the good-willed intentions he has as president, I just think he's trying to please too many people without being realistic with his actions.
http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/4701/long-post-complete-list-obama-statement-expiration-dates
This really isn't all that surprising, because this happens all the time, literally. In order to win the election, nominees promise all sorts of things that the then incumbent office holder has failed to do. And, sadly, the public believes them. But, then as the presidency progresses, people are angered by the fact that the president hasn't done what he has promised, in spite of the fact that there simply isn't enough time because democracy is so slow (you would think someone would make that point to actually educate the public on basic government).
So, in light of my slight rant, I believe that Obama probably is slightly better than Bush was, but not by much. He tried to separate himself from Bush during the campaign, but if presidential nominees would be realistic, then we'd all be better off and more content.
How are people so quick to forget the mess the Bush administration made of the country? I seriously hope that Obama will be reelected because it seems pretty transparent to me that the goal of Republican tactics is to block the Democrats and Obama. Republicans' immature and power-seeking ways clearly show that many of them do not have the country's best interests in mind.
Yes, Obama made some big promises, but at least he is trying to be constructive.
I found the poll that was the basis of this post:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/08/cnntime-poll-was-bush-better-president-than-obama/?iref=NS1
The ambiguity between who is a better president is quite intriguing. On one hand, Bush's low approval rating is due to his poor foreign policy and his actions that led us into this economic recession. On the other hand, Obama's low approval rating is due to his inadequacy (debatable) in dealing with the issues that Bush left behind. If Bush left the country in a better condition, Obama's approval ratings would definitely be higher.
Like Gurjote said, even though Bush and Obama are neck-in-neck in who is better, Obama still holds a strong lead over the would-be Republican president, McCain. It seems that the disapproval towards Obama translated to votes for Bush, even though they might not have thought Bush was in fact a better president.
On a related note, everyone does suspect that the Repuplicans will take a majority in the Congress.
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