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09/23/2003 Archived Entry: "Today's Republican Talking Point..."
Today's Republican Talking Point...
A number of people are pointing out that at a comparable point in his first term, Ronnie Raygun had 45% approval ratings, yet went on to be re-elected by a landslide.
But Red Ink Ronnie wasn't coming off a couple of years of non-stop war at this point in his first term. And the full effects of trickle-down economics and the deficits they would inflict upon the country were not yet fully known.
Bush, on the other hand, has taken the country into two unresolved wars, turned record surpluses to record deficits, and committed himself to providing more aid to Iraq than the country he ostensibly 'leads.' This is all known at this point.
Barring an economic miracle and the unilateral disarmament and surrender of the Iraqi resistance, that 50% that Bush has today will look pretty high by the time we get into next year's election cycle. I'm betting on low 40s by that time.
Replies: 2 people speak up
god lets hope so. if bush is re elected, we can count on at least 1 or 2 supreem court justices to give in and retire in the next 4 years ( you know some of them are just waiting for bush to be out of office) and then we are really fucked
Posted by justin @ 09/23/2003 03:07 PM NY
Pollkatz has the poop on all the poll numbers. Like Shrub, RedInk Ronnie had crummy poll numbers a year or so before reelection. So, for that matter did Bill Clinton. However, using a snapshot of any time-related function is a highly misleading way of telling the future. Raygun's and Clinton's numbers track almost exactly and they were trnding upwards. Shrub's been freefalling since his war bounce with no end in sight. He could have numbers like Carter and Poppy had by the time the election rolls around.
Bush Boy is toast.
Posted by Dr. Squid @ 09/24/2003 04:53 PM NY
