President Obama's strategy on jobs is working — even if Americans aren’t

[babylonsister]

President Obama's strategy on jobs is working — even if Americans aren’t
By Sam Youngman - 10/19/11 05:30 AM ET

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It seems shocking that Obama the underdog is putting Republicans on defense, but that is exactly what’s happening.

In a role reversal from the beginning of the year, it is now Republicans in Congress who are clamoring for bipartisan cooperation. And if we learned anything from Obama this summer, it’s that appeals for bipartisanship are the clarion call of the party that’s back-pedaling.

While the majority of polls are still bleak for Obama, there are suddenly silver linings for the Chicago team.

An ABC/Washington Post poll this month saw Obama enjoying enormous gains across the board on the question of whether voters trust the president or Republicans in Congress more to create jobs.

In September, 37 percent of independents said Obama, while 42 percent said Republicans. A month later, the poll was much better for the president, with 44 percent saying they trust Obama more and only 31 percent favoring the GOP.

The new discipline is working with Democrats, too. After almost three years of begging Obama to drive home a consistent message on jobs, Democrats are starting to rally behind the president.


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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/obama-rerun/188343-presidents-strategy-is-working-even-if-americans-arent

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. K & R

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[uponit7771]

2. The message at least for the last month has been right on time