What Democrats can do about Obama

[babsbunny]

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/09/04/favoritesonsanddaughters

A Democrat argues that the party's 2012 nomination should be debated -- with all options open

From the debt ceiling fiasco to the recent rescheduling of a jobs speech at the behest of Speaker Boehner, it has not been a good summer for President Obama. Like Chinese water torture, Gallup's daily tracking poll has shown a steady and unrelenting drip of bad news. He has been in and out of the high 30s for his approval, and in the low to mid-50s for his disapproval.

George W. Bush's approval rating didn't drop this low until Katrina hit. And on the economy, 71 percent of Americans disapprove of how Obama is doing his job. Even among reliably Democratic groups -- union households, women and young people -- he's now unpopular.

No one, not even the president's defenders, expect his coming jobs speech to mean anything. When the president spoke during a recent market swoon, the market dropped another 100 points. Democrats may soon have to confront an uncomfortable truth, and ask whether Obama is a suitable choice at the top of the ticket in 2012. They may then have to ask themselves if there's any way they can push him off the top of the ticket.

[ixion]

1. k/r (rec to 0)

I know there are people who don't even want to talk about it, but it needs to be discussed nevertheless.

[DonCoquixote]

I am mad at O, but

Even if someone with the pedigree of Al Gore comes in, you know the MSM will not stop screaming at the sheep the mantra: "Get some strong and wrong, get someone strong and wrong!" If the Msm were not complicit, does anyone think Rick Perry would be the frontrunner? With all die respect, we tried this before in 2000, and anyone who says Gore would have been as bad a president as W. is made of the same weak mental material as the teabaggers. I have NO desire to repeat 2000, period!

[Divernan]

2. K&R (rec to zero)

[Hawkowl]

3. Nothing wrong with picking another

He should step down a la LBJ.

[vi5]

4. You're wrong about one thing....

"not even the presidents defenders expect his coming jobs speech to mean anything".

This may be true, but they'll never admit it. All we'll hear about is either how bold it is (from the ones with more unmitigated gall) or how "It's the best he can get through and why put his neck out for something that will never pass and he'll be called a failure?!?!".

[DirkGently]

5. One problem is that in determinedly blending policy to the right, voters may see little difference.

[dtexdem]

6. Not a whole hell of a lot.

Just ignore him as best we can.

[adhd_what_huh]

7. feckless craven Obama haters can pound sand.....just sayin'

[DirkGently]

8. "feckless & craven?" Ad hominem is a tyro's tawdry fallacious conceit. Just sayin'

[adhd_what_huh]

9. I thought I was just being rude.....but I like your comment. Very smart.

[DirkGently]

10. ...

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