Lack of effective communication hurting Obama

[n2doc]

Latest example:


Immigration issues hurting Obama, poll finds
The Quinnipiac University national survey also shows a strong anti-immigrant tilt, with respondents favoring an end to the constitutionally guaranteed practice of granting U.S. citizenship to children born of illegal immigrants.


By Michael Muskal
Los Angeles Times
September 13, 2010|8:42 a.m.


Reporting from Los Angeles — Immigration issues, including questions about who should have U.S. citizenship, have hurt President Obama's standing with voters, according to the latest Quinnipiac University national poll.

The poll, carried out during the first week in September, found that respondents had a strong anti-immigrant tilt, favoring, by 68% to 24%, stricter enforcement of immigration laws rather than integrating illegal immigrants into society and, by 48% to 45%, an end to the constitutionally guaranteed practice of granting U.S. citizenship to children born of illegal immigrants.

With members of Congress back in Washington for a short session before leaving to campaign, no one is expecting lawmakers to move on an issue as divisive as immigration reform. But some Republicans are pushing for congressional hearings on the birth issue, which conservatives have propelled into a campaign theme in races in which tea party movement candidates are running viable races.

Estimates vary, but there are about 4 million children of illegal immigrants who are U.S. citizens by right of birth in this country. Many are the children of settled illegal immigrants, but conservatives argue that women are sneaking into the country to give birth and gain U.S. citizenship for their children.


http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-immigration-mosque-poll-20100914,0,5931741.story

The INS, under Obama, has increased the number of illegal aliens being deported as compared to Bush, no one seems to get that message.

see
http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978394718

[spanone]

1. if we put the constitution under scrutiny of polls, we would repeal it

[n2doc]

2. Sure. But enforcement of present laws should be noted

People have the impression, fed by the RW, that Obama just has an open door policy towards illegal immigration. He Doesn't.

[babylonsister]

3. A big part of the problem is 'the media', and I'll just mention

the LA Times as one of the biggest culprits. I don't know about this person in particular, but this rag is decidedly r/w.

There are so many so-called 'journalists' who don't care about the truth, or spreading it. They seem to be much more invested in creating controversy or ignoring things entirely.

[Swamp Rat]

5. Exactly!

:thumbsup:

:hi:

[Bluenorthwest]

4. The communications people at the WH are hacks

who think the media will do their work for them, when the opposite is true. They have an in house problem, and they need to deal with it.

[customerserviceguy]

6. They know how to win an election

when you have no record to stand on, but they don't know how to win the public once you've won that election.