"more than eight in ten Democrats saying that the president does deserve a second term"

[ProSense]

CNN on the Quinnipiac poll

Let's jump for joy at a poll two years away from the election.

:)

[bigtree]

1. right

. . . without a republican candidate or campaign to measure that support against.

[Pab Sungenis]

2. Whether he's better than the alternative

does not mean he deserves re-election.

[bigtree]

3. sez you

Besides, if you really want to debate the differences between the accomplishments of this presidency vs. the potential danger of a republican victory, I think you (and most Democrats) will find that President Obama's reelection is eminently prudent in the defense of progressive concerns and priorities.

[pnorman]

6. Then WHO do you have in mind? Russ Feingold?

n/t

[bigtree]

7. neither he, nor Dean, will challenge this president

They are experienced, dedicated Democratic pols.

"While a lot of other Democrats ran away from their support for the Recovery Act and health insurance reform, Russ Feingold didn't, he stood by those votes and President Obama's effort to do the right thing," said spokesman John Kraus in an email. "I would chalk up any Beltway chatter about Russ running against President Obama as simply Washington getting wee-wee'd up on the first day of new election cycle that is two years away."

Feingold "has no interest in challenging President Obama in 2012," Kraus said.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1110/Feingold_wont_challenge_Obama_in_12.html

[pnorman]

8. No, of course not! Nor will any other liberal.

Nor was it my intention to hold Russ Feingold up to ridicule. I admire him greatly, and was deeply grieved at his loss. But the use of his name was appropriate in my rhetorical question.

[Patsy Stone]

4. But...

This week, Obama has an 85% approval rating among liberal Democrats, and 81% among Democrats overall
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9612004

So the 8 in 10 of us who approve don't want him to run again? Gotta love polls. :)

[lumberjack_jeff]

5. A less masterful Jedi chess-player guy might be concerned. n/t

[de novo]

9. This is good news.

Democratic voters alone, though, will not do it.

[Imagevision]

10. If Obama puts this country back in decent shape in half the time Bush took to screw it up

he's alright with me. Like Bush screwed this country up in 2 years...