From the ABC/WaPo poll: Obama v. Reagan

[ProSense]

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[DrToast]

1. It's all about the economy

Which is good news since it's improving, just as it did for Reagan.

[SpiralHawk]

2. And it's about Republicon negativity

The republicons continue to demonstrate that they are Nattering Nabobs of Negativity.

[ProSense]

3. Yup. n/t

[AspenRose]

4. I think a good portion of those independents are former republicans

who haven't abandoned all of their conservative beliefs, but can't stand the teabagging-neocon- theocracy-xenophobic-racist stuff going on in their former party.

[hileeopnyn8d]

6. See

and I think it's the opposite. I think many Republicans are now calling themselves independents because they are the "they want their country back" teabaggers. They want to be able to say they didn't support Bush on the bailouts, though truth be told - they would vote for him again in a heartbeat.

I think what you say is also true, but those Republicans became independents over 4 years ago. Then there's the libertarian leaning independents energized by Ron Paul's campaign whose heads exploded by the bank bailouts, stimulus, auto bailouts and pretty much anything on a Democratic presidential agenda - regardless of how "right-leaning" or "corporatist" some on the left say he is.

[Cosmocat]

5. Thanks for posting this ...

my gut was telling me he was tracking like Reagan ...