Can Obama Make History Again?

[PoliticAverse]

Three years ago, the state of Virginia flipped. It had voted for George W. Bush in 2004, but in 2008, it went for Barack Obama, with the help of independent voters like Emily Perri. But as Perri cast her ballot in local elections in Fairfax on Tuesday morning, she wasn't so sure she would vote for the president again.

"I'm not entirely positive, you know, another four years will help improve things or not under Obama," Perri said.

That sums up the problem for President Obama: His support among independents has collapsed; his overall approval ratings are well below those of other presidents who went on to win a second term; unemployment is expected to stay near 9 percent until Election Day in 2012; and consumer confidence is now as low as it was in 1980 and 1991 — the last two times an incumbent president lost.

Read the rest: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/08/142132553/can-obama-make-history-again

[jefferson_dem]

1. Yes we can.

Sorry.

Much to the chagrin of the author of the piece in the OP - FauxNews "analyst" Liasson.

[JoePhilly]

2. Mara is a Fox News hack ... they pay her to be their pet "liberal"

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. Oh, Mara Liasson

:rofl:

She's the reason NPR doesn't see a dime from me.

I'm perfectly happy to have her on NPR as a conservative commentator. Unfortunately, the honchos at NPR allow her to masquerade as a journalist.