Dems Admit They're Worried About Obama's Horrid Track Record
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, February 21, 2010, 6:16 PM
Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats tripled the national deficit in one year. They will top that this year.
Obama and democrats also passed a $862 billion failed stimulus bill in 2009 and watched the unemployment rate spike to record levels.
This weekend several democratic governors confessed they are worried about Barack Obama’s awful track record.
Breitbart reported:
Democratic governors said Sunday they worry about President Barack Obama’s track record on fighting Republican political attacks and urged him to better connect with anxious voters. Some allies pleaded for a new election-year strategy focused on the economy.
“It’s got to be better thought out,” Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said. “It’s got to be more proactive.” And, he said, Democrats must hit back just as hard as they are hit by Republicans.
Eight months before the first midterm elections of Obama’s presidency, most Americans are frustrated with—even angered by—persistent unemployment and gridlock in Washington. Democrats fear voters will punish the party in power.
The titular head of his party, Obama has watched his own popularity drop over the past year. He will bear at least some responsibility for the outcome in November, and Democrats are looking to him for political fixes.
In interviews at the National Governors Association’s weekend meeting, several Democratic governors faulted the White House for losing the communications war against Republicans over what Obama has accomplished in his first year.
“We fought back only sporadically and pretty ineffectively,” Rendell said, adding that “right out of the box, we lost the spin war” on the $787 billion economic stimulus bill passed in 2009.
Several Democratic colleagues agreed, and lamented that voters thought Obama focused too much on overhauling the U.S. health care system. Others fretted that Obama may appear to be out of touch with the concerns of Americans.
“I think he’s got more work to do on that,” said Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, an Obama friend and ally.
Only 6% of Americans believe the Obama-Pelosi stimulus bill created jobs.
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Published May 23, 2012 at 11:51 pm - 69 Comments
Neo commented:
Only 6% of Americans believe the Obama-Pelosi stimulus bill created jobs.
But less than 94% of Americans watch FoxNews.
So what happened to the message when the remainder of the media are pulling for you ?
Major Kong commented:
Well by golly seems like the perfect time to push reconciliation. If this gets anymore bizarre….
aprilnovember811 commented:
These Governors, are in a fantasy world if they think this is a communications problem. We don’t need you idiots to communicate anything, we can see what your doing. You’re destroying this country, and it’s being done on purpose you moron Rendell. Barack Obama will be the demise of the Democrats, because he isn’t a Democrat he’s a MARXIST/LENINST. All the hitting back in the world isn’t going to change that ED!@&*!
John Steele commented:
Absolutely. These clowns think he is failing when he is actually accomplishing exactly what he and his cronies want to accomplish, the destruction of America.
ar05075 commented:
6% ? …Is’nt that close to the number of illegal aliens in the country?
Jim Allen commented:
Could you please provide the original source for the graph?
Thanks.
avery commented:
Agree with 4#and 6#,almost No#7but 6% seem like a low No# If they enforce the Law.They could put about everyone to work and the money go back into the economy and not south of the Border.
squeaky commented:
and from reuters – arnie duncan education czar
and the real possibility of teacher lay-offs.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61K2I520100221
bg commented:
++
they’re just playing the Overton Window
card before they RAHM bills on through..
(links @ link)
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Militant Conservative commented:
The money was about payoffs to the left’s sympathizers. Obama wants America to be laid low.
He is EVIL and must be distroyed. I care not how, the providence of GOD is upon us. The scenario that is getting ready to play out will try mens souls and honour. Most of you are not even ready, Good people, but so blind to the brutal realities of evil itself. You have become weak by believing someone else will care for you when your butt is in the sling. You have alittle time left to prepare, do so. If the lesser of the two realities happen then you’ll have food to spare to the other unfortunates. powder is dry.
Terry commented:
Progressives think you can start a fire by lighting news paper on the top of green logs. They seem to think that Marx had to be right, and they are gonna prove it!
JB2 commented:
rendell is def. in fantasy land: “We fought back only sporadically and pretty ineffectively,” Rendell said, adding that “right out of the box, we lost the spin war” on the $787 billion economic stimulus bill passed in 2009.
Rendell: You lost on the stimulus because the unemployment rate went WAy UP! your “jobs saved” stat was BS. AND anyone that can read could see the payola going to the ACORN’s of the world.
The Republicans certainly did NOT win any spin awards. They are incompetent in this area.
But the Democraps have put into place policies of failure.
Jerry M commented:
Talk about being delusional. Rendell and the other Democrat Governors had better come to grips with the reality that the more Obama tried to communicate his health care takeover and other radical policies, the less Americans liked his message. No amount of communication can offset stupid decisions like trying KSM in Manhattan or reading captured terrorists Miranda rights they do not have. Obama is easily the most dishonest President in recent history (even slick Willy looks honest by comparison) and as a result has lost most of his credibility with Americans who are paying attention. People are tired of listening to the bold face liar occupying the Oval office. They want to see results not more BS. He was a blank slate to many when he was elected but he now has a record and it isn’t pretty.
myna commented:
The people are closing in to VOTE OUT all incumbents.
Jo commented:
This economy is what dems wanted. Live with it. Obam a is FAIL!
sandy commented:
Mr. Rendell shame on you. We only have Fox News and Talk Radio while the Dems have the rest of the News Media and a Super Majority in the House and Senate. Its not the Republicans screaming about this agenda — its the American people. Perhaps the Dems should have listened to their concerns instead of calling the voters terrorists.
sandy commented:
When the Obama media calls the Republican Summit a trap and political theater — its another way of saying no one can trust anything Obama says.
sandy commented:
On Politico.com they are saying that no matter what Obama has on his plate Illegals and Unions still want their grievances heard.
Opus #6 commented:
Oh Really.
95% of the LSM isn’t enough to communicate their propaganda?
Get with the program, Dims. Americans are on to you. Obama is Toxic. Follow him off the cliff, or save yourselves.
Meryl commented:
I don’t know about other Americans, but this fool at the helm of our previously great nation has “connected” quite enough with me already. The only reason I would ever want to lay eyes on him is if he showed up on my deck with cameras in tow to try to impress this country bumpkin–because then it would be my extreme pleasure to give him 30 seconds to get his sorry person off our property. Until then, my remote prevents the necessity of my either having to see or hear ANYthing of him.
Jim commented:
Everyone should be calling their local Democrats in local offices and telling them that they will be held accountable as a party for the Obama agenda.
Vote their butts out at all levels. Make sure their party feels so much pain, so much carnage that no party ever tries this again. Make their losses to large that rank n file DEMS erradicate the marxists from their party.
eaglewingz08 commented:
I hope the democraps keep believing that the voters are angry about ‘gridlock’ rather than the leftwing democrap policies being rammed down our throats by the Obama Administration and the Congressional democrap leadership. I hope the democraps don’t realize that Americans are happy about ‘gridlock’ to the extent it has saved us from the disastrous leftwing socialist policies that Obama Administration and the Congressional democrap leadership have tried to foist upon us despite our massive protests against them.
So democraps let us know in November how your superior analysis and ear to the ground has rewarded you with governorships and house and senate seats.