Age of Democratic Dominance?
EmailABC News’ Rick Klein Reports: The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll has one of those little nuggets that’s worth pausing for a second to let sink in.
According to the poll, 56 percent of Americans say they think Democrats will do a better job handling the main challenges the nation faces over the next few years. Only 23 percent say the same about Republicans.
Think about that: Well more than twice as many people are more comfortable with the Democrats in charge. If you need an exclamation point on where the parties’ brands stand these days, you have it.
Indeed, the Democratic Party has never had such a wide advantage in trust in 26 years of ABC News/Washington Post polls — "aided both by Barack Obama’s strong ratings and George W. Bush’s weak ones," per ABC Polling Director Gary Langer.
This, of course, cuts both ways: The Democrats wanted to be in power, and they’ve gotten their wish. Can these numbers retain anything like their current shape once the reality of an Obama administration confronting manifold big problems sets in?
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This is when the say: “history
will tell” applies. We have learnt in the past that Dems are very good in performing.
Posted by: FM | December 18, 2008, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
Barack Obama is Jimmy Carter re-elected. Once his economic and national security policies take hold, his ratings will plummet and Republicans will sweep back into Congress in the 2010 midterm elections, same as they did during Clinton’s first term… meaning their election will lead to improved polling and thus re-election to a 2nd term for Barack. The man is NOT ready to face the miriad challenges plaguing America right now; he is utterly unaccomplished in every possible sense. I’m hopeful that his cabinet picks will help make up for those deficiencies, but we’ll see. I’m personally expecting him to be the worst, most ineffective President in modern memory.
Posted by: Pat | December 18, 2008, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
Nothing to think about. The Republican party has been the Party of NO. Even now they say No to everything, and anything; they say NO just to say NO. They are a party of obstruction, negativity, can’t do, don’t want to, will not try, marginalized, and live in some kind of dream world devoid of reality.
Posted by: Thinking | December 18, 2008, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
Pat,
Keep dreaming.
Obama will be an outstanding President for 8 years and you will wish you could change the constitution to give him 8 more.
As I said earlier you Republicans are toast. You better start looking for your new Gingrich and Delay.
Posted by: Steve_NJ | December 18, 2008, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
Yeah Pat, you keep dreaming.
We’ve already HAD the worst, most ineffective President in modern memory – George W. Bush!!
But keep at it – whatever makes ya happy!
Posted by: Babs | December 18, 2008, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
Getting in office was the easy part.
Do what is right for the Country and the People is the difficult part.
The past 3 years the democrats have proven how they can recklessly spend money, Play havoc with the market and Play mind games with the people.
If they can keep the constitution intact, keep the Government a Democracy, Insure all the peoples Rights. Learn how to budget and stop reckless spending. They might do ok.
With the Russians on the horizon, the terroist ready and waiting. Can the Democrats Defend and Protect and keep war and terror from out soil.
God Bless America.
Posted by: seah | December 18, 2008, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
Steve NJ: I totally agree with you!
Posted by: becky (the real one) | December 18, 2008, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm
seah: Yes, they can. Why would you think they could not?
Posted by: becky (the real one) | December 18, 2008, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
Though you could do worse as a president (George W. Bush), you need to realize Barack WANTS to get re-elected. He will need to do well to accomplish that. Bush got re-elected because of all the ignorant, gun-toting, rednecks that think war is “totally awesome”. There are alot of ‘dem dar types’ in America.
Posted by: Independent Fighter | December 18, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
I love these incredibly useless polls news organization use to “create” news.
In 6 months if Obama has not shown he can walk on water…those numbers will flip.
They mean nothing now…and wont mean anything more then.
Obama is finding out what im sure he already knew….talk is cheap (well…as cheap as 750 million can be), but reality and especially political payback….thats a b!tch.
Posted by: Mike_C | December 18, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
By the way, EVERYONE..and I mean EVERYONE was saying the Democratic Party was all but dead this time of the year in 1994!….Again…these kinds of statements and poll numbers are meaningless….completely meaningless!
Posted by: Mike_C | December 18, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
Yeah,age of democratic dominance aka…age of aquarius.
Posted by: koolana | December 18, 2008, 10:30 pm 10:30 pm