New Pew Poll: Obama Liked but Bar is High

[Thrill]

The belief that Obama will have a successful first term is nearly universal among his own supporters (92%). Nearly four-in-ten of those who voted for McCain (39%) also believe that Obama will have a successful first term, while slightly more (45%) say he will be unsuccessful. After the 2004 election, far fewer supporters of John Kerry (26%) said they anticipated that Bush would have a successful second term.

http://people-press.org/report/471/high-bar-for-obama

[darkism]

1. Impossibly high, if DUers are setting the bar. n/t

[Mz Pip]

2. The bar was buried for Bush

It was hidden, out of site, no one could find it. They didn't even try.

Now the bar has been resurrected and is awaiting the next space shuttle flight where it will be put in orbit way high up there somewhere in the stratosphere.

I wonder what those who believe that Obama will be unsuccessful would even count as success. Seems like there are a lot of Republicans out there who not only don't believe he will be successful but don't want him to either. Oh, they don't come out and say it outright, but the subtext sure is obvious.

[mwei924]

3. But look how low the bar was for Bush. And he was STILL surprisingly horrible.