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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:23 PM Original message |
Poll question: Chances that Barack Obama will serve two terms: |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Very Likely |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. I see his approval ratings following the pattern of Reagan from 1981-84 |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It's possible. Reagan certainly hit a dead stretch there in the early 80s, |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. The difference was that the economy actually got worse in Reagan's first two years. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. Dumb poll. He's been president for two months, ferchrissakes. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Addressed in summary text. |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. 2 Months folks. 2 Months. Jeesh |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. Very likely. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Several strong points. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. 3 terms! |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. Very likely but I know there will be a Nader type to split the left |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. There's a chance of that, but then again, Nader was on the ballot |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Who gives a shit? Nader's old ass may be 86'ed by then. |
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ObamaKerryDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. I voted "Very Likely". |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I'm on board with that. Definitely. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
15. Extremely likely. The odds that the economy isn't turning around by 2012 are practically zero. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I'd say the odds the economy isn't turning around by fall are pretty small, too. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
16. The 2010 election is a bigger problem. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. When my mind, such as it is, veers off into conspiracy theories, it sometimes |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Thankfully, I think the growth will be there and Repubs will get their asses handed to 'em again. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. I agree. If the economy hasn't shown real improvement by then, |
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bornskeptic (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. I'll say around 90%. |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. If President Obama turns the economy around before his first term ends, |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Do you, like many economists, believe the economy is already turning around? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Agree. If the economic news is good, the ghost of Reagan himself |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. So long as we aren't bogged down in war. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. 80% |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. Too soon to tell. |
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