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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
The only thing I was mostly pressing with my last post with those recent poll numbers, I think fairly state things. Yes there was a massive shift in favor between the parties starting in 06' and culminating in 08'. I would just ask you to honestly look at the numbers i presented.
Barack won with a shift from the center based on his claims for change. The numbers I pulled which I hope are independent as they are gallop (seriously aren't shifting me) are clearly showing a strong disapproval with how he proceeded from his election. Maybe I'm arguing semantics, or maybe I'm missing your point. But without having to link some polls, or editorials, or websites, I know that a lot of people are feeling disappointed, and more so perhaps those who get the lime light are feeling pissed off. Perhaps I should silence my opinions until the midterms so as not to agitate somebody?
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I'm not questioning the validity of the data, I'm questioning the way you've interwoven it with a fairly subjective narrative about an America that may or may not actually exist. You can't really draw the conclusions you draw from the data you presented without more data. Despite what certain folks might want you to believe, Obama's solidly centrist. There are just as many progressive reasons to dislike him as there are conservative ones (the difference between the two being that the progressive reasons are actually grounded more in reality than hyperbolic scare tactics). That doesn't mean that the country will go overwhelmingly right this November.
Besides, Obama isn't even up for election this year. Why would you expect that his poll numbers indicate anything significant about upcoming Congressional elections? You should focus on Congress' numbers, but beyond that you should focus on the numbers for individual congresspeople who are actually running for office, because while most people hate congress, far fewer people actually hate their own congressperson.