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Obama's supporters turn against him
by Joseph Ernest October 25, 2010
Newscast Media -- Some may wonder why Barack Obama's supporters have turned against him and why the Democratic party has become so unpopular. The answers lie within the promises Obama made when he ran for president. He ran under the banner of hope, but his supporters feel they were given false hope.
In Texas, former mayor Bill White distanced himself from Obama because he didn't want Gov. Rick Perry to tie him to the Obama Administration policies. Obama himself admitted that he had become a liability to the Democratic party.
Obama is reported to have conceded during one lunch last week as he met with Democrats by saying, "You may not even want me to come to your district." Obama also doesn't think his administration is being enough credit for handling the economic crisis. He said, "But here's the reason: we've gone through the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. No other depression comes close. When people have gone through that much trauma, people have every right to be scared, to be angry, to be frustrated. And I don't expect the American people to be satisfied when we're only half of the way back."
Polls now suggest that Republicans lead on the generic ballot question - which party's candidates will you support for the House of Representatives - by an average of 49 to 42 per cent. In no previous election cycle since the Gallup organization started asking the question in 1942 have Republicans led by more than 4 per cent. Now in Gallup's "low turnout" likely voter model they lead by 17. Republicans seem very likely to win more - perhaps many more - than the 39 seats they need for a majority in the House and might, if they get lucky, win the 10 seats they need for a majority in the Senate.
Even White House spokesman Robert Gibbs admitted that they could lose the House of Representative to the Republicans due to voters' frustration about the economy.
Mr. Gibbs told NBC's Meet the Press, "There is no doubt there are enough seats at play that could cause Republicans to gain control, there is no doubt about that."
Should a shift like that occur, it would be difficult for Barack Obama to push through his agenda. Dick Morris takes it a step further. He contends that the GOP will win both the House and the Senate. Writing for the Hill Dick Morris said, "When Republicans are winning issues like education, healthcare and Social Security - normally solidly Democratic issues - a sweep of unimaginable proportions is in the offing."
If Dick Morris is right, then we will be seeing a repeat of what happened
during the Clinton administration in 1994 when the Republicans swept both the
House and the Senate to the surprise of the nation. With the Tea Party movement
energized, there is no telling what could happen come November.
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