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• Obama's Ratings Hit All-Time Low

  A new poll finds that 54 percent of people think the president faces a longer-term setback from which he's unlikely to recover.

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• President is no longer the favorite to win re-election, Democratic pollster says

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• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44401295/ns/politics/?gt1=43001

Then its time for Hillary to step up and run again.  Hillary vs. Paylin, blonde vs. brunet, tall vs. short, smart vs. dumb, neo nazi vs. socialist, both wanting power.  Completely change the U.S. House of Representative's that have been on National TV within the past 12 months.  

When accomplished, make a law that all news stations such as Fox, must be owned by U.S. Citizens, and that the military must be on full alert when the President de values the U.S. Dollar and tells UK, China, Canada, and Germany to shove the Euro and devalue the dollar more.

Outlaw all products that do not say made in USA.

Can I pull a Mobay here?::::

THE WASHINGTON POST/ABCPOLL: SUPPORT FOR OBAMA'S RECORD ON JOBS  AND THE ECONOMY PLUMMETS AMONG LIBERALS: "The Post-ABC poll found that the number of liberal  Democrats who strongly support Obama's record on jobs plunged 22 points from 53  percent last year to 31 percent. The number of African Americans who believe  the president's actions have helped the economy has dropped from 77 percent in  October to just over half of those surveyed." (Ylan Q. Mui and Jon Cohen, "More Americans Unhappy with Obama on  Economy, Jobs," The  Washington Post, 7/26/2011)

PEW POLL: YOUNG VOTERS  DESERTING OBAMA: "The most noteworthy  movement among whites has been among voters under 30, the so-called Millennial  generation. Millennials voted 66 to 32 percent for Barack Obama in 2008 and  identified as Democrats rather than Republicans by a 60 to 32 percent margin.

"But white Millennials have  been moving away from the Democrats. The Democratic edge in party  identification among white Millennials dropped from 7 points in 2008 to 3  points in 2009 to a 1-point Republican edge in 2010 and an 11-point Republican  lead in 2011." (Michael Barone,  "Under Obama Millenials Move Toward GOP," Real  Clear Politics, 7/28/2011)

FOXNEWS POLL: 49%  PLURALITY THINK OBAMA HAS MADE ECONOMY WORSE. ("Fox News Poll: More Say Obama Administration Making  Economy Worse," Fox News,  7/20/2011)

NBC NEWS/WSJ: 54 PERCENT  DISAPPROVE OF OBAMA RECORD ON JOBS. (NBC  News/Wall Street Journal Survey, July 2011)

A look at  recent economic news helps explain why. First quarter GDP growth was revised down to a miserable 0.4% with 2nd quarter growth not much better, only  6% of Americans think the economy  is "good shape," the housing market is in shambles with no "light at the end of  the tunnel," job creation is weak and no one knows when the economic misery  will end:

2nd QUARTER GDP GROWTH AT 1.3%, 1st QUARTER GROWTH REVISED DOWNWARD TO MISERABLE 0.4%: “The U.S. economy expanded at a slower pace than expected in the spring as consumers cut back on spending, while revisions showed the slowdown since the beginning of the year was much more drastic than previously thought.

“The Commerce Department Friday said gross domestic product rose at an annualized seasonally adjusted rate of 1.3% in April through June, while first-quarter growth was revised down sharply to a 0.4% rate from the earlier estimate of a 1.9% gain. A big reason behind the downward revision in first-quarter growth was that the inventory buildup by companies was less than initially estimated, while outlays by the federal government and consumers were also revised down.” (Tom Barkley and Jeff Bater, “U.S. GDP Grows Just 1.3%,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/29/2011)

BLOOMBERG CONSUMER  CONFIDENCE INDEX DIPS LOWER: ONLY 6% OF AMERICANS THINK ECONOMY IS IN  "GOOD SHAPE": "The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort  Index was minus 46.8 in the period to July 24, the lowest since May, compared  with minus 43.3 the prior week. Six percent of those surveyed said the economy  was in good shape, the fewest since April 2009." ("U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops on Concern About  Economy," Bloomberg,  7/28/2011)

FEDERAL RESERVE'S BEIGE  BOOK: ONLY ONE OUT OF 12 FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS SAW AN "UPTICK IN GROWTH": "Of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts surveyed by the  central bank, just one reported an uptick in growth." (Peter Schroeder, "Fed: Economy Growing, But Has Lost  Momentum," The  Hill, 7/27/2011)

LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS  "SOFT" IN "MOST AREAS OF THE COUNTRY": "As job growth in the U.S. has turned anemic in recent months, the Fed found  that labor market conditions remained ‘soft' in most areas of the country. Some areas  reported small gains in hiring, but only in specific sectors like advertising  and manufacturing." (Peter Schroeder,  "Fed: Economy Growing, But Has Lost Momentum," The  Hill, 7/27/2011)

STANDARD  & POOR'S: HOUSING MARKET IS IN SHAMBLES, WITH NO "LIGHT AT THE END OF THE  TUNNEL": "According to the Standard  & Poor's Case-Shiller home price index, released Tuesday, prices for  existing homes in 20 major U.S. cities fell 4.5% in May from a year earlier,  with declines stretching from coast to coast. Only Washington, D.C., saw a  year-over-year increase. Compared with April, prices in May were virtually  unchanged on a seasonally adjusted basis.

"  ‘If you're looking for the light at the end of the tunnel, we don't have it,'  said David Blitzer, chairman of S&P's index committee, ‘We all agree the  market ain't going anyplace at all.'" (Wesley Lowery, "Home Sales, Prices Reflect Malaise," Wall  Street Journal, 7/27/2011)

FOUR MAJOR COMPANIES OFFER  GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR CONSUMER SPENDING AND BUSINESS INVESTMENT. "Meanwhile, Corning and Emerson joined 3M, UPS and other major U.S. companies expressing concerns this  week about the outlook for business and consumer spending." (Scott  Stoddard, "Economic, Corporate Data Show Soft Patch Continues," Investor's  Business Daily, 7/27/2011)

CNN: ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE  AT LOWEST LEVEL IN 15 YEARS: "Americans  are more pessimistic about where the economy will be a year from now than they  have been at any time in almost the last 15 years, a new poll Monday showed.

"In all, 59 percent of those  surveyed for a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll said they expect economic  conditions in the United States to be poor a year from now, while 40 percent  expect conditions to be good. That's the highest percentage since CNN began  asking the poll question in October, 1997." (Jennifer  Epstein, "Poll: Pessimism Hits 15-Year High," Politico,  7/25/2011)

"COMPANIES ARE LAYING OFF EMPLOYEES  AT A LEVEL NOT SEEN IN NEARLY A YEAR." (Conor Dougherty,  "Layoffs Deepen Gloom," The  Wall Street Journal, 7/21/2011)

"MORE THAN ONE IN THREE" JOBLESS  AMERICANS OUT OF WORK FOR MORE THAN A YEAR IN SOME STATES. (Sara Murray, "Long-Term Unemployment, By State," The  Wall Street Journal, 7/21/2011)

President Obama  and his advisors continue to double-down with excuses defending their failed  policies. How much more must Americans suffer under Democrats' job-destroying  policies before the president takes responsibility and changes course?:

NY  TIMES: WHITE HOUSE HOPING "MAYBE IT'S NOT THE ECONOMY, STUPID": "Maybe it's not the economy, stupid.  White House officials have begun to entertain the idea that they can run for  re-election without being able to point to a strengthening economy. For one  thing, they may not have a choice." (David Leonhardt, "Negotiating Election  Headwinds," The  New York Times, 7/19/2011)

TREASURY SEC.  TIM GEITHNER SAYS "RIDICULOUS" TO COMPARE DEBT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES UNDER  OBAMA. (NBC's "Meet the Press", 7/10/2011)

WHITE HOUSE  CHIEF OF STAFF BILL DALEY SAYS THE "POLITICAL SYSTEM" IS TO BLAME FOR  WEAK ECONOMY. (Imtiyaz Delawala, "Bill Daley: President Obama Still Wants a  'Big Deal' on Deficit Reduction," ABC's "This Week", 7/10/2011)

OBAMA ADVISOR  DAVID PLOUFFE PRE-EMPTS GLOOMY JOBS REPORT, CLAIMS  "VISION" MORE IMPORTANT THAN JOBS. (Julie Mason, "Plouffe: It's About Vision,  Not Jobs," Politico, 7/8/2011)

OBAMA CLAIMED  "WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT WE'D HAVE UPS AND DOWNS." ("Remarks by the President on the Monthly Jobs Report," The White House, 7/8/2011)

AFTER HE SAID  HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ARE ALWAYS "BUMPS ON THE  ROAD." ("Remarks by the President to Chrysler Workers in Toledo, Ohio," The White House, 6/3/2011)

A PHRASE  ECHOED BY OBAMA'S TOP ECONOMIC ADVISOR: " ‘There are always bumps on the  road to recovery, but the overall trajectory of the economy has improved  dramatically over the past two years,' Goolsbee said in a statement posted  Friday to the White House blog." (Alexander Bolton, "Obama's Economic Chief  Says Job Numbers Are A Bump in the Road," The Hill, 6/3/2011

All this; and teapartydavie posts that he thinks nobama will win....