reply to post by FlyersFan
38-59 among independents. Ouch. That would basically be a reversal of his win among that group in the fall. Its also roughly in line with the
numbers I've seen from both Gallup and Rasmussen. The latest number I've seen from Rasmussen was on the 10th, with Obama at 42% among
independents and with a 22-40 split in that group on strongly approve and strongly disapprove. Meanwhile,
this Gallup poll has two separate measures for
Independents; one puts him at 46, the other, 'Pure Independents', at 39. I haven't seen a detailed updated poll from either of these this
week, but regardless, its not looking good.
If they weren't concerned about it before, they'd better be now. Evidence is mounting that they're bleeding support from independents at an
alarming rate. Without them, the moderate Dems in Congress won't back his agenda and Obama himself could well be creating a big problem for himself
looking forward to 2012.
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