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16 years ago
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I know, I rarely have much to say on the topic of politics beyond getting infuriated at gay-bashing, bible-thumping politicians. But that's not what I'm about this time.
I saw a news article today that, after a moment of consideration, just made me want to say 'Well, DUH! What'd you expect?'
Namely, someone did a poll to see who's likely to be elected in 2012 as president. Specifically they did the poll as Barack vs. Mitt Romney. In which Mitt came out a little ahead. They did a second one with Barack vs. Palin where Barack came out ahead.
The thing is... anyone with a slight ear to the country could have probably predicted that. Think about it for a moment. Despite the fact that this recession has been looming for a while now everyone's blaming Obama for it because he happened to be in office as it got worse and it's actually in the news more now than the war, unlike previously. As such people are going to think, right now, that a new-comer must be better (grass is greener after all).
As for Palin, well lately she's been in all sorts of ethics trials and scandals and just resigned her office so people will be thinking: "Shit, if she can't handle ALASKA, how's she going to handle the other 49 too?!". So, though they may not like Obama that much they'll pick the 'lesser of two evils'.
In today's economic and political climate, I would trust a poll like that about as far as a donkey can carry an elephant. Though, I'm sure, Mitt and the republicans will be all over it if they aren't already.
P.S. Don't even start with "Palin was cleared..." I know, but since when does anyone hear anything but negatives? Same goes with Obama and the economy, there's a dozen different people with two dozen different slants on what's good/bad/pointless.
I saw a news article today that, after a moment of consideration, just made me want to say 'Well, DUH! What'd you expect?'
Namely, someone did a poll to see who's likely to be elected in 2012 as president. Specifically they did the poll as Barack vs. Mitt Romney. In which Mitt came out a little ahead. They did a second one with Barack vs. Palin where Barack came out ahead.
The thing is... anyone with a slight ear to the country could have probably predicted that. Think about it for a moment. Despite the fact that this recession has been looming for a while now everyone's blaming Obama for it because he happened to be in office as it got worse and it's actually in the news more now than the war, unlike previously. As such people are going to think, right now, that a new-comer must be better (grass is greener after all).
As for Palin, well lately she's been in all sorts of ethics trials and scandals and just resigned her office so people will be thinking: "Shit, if she can't handle ALASKA, how's she going to handle the other 49 too?!". So, though they may not like Obama that much they'll pick the 'lesser of two evils'.
In today's economic and political climate, I would trust a poll like that about as far as a donkey can carry an elephant. Though, I'm sure, Mitt and the republicans will be all over it if they aren't already.
P.S. Don't even start with "Palin was cleared..." I know, but since when does anyone hear anything but negatives? Same goes with Obama and the economy, there's a dozen different people with two dozen different slants on what's good/bad/pointless.
