Eight out of 10 give Obama high marks for his handling of Sandy. The fact that he has little to do with the response of course is moot.Why post this poll? Because by Tuesday, the man who is taking credit for the great response to Sandy will soon find himself “unloved”. I do not want to minimize in any way the suffering of those who are effected. It’s just the politics of it.
I suggest this will be the undoing of Obama. Most Americans are not ready to go through a tough time let alone losing their homes. This time, millions are enduring what is the unthinkable. A cold house? No electricity? Where is our Government which has always provided. The man who takes credit, will have to take the fall. Shortages will increase- food, gas, nerves will fray, portions of civil society may break down. So as much as we would like Benghazi to break through, I suggest that this is the story yet to be told. The man unwittingly set his own trap. Who is he going to blame this time? George Bush?
President Obama gets sky-high marks for his response to Hurricane Sandy, which cut a brutal path along the country’s East Coast on Monday, according to the latest release of the Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll.
Nearly eight in 10 likely voters say the president has done an “excellent” or “good” job dealing with what’s been labeled a “super storm.” Almost as many give positive reviews to the federal government’s response generally. Even two-thirds of those who support Republican Mitt Romney in next week’s presidential election say Obama is doing well in this area.
H/T:Washington Post
November 2, 2012 at 6:47 am
Even two-thirds of those who support Republican Mitt Romney in next week’s presidential election say Obama is doing well in this area.
WTH? Americans are so gullible as to succumb to BHO’s photo ops? Well, this is the result of our horrendous education system, which actually destroys the ability to reason, and the result of Newspeak media ever shilling for Obama.
PS: It occurs to me that we should consider the source of the information that Romney supporters approve of Obama’s response to Hurricane Sandy. The Washington Post! I get the WaPo delivered to my house every day, but lately I’ve been tossing the rag, unread, into the recycle bin. No bird cages to line here. Heh.
November 2, 2012 at 7:01 am
Stunning how little voters understand the process of government. But then, that is how we got Obama. A few pictures and they fall in love again. But the worm is starting to turn already. Read the drudge headlines?
November 1, 2012 at 10:49 am
Obama is the photo-op president.
November 1, 2012 at 10:51 am
That sums it up completely.
November 1, 2012 at 9:09 am
An interesting take, Bunker. One I wouldn’t have thought of. By putting himself front and center so as not to let a crisis go to waste, he will take the heat from those whose suffering is prolonged by no fault of his. Not fair, but that is how the cookie crumbles, isn’t it?
November 1, 2012 at 9:23 am
I recall enduring the carter gas lines in the ’70s. It doesn’t take much to get the public exercised. Obama is focusing his attention on NJ. Much of PA is without power in the southeastern portion. Bloomberg didn’t want him which should have been the headline.
November 1, 2012 at 8:39 am
Of course he gets sky high marks. The recovery depends not at all on his actions. All he had to do during the disaster is have picures taken of him looking concerned while talking on the phone and then drop in for a photo op visit.
He has proven quite skilled as such window dressing.
November 1, 2012 at 8:59 am
The ignorance of the public remains astonishing. Just a photo op and we will give him four more years.