Obama Losing Key Voter Support - Black, White, Progressive

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The 2010 midterm elections are shaping up to look exactly like the midterm elections Bill Clinton ushered in after his groundswell victory after he was first elected to the White House.

Obama is losing support fromk nearly every key demographic that swept him into office.

Obama Losing Key Voter Suipport

After a summer of healthcare battles and sliding approval ratings for President Obama, the White House is facing a troubling new trend: The voters losing faith in the president are the ones he had worked hardest to attract.

New surveys show steep declines in Obama’s approval ratings among whites — including Democrats and independents — who were crucial elements of the diverse coalition that helped elect the country’s first black president.

Among white Democrats, Obama’s job approval rating has dropped 11 points since his 100-days mark in April, according to surveys by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. It has dropped by 9 points among white independents and whites over 50, and by 12 points among white women — all groups that will be targeted by both parties in next year’s midterm elections.

“While Obama has a lock on African Americans, his support among white voters seems to be almost in a free fall,” said veteran Republican pollster Neil Newhouse, according to Los Angeles Times.

It could be wrong to assume that President Obama has a “lock” on African-American votes and Progressive voters. Many have not forgotten the growing list of individuals and causes Obama has “thrown under the bus” to court Republicans and centrists, including Gay Marriage. The latest victim, Van Jones and progressive geen causes, could be seen as a wake-up call for most of Obama’s supporters. Van Jones’ ouster could be seen as evidence that President Obama does not intend to stand behind any cause used to win his election.
http://www.popdecay.com/2009/09/07/obama-losing-key-voter-support/4843

Obama Losing Black Support

It's just one state. But it’s one of the centers of African-American culture and influence in the nation. Atlanta, with nearly 6 million residents in its metro area, is home to hundreds of top black musicians and other entertainers, civil rights leaders, and business entrepreneurs. Janet Jackson, Usher, Tyler Perry, and Andrew Young are just a handful of the many big names that can be found moving about the Georgia city on a given day.

That's why I was startled when our firm, InsiderAdvantage, conducted this past week two separate surveys about various issues for corporate clients in the area. Both polls were conducted on the same night. To keep phone respondents on the line while the poll quizzed them on rather mundane subjects, they were told they'd be given a chance during the questioning to offer an opinion on the job performances of certain political leaders.

I was shocked when one survey showed President Barack Obama with a disapproval rating of 35 percent among African Americans in Georgia, while the second one had it at 38 percent. Those two results are statistically identical, as both polls had margins of error of plus or minus 4 percent.

-- more at link
http://www.newsmax.com/matt_towery/obama_atlanta_georgia/2009/08/06/244911.html

No public option and increases in US troops to Afghanistan and he's a one-termer.
 
By the way .. he's also losing the support of gays.

Obama's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Pledge Questioned By Gays

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama restated his campaign pledge to allow homosexual men and women to serve openly in the military, but many in his audience of gay activists were left wondering when he would make good on the promise.

"I will end 'don't ask-don't tell,'" Obama said Saturday night to a standing ovation from the crowd of about 3,000 at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, a gay civil rights advocacy group. He offered no timetable or specifics and he acknowledged some may be growing impatient.

"I appreciate that many of you don't believe progress has come fast enough," Obama said. "Do not doubt the direction we are heading and the destination we will reach."

A day after the president's remarks, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he expects the ban to be lifted, but he said it's critical that the administration have the support of military leaders.

A Republican on the committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, agreed with Levin that support within the military is important and said such a policy decision shouldn't be based on a "campaign pledge." Both senators appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Some gay-rights advocates said they already have heard Obama's promises and now want a timeline. Cleve Jones, a pioneer activist and creator of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, said Saturday that Obama delivered a brilliant speech, but he added "it lacked the answer to our most pressing question, which is when."

"He repeated his promises that he's made to us before, but he did not indicate when he would accomplish these goals and we've been waiting for a while now," said Jones, national co-chair of a major gay-rights rally scheduled for Sunday on the National Mall.

Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network said he was encouraged to hear Obama's pledge but added "an opportunity was missed tonight." He said his group "was disappointed the president did not lay out a timeline and specifics for repeal."

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/11/obamas-dont-ask-dont-tell_n_316658.html

Democrats ONLY win the White House when there is enthusiastic and energized support.
 
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