HuffPost's Howard Fineman, along with MSNBC Analyst Richard Wolffe, appeared Tuesday on MSNBC's 'The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell' to discuss President Obama's low approval numbers.
O'Donnell referenced a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll that shows Obama with "the lowest approval rating of his presidency." That particular poll showed 44% approval of Obama's job performance, and 51% disapproval of his job performance.
Speaking about Obama's strategy for the 2012 election, Fineman explained that "from having talked to Democrats both in the Obama camp and outside of it, I think it's clear that one thing the President has to do politically, aside from whatever he says in his jobs speech, is begin to make the case that the Republicans are just not the alternative, that they're too scary an alternative, that they in fact represent what's wrong with life in Washington D.C. more than he does."
Fineman said that a potential "silver lining" for Obama "is in the dismal numbers for Congress, half of which is run by the Republicans, and the fact that the Republicans don't seem to have much traction at all."
As reported earlier Tuesday, an Obama aide spoke with Fineman about the President's 2012 strategy. That story can be read here.
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Well the right better enjoy the buzz and do all their high-fivin' now because as you can sense from just the last few days Pres. Obama, the Dems and unions are not gonna go quietly into the night.
The gloves are coming off and by T-giving at the latest Pres. Obama's poll numbers will have rebounded big time and the (R)s will be takin' down their "Mission Accomplished" banners. Why you ask? Because their primary objective since 2008 to defeat Pres. Obama even if it means destroying the country to do it will have come home to roost and they will be payin' the price for it....
Americans are not stupid, just slow on the up take evry now and then...
A low approval rating should translate to a violent overthrow of government. You must realize that if we aren't living well under a president's administration someone else is, and that someone is actually plural and represents the wealthy.
Added to the usual news is article after article of the Republican candidates, non-candidates, and pretend candidates attacking the President on everything.
It's impossible that this constant bombardment doesn't affect the polls.
The violent speak from Democrats, Unions, and the Right does have an audience.
One side calling the Prtesident a failure and the other side telling 'folks' to take
the sons o' b927ches down.
Great adult way of disagreeing.
Low-information Americans have a one-word vocabulary when it comes to government.
Obama.
Simple as that.
The previous administration took advantage of a bad situation and capitalized on it for their handlers through bending the truth, fear, uncertainty and doubt.
They completely changed our country.
And NOT for the better.
He knows now (it's taken him 2-1/2 years to learn) that unions either destroy a company at the end of the day or if it's the government, unions will bankrupt it. So if he truly stands with THESE working people, it only leads to problems.
Meanwhile, small business owners and non-union workers know they can take care of their own business and do not need the government to babysit their lives. This is where the vast majority of people in this country stand and 2012 will provide the answer. We have reached the point that we need an adult to manage this country and not a community organizer.
As the future of the American worker continues to denigrate toward virtual or actual slavery, I will be prepared with the world's smallest violin for all of the TPot/Faux News Entertainment worshipers who so succeeded in destroying their own interests.
And besides, do you really think they will tell the truth?
Have a great day.