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To: steve harris who wrote (550035)2/14/2010 7:13:37 PM
From: Peter Dierks3 Recommendations  Respond to of 1572807
 
Most people who once supported Obama seem to regret having done so. As he gains in unpopularity his ability to destroy the nation wanes.



To: steve harris who wrote (550035)2/14/2010 7:13:44 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572807
 
Blame-Bush Tack Is Wearing Thin
FEBRUARY 12, 2010, 9:49 P.M. ET.

By GREG HITT And NAFTALI BENDAVID
WASHINGTON—Democrats are working hard these days to tell voters that the nation's economic problems were created by President George W. Bush. But that line of attack—which has buoyed the party significantly over the past four years—may be losing its edge.

In a string of recent elections, Democrats have tried to paint Republicans as Bush acolytes ready to lead a revival of his policies. One widely aired television ad in the recent Massachusetts Senate race showed a picture of Republican Scott Brown, and then shots of former President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Mr. Brown won anyway.

The results suggest voters are beginning to worry less about what Mr. Bush did, and more about what President Barack Obama will do to dig the economy out.

Indeed, most polls suggest there is little debate about which president should be blamed. In the most recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey, 65% of voters agreed Mr. Obama had inherited the nation's economic problems. But by a 49% to 43% margin, voters also said they disapprove of Mr. Obama's handling of the economy, underscoring how ...

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