predicting. and did so without bringing republicans on board. so the republicans had some ownership of the economy. they didn t do this. this was the beginning of what we ve seen in the progression of big government steps. now looking at november, we have an election about the size and scope of government. tough democrats defending a left-leaning president in a country that s center right country. jim: of course, since the president is not running if you are upset with obama as juan says, who do you take it out on? i m not sure it s just obama. he is not on the ballot. it s about democrats. pelosi and reid are not very well-liked. the house, the senate are held in low regard any of the polls. the fact, the way it acted, it s not just that we have a bad economy, that obviously is a framework and context. it s not just that they spent all the money on the stimulus and it hasn t helped. it s the kind of arrogance and contempt shown by the democrats. look, when you have the election in
mr. unpopular. the author writes a sense of disappointment bordering on betrayal has been growing across the country especially in moderate states like indiana. where people now openly say they didn t quite understand the president they voted for in 2008. the article notes the president s gallop approval rating has dropped from a high of 68% and now hovers in the mid-40s. meaning at least one in four americans has changed his or her mind. former democratic campaign donor fred furlic in indiana is one of them saying he plans to vote republican this year, because he thinks the president is, trying to europeanize us, and the europeans are going the other way. some gun rights advocates are upset over reversal of the obama administration. last year it approved a plan by the south korean government to sell nearly a million antique m-1 rifles to gun collectors in the states. they were used by the u.s. soldiers in the korean war.
this is, after all a center right country. but the results of his policies are what has really made the difference, laura. and the unemployment rate is the key figure here. it remains persistently high. and as long as that was the case, he was destined to lose more and more public support and that s exactly what s happened. and so he is now in a situation where his policies have not really been strong enough medicine to please his left,and the right and center are alienated by their results as well. and he is in a politically, in a very bad spot, indeed. laura: i want to get to the net roots speech he gave via video in a second. but, brit, he is losing support among pretty much everyone, including some in his own party. young people are leaving him. independents in droves are leaving him. white voters. we already know that story. even latino support has eroded a little bit. so now he moves on to the net roots convention and he dresses the left wing activists who are kind of getting r
i think there is any one or two events that could happen that could change this election on a dime. i don t think republicans should get overconfident. like any election you have to work like crazy. you layout a prime strategy, i used to work for the other side. democrats understand that people mostly agree with republicans on the major issues. sean: center right country. they are always trying to make the election about the individual not the policy. they are trying to say oh you can vote republican but not for this guy. oh he s a tax cheat. oh, he exploits his workers. he doesn t pay his taxes. they are trying to differentiate themselves from the democratic party and opponents from the republican party one positively, the other negatively. the key to this election is to make clear to the american people what they already though, which is that members of congress are about as independently-minded as
i think there is any one or two events that could happen that could change this election on a dime. i don t think republicans should get overconfident. like any election you have to work like crazy. you layout a prime strategy, i used to work for the other side. democrats understand that people mostly agree with republicans on the major issues. sean: center right country. they are always trying to make the election about the individual not the policy. they are trying to say oh you can vote republican but not for this guy. oh he s a tax cheat. oh, he exploits his workers. he doesn t pay his taxes. they are trying to differentiate themselves from the democratic party and opponents from the republican party one positively, the other negatively. the key to this election is to make clear to the american people what they already though, which is that members of congress are about as independently-minded as members of the electoral