republicans the sequester and you saw the numbers reflect that go people weren t buying it. he is reverting and saying going on a charm offensive and outlying a different tact because at the end of the day, i truly think they gave him a mandate. he has not been able to fulfill it. at the same time people don t care anymore, they want it done. heather: ron, you get the final word. we only have 20 seconds left. do you think people don t like him? i the president has not been able to lead on the economy, he warned the sky was falling in the sequester, that didn t happen and he went on a permanent campaign against republicans trying to destroy them. that will make sure your poll numbers will go down and food and gas prices are going up, that won t confidence and increase likeability at all. heather: ron and julie, thanks so much.
december the president s standing has declined roughly 10 percentage points while republicans in congress have gained 4-5 percentage points. they are still below him. that is my point. bottom line, people don t like either side. republicans are pretty much rock bottom. they are slightly better than rock bottom. you would not want a republicans to have the same if you are republican you are not happy with the poll numbers. other point was essentially look his numbers are back to median they were before the election and election gives goodwill and height of the political season and that is to be expected in a town where people are fed up. heather: ron, why do you think the president s numbers are falling albeit just slightly republican numbers are rising four or 5 percentage points? i think the president promised to handle the economy before the election and after
people to be hum zblbl and single ticket in new jersey, only grand prize winner, $338 million powerball. new jersey lottery is expected to release more details about the winner tomorrow. heather: that would be nice. new concerns over the president s handling of the u.s. economy. the number crunching blog 538.com finding that he is losing his advantage over gradual republicans. what is going on? fox news contributor, julie radinsky, advisor to frank lautenberg and ron, communications director for speaker hastert. i want to bring that poll up. take a closer look at the numbers. this is across the board. the abc washington post poll,