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Cohn and Enten could be overhyping the results of this particular Pew poll. While it does show that Obamas approval rating among white working class voters (or white workers) fell from 35 percent last November to 26 percent in late July, a similar Pew survey only a few weeks earlier on June 12th showed 34 percent of the less than college white voters still approving of Obamas performance, a decline of only 1 percent from the 35 percent recorded by Pew last November or 2 percent from the 36 percent level of support Obama actually received in the 2012 elections. Since it seems unlikely that a full 9 percent decline in Obamas approval rating suddenly occurred in a few weeks between June and July, there is a possibility that Pews finding of such a sharp decline in the latest survey is exaggerated.
But if Pews even partially right, its still a huge problem. As Ruy Teixeira and I have argued, white working class voters still represent a very large demographic voting group, so even a three or four percent decline in their support for a Democratic candidate in the 2016 elections could easily spell the difference between victory and defeat.
full: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/08/17/2469861/obama-white-working-class/
Will history repeat itself as Bloomberg News recently found, "Among the 254 counties where food stamp recipients doubled between 2007 and 2011, Republican Mitt Romney won 213 of them in last years presidential election, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data compiled by Bloomberg."
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)It's mostly the fault of Congress of course but people have noticed that only the rich have benefitted from this so-called recovery and that the President's and the party's general policies are decidedly pro-wall street and less for Main Street. 2009 was the ultimate blown opportunity.
Even though he'll be far worse for these workers than any Democratic candidate, Chris Christie is going to swoop down and take the blue collar voters right away from us. All he has to do is get through the primary. I don't know if there is anything that can be done about it.
antiquie
(4,299 posts)A lot of workers, especially with family illnesses, were holding on to "hope" -- only to be told to hold on a year longer.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)They can vote for Hillary.
PennsylvaniaMatt
(966 posts)That don't necessarily like Obama, but will vote for Hillary.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)or vote for somebody else, and not necessarily republican.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I think she can win them over.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)you know what BOTH parties fear at this time? A voter uprising and revolt.
Take it for what is worth.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)White folks who didn't go to college are decreasing every year. Do the math.
BTW. One cannot overestimate the Importance of Obama winning last year.
markiv
(1,489 posts)'who cares what they think, they're fully marginalized, disenfranchised and being replaced by another color'
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)There is a wind that has been sown...
longship
(40,416 posts)One of the more inane memes ever created. History repeats itself unless it doesn't. The full moon means more emergency room admissions unless it doesn't.
Confirmation bias is a bitch. And it's nearly always wrong.
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)RC
(25,592 posts)That was what Obama campaigned on the first time around, Hope and Change. So it is logical that he gets the blame.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)Wait a minute...