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NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 03:55 PM Feb 2012

Good stuff on TPM - the story behind Obama's approval ratings recovery

http://media.talkingpointsmemo.com/slideshow/on-the-comeback-charting-obamas-2011?ref=fpblg

"On The Comeback: Charting Obama's 2011 Approval Rating

2011 wasn’t a tremendous year for America’s leaders — the country continued to be frustrated with an economy stuck in the mud and a Congress that didn’t seem to be functioning (even by traditional Congressional standards). President Obama was no different. The sky high approval ratings that he maintained through the first few months of his term were always going to fall — that’s just political gravity.

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Check the link for the graphical representation.
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Good stuff on TPM - the story behind Obama's approval ratings recovery (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Feb 2012 OP
Hi Craig, cally Feb 2012 #1
Hey cally! I tend to hang around in photography, cooking and gardening! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2012 #2

cally

(21,594 posts)
1. Hi Craig,
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 09:52 PM
Feb 2012

I've missed you on the boards.

Thanks for posting this. I find these types of analyses fascinating.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)
2. Hey cally! I tend to hang around in photography, cooking and gardening!
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 11:06 PM
Feb 2012

Nice to see you....thanks for your post!

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