Independent voters are the canaries in the coal mine of American politics, telling a leader whether the air is safe or starting to fill up with some toxic gases.
Bearing that in mind, President Barack Obama and his team ought to start worrying about the health of those canaries.
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Independents as the bellweather of American politics, data which have a certain relevance. However, also an excellent example of the corporate media (doesn't FOX own WSJ?) in the process of burying Obama using research data for their own ends. The problem is that the depression of 2009 has not yet become critical--only 10% are unemployed, and we still buy Wii games. What is needed is for America to fall into a situation in which 35% of the population is ill housed, ill clad, ill ... More »
The article presents an overview of a recent poll. Apparently independents, whoever they are, are unhappy because Obama has had only five months to prove that he can walk on water. It also indicates that they don't see an alternative. It would have been useful to see the actual questions used, since poll results often turn on how questions are asked.
Time elapsed is less than 10 percent of his term. There is always falloff in popularity in the few months after an election, especially if no ... More »
No one today really understands the lessons of the Great Depression. Too bad. To ignore history is to repeat it.