Tuesday, May 10, 2011

How Big a Bump in the Polls? (Taegan Goddard's Political Wire)

Mark Blumenthal: "While the killing of al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden
lacks true historical precedent, polling following similar events suggests
that President Barack Obama will enjoy a bounce in public approval ratings in
the days and weeks ahead. However, this boost will likely yield to perceptions
of Obama's handling of the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as
more time passes."


Mark Halperin: "The polls over the next few weeks are going to be fascinating.
Comparisons to past presidents who earned military victories might not be
instructive for a variety of reasons - partisanship remains intense, and high
jobless numbers may curtail sharp spikes, let alone long term boosts. A
sizeable number of Americans are just not persuadable towards the Obama side;
now we will find out just how big that group is."


Jonathan Bernstein: "It's going to be hard to run against Obama .?.?. for the
next few weeks. Which doesn't matter much electorally, since he won't be on a
ballot for the next few weeks. After that, the most likely result is that,
assuming no other events intervene, things will return more or less to normal.
We have 50 years of ...
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