When you consider the state of our failing and slowing recovery and the cold hard fact that tens of millions of American are either out of work or have stopped looking for work, Obama’s poll numbers are defying gravity. There’s no way he should be tied with Mitt Romney. So what’s keeping Obama afloat?
A lot of pollsters and pundits and nobodies like myself think it’s two things. This isn’t a criticism and it will change as we get closer to the conventions, but we don’t really know Mr. Romney yet. The other thing is that President Obama is just so darn likable. Kind of like Cousin Eddie from the “Vacation” movies, Obama might be destructive, selfish, and not terribly bright — but you just got to like the guy.
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In polls, likability can be measured separately but also by what’s known as “favorability” and, in poll after poll, Obama’s favorability usually looks much better than his job approval ratings.
The new New York Times/CBS poll hit like a bomb — especially for a corrupt media that has spent the last few weeks attempting to aid and abet Obama by beating Romney into the ground over tax returns. You’ve also had Obama and his crew blasting Romney with words like “felon” and — at least according to a number of media fact-checkers — shamelessly lying about Romney’s business record.
