Former Obama Deputy Campaign Manager and CNN contributor Stephanie Cutter claimed Sunday morning that the president’s support has not plummeted with Millennials in the past month.
According to a poll released last week by CNN, Obama’s approval rating dropped 17 points among Americans aged 18-29 over the past month.
“I think that is not particular to the president,” Cutter said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think that a lot of what we’re seeing in the CNN poll, and I don’t believe that there’s been a 17 point shift with youth, that’s virtually impossible, but I think there is a lot of angst against Washington.“
She might want to check out this quote by CNN Polling Director Keating Holland, who said “The drop in Obama’s support is fueled by a dramatic 17-point decline over the past month among people under 30, who, along with black Americans, had been the most loyal part of the Obama coalition.”
Cutter also grossly exaggerated the “broad support” that Americans have for the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill.
“There is broad support for this bill,” she said. “There is broad support for immigration reform, including finding a solution to the, you know, 11 million people who are illegally here.”
Not so fast. That “broad support” is actually barely a majority. According to a recent CNN poll, only 51 percent of Americans are in favor of the bill, while 45 percent of Americans oppose it. Republicans and Independents were completely split on the legislation as well.
The Gang of Eight’s bill has also been steadily losing support amongst the conservative base in the Senate, despite the fact that it is expected to pass in the chamber by a wide majority. Earlier on the show Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced that he will not support the bill in its current form because it doesn’t go far enough to secure the border. In addition, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced this week that he will only allow a vote on the Senate’s bill if the majority of Republicans in the House support it – which they currently don’t.
Watch Cutter’s remarks below.
