01 Aug 14
Originally posted by KazetNagorraPolling shows the Presidents gravest weakness is his position on immigration where his disapproval approaches 70%.
Recent economic data is looking pretty bad for the GOP.
His handling or mishandling the economy is second highest in disapproval at over 60% and the number have been trending badly on both those issues.
I fail to see how any economic data is negative for the GOP, as they control only the House and have little to no power to craft or move an agenda.
01 Aug 14
Originally posted by normbenignThat control allowed them to refuse to agree to the President's budget almost to the point of putting the US into technical default on its debts. This muddies the waters somewhat regarding economic woes, they can't realistically claim any credit for success, but they can be blamed for failure.
Polling shows the Presidents gravest weakness is his position on immigration where his disapproval approaches 70%.
His handling or mishandling the economy is second highest in disapproval at over 60% and the number have been trending badly on both those issues.
I fail to see how any economic data is negative for the GOP, as they control only the House and have little to no power to craft or move an agenda.
In the UK losing control of the House of Commons basically forces a general election, the situation can't really happen. This means that it's incredibly difficult for a governing party to blame the opposition for the economy, except in its first year or so in office. Obviously though this brings its own problems, but at least we know who to blame.