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Offline thundley4

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Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« on: July 28, 2011, 08:00:52 PM »
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SwampG8r   (1000+ posts)             Thu Jul-28-11 12:58 PM
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reagans question that made carter a one term president
   
to the american people on TV he asked them to ask themselves
"are you better off now than you were 4 years ago?"
we were not better off
carter had come into office at the beginnings of the 70s second recession(or the end of the first depending on who is telling the story)
despite his good intentions and his hard work the day to day opinion of americans was that he was ineffective
despite what his supporters held up as proof of his work
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1596137

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ZombieHorde   (1000+ posts)           Thu Jul-28-11 01:01 PM
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2. This should have been a poll. nt

Yes indeed. Let's see that poll!

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phantom power   (1000+ posts)             Thu Jul-28-11 01:09 PM
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Poll question: Are you better off than you were four years ago?
   
Poll result (196 votes)
I'm much worse off    (72 votes, 37%)   Vote
I'm somewhat worse off    (31 votes, 16%)   Vote
Things are roughly the same for me    (33 votes, 17%)   Vote
I'm somewhat better off    (33 votes, 17%)   Vote
I'm much better off    (27 votes, 14%)   Vote
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1596248

Only better for 31% of the DUmmies.  1/2 of those are probably lying to make Obama look better.

I'd say that Reagan's question to America about Jimmy Carter would work again.
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Offline true_blood

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Re: Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2011, 08:05:57 PM »
DUmmies actually answered that they are better off today than 4 years ago?! ZERO bongs for them.
I would believe that, but I HIGHLY doubt that that is true.
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Offline zeitgeist

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Re: Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2011, 08:11:20 PM »
  add in "It's the ecomomy stupid"  :fuelfire:
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Offline FreeBorn

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Re: Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2011, 08:14:13 PM »
Ha Ha! More and more the disillusionment is becoming more openly prevalent over there. What's Lord Skinner gonna do, tombstone the whole bloody island?  :lmao:
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Re: Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2011, 08:14:30 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on July 28, 2011, 08:00:52 PM
I'd say that Reagan's question to America about Jimmy Carter would work again.
It would for sure, if Reagan were the candidate.
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Offline I_B_Perky

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Re: Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2011, 08:16:33 PM »
Quote from: FreeBorn on July 28, 2011, 08:14:13 PM
Ha Ha! More and more the disillusionment is becoming more openly prevalent over there. What's Lord Skinner gonna do, tombstone the whole bloody island?  :lmao:

Yes. There are always more morons to fleece. The dump has stayed up far longer than I ever thought it would.
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Offline sybilll

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Re: Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2011, 01:12:18 AM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on July 28, 2011, 08:14:30 PM
It would for sure, if Reagan were the candidate.
At this point, I think that would work if a box of blueberry Pop-tarts were the candidate.  Never fear, thanks to the Tea Party, we will not run another McCain, Dole type candidate.  As a matter of fact, were it not for the Tea Party, this debt ceiling debate would have been status quo:  Preen on the C-Span cameras, make "the sky is falling" speeches, then summarily vote for a debt limit increase that included enormous tax increases.  Thanks to the Tea Party, neither deal remaining on the table contain ANY tax increases; spending cuts only.  The Overton window has been moved. 
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Offline jukin

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Re: Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2011, 09:53:54 AM »
Are you better off now than you were $6 trillion dollars in deficit spending ago?
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Re: Reagan's question that will make Obama a 1 term president.
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2011, 04:06:56 PM »
Kinda like the question, "How's that hopey changey workin' out for ya?"

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