It should not come as a big surprise to anybody when I say that President Obama is continuing to decrease in popularity polls used to measure how Americans feel about his effectiveness as a president. With the economy in the state it was in before Obama took office, Americans expected immediate solutions. So as I said, really it’s no surprise that his popularity vote is so low. Our economy is still tanking despite the passage of the Stimulus Bill, unemployment is still in double digits, and the oil spill has only served to drop those numbers lower.
It seems, however, that despite the low poll numbers, Obama continues to push forward in his agenda. Could this mean that the Democrats will suffer the consequences from the Obama administration? Currently, the democrats have the majority in the House and the Senate, but this could be about to change come November.
The New York Times article, “Obama Pushes Agenda, Despite Political Risks,” by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, discusses why Obama must scale back in his efforts to continue passing bills that do not deal with the current important issues. The article states that Obama has done exactly what he promised to when he came into office, however, the political situations around him have changed the game. The rising unemployment rate coupled with his competence being questioned in regards to the BP oil spill, have put Conservative Americans back in the game. Obama already had to scale back on some aspects of the energy bill he is trying to pass because relations between the opposing parties are still terrible. It is believed that there is a strong possibility that the Democrats will lose control of the House, the Senate or both. If this does occur then Obama will have to refashion himself as a pragmatist who will have to compromise in exchange for smaller victories.
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