What to make of Obama’s recent rise in approval in the polls?

Richard Winchester

An interesting facet of American politics is that Barack Obama’s approval ratings have gone up recently.  Jannone attributed Obama’s rise in public approval to four factors:  (1) the current phase in his presidency – i.e., near the end of his time in office; (2) the campaign to elect his successor; (3) improved economic conditions – the price of gas is down, unemployment is down and the number of jobs is up (according to government statistics); and (4) Obama’s policy toward Cuba, which has received very positive coverage by the mainstream media (MSM)......Why should we care if Obama’s popularity is rising? Usually, the more popular a president is, the better are the chances that he will be succeeded by someone from his party. As we saw in 2000, that pattern does not always hold, but if it does in 2016, the U.S. will probably get Hillary Clinton as the next president.

If that happens, America is in more trouble than it is now.

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