NEW POLLS OUT IN TIME FOR THE BUSH RECESSION-- MEET MR. 19%... AND HIS HEIR

Do we get to eat cake?

In light of the horrendous economic news today-- the admission that inflation caused by Bush's incompetent and ideological approach to the economy, is spiraling out of control, coupled with collapsing housing prices, and a Bush Recession that could lead to "the mother of all meltdowns," there are two new polls that came out worth looking at.

The first was done by the American Research Group, which has been polling Bush's job approval ratings regularly. As I've been predicting for 3 years, Bush just went under 20% overall approval: Mr. 19%. That's still better than people perceive his handling of the economy: Mr. 14%. [Keep in mind, Bush was the CEO President with the business degrees from Yale and Harvard. His heir, John McCain admits he doesn't know shit about the economy but he can hire... MBAs from Yale and Harvard.] Interestingly a full 1% of Americans feel the economy is getting better-- the same percentage who feel it is in excellent shape. 74% of Americans feel the economy is doing badly, very badly or terribly. Perhaps more important for the election coming up in November 41% of Americans report that their personal household financial situation is deteriorating 8% says their is getting better.

Rasmussen also has a poll out today.

If the Presidential election were held today, the Democratic candidate would likely win 284 Electoral Votes, the Republican candidate would likely win 216 Electoral Votes while 38 more would be in the Toss-up category.

The safe Republican states are the Old Confederacy (minus Virginia, Florida and Arkansas), plus Idaho, Utah, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Alaska, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. That's what's left of the base. In terms of the national popular vote Obama will not just bury McCain in terms of electoral votes, he will also beat him handily in the popular vote. Here's why:




UPDATE: McCAIN CLAIMS HE'S NOT BUSH'S SOCK PUPPET

He also claims Bush's biggest blunder-- wasn't how he handled Iraq or Hurricane Katrina or how he failed so dismally to protect America on 9/11 or capture bin-Laden but how he didn't veto budgets-- and these are all budgets McCain voted for!