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As we reported last night, 50% of Americans -- half the country -- now disapprove of the job President Obama is doing, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.
That has angered some of the president's most ardent supporters who are standing by their man, believing he is misunderstood.
But when asked what his accomplishments have been, there really is only one thing the left can point to, Obamacare.
And that might be overturned by the Supreme Court this month.
On all other fronts, the president's tenure has been mediocre at best.
The American economy is now contracting and the chaos overseas is clear to everybody except Mr. Obama, who continues to put forth that his foreign policy has gained respect for America around the world.
By the way, the president bases that statement on a Pew poll taken overseas.
But remember, the more American power declines, the more many liberal people like the USA.
They don't want us to be the lone superpower.
Now, no one likes to think the person they vote for is a failure.
When President Bush got into trouble over Iraq and the economy, many on the right continued to defend him. They were angry about all the criticism.
It's the same thing with Barack Obama. His supporters are furious that his administration is being perceived as a failure.
And then there is Hillary Clinton.
According to a new CNN poll, just 42% of American adults now believe Mrs. Clinton is trustworthy; 57% say she is not.
The poll asked another question, does Hillary Clinton care about people like you?
Finally, Hillary Clinton's support among Democrats and independents who lean that way has dropped nine points since April.
All that has infuriated Americans who want Mrs. Clinton to be the next president.
JAMES CARVILLE, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: “Do you remember Whitewater, do you remember Filegate, do you remember Travelgate, do you remember Pardongate, do you remember Benghazi? All of this is just the same cockamamie stuff that we go through.”
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JULIAN CASTRO, HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY: “What you have here with these emails is basically a witch hunt.”
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HOWARD DEAN (D), FMR VERMONT GOV.: “The media really wants to see everything, and they have this fundamental belief they should see everything, and I think Hillary decided they probably shouldn’t. And I think that’s her prerogative.”
But no amount of spin can deflect the truth. At this point, a year-and-a-half away from the presidential election, many Americans are turning away from Secretary Clinton.
Of course that might reverse itself.
When folks get angry, they often lash out and Talking Points believes the left will launch vicious attacks on whomever the Republican nominee will be.
Committed liberals are so angry right now that things are not going their way and that their standard bearers are losing respect, they are going to attack in unprecedented ways.
The smear websites are already gearing up and if the right replies in kind, the presidential race of 2016 will be the ugliest in American history.
Get ready.
And that's the memo.
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