Popularity

As far as popularity rankings from American people, the president of the United States can be on top of the world one day and feel like he should be looking for a new job the next.

President Obama has been on top of the world with the American public and after nearly 16 months in office the tide is turning.  A recent poll shows his standing on four personal qualities has dropped and 50% of those surveyed say he does not deserve reelection. The areas that are dropping are managing the government effectively, sharing of public values,  being a strong and decisive leader and understanding problems the average American is facing today.

Twenty six percent say President Obama deserves a great deal of the blame for the nation's economic problems, compared to half that number last summer. Trends show that as the economy continues to struggle the president's popularity is going to keep dropping.

I would like to have a chat with the president personally. The first question I would ask is, "Mr. President, have the duties of serving as president of the United States been what you expected?"
Next I would ask,  "If you could start over, from inauguration day in January, 2009, are there some things you would do differently?"

Then if I got my third wish I would ask, "What do you think is going to have to happen if you intend to get elected again?"

Personally, I don't think a president can be a popular person by more than a 50% margin. There are so many people attempting to sway the president and his thinking in their direction. Health care is a perfect no win situation.

People struggling want something to happen now and if President Obama can't fix the economy soon then his job is in jeopardy. Maybe we should go back to what I have been saying for a long time a one term election for six years. That way the president can focus on the job at hand and not worry about pleasing people for the purpose of getting elected again.

If the president continues to fall in popularity we are all going to suffer. Being president of the United States is certainly no popularity contest, that's for sure. Campaign promises sound good during an election year, and voters are  good at remembering those promises.