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Monday, September 24, 2012

2012 The Election Is Like an Impressionistic Painting

Posted by Charles Mudede on Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 7:44 AM

Obama’s approval rating is now 50 percent, according to the most recent week of Gallup tracking. At this point in 1980, Gallup pegged Carter’s approval at 37 percent.

Obama is no Carter. And we know who Romney is not like. Reagan biographer Lou Cannon:

I don’t mean any disrespect to Romney, but I think he’s run a poor campaign. You can’t say anything within this close a margin is over. I don’t do that. But he’s got a lot more to do at this point to win than Reagan had to do.

What it all comes down to:

“You have to look at it like a French impressionist painting,” said Reagan biographer Craig Shirley, an adviser to conservative causes. “If you stand way back, you say, ‘There are maybe some similarities between 1980 and 2012.’ But the closer you get to the painting the more it separates.”

Let's look at an impressionist painting:

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Pete Souza for the White House (The Official White House Photostream)

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I've seen a lot of people for months now compare this to Carter/Reagan. Mostly hopeful Republicans. It's striking me a lot more like Clinton/Dole.

Posted by GermanSausage on September 24, 2012 at 8:21 AM

I wish the president did a lot more reminding people of G.W. Bush. His absence from the Republican convention was glaring and it shows how badly they want us to forget what we'd be going back to with Rmoney.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on September 24, 2012 at 8:40 AM

What @2 said.

Who was the last republican president again? How about the second to last?

Reagan is history. Sure, we're still cleaning up his mess, but his time has long since passed. The republicans are woefully out of date.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on September 24, 2012 at 9:26 AM

I just realized the Oval Office has no computer. It's strange to see an office without a computer these days. Does he go to a seperate room to check his email?

Posted by Matt the Engineer on September 24, 2012 at 9:56 AM