^The idea that racism is going to distort Obama's numbers was disproven a year ago. Many polls, including Robo-polls showed a race that was much closer than it actually turned out to be and the concerns about racism didn't occur, in fact it was Gallup which got the race almost perfect, and they've shown Obama's approval ratings as over 50%
From the exit polls:
57 percent approve of the job Obama is doing as president; 42 percent disapprove. Christie got 88 percent of the vote of those who disapprove and 19 percent of the votes from those who approve of Obama's job.
19 percent said their vote sent a message of support to Obama; 19 percent wanted to send a message of opposition. 60 percent said Obama was not a factor in their vote for New Jersey governor.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/04/exit-poll-nj-independents-boosted-christie/
Per the exits, 60% in New Jersey and 56% in Virginia said Obama wasn't a factor in their vote. Moreover, Obama's approval in Jersey was 57%, matching the percentage he won in the state in 2008. And Obama's approval in VA was 48%, down from the 53% he won in the state in 2008
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/11/05/2120445.aspx
Not really a sign of him losing support, no here is why the Dems lost:
According to the exit polls, just 10% of the voters in Virginia were under the age of 30, down from 21% last year. What’s more, McDonnell won 18-29 year olds, 54%-44%. Also in Virginia yesterday, African Americans made up 16% of the vote, down from 20% last year. And then there’s this: 51% of yesterday’s voters in Virginia said they voted for McCain, while just 43% said they voted for Obama. Folks, Obama won this state last year by a nearly 53%-46% margin.
So there you go, it was because Dem voters stayed home, a large percentage, and it wasn't because of Obama that they stayed home, no it was because Obama wasn't running and they didn't care about the candidates the Dems fielded
Yes Obama gets higher on his personal approval than on his policies, but that's expected, people are upset about the economy and job losses, his policies won't be seen in a good light until people see their lot improving
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)
