The Occupy Wall Street Protests that started in September 2011 & and then spread across the nation have highlighted ongoing problems of massive unemployment & income inequality in the U.S. Elected officials, various members of the news media, & even a few of my own friends have mocked this movement. I believe that it is possible to find a different story for every day of the year that answers "Why They Occupy".
Monday, February 13, 2012
Obama Has Huge Electoral Vote Advantage Despite Failures (For 2/4/12)
In spite of high unemployment, a very flawed healthcare reform bill, extending all of the Bush Tax Cuts through the end of this year, and failure to break up the Big Banks, President Obama still is likely to get re-elected this November. He has also signed bad trade deals, still has not ended all of George W. Bush's wars, expanded offshore oil drilling, and failed to reform the tax code.
Twenty states with 259 electoral votes have him currently leading the Republican candidate. Republicans have only 106 electoral votes from 15 states in good shape for November. There 173 electoral votes up for grabs. Bill Clinton had 153 votes from 14 states at the same time in 1996 and cruised to re-election. The Republicans are fielding their worst field of candidates in a long time. Approval ratings are at 35% for Mitt Romney and 30% for Rick Santorum. Only 26% of the public approves of Newt Gingrich. Stephen Colbert, as a comedian who uses his sarcasm to do great impressions of conservatives, has a 38% approval rating. Most conservatives, though, do not see how bad he makes them look. Most Occupy Wall Street protesters, on the other hand, want the GOP to realize their failings. They certainly would like to see an opposition party that challenges Obama to come up with better solutions and bolder ideas to our economic problems.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/11449339-shocker-obama-holds-huge-electoral-vote-advantage-in-statebystate-polling-
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