"POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 BY JOHN HINDERAKER IN BARACK OBAMA, DEMOCRATS
WHO ARE THE 47 PERCENT?
The roof is pretty much falling down around President Obama’s head. Obamacare, finally rolling out and crashing on takeoff, is more unpopular than ever. The economy remains dismal, with labor force participation hitting near-record lows and young people’s job prospects in the toilet. Poverty rates are sky-high, with record numbers on food stamps. The federal government is about to run out of money again, having incurred nearly $17 trillion in debt. In foreign affairs, Obama has become a laughingstock. Today Vladimir Putin, in a brazen display of contempt, called Secretary of State John Kerry a “liar” just hours before he shook Obama’s hand upon Obama’s arrival in Russia.
After nearly five years, it is hard to see how anyone could defend Obama’s record in office. And yet, in the Rasmussen Survey, over the month of August an average of 47% of voters–there’s that number again!–said they approve of Obama’s job performance. "...
