>>>>>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690358175013837.html
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>>>>All presidents' approval ratings fall after the initial euphoria. (And I believe Obama's were the highest yet measured). Especially if they are willing to do the unpopular, which Obama has already shown he will.
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>>>What exactly 'unpopular' you refer to?
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>>Mainly the deficit. The continued bailouts Reversing Bush's policy on stem cell research has also angered a segment of the public.
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>Let's look at this step by step. Firstly, I would take out stem sell reseacrh from the list because those angered didn't endorse Obama anyway. Do you agree?
>In regard to deficit, it is more nuanced. Could you define it in different category, i.e. not as unpopular/popular, but as good/bad? I am asking it, because your initial message created an impression that Obama did something good, but unpopular, and suffers in polls unfairly.

I can't answer that because we don't know yet whether the massive government spending is going to pull us out of this funk. I know it has been unpopular with many people (across the political spectrum) because they equate government spending with waste and handouts.

Yes, agreed about stem cell research. White evangelicals went for McCain, about the only group that did.