How did Obama turn it around?

[adiosToreador]

Originally Posted by nononsenseguy

These polls showing Obama with a big lead are designed to discourage Republicans and keep them home. They are ignoring Independents, who favor Romney by a good percentage. Further, they are using 2008 statistics, and not using any 2010, which means they are ignoring what happened in 2010 altogether.

Provide links, proof, articles, evidence, and reputable unbiased data that prove this theory of yours. Otherwise you're desperately reach and all you're getting is straws.

[asubram3]

Originally Posted by Gurbie

After the Nov 2010 Mid-term GOP landslide, President Obama looked like a long shot for reelection in 2012. But, with five weeks to go, Obama has a lead in all the polls, and has an excellent chance to win. Let's say Obama wins- how will historians say he turned things around?

I put together a chronological list of what I think we're the turning points, inflection points, game-changers, etc:

1) Jan 2011- Giffords shooting- Gave Obama chance to be "healer in chief", exposed Sarah Palin as a egotistical drama queen.

Did I leave anything out?

The first upward spike in Obama's approval ratings after the Mid-term polls was early in January 2011 for approving the tax deal in December 2010. I was out of the country from December 2010 to late January 2011, and there was a big positive trend for him during that period.