How did Obama turn it around? (health care, voters, Congress, Iraq)

[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.

2) May 2011- Osama bin Laden killed.

3) July-Aug 2011 - Debt Ceiling fight- GOP Congress exposed as radicals who would destroy world and US economies rather than give Obama a "win".

4) Summer 2011- Obama finally wakes up, realizes he can't make deals with GOP, starts to act like a Democrat, decides to run AGAINST the radical GOP House and filibuster-infested Senate

5) Dec 2011- Last US combat troops leave Iraq.

6) Winter 2011- One by one, top-tier Republicans decline to run for president.

7) Spring 2012- GOP presidential debates-"C" list candidates take turns making fools out of themselves.

8) June 2012- Obama exempts "Dreamers" from deportation.

9) June 2012- SCOTUS overturns most of SB1070.

10) June 2012- SCOTUS upholds Obamacare (Yay, my kid's insured! )

11) Summer 2012- GOP House and state houses alienate woman voters by boorishly attacking their health care rights

12) Summer 2012- Romney becomes presumptive GOP candidate, embarks on an inept campaign (a book in itself! )

13) Aug 2012- Party conventions, no bounce for Romney, bounce for Obama. Great speech by Bill Clinton.

14) Sept 2012- Romney "47%" tape

15) Throughout- Economy slowly coming back, voters continue to blame Bush for bad economy.

That's all I can think of, for now, pending the debates!

Did I leave anything out?

[sware2cod]

Romney's 47% comment.

[eRayP]

giving people the Obama phone

[wnewberry22]

If you are interested in a Republican's response I think the turning point in the election was us having a nominee...regardless of who it was. Democrats didn't mobilize a concerted effort to run their smear campaign until them. Once the campaign got going..."it" turned around. Despite economic opinion polls leading up to romney becoming the presumptive nominee being remarkably bad they are getting better now with seemingly no reason except the fact that Obama is up for re-election.

So that to me was the turning point. Once Romney got the nod the DNC started campaigning heavily against him which re-energized his base. Prior to the campaign really picking up almost all economic opinion indicators were bad and now the economy all of a sudden got awesome. It's obviously not true and will go back down after the zealots settle back into their parents basements, but if you are looking for the turning point...there it is.

[Dockside]

So, a couple of suspiciously weighted polls makes you think he's turned it around, eh? It's a bit early for a victory lap.

[chucksnee]

Originally Posted by Gurbie

10) June 2012- SCOTUS upholds Obamacare (Yay, my kid's insured! )

So, you are happy that you kids are still living with you? WOW...o.k.....

[MTAtech]

Originally Posted by wnewberry22

If you are interested in a Republican's response I think the turning point in the election was us having a nominee...regardless of who it was. Democrats didn't mobilize a concerted effort to run their smear campaign until them. Once the campaign got going..."it" turned around. Despite economic opinion polls leading up to romney becoming the presumptive nominee being remarkably bad they are getting better now with seemingly no reason except the fact that Obama is up for re-election.

So that to me was the turning point. Once Romney got the nod the DNC started campaigning heavily against him which re-energized his base. Prior to the campaign really picking up almost all economic opinion indicators were bad and now the economy all of a sudden got awesome. It's obviously not true and will go back down after the zealots settle back into their parents basements, but if you are looking for the turning point...there it is.

Notice the lack of responsibility in that post? It never is about a rejection of GOP ideas and proposals. Their narrative is now about how the democrats smeared their defenseless candidate -- even though Romney had a billion in campaign funds behind his message.

It is simple, voters don't want to go back to the serve the rich policies of the GOP, especially when they have no viable solutions.

[wnewberry22]

Originally Posted by chucksnee

So, you are happy that you kids are still living with you? WOW...o.k.....

Yeah...why don't you get a real job. Then your kid will have insurance without a massive middle income tax increase.

[newtoli]

Originally Posted by chucksnee

So, you are happy that you kids are still living with you? WOW...o.k.....

My brother goes to school full time and works 2 part time jobs (of course they do not offer insurance)
He lives in an apartment

He now is able to have healthcare under my Father's insurance plan.

He does not live with my father.

[Earlyretired]

Ahh I love it

Pay no attention to the disaster thats coming in October...