Democrats may face double digit losses in the house as Obama’s approval rating continues to fall

  Some experts are now predicting that the Democrats could face double digit losses in the house in 2010. According to the experts freshman Democrats may face an uphill battle in their re-election campaigns. These Democrats were able to ride the Obama wave into office. The conditions were right for a huge Democrat election year win and they capitalized on it.

  The problem is that many people do not pay attention to mid-term elections. Many people only vote during presidential elections. The Obama wave will not support these freshmen Democrats because people who went to the polls because they were inspired by Barack Obama probably will not go to the polls in 2010.

  This coupled with Barack Obama’s steadily falling poll numbers make the outlook for Republicans in 2010 much brighter than anyone had dared to think not too long ago. The latest Rasmussen poll of likely voters has Obama’s approval rating at 46%.

  Barack Obama’s falling poll numbers seem to coincide with the healthcare reform debate. Without the actual data we can come to two conclusions about why Obama’s numbers have come down during the debate on healthcare reform. The first position is the position that I hold; the American people do not want healthcare reform, especially reform that includes a government option. As Obama continues to promote this plan his numbers continue to fall because people are not for this idea.

  The second position is that people are upset at Obama for not already passing healthcare reform. There is probably  a group of people who wish that healthcare reform was already passed and their growing impatience has accounted for Obama’s falling poll numbers.

  As I stated above I believe that Obama’s healthcare agenda is at odds with the American people, so his numbers continue to fall as he touts this unpopular legislation.

  While the Republicans need to win back 40 seats to win back the majority in the house and that is not going to happen winning more than 10 seats would send a clear message back towards the president. 2010 is still a distant goal but the goal is getting closer everyday. Anything can happen between now and next November but one thing is for sure– growing discontent with this administration has revived the GOP hopes in the mid-term elections.