tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1444508463616336740..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: NarrowJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-67163881688092766002010-08-09T20:52:00.936-05:002010-08-09T20:52:00.936-05:00A big initial wave of euphoria wore off soon after...A big initial wave of euphoria wore off soon after the inauguration (even before), and then there was a wave of disenchantment - moderately conservative indies, I'd guess - as the economy stayed bad and reality set in. Since then the economy has stayed bad, but Obama has only lost ground quite gradually, about a point per month.<br /><br />I also sense that the conventional wisdom has not settled on a failure narrative, at least not yet. Obama has not been Carterized.<br /><br />For Republicans the worry should be that this might be another 1982.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932015378213238346noreply@blogger.com