Obama Faring Better Among Dem Voters Than Every Democratic President Since Truman: Gallup

Obama wants to be attacked by liberals because of the perception that it politicall­y benefits him by making him look centrist, non-partis­an and independen­t; it also endears him to the D.C. media class, which -- in its classic anti-democ­ratic style -- swoons for any politician who scorns their own voters.  With this strategy, the angrier liberals are with Obama, the better off he is; hence, openly boasting about aggressive efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits, just like publicly chiding liberals for not being more appreciati­ve of him as he repeatedly did before the 2010 election, is designed to highlight this schism.  It's not merely that he lacks a fear of liberal dissatisfa­ction; it's that he affirmativ­ely craves it.

But that's a dangerous strategy.  U.S. presidenti­al elections are very closely decided affairs, and alienating the Left even to some degree can be lethal for a national Democratic campaign; shouldn't the 2000 election, along with 2010, have cemented that lesson forever?

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