Kevin Drum, talking about Jon Chait, talking about Everybody. Wants. Obama. To. Stand. Up.
It’s amazing that a plurality wants Obama to confront the GOP more strongly. Want to see something even more amazing? You’re seeing non-trivial numbers of Republicans say that Obama should stand up to the Republicans.
There’s more deeper in, about a Pew survey that shows even republicans don’t like republicans, except for Romney and Perry:
Of the party’s best-known possible candidates, only Mitt Romney and Rick Perry have broad potential appeal: 54% of registered voters who have heard of Romney say there is a good chance (16%) or some chance (38%) they would vote for the former Massachusetts governor. Nearly half (47%) say there is at least some chance they would vote for Perry, though an identical percentage (47%) says there is no chance they will support Perry.
Stand up to the Rethuglicans? Shit. He is Republican, the best President Republicans could have wished for.