David Axelrod To Democrats: Chill Out (TPM)

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"David Axelrod is trying to buck up despairing Democrats, arguing that the numbers show President Obama is in better shape for re-election than he looks. Paired with Obama’s own reassurances at a fundraiser Thursday night, a clear message is emerging from the campaign: everyone chill out — I got this.

It’s not hard to see how Democrats might be down right now given that the president is at a low point in his approval ratings and the economy shows no signs of improving anytime soon. But Axelrod’s memo urges the base to look at the race in the context of Obama’s likely Republican opponents, the unpopular GOP Congress, and Democrats’ relative unity.
“Despite what you hear in elite commentary, the President’s support among base voters and in key demographic groups has stayed strong,” Axelrod writes. “According to the latest NBC-WSJ poll, Democrats approve of his performance by an 81%-14% margin. That’s stronger than President Clinton’s support among Democrats at this point in his term and, according to Gallup, stronger than any Democratic President dating back to Harry Truman through this point in their presidency. 92 percent of African Americans approve. And a PPP poll out this week showed the President winning 67 percent of Hispanics against Romney and 70 percent against Perry, a higher percentage than he captured against Senator McCain in 2008.”"

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