Obama Does Not Always Get Good Job Ratings but His Likeability May Be the Key to a Win

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Even people who disparage Obama in polls usually like him, and that could be a key factor in November, writes Peter Beinart.

Published Jul. 13 2012 4:45AM EDT

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Back in 2004, I debated Jonah Goldberg about the presidential election. Bush will win, Jonah said, because after sniffing both of these guys for a while, Americans have simply decided they don’t like Kerry very much.

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Obama Does Not Always Get Good Job Ratings but His Likeability May Be the Key to a Win

Even people who disparage Obama in polls usually like him, and that could be a key factor in November, writes Peter Beinart.

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