Presidential Approval Rating at an All Time Low Approval Rating for Congress at 11%

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These issues and many more are weighing heavy on people's minds and they are looking for answers. In times like these the most common answer is to blame the immigrants. We saw this happen in California in 1994 when then Gov. Pete Wilson was in a tough reelection contest with Kathleen Brown. California was in a recession, crime was up and Wilson's chances for reelection were slipping. By latching on to the issue of immigration and by blaming the immigrants for our states' woes Wilson was able to deflect the issues from him and through his divisive political strategy (us against them) was able to get reelected.

Perhaps it is the Halloween season but the image that comes to mind with [Bush]'s Presidency is that of the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz where with a little water the witch's veneer of fear and authority melts away and all her minions hail Dorothy. Bush's presidency is melting and the voters are looking around for someone to bring about change.

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Presidential Approval Rating at an All Time Low Approval Rating for Congress at 11%

To most people polls don't mean a whole heck of a lot. The people who really watch polls are politicians, who only watch them so they can see how they are going to feel abou...

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