For what it's worth

A CNN poll has a glimmer of good news for Democrats:  The name of George W. Bush produces negative reactions in people.

The implication:   It will be a good campaign tactic (as well as abundantly true) to use his name early and often in talking about how we got into this economic mess.   Here are the data:

1.  Of former living presidents, George W. Bush is the least popular (43% favorable/54% unfavorable).   In contrast are Bill Clinton (66%/31%), George H. W. Bush (59%/32%), Jimmy Carter (54%/33%).

2.  When asked if they are better off than four years ago, there was an even split between yes and no (44% and 43%).

3.  But if the question is:  "Are you better or worse off than four years ago when Bush was president," it goes up to 47% better off to 41% worse off.

So we need to keep talking about "the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy," combined with "the Bush wars in Iraq and Afghanistan" with no provision for paying for them.  And of course "the Bush recession."

The Republicans obviously understand this, because they avoid him like the plague.   Is there one single Republican politician who wants Bush to campaign for him?   No one talks about him, period.  The immediate past president?  Isn't that a bit odd?

So then we keep making the point that Romney's financial plan is to go back to the Bush policies.

Ralph