been anything but that. that is one of the reasons why his support among independents dropped from the upper 60s when he came in office, thousand to the mid-to-low 40s. that s bad news for the democrats when it comes to november. the independents not unaffiliated. they mean you are not part of the system. independents say they don t want republicans or democrats. if the republicans can get over 60% of the independent vote and they did so in 1994, 96, 98, republican have outside shot of capturing the house. independents used to be in 2006 and 2008 with the democrats. apologize for giving so much information. the democrats won independent and they won it in 1-88 2008 frank the republicans are leading. talk about the new pelosi aide leaking the fact they may go ahead and use the
that says the white house staff, they were crediting her with helping them lose weight? i don t know if you ve heard about this. she s definitely getting lots of attention. yeah. does this visibility also put her at risk of becoming more of a target? two of your points. there are several folks here at the white house who are saying they have lost weight thanks to the first lady. her let s move initiative basically they are saying is helping them out as well. but, you re right. anyone who is in the 2012 field who is in the 2012 ring won t be sort of free from attacks. but she s no stranger to this. of course, when she was campaigning during 2008, she had to deal with that sort of thing. one thing that s interesting you bring up that marist poll. 63% approval rating. her husband s approval rating in the mid to low 40s. so she is certainly a powerful political asset here. and we have seen a lot more of