Flight 93
When Dr Rick at the American Checkup goes into prognotication mode, he goes by Nostradumbass.
Here's what he thinks about the Flight 93 movie.
I don't know about 45%. That's pretty optimistic.
But an upswing for Bush?
I think so, and I think it will be proportional to the number of tickets sold.
Dr Rick touches on a topic I've been contemplating this week regarding this movie and its effect on popular opinion.
It's no secret that the President and his administration are politically strongest regarding their efforts on the War on Terror... with the events of 9/11 and his subsequent speechifying figuring in to that strength. That's when the President was at his best.
Considering the conventional wisdom that Santorum & Bush are 98% connected at the hip, a Bush drop (which has been happening) pulls Rick Santorum down with him. Shouldn't a Bush rise do the same with the Senator's numbers?
Top it all off with the Senator's recent efforts to secure the funding to get a Flight 93 Memorial built.
This movie probably won't change Bush haters into Bush fans, and it's certainly not going to make Santorum haters love him, but I think it will a go a way to bringing the dissatisfied conservatives back to both the President and the party, as well as a maybe luring a few of the undecideds our way as well.
The President's numbers will be helped the most, but I think it's hard to say it's not going to help Republicans in general.
For what's worth, the Santorum & Bush approval numbers generally do track. On average it would appear that the Senator's approval numbers are 7% better than the Presidents, and disapprovals are 14% better.
If Nostradumbass' prediction rings true*, the Senator will be above 50% approval.
* I have no idea of his track record, and you can always play games with numbers. This whole excercize is purely for entertainment purposes.
Here's what he thinks about the Flight 93 movie.
- Nostradumbass predicts that Flight 93, in all of its [somewhat arbitrary] glory, will not only make records at the box office but will also play a pivotal role in the reviving of the conservative party and renewed faith in the President. Nostradumbass has even been so brazen as to say that 45% would not be a far out expectation for favorable in the next week support polls.
I don't know about 45%. That's pretty optimistic.
But an upswing for Bush?
I think so, and I think it will be proportional to the number of tickets sold.
Dr Rick touches on a topic I've been contemplating this week regarding this movie and its effect on popular opinion.
It's no secret that the President and his administration are politically strongest regarding their efforts on the War on Terror... with the events of 9/11 and his subsequent speechifying figuring in to that strength. That's when the President was at his best.
Considering the conventional wisdom that Santorum & Bush are 98% connected at the hip, a Bush drop (which has been happening) pulls Rick Santorum down with him. Shouldn't a Bush rise do the same with the Senator's numbers?
Top it all off with the Senator's recent efforts to secure the funding to get a Flight 93 Memorial built.
This movie probably won't change Bush haters into Bush fans, and it's certainly not going to make Santorum haters love him, but I think it will a go a way to bringing the dissatisfied conservatives back to both the President and the party, as well as a maybe luring a few of the undecideds our way as well.
The President's numbers will be helped the most, but I think it's hard to say it's not going to help Republicans in general.
For what's worth, the Santorum & Bush approval numbers generally do track. On average it would appear that the Senator's approval numbers are 7% better than the Presidents, and disapprovals are 14% better.
If Nostradumbass' prediction rings true*, the Senator will be above 50% approval.
* I have no idea of his track record, and you can always play games with numbers. This whole excercize is purely for entertainment purposes.
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