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Ari Fleischer: “If he was the political winner, then why is the generic Republican candidate beating him by eight points in the recent…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2011
If he was the political winner, then why is the generic Republican candidate beating him by eight points in the recent Gallup poll? And why is the President's job approval dropping now in several polls, including Gallup, into the low 40, low-mid 40s range?
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

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Fleischer challenges the notion that President Obama is a political winner, citing polling data that shows declining approval ratings.

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