In yesterday's paper there was an article about President Obama's political standing. "In the latest poll, just 20% say nation is headed on the right track." The article goes on to say that voters are finding shortcomings in President Obama's economic promises, but then it begins to compare Obama's current popularity standings to that of Reagan and Clinton during their midterm setbacks, and how they were able to bounce back once election time started. It then compares George W. Bush's low popularity toward the end of his second term to Obama's, stating that Bush's popularity never bounce back.
I think this is directly tied to PR. Currently there are many people who are not happy with Obama's progress, but by comparing him to some well liked presidents such as Reagan and Clinton, Obama can be seen in the same political light as them. Then the article contrasts Obama's popularity with Bush's at them end of his term. This gives Obama the appearance of having more popularity votes than Bush, which many of us can say is a good thing.
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