[Hoot Gibson]

When a poll taken by James Carville's firm reveals that most Americans believe that "socialist" describes 0bama well, it is bad news for all Democratic candidates. 0bama has earned the "socialist" label and it is why candidates are increasingly unavailable to appear with him in their home districts.

I see Hillary Clinton's fingerprints on the poll. I don't doubt its accuracy but Carville is either working to undermine 0bama on Hillary's behalf or the Ragin' Cajun is really angry about 0bama's role in the botched Gulf clean-up. Either way, this is good news for Americans who still believe in a free market and a democratic government that requires consent of this country's citizens.

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55 Percent of Likely Voters Find ‘Socialist’ an Accurate Label of Obama?

The latest poll by Democracy Corps, the firm of James Carville and Stan Greenberg, has Republicans leading on the generic ballot among likely voters, 48 percent to 42 percent.

Deep in the poll, they ask, “Now, I am going to read you a list of words and phrases which people use to describe political figures. For each word or phrase, please tell me whether it describes Barack Obama very well, well, not too well, or not well at all.”

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When asked about “a socialist,” 33 percent of likely voters say it describes Obama “very well,” 22 percent say “well,” 15 percent say “not too well,” and 25 percent say “not well at all.”

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