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Don’t count on it.

Today Rasmussen brings word that a strong plurality of Americans think the rest of Porkulus should be cancelled since it doesn’t appear to be working.

Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans say the rest of the new government spending authorized in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan should now be canceled. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 36% disagree and 20% are not sure.

It’s nice that they are finally on board.  And with the shift in opinion Democrat approval ratings have started to shift downward.  This is an issue that Democrats can’t blame on Bush like they have everything else.  They’ve invested their reputation on this and nobody has had a bigger part.

With the economy still tanking and porkulus floundering (as if it was designed to do anything else) some have started opining that this bodes particularly horrible for Democrats in the 2010 elections.  And I’ll agree this looks bad for Democrats and public opinion is starting to show it in polls.

But let’s also not forget that 2010 is a long ways away.  The election is a full 17 months away.  A lot can happen in that time.  For one, economic downturns always have an end.  Even the Great Depression would have ended eventually without a World War.  It’s quite possible, maybe even probable, that by 2010 the economy, if not recovered, could certainly be in the process of recovering.

If the public is starting to see even the most basic signs of economic improvement, in spite of Porkulus, what’s the chance that they’ll want to change drivers?  And keep in mind Obama’s oratory abilities and skills at spinning reality to meet what the public wants to hear.

The GOP would be wise not to depend on the craptastic performance of Porkulus.  It needs to be considered that even Porkulus might not hold this economy down until after 2010.  I don’t know that, and I hope it’s the case, but either way, it’s not something one should be basing a political strategy on.