John Zogby - The 'Whoa, slow it down' election

I like John Zogby. He is a political realist and a careful pollster. Below is a link to his recent post on the BBC website. He concludes:

The voters, many of whom see trillions of dollars being spent before they can see the return on their investment, will say: "Whoa. Slow it down."

They will not vote to reject the president or to reward the Republicans. They will want to repeat their message of 2008: "More problem-solving and consensus building, please."

This approach would enable Obama to achieve more and would soften the image of Republicans.

If both parties continue along current hyper-partisan path, look for a third party doing real damage to both in 2012.

If they show that they can solve problems by working together they will limit the damage.

For Obama, the best possible scenario is to have both parties chastened and running for their very lives.

BBC News - The 'Whoa, slow it down' election