President's Approval Rating Soars Amongst Self-Described "Deadbeats"

Despite a consistent trend of sliding poll numbers among "likely voters", a cautiously optimistic White House cited a new poll conducted by Rasputin that showed the president's popularity is growing amongst an emerging class of people who described themselves as "deadbeats" and/or "losers".

"This is an important demographic for us," commented Demonicrat strategist James Crassville on a Sunday morning talk show that a few of his family members may have been watching. "With unemployment making a run to 10% there is an emerging, often unaccounted for group of people who are not included in these numbers. It is people who have either given up looking for work, don't want to work, or who have never worked despite being of able mind and body. The president enjoys a commanding 98% approval rating in this group."

When asked whether this emerging demographic could be counted on coming out in the upcoming elections Crassville was guardedly optimistic. "All this Tea Party talk about accountability, responsibility and reigning in government spending has really scared this particular group of the President's supporters. They are terrified at the prospects of having to do something with their lives... much less having to go out and find a job. A group of concerned lawyers from NYU have helped them form the new "Something for Nothing" PAC. The Center for American Regress is providing financial support and get out to vote campaigns to get this thing going."

In related news... Drug addicts, convicted felons, illegal aliens, pedophiles and mouth breathers also overwhelmingly supported the President and his policies in the same Rasputin poll.