According to a new poll by The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C., 54 percent of likely voters believe President Barack Obama does not deserve another term based on his economic record. With rising gas prices again punishing working Americans and with fear in the air over unemployment, there is a very good chance that Obama will join Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush as one-term presidents.

And if Obama goes down, so does the liberal movement in America, which has made great strides over the past 3½ years. Consider these developments:

• Gay marriage is now accepted by most folks.