Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling

[JohnRich 4]

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Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling

"It is simply wrong for commentators to continue to focus on President Barack Obama's high levels of popularity, and to conclude that these are indicative of high levels of public confidence in the work of his administration. Indeed, a detailed look at recent survey data shows that the opposite is most likely true. The American people are coming to express increasingly significant doubts about his initiatives, and most likely support a different agenda and different policies from those that the Obama administration has advanced.

"Polling data show that Mr. Obama's approval rating is dropping and is below where George W. Bush was in an analogous period in 2001. Overall, Rasmussen Reports shows a 56%-43% approval, with a third strongly disapproving of the president's performance. This is a substantial degree of polarization so early in the administration. Mr. Obama has lost virtually all of his Republican support and a good part of his Independent support, and the trend is decidedly negative..."

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690358175013837.html

The party is over.

[pirana 0]

Speaking of the party being over; if the author of this opinion piece really thinks the 2-party system is going to end soon (as the plug for his book alludes), then his credibility is somewhere between zip and zilch.

" . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

[Capt.Slog 0]

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The party is over.

And the part you snipped says:

"Finally, what probably accounts for a good measure of the confidence and support the Obama administration has enjoyed is the fact that they are not Republicans. Virtually all Americans, more than eight in 10, blame Republicans for the current economic woes, and the only two leaders with lower approval ratings than Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and John Boehner."

[Andy9o8 2]

What choir do you think you're preaching to, John?

Per FoxNews:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/21/poll-obama-popular-jesus-gandhi-king/

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Poll: Obama More Popular Than Jesus, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
President Obama topped a new Harris interactive poll that asked 2,634 Americans who they admire enough to call a hero.

Per Gallup Poll:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/116479/Barack-Obama-Presidential-Job-Approval.aspx

Stop talking to us like we're twits. You guys are so desperate you make yourselves look silly.

[rehmwa 2]

Well, with the way we vote in Minnesota, his numbers are falling:

from 107% just prior to the election
Down to about 80%


of course, at least he's not the last guy

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[mnealtx 0]

From your own link:

2009 Jan 21-25 Approve 67 Disapprove 13 No opinion 22

2009 Mar 2-8 Approve 62 Disapprove 27 No opinion 12

Looks like lower numbers to me...

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[kelpdiver 2]

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Story:

Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690358175013837.html

The party is over.

Actually, this wasn't a story, this was from the opinion page, John.

[jerryzflies 0]

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From your own link:

2009 Jan 21-25 Approve 67 Disapprove 13 No opinion 22

2009 Mar 2-8 Approve 62 Disapprove 27 No opinion 12

Looks like lower numbers to me...

Reverse them and you get Bush's numbers at the end of his term

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

[mnealtx 0]

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From your own link:

2009 Jan 21-25 Approve 67 Disapprove 13 No opinion 22

2009 Mar 2-8 Approve 62 Disapprove 27 No opinion 12

Looks like lower numbers to me...

Reverse them and you get Bush's numbers at the end of his term

And they were STILL higher than the numbers for the Dem Congress... you have a point in here somewhere, other than just saying how incredible hopey-changey is after 6 weeks on the job, right?

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[goofyjumper 0]

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What choir do you think you're preaching to, John?

Per FoxNews:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/21/poll-obama-popular-jesus-gandhi-king/

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Poll: Obama More Popular Than Jesus, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
President Obama topped a new Harris interactive poll that asked 2,634 Americans who they admire enough to call a hero.

Per Gallup Poll:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/116479/Barack-Obama-Presidential-Job-Approval.aspx

Stop talking to us like we're twits. You guys are so desperate you make yourselves look silly.

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[rushmc 23]

Live by a poll, die by a poll.

It must be realy sucky that BO's numbers are equal or lower than GB at the same time of each admin.
At least to those who like him.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

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Story:

Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690358175013837.html

The party is over.

Actually, this wasn't a story, this was from the opinion page, John.

Quite right, an opinon piece based on an ongoing poll. Rasmusen (sic)

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Coreece 190]

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Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling....The party is over.

poll numbers have nothing to do with a president fufilling his agenda....look at GWB.

Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...

[kelpdiver 2]

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It must be realy sucky that BO's numbers are equal or lower than GB at the same time of each admin.
At least to those who like him.

Err...one administration isn't 2 months old yet, so any attempt to correlate the two is silly (or partisan). Plus Bush got the false boost for presiding over us getting blown up - any foreign policy event, good or bad, boosts Presidential ratings.

Should Obama make a second term, it's the comparison there that would be more significant.

[Coreece 190]

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Should Obama make a second term, it's the comparison there that would be more significant.

if GWB can get 2 terms, than it is possible that BHO could get 3!

Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...

[rushmc 23]

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Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling....The party is over.

poll numbers have nothing to do with a president fufilling his agenda....look at GWB.

you are right. Bush got demonized for doing what he said he was going to do. Obama is getting a pass for the oposite.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[kbordson 8]

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Should Obama make a second term, it's the comparison there that would be more significant.

if GWB can get 2 terms, than it is possible that BHO could get 3!

Well... if there are plans to change other amendments, why not the 22nd?

[mnealtx 0]

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Should Obama make a second term, it's the comparison there that would be more significant.

if GWB can get 2 terms, than it is possible that BHO could get 3!

Uh...no, sorry - doesn't work that way.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[lippy 918]

How much does THE CRISIS affect these polls? Times are tough, it's easy to blame the president, and I'd imagine that's taking him down a few notches in popularity, even if it's got nothing to do with anything that's happened since he took office.


Or maybe I'm just talking out my ass

I got nuthin

[jerryzflies 0]

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From your own link:

2009 Jan 21-25 Approve 67 Disapprove 13 No opinion 22

2009 Mar 2-8 Approve 62 Disapprove 27 No opinion 12

Looks like lower numbers to me...

Reverse them and you get Bush's numbers at the end of his term

And they were STILL higher than the numbers for the Dem Congress... you have a point in here somewhere, other than just saying how incredible hopey-changey is after 6 weeks on the job, right?

Also from the OP article:

"and the only two leaders with lower approval ratings than Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and John Boehner."

Do you have ANY idea how pathetic you cons look trying so desperately to make Obama look bad but not succeeding.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

[Krip 2]

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What choir do you think you're preaching to, John?

SC

[riddler 0]

When the chief of the Federal Reserve stands up and says that the depression isn't going to even start getting better until next year, you can bet Obama's numbers are going to continue to drop.

As far as the Wall Street Journal, they have lost all credibility as a politically-neutral financial rag. Financial experts are turning to the Financial Times for non-biased information about markets.

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[marks2065 0]

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It must be realy sucky that BO's numbers are equal or lower than GB at the same time of each admin.
At least to those who like him.

Err...one administration isn't 2 months old yet, so any attempt to correlate the two is silly (or partisan). Plus Bush got the false boost for presiding over us getting blown up - any foreign policy event, good or bad, boosts Presidential ratings.

Should Obama make a second term, it's the comparison there that would be more significant.

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these numbers are pre 911. Bushes numbers went up over the first 50 days and Obama's are going down. seems to me people are starting to second guess the choice they made in november. the part of the poll that is alarming is the disaproval has doubled showing that people who gave Obama a look and see are not liking what they see.

[Fast 0]

Consider the fact that Obama inherited a completely FUCKED economy. Something that wasn't the case when Bush took office. The general population is feeling it right in the pocket book now. That is something that is hard for anyone to stomach.

Couple that with the driving desire for instant change, something that is just not possible and not going to happen, and you might understand where a dip in poll numbers would be coming from.

In the long term, thngs will most likely get better under this administration than it's non-elected alternative. Time will be the deciding factor. What will the comparison poll numbers look like 1-yr, 2-years from now and so on.

Micromanagement of large scale things on a week to week basis as any "proof positive" to any one politician doing the right job or not is a complete fallacy and just a tool for those with a differing agenda to throw mud.

~D
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[jerryzflies 0]

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It must be realy sucky that BO's numbers are equal or lower than GB at the same time of each admin.
At least to those who like him.

Err...one administration isn't 2 months old yet, so any attempt to correlate the two is silly (or partisan). Plus Bush got the false boost for presiding over us getting blown up - any foreign policy event, good or bad, boosts Presidential ratings.

Should Obama make a second term, it's the comparison there that would be more significant.

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these numbers are pre 911. Bushes numbers went up over the first 50 days and Obama's are going down. seems to me people are starting to second guess the choice they made in november. the part of the poll that is alarming is the disaproval has doubled showing that people who gave Obama a look and see are not liking what they see.

That must be why Obama's approval is still over 60%, while 80% blame the Republicans for the economic mess. That must be why the Republican congressional leaders have even lower approval ratings than Pelosi and Reid.

From today's Gallup:
Barack Obama’s approval ratings have been very stable in the month of March so far, and his current 61% approval rating is more positive than the 58% rating for George W. Bush and the 53% rating for Bill Clinton in mid-March of the first years of their administrations.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.