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Obama's Approval Rate Plunges Due To Gas Prices
Asia One News ^ | March 12, 2012 | AFP

Posted on 03/12/2012 3:57:31 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama's job approval rating, weighed down by soaring gas prices, has plunged below 50 per cent, giving his political opponents what appears to be an opening in the November election, a new opinion poll showed.

The survey by ABC News and The Washington Post indicated that only 46 per cent of Americans now approved of the way Obama is handling his job and 50 per cent disapproved.

The situation was a reversal from early February when 50 per cent approved of the president's performance and 46 per cent disapproved.

According to the survey, the drop was attributed to soaring gas prices threatening to crimp America's slow recovery from a recession.

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To: Past Your Eyes; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; calcowgirl; Gilbo_3; ...
Obama Killing that oil pipeline helped.
I suspect that as gas prices climb to $4.50 this summer his claims that he is the drill-for-oil president will fall on deaf ears.

Sanctions on Iran to keep Israel from attacking in an election year are pushing them up.

Finding out that surrendering (Afghanistan) is easier said than done. Once you tell the side you were supporting that you decided to abandon them things can get messy.

One of the news people on ABC this Week actually admitted that it was Obama who killed tax reform after agreeing to a deal, I was in shock.

Maybe Democrats victory dance came too soon. Expect more and more talk about how Republicans are trying to 'roll back the clock' on contraceptives. Everytime they do Republicans should reply that Dems are trying to divert attention from gas prices.

41 posted on 03/12/2012 5:20:32 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Obama : "I will just make insurance companies give you health care for 'free, What Mandates??' ")
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To: jennings2004

I wouldn’t put anything past a guy who’s down for infanticide. The man is a monster. Compared to what he’s capable of, we’ve gotten off easy so far.


42 posted on 03/12/2012 5:21:26 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: Mr. Wright

The dead don’t need to drive to the polls so what do they care about the price of gas. Ditto for the absentee virtual voters. And then there are the dem voters that live right there inside the polling machines... they don’t need to drive to the polls either.


43 posted on 03/12/2012 5:24:37 AM PDT by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Jimmah didn’t look worried in 80 either. Means nothing


44 posted on 03/12/2012 5:28:06 AM PDT by phs3 (FUBO)
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To: Ezekiel

Also, the dead and voters with No ID, are historically RAT voters!!


45 posted on 03/12/2012 5:31:02 AM PDT by Mr. Wright
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To: MayflowerMadam
" They have something up their sleeves and it
ain’t a-gonna be pretty for us come election day. "
no sleeve is necessary; IF Cand. Myth / Establishment GOP have their Way...
why vote for Obama-lite, when you can go full-strength Obama?
& yes, the voters are that stupid...but, I shall fight on/never surrender. :-l

46 posted on 03/12/2012 5:34:18 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Simple: Kill the terrorists, Protect (all) the borders, ridicule all the (surviving) Liberals :^)
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To: phs3

“Jimmah didn’t look worried in 80 either. Means nothing.”

Yeah; but Jimmuh was (is) a simple-minded dolt with no real agenda, floundering from year to year. Hussein is a scheming, pure evil, man with a plan to destroy America. He’s truly terrifying, while Carter was incompetent. IMHO... I could be wrong.


47 posted on 03/12/2012 5:34:45 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Don't blame me; I voted for the American.)
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To: scooby321

Here is something I would like to see go “NATIONAL”
Purchase a book of “Post-it Note Pads” Place the note pads in your vehicle(s) along with a “Magic Marker”. When stopping at the pump for gas, take a “Post-it” note and write the following “How is that Hope and Change Working Out for You? After pumping your gas, place the “Post-it” Note on the pump, immediately below the “price-per-gallon”. Next driver to use the pump will get the message. If this goes Nationwide, think of the potential impact it may have on white, (we will never get the black vote) moderate, voters.


48 posted on 03/12/2012 5:36:36 AM PDT by Mr. Wright
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To: Mr. Wright

Yep, spread the word.
With post-its, you couldn’t be in trouble for vandalism.

But, look for it to become a federal offense, by executive order, to “deface” a gas pump.


49 posted on 03/12/2012 5:38:02 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Past Your Eyes
US President Barack Obama's job approval rating, weighed down by soaring gas prices, has plunged below 50 per cent, giving his political opponents what appears to be an opening in the November election, a new opinion poll showed.

This poll is way understated, it's just Americans, not registered voters and even the great unwashed won't give the bamster more than 46% approval.

It's only March so polls don't really matter but if the gas prices stay this high or higher, obama will be beaten by my neighbors dog.

50 posted on 03/12/2012 5:38:15 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorists savages.)
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To: Past Your Eyes

The Donald told the Friends this a.m. that if prices go up more over the summer, Barry is finished. But then he also said that Mitt had the nomination wrapped up and there was no reason for the others to stay in the race.


51 posted on 03/12/2012 5:40:23 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: USS Alaska

Razzy has ‘bammers at 44% strongly disapprove with 44% total approval.


52 posted on 03/12/2012 5:40:23 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Ezekiel
Yhea.. Just OBozo's hero; Uncle Joe Stalin said,"Voting means nothing; who count, the votes is important."
w/ corruption, everything is possible.
53 posted on 03/12/2012 5:44:06 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Simple: Kill the terrorists, Protect (all) the borders, ridicule all the (surviving) Liberals :^)
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To: Past Your Eyes

“Fox News just said that 65% disapprove of his handling of the situation. Ain’t that a surprise?”
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Well, if this is accurate it means that the other 35% are living in a dream state, totally unconnected to reality. That is scary.


54 posted on 03/12/2012 5:44:24 AM PDT by RipSawyer
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To: USS Alaska
is your dog, a ('rat dog)...an taco-bell dog? :-P
developing....

55 posted on 03/12/2012 5:49:11 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Simple: Kill the terrorists, Protect (all) the borders, ridicule all the (surviving) Liberals :^)
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To: airborne

But you can still find idiots who say there is no media bias favoring democrats, some idiots even say there is bias but it goes the other way!


56 posted on 03/12/2012 5:49:58 AM PDT by RipSawyer
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To: Miss Didi

We are screwed with the Marxist Obama.

Also we are screwed with Romney.

I don’t like Santorum either.

In my dream world Sarah Palin would run, become president and leave Todd and marry me.We could fix the U.S.A with her drill baby drill, her reduce government , pay down the debt, my deport illegals and my make things in the U.S.A again.


57 posted on 03/12/2012 6:05:11 AM PDT by rurgan (Make all laws have an expiration date of 3 years. too many laws is the problem)
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To: Venturer

I believe that a certain [ercentage of the 46% lives overseas and are not directly affected by THE 1 and his policies. They are blissfully unaware of what’s really going on here on a daily basis.


58 posted on 03/12/2012 6:06:56 AM PDT by NCC-1701 (In Memphis on January 20, 2009, pump price were $1.49. We all know what happened after that.)
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To: AlexW
You have a radical Marxist POTUS destroying every element of traditional America, but all the morons can focus on is the cost of gasoline.

I do not see why you would call anyone a moron for focusing on the price of gasoline. But then, I (privately) call them morons when they send their kids to public school, where the dumbing down happens and they emerge without the ability to recognize a radical Marxist.

59 posted on 03/12/2012 6:11:09 AM PDT by Lady Lucky (Gingrich 2012: Open Throttle for America)
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To: Mr. Wright
Social post-it notes I wish I had.


60 posted on 03/12/2012 6:14:06 AM PDT by listenhillary (Look your representatives in the eye and ask if they intend to pay off the debt. They will look away)
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