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WaPo Poll: Trouble for Obama
American Thinker ^ | 05/23/2013 | J. Robert Smith

Posted on 05/23/2013 8:02:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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Here are top line numbers from the Washington Post poll that should worry Mr. Obama and his team:

Q: Changing topics, in general do you think the federal government is doing more to (protect) the rights of average Americans or more to (threaten) the rights of average Americans?

54% - threaten. 38% - protect.

The Washington Post didn't ask "threaten" respondents if they connect their fears to the president. With more to come from the IRS scandal -- and with links to the White House probable -- the majority feeling threatened by government will grow.

Q: Republicans in Congress have criticized the way the Obama administration handled the attack in Benghazi, Libya. Do you think Republicans in Congress are (raising legitimate concerns), or are they (just political posturing)?

44% - legitimate. 45% - posturing.

Keep in mind that the poll is of adults. Such polling tends to skew for Democrats and their worldviews. Respondents are divided with a margin of error that could lean in favor of "legitimate."

Q: Do you think the Obama administration (is honestly disclosing what it knows about what occurred in Benghazi) or (is trying to cover up the facts)?

55% - try to cover up. 33% - honestly disclosing.

Ouch!

What damages the president here will be new information coming to light and linkage establishing that the president had a hand in decisions made that were then lied about. If so, Mr. Obama's approval/trust ratings will take a nasty hit.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2013polls; approval; bho44; bhojobapproval; obama; obamascandals; poll

1 posted on 05/23/2013 8:02:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

of course, any criticism of the president is racist. (sarcasm)

My unanswered question is - if America is so bigoted, racist, etc. how in the sam hill did this man get elected by such a bigoted racist nation in the first place????


3 posted on 05/23/2013 8:08:06 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: SeekAndFind

Wait until they find out Nero was fiddling Reggie Love in a Hot Tube in Vegas while 4 Americans were murdered.


4 posted on 05/23/2013 8:08:17 AM PDT by VRWCarea51
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Q: As you may know it’s been disclosed that the IRS singled out some conservative political groups for extra questions about their tax status. Do you think it was appropriate or inappropriate for the IRS to do this?

74% - inappropriate. 20% - appropriate.

Can we assume the combination of college professors, 'illegals' and 'black' citizens now equals 20%?

5 posted on 05/23/2013 8:10:41 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's Gotten So Bad for Obama Fox News Changed Its Slogan to "See. I Told You So!"- Leno)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I suppose a brain-addled LIB (all libs) might say he was elected by racists who would them embarrass him by undermining his perfect, wonderful ideas and programs. I would say the puppet, nobama, is a first class, anti-American incompetent who has placed subhuman LIB termites into government to undermine the Constitution and Freedom. noibama (and his subhuman, insectoid minions should be in prison prior to being deported.


6 posted on 05/23/2013 8:13:46 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: SeekAndFind

In a Washington Post poll one must adjust the figures by ten points to get an accurate result...ten points toward opposition to/disapproval of our Community Organizer-In-Chief.


7 posted on 05/23/2013 8:30:23 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Leno Was Right,They *Are* Undocumented Democrats!)
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To: SeekAndFind
Q. Do you care about any of these issues, or merely about your SNAP card getting reloaded at the end of the month?


8 posted on 05/23/2013 8:45:18 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SeekAndFind

“44% - legitimate. 45% - posturing.

Keep in mind that the poll is of adults. Such polling tends to skew for Democrats and their worldviews. Respondents are divided with a margin of error that could lean in favor of “legitimate.” “

Huh? does any part of that make sense? Is it me suffering from brain fog?


9 posted on 05/23/2013 8:48:32 AM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: SeekAndFind

doesn’t matter what these kinds of polls say. Half will vote rat anyway, and, the rats will continue cheating. Even if repubs get into office somehow, we NEVER SEE GOVERNMENT ROLLED BACK. The best we can ever hope for is to temporarily slow the rate of movement to commie.


10 posted on 05/23/2013 10:37:38 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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