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New Poll Shows Obama Approval Slips to Historic Low (36%)
The Hill ^ | Saturday, September 24, 2011 | Justin Sink

Posted on 09/24/2011 6:51:00 AM PDT by kristinn

President Barack Obama's approval ratings have fallen to a new low, with only 36 percent of Americans saying that they approve of the way he is handling his job overall, according to a new poll from the Economist/YouGov. A majority of Americans - 56 percent - disapprove of the president's performance.

Even more concerning for the president may be the news that top Republican candidates have moved within striking distance in head-to-head matchups. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney trails Obama by just a 44 percent to 43 percent margin, while Texas governor Rick Perry trails 46 percent to 42 percent.

As has been the case in previous polls showing the president's slipping approval, Americans seem frustrated primarily in a souring economy. Only 30 percent of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of the president's handling of the issue. 50 percent of Americans believe that the policies of the Obama Administration have hurt the economy, and 53 percent say that they have hurt the middle class.

SNIP

The Economist/YouGov poll surveyed 1000 respondents with a margin of error of 3.7 percent.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 36percent; approvalratings; barackcloud; barackulous; jobapprovalratings; maybealittleblow; maybealittleblower; maybealittlelow; maybealittlelower; obama
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1 posted on 09/24/2011 6:51:05 AM PDT by kristinn
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Once slips below 35% its game over as nobody has ever recovered after falling that low


2 posted on 09/24/2011 6:53:33 AM PDT by njslim
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if the media were reporting him the way they’d report a conservative white guy, he’d be a lot lower.


3 posted on 09/24/2011 6:56:27 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
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To: kristinn

Pretty soon, his approval ratings will be coming only from hard-core Marxists and the 92% of blacks who will be voting for him, no matter what, just because he’s “black” and “one of them”.


5 posted on 09/24/2011 6:57:10 AM PDT by adorno (<)
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To: kristinn

The part of that story that says most americans trust the democrats over republicans to create jobs is truly insane!


6 posted on 09/24/2011 6:57:47 AM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: kristinn

Does anyone remember the lowest President Bush was at towards the end of his second term?


7 posted on 09/24/2011 7:02:50 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: kristinn
Don't believe any of that crap from the big money GOP RINO elite about how only Mitt and Perry can beat Obama.
A billion dollars worth of campaign lies can't take away what Americans are seeing and experiencing for themselves.

We know we are going to win we just have to make sure a CONSERVATIVE is our winner.

8 posted on 09/24/2011 7:04:05 AM PDT by Happy Rain ("Yer it!")
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What that goes to prove is people are still stupid that they hang onto Govt spending to get them out of it....that don’t work folks.

Its the weening the kid of the milk syndrome. It will take time but its looking like they have finally getting of the Obama koolaid.


9 posted on 09/24/2011 7:04:10 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: kristinn

No name poll but interesting nonetheless.


10 posted on 09/24/2011 7:04:20 AM PDT by traderrob6
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You may want to read the article.

The Economist/YouGov poll surveyed 1000 respondents with a margin of error of 3.7 percent.


11 posted on 09/24/2011 7:06:16 AM PDT by edcoil (The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. -- Joe Paterno)
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To: Abathar

Believe it or not GW Bush had a 22% approval rating from Gallup just prior to leaving office.


12 posted on 09/24/2011 7:10:15 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: kristinn
Someone needs to talk to Morgan Freeman about all these racists that are being polled!

According to Freeman:

Opposition to THIS Presdient = RACISM

13 posted on 09/24/2011 7:12:38 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: the invisib1e hand

Like in the 20’s


14 posted on 09/24/2011 7:12:49 AM PDT by 101voodoo
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To: adorno
Pretty soon, his approval ratings will be coming only from hard-core Marxists and the 92% of blacks who will be voting for him, no matter what, just because he’s “black” and “one of them”.

It remains to be seen how the sheeple will respond when his magic unicorn runs out of skittles...

15 posted on 09/24/2011 7:14:44 AM PDT by Caipirabob ( Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: kristinn
Economist is probably polling the White House staff again.

Out here among the great unwashed, bitter clinging racist millionaires and billionaires it's probably more like 4% approval.

The hand waving photo op last week showing Obama to be the stupidest, most ignorant, mouth breathing, club footed hillbilly ever to be elected president really just did it for me. I wash my hands of this drooling Cletus.

16 posted on 09/24/2011 7:15:03 AM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.)
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To: kristinn

Obama is rapidly becoming a noose aroud the dem’s neck.


17 posted on 09/24/2011 7:15:09 AM PDT by umgud
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I DON'T BELIEVE IT. . . . . . .
NO WAY 36% LIKE HIS SORRY A$$. . . . . .
MORE LIKE 1% AND THAT INCLUDES MORGAN FREEMAN (MF)
18 posted on 09/24/2011 7:16:23 AM PDT by DeaconRed (Cold War Veteran. . . . US Army Security Agency 1964-1968)
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To: sunmars

“It will take time but its looking like they have finally getting of the Obama koolaid.”

Thanks to Maxine, I now refer to it as the Obama beer.


19 posted on 09/24/2011 7:16:49 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: kristinn

suprised it is that high.


20 posted on 09/24/2011 7:18:06 AM PDT by television is just wrong
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