The Numbers Show Voters Hate The President's Budget

The Lid/Rasmussen ^ | 2/7/2010 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

Rasmussen has released its Superbowl Sunday version of its Presidential approval ratings and their report only tells part of the story. The report shows the president's approval index down to a -17, but what it doesn't show is that the depth of President's recent slide is a direct result of the bloated budget he sent to congress almost a week ago.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove which gives Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17

Overall, 44% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. That matches the lowest level of overall approval yet measured for this president. Fifty-six percent (56%) now disapprove.

The charts Rasmussen provides show the Presidents approval rating since his inauguration. The trends of which are well known;

But only when you isolate the past two weeks, as I have done below, is the full story exposed.

[screaminsunshine]

Captain Obama! There is an Iceberg dead ahead! What should I do.

Steady as she goes and full speed ahead!

[freedumb2003]

[ConservativeHideout]

“Captain Obama! There is an Iceberg dead ahead! What should I do.

Steady as she goes and full speed ahead!”

(After the collision)

Captain Obama: “My only failure was to not take the time to explain to the people that there really wasn’t an iceberg, but that George Bush somehow caused all of this.”