Posted on 02/20/2009 10:13:13 AM PST by rom
Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 38% of the nations voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Twenty-six percent (26%) Strongly Disapprove to give Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of +12 (see trends).
Fifty percent (50%) say the President is doing a good or an excellent job on economic issues. Thirty percent (30%) say he is doing a poor job when it comes to the economy. (See Obama By the Numbers). Just 38% favor providing mortgage subsidies to financially troubled homeowners while 45% are opposed.
One month after Inauguration Day, the President gets much stronger reviews from non-investors than investors. Among those with money in the market, 33% Strongly Approve while 29% Strongly Disapprove. Among those who do not invest, 45% Strongly Approve while 21% take the opposite view. The President also does much better with government employees than with private sector workers.
Ideologically, 69% of liberals Strongly Approve along with 46% of political moderates and 13% of conservatives.
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update).
Overall, 59% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the Presidents performance so far while 40% disapprove. This marks just the second time his ratings have dipped below 60% since taking office. Since Inauguration Day, the Presidents overall approval rating has stayed between 60% and 62% every day but four. Twice, including today, it slipped a point below that range and twice it went a point above.
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“Fifty percent (50%) say the President is doing a good or an excellent job on economic issues.”
In other news, 50% of Americans have resorted to buying flips flops. Those shoelace-thingies are just too darn hard to figure out.
Ping for the approval ratings of Hopey Changey!
God help us if 13% of conservatives think this guy is doing a wonderful job.
Translation: Barry's boys from the 'hood waitin' on their handout like him much better than those trying to scratch out a living by working.
“anticipointment”
a gut wrenching emotion felt deep in the belly of a person unrealistically looking forward to an upcoming event immediately after the reality of extreme disapointment has replaced the anticipated happiness
“anticipointment” :
The state of mind resulting from excitedly anticipating a strongly promoted product, event, film, etc, and then being disappointed when it fails to meet the expectations generated by this promotion.
The media will put lipstick on any pig, as long as he's a Diversity Commie. IMO.
the word “President” needs to be inserted after “film” in that last definition
After waiting and praying for a long time, today I moved a substantial sum from a money market fund to cash. I have no confidence that this Administration or Congress has the capability of doing anything positive to effect the market.
Bookmark
Structured as they are presently?
No way in God's creation!
Roots need to be ungrounded, shown as the only firm anchor, planted again with determination before the GOP can even consider ANY promotion of survival.
It's just the way it is.
So does that include a "fair" evaluation because I can remember under George W. "fair" was always counted on the negative side. Which was the opposite of how "fair" was calculated under Bill Clinton.
I did that in January.
Those 13% of conservatives are of the "I'm a life long Republican, but I'm voting for " variety that the dims trot out every election.
When "HOPE" is gone and "CHANGE" is proved to be "the same ol' same ol'", trust me, it will drop further.
Empty suit's cannot lead and that's just the way it is.
Plus, someone who identifies themselves as ‘conservative’ is not necessarily one!
I’m sure that these 13% of conservatives have no problem with abortion, or spreading the wealth.
There really should be a test.
Yep. Say hello to Noonan and Parker.
Maybe that’s what we all need to do an April 15, and send the government a message.
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