Posted on 03/07/2009 2:57:19 PM PST by dangus
RasmussenReports' new daily tracking poll has President Barrack Obama receiving his lowest approval rating since immediately after the election, 56%. 43% of Americans generally disapprove of his performance, 31% strongly do.
Obama's approval rating was immediately after the election was 52%. As is typical after an election (according to longer-standing polls, such as Gallup), America put aside its partisan feelings, giving the newly elected the benefit of the doubt: his approvals rose to 67% over the course of the next month, peaking at 69%. They stayed in that range, which was high even for a newly elected president, until inauguration day.
Since his inauguration, Obama's presidential approval index (Rasmussen's measure of strong approval minus strong disapproval) plunged by nearly three quarters. Within a week, his approval rating reached 60%; It;s fluctuated slightly within each week, bouncing as high as 63%, but his weekly approval rating average has declined each week.
Each new low has occurred over a weekend; each midweek sees his approval ratings bounce slightly, so he may be slightly better off then 56%. A week ago, he polled at 58%, and Newsweek's most recent poll matches that. Fox News, on the other hand is closer to 63%.
Other presidents' approval ratings have surged in this time. President George W. Bush was inaugurated with approval ratings barely cracking 50%, but they surged to the mid-60s. Reagan's moved from the mid-50s to nearly 70%. George H.W. Bush's reached the high 70s. Clinton moved to the mid-60s; Kennedy and Carter also reached the 70s. Only the unelected Gerald Ford saw his approval ratings decline so soon after inauguration.
Oh... and here’s why I can chuckle a little at Madoff: it seems his clients were overwhelmingly left-wingers. He’s singlehandedly bankrupted the pro-abortion lobby, for instance. (Yes, I know Obama will bail them out.)
Thanks. Heard Levin saying it & I am tending to agree with you—2010 could be a Contract with America repeat.
That said, I don’t think we had the extent of voter fraud back then that we do now. I think it is the most under-reported story of the election, and I think that had the election been closer it would have been a huge issue. But yes, many starting to experience buyer remorse and hopefully they will vote smarter in 2010 and then economy can improve even if only temporarily. Long 4 years!
Agreed!
What if Soros and 0bama’s other handlers dumped their stock slowly but surely, and then caused the stock market crash?
They could be waiting to buy what's left of the pieces.
Buy and control large chunks of America at a cut rate price.
Just thinking out loud...
>> Contract with America repeat. <<
Not exactly. There’s no way that the GOP can win the Senate. They already have 19 seats in the next election, and the Democrats’ seats are concentrated in blue states. Even wins in bright blue states like NY, Illinois, Connecticut and Delaware would leave the GOP short.
But I’m not sure that’s a disaster. The GOP could still end the spending spree, block outrageous appointments, and yet Obama will be on the hook for a second dip when we get weaned off his “stimulus.”
I’d call that a slanderous lie!
And it will keep falling>falling>>falling>>>falling>>>>
Buyer’s remorse has set in.
What a child and everyone can see it. You sound like my friends when I was in the third grade. Let's just declare you win the pissing contest. Congrats!
Now you got me shaking in my boots. Big tough guy like you. Idiot.
Way to call Narses out! YOu are a good citzen of FR
Thanks, but Narses does make good contributions; it’s just this one which was unrelated to the topic that I criticized. And, sadly, there’s been a lot of very nasty discussion of Gov. Sebelius and Sen. Brownback’s support of her, which I just want to make clear that I am not piling on, or taking sides in.
I would argue that we have fallen out of power precisely because principals were ignored in favor of deal-making.
Thanks. Mea culpa!
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