Posted on 03/25/2009 4:09:59 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Those Saying U.S. Headed in Right Direction Continue to Increase, Now 45%
However, Obama's Job Performance Drops Under 50%
UTICA, NY - A March 20-23 Zogby Interactive survey shows 45% of likely voters believe the nation is headed in the right direction, a gain of five points from a similar survey completed on March 5. At the beginning of the year, only 14% held that positive view.
However, President Barack Obama's ratings for job performance and favorability did not improve over earlier this month. In the most recent survey, 49% rate his job performance as excellent or good and 50% as fair or poor (less than 1% were not sure.) That is a dip of three points from the previous poll. The percentages who feel very or somewhat favorable toward Obama remained unchanged between the two polls, with 55% now and 56% in the previous poll.
There are still huge partisan differences in opinions about Obama. For example, 91% of Democrats rate Obama favorably, compared to 14% of Republicans. On Obama's job performance, 87% of Democrats grade it as excellent or good, compared to 9% of Republicans.
Sample size of the survey was 4,523, with a margin of error of +/- 1.5%. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups.
This table shows attitudes about the nation's direction from Zogby Interactive polls this year:
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Is the nation headed in the right or wrong direction? |
March 23 |
March 5 |
Jan. 26 |
Jan. 8 |
Right Direction |
45% |
40% |
36% |
14% |
Wrong Direction |
47% |
48% |
45% |
70% |
Not Sure |
8% |
12% |
19% |
16% |
The movement toward "right direction" from January 8, prior to the Obama Inauguration, to January 26 came from Obama voters, and that has continued. For example, these are the increases in those choosing "right direction" between the March 5 poll and this most recent one: Democrats +9, Obama voters +8, liberals +7 and African-Americans +13.
There has been virtually no change in the direction question among Republican base voters. Choosing "right direction" in the most recent survey were: Republicans 9%, McCain voters 5% and conservatives 6%. Among Born-again Christians, 32% chose "right direction", an increase of 6 points from Jan. 26.
For a methodology statement on this poll, please visit:
http://www.zogby.com/methodology/readmeth.cfm?ID=1394
Not only is Obama an illegal, but he’s a Muslim as well.
GREAT! IT’S NOT TO LATE TO STOP THIS FREAK SHOW.
How on earth did the percentage of people who believe the country is NOW going in the right direction increase by 31% in just the last three months?\
It’s the liberals or statists as I am now going to call them (Mark Levin).
Also remember the rule of thirds: a third are statists, a third are conservative and a third are one enchilada short of a combination plate.
I think the bad guys have decided to hold off because Obama is far weaker than they could have imagined. He's the best terrorist plot to come along since 9/11!
If he is in the bag for ZERO HUSSEIN, then the LESS than 50% is EVEN BIGGER NEWS!! At the local Coffee Shop all of the Big ZERO HUSSEIN NITWITS are now hanging their Heads and glowering! You can’t get a peep out of them! They are pessed that they ever Voted for the Scondrel! and embaressed!
Simple, the people see everyone getting teed off at ZERO’S direction and know that we are coming together as Americans and going to throw this Idiot out on his BUTT!
z0gby started calling those not paying taxes...
Auntie FREEBIE ILLEGAL ON THE DOLE’S Case is coming up or just came up in Boston. Probably, AUNTIE ILLEGAL KENYAN will be given a Free Mansion on the stimulus Program, The KEY to The United States and a Reparation’s Settlement of $25 Million Dollars from the U.S. Treasury for Pain and Suffering with Intimidation and Mental Anguish:-)
I believe Mr. Silverback answered your off color question, and sugested you look it up. Having trouble finding it? Try Galations 5:22
ZERO’S BOY-BOY Relationship with Rahm(DEAD FISH) Emanuel is EGQual to Stern with Anna Nicole!!
So is Rahm feeding ZERO millions of Pills and controlling IT’S Brain like Howard did with Anna and is Rahm Dead Fish aving sexual relations with ZERO aka Stern and Nicole. Maybe this confirms Larry Sinclair’s accusations about ZERO!
Its still interesting that Biden’s Son pressed charges against Sinclair and held him in Jail for several weeks quieting Sinclair effectively and then OLD SLOW JOE BIDEN mysteriously gets the V.P. Slot????? Veerryy IInntereesttingg! and then makes a Joke this week about being given ZERO’S Birth Certificate by Dick Cheney!!! Bet ZERO didn’t like THAT JOKE but is powerless over Joe Biden these days!
The Teleprompter itself is still holding up strong in the polls, though. Experts attribute those numbers to the Teleprompter’s lack of mid-interview giggles about the crumbling economy and tasteless jabs at the Special Olympics during late night talk show appearances.
Boy, that’s depressing...
You know things are bad when leading Demonrats are getting everything they've ever campaigned for in spades and are saying that Hussein needs to slow down.
It’s the same polling that routinely says that 10-20% doesn’t have an opinion. Bull!! That’s just a way to knock down the strong negative that he’s obviously showing. “He’s not moving us in the right direction” is a lot more palatable among the remaining Kool-Aid drinkers than “he’s being abandoned in droves”.
Although the new Plasma teleprompter has a sense of humor.
You asked if there’s a Christian litmus test. The Bible says the litmus test is the fruit one produces.
ROFL
Ding! We have a correct answer! I was also thinking of the references to a fruit tree in Matthew 7 and 12.
zing!
How on earth did the percentage of people who believe the country is NOW going in the right direction increase by 31% in just the last three months?
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Obviously the poll is total BS. Obots voting multiple times. OR the Republicans have been brain washed which I doubt.
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