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 |
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Right Direction |
45% |
40% |
36% |
14% |
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Wrong Direction |
47% |
48% |
45% |
70% |
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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
the only reason it’s this high is because the MSMwhores cover for him...
here’s what I don’t get unless there are more lies like the didn’t know about AIG or a trillion less than projected.
The markets are up this week because of this housing news, retail sales and yet I hear more people losing jobs and more foreclosures.
So the question is how on earth are people spending if they are losing their job and money?
I mean house sales are up and yet foreclosures are up.
retail sales are up and yet more people lost their job.
Has every liberal gone pout with their credit card to help this idiot or are we being lied to again as usual by this idiot and his side kicks?
these numbers just do not add up and why would born again Christians now think with this idiot in the white house we’re going in the right direction?
He is for abortion, homo’s to be married, have kids be taught about homo sex, etc, still I have never understood why catholics voted for this buffoon in the north east either
just said exactly the same
the man is for homo teaching in schools, homo’s to be married, abortion, stem cells etc etc etc and yet they think he is good
WTF??????????????????????????
I know a couple of Dems long time Dems who voted for him and now wish they had not so where are these numbers from.
I’d be interested in what states and what kind of people were asked,as me finks this is all B/S much like the media propping this buffoon up right now
ah like Huckabee who is whoring himself out for a run right now on Fox they are all those christian socialists who think they can save the world and think good all the time of even the most corrupt person or child molester
same here and I’m surprised anyone has the gaul to actually still have those obama stickers on their cars.
still as long as they have them I know who they are
You don’t think North Korea having a bomb sitting on the launcher pointed toward the US is a test of Obama by the International community?
Must be a tortured and twisted definition of born-again Christian. I do not know a single Born Again that voted for, let alone supports this guy!
*snicker*
I’m not even going to write a word on that remark.
Someone should tell that young man that whatever it is you are given is nothing compared to what he could earn.
Each time another ten people lose their jobs Obama’s rating goes a little bit lower.
“watch the MSM suddenly “discover” the birth certificate issue”
It’ll be the politicians fist and the Democrats will get rid of him citing incompetence.
There’s no way anyone will get rid of calling his opponents racist. He’s disappointed everyone.
This is not the “lowest possible poll”, in fact, it’s in line with other current polls. Only Obamabots call the truth a “smear”.
Anyone have a betting pool on when that GREEN LINE
and RED LINE converge and then go negative?? :)
Those are usually the ones who will end up removing themselves from the gene pool when reality sets in.
Well, the naif in the WH is in the media outlets every day, every minute. Front page, cable, when will MTV put him in his own channel? He flits from one issue to another, confusing his critics, his own Admin., and the public. So far, no one knows just what issue will be up or down. But, if the economy keeps tanking, someone finally, even in the lemming like Dem voter blocs, are going to say: this is not the Change or Hope we voted for.
Obama wants to be Elvis instead of the President. He is too busy running around the country being building his fat ego by playing celebrity.
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