Posted on 07/01/2009 2:07:47 AM PDT by Scanian
Slowly, methodically, consistently, the reliable Rasmussen Poll has been tracking the most vital numbers of the Obama Presidency. General, soft numbers like "Do you approve of the way the president is handlings his job?" really mean nothing. In times of crisis, most people will answer "yes." This is particularly true when a young articulate president who is splattered over every single magazine in every grocery checkout line with happy photos with his wife and kids, and when every tough question -- both of them -- in his press conferences is simply ignored.
It is not the soft, fluffy feelings about Obama that really matter. It is the intense feelings about him. Obama began his presidency with a lot of very enthusiastic support. About forty-five percent of Americans "strongly approved" of the job he was doing, while an anemic fifteen percent of Americans "strongly disapproved" of the job he was doing. In a couple of months, that gap between the "strongly approve" and "strongly disapprove" closed to a gap of between eight and ten points. The number who strongly approved glided down into the high thirties, while the number who strongly disapproved just about doubled, into the low thirties.
From April to mid-June, Obama seemed to have a fairly comfortable margin between his strong supporters and strong opponents, sometimes closing to a point or less and sometimes widening to about ten points. But the last couple of weeks have not been kind. Several days, the percentage of Americans who strongly disapproved of Obama was actually greater than the percentage of Americans who strongly approved of Obama. As of June 30, the number of strongly disapprove is actually two points greater than the number who strongly approve.
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The "rule of law" doesn't apply to democrats. Only to conservative Christians.
Wow—that sounds kind of racist—you know—like chocolate melting in the heat. LOL
Opinion polls matter no more to Obama than they do to Manuel Zelaya or Hugo Chavez.
MY OPINION, I HATE THIS GUY
Great article! From the author’s mouth to God’s ears!
I’m glad you liked the post.
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Wow, you’re really getting in the spirit of it, aren’t you?
For some, ANY negative statement about a minority “has a racial component”.
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"Well, it does not mean that the flighty, rock star popularity of Obama is fading, but it does mean that any deep enthusiasm for him has grown progressively weaker, just as the number of Americans who are deeply worried about him has kept growing. It means -- and the polls show this too -- that more and more Americans are holding Obama accountable for our economy..."
They will come down more as time goes on.
I agree. Only if the GOP unites all Center Right factions can this tyrant be stopped. The MSM will never allow this naif to fail.
What’s that? A ray of light? Of HOPE?
I say to the newly discovered “strongly disapprove”: Welcome. Bring your friends, come on in, water’s warm!
“Republicans do not need a 1994 Tsunami to de-rail Obama. A couple of dozen House seats and a handful of Senate seats will force Obama’s last two years in the White House into a Jimmy Carter holding action.”
I can live with that! Gridlock is good. :)
A)The death of the witch is awfully silly.
B)I like Dorothy for reason overlooked by the gays.
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