Posted on 07/13/2009 4:06:15 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Loses Support Amid Concerns About Economy; Loss In Backing Comes From Democrats And Independents
(CBS) President Obama's approval rating has fallen six points in the past month, a new CBS News poll finds, amid growing skepticism about his handling of the economy and questions about the impact of the stimulus package.
The president's current approval rating, which is 57 percent, is still relatively high. But it has fallen 11 points from its peak of 68 percent in April, and has also dropped since last month's mark of 63 percent. His disapproval rating, meanwhile, has risen from 23 percent in April to 32 percent today.
The decline in support is coming not from Republicans - whose support for the president has actually risen - but from Democrats and independents. While 82 percent of Democrats still approve of the job Mr. Obama is doing, this number is down ten points from last month.
The driving issue behind the president’s decline in approval appears to be the economy. His approval rating on handling the economy is now 48 percent, while 44 percent disapprove. Last month, Americans approved of his handling of this issue by a margin of 22 points.
The optimism over the economy seen in May - when 32 percent said it was getting better and 23 percent said it was getting worse - has dissipated. Now just 21 percent say the economy is improving, while 33 percent say it is getting worse. Forty-five percent say it is staying the same.
Half of all Americans expect the recession to go on at least two more years. Fifty-seven percent say the country is on the "wrong track," up from 50 percent last month. And 44 percent describe the economy as "very bad," up from 36 percent in June.
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Must be Acorn workers .
It’s amazing enough they sell the opinions of 944 respondents as the mood of all 300 MILLION in this country. Not to mention the lopsided sample.
944 inner-city welfare respondents, maybe...
Its cbs.Complete bullsh!t
what, did they sample 62% Democrats?
The decline in support is coming not from Republicans - whose support for the president has actually risen.
I’ve read some B.S.but please spare me this huge pile.
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/poll_Obama_071309.pdf
(scroll to the bottom of the page)
42% Indys
35% Dems
23% Republicans
Hah. The next lie CBS will try to tell me was that Bush had bad officer ratings.
Oops, been there, seen that.
Who believes these 1st grade clowns anymore?
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