Pollster: Press Is Wrong About Obama's Poll Numbers [spinning Zero's dwindling approval rating]

USNews.com ^ | 07/15/2009 | Paul Bedard

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Political associates of President Obama are dismissing the recent wave of stories about his dropping poll numbers, claiming that it is a press-driven effort to find a negative story about the White House. "The press is looking for a story on this one," says Cornell Belcher, the Democratic pollster who worked on the Obama presidential campaign. "The press is looking for a negative story," he added. Belcher said instead that when compared with other presidents, Obama's poll numbers are strong, despite recent drops in approval ratings for some of his policies and initiatives.

What's more, Belcher said the president is receiving deep support from minorities who are hurt most by the recession. "Part of what helps make it so Teflon—though which no one seems to really get—is how unbelievably strong his numbers continue to be among minorities, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. And the black and Hispanic numbers are particularly interesting because the fact of the matter is black and brown people are the ones who are disproportionately impacted in economic downturns and unemployment upticks," he says.

Belcher says another surprise is that as the economy continues to get worse, the president is maintaining support not seen in recent years for a president. "People are once again actually beginning to think the country is headed in the right direction, which is astonishing. And let's be clear, the economy sucks, yet the guy's job approval is still solid. When his approval numbers are below 50 percent, ... the country is moving again in the wrong direction, and Republican ... approval numbers actually move out of the 20s, I'll be worried," said Belcher.

[US Navy Vet]

“Belcher” Boy is HE named tight.

[Snickering Hound]

[truthandlife]

[exist]

I hope the dropping poll numbers are true. However, there is no softening in support for Obama among my psychotic far-left liberal relatives.

[tet68]

Political associates of President Obama are dismissing the recent wave of stories about his dropping poll numbers, claiming that it is a press-driven effort to find a negative story about the White House. “The press is looking for a story on this one,” says Cornell Belcher, the Democratic pollster who worked on the Obama presidential campaign. “The press is looking for a negative story,”

It’s not as though there weren’t enough negative stories but
I suppose even a blind reporter has to find an ACORN once in a while.

[Deb]

Um, yeah, the poll numbers are meaningless because the people who are poor, uninformed and incapable of understanding what the crap he's doing, are solidly behind him.

Got it.

[dforest]

Did you forget the satire tag? *sarcasm* LOL

[freespirited]

Somebody is in serious da nile.

[Wyatt's Torch]

"Part of what helps make it so Teflon—though which no one seems to really get—is how unbelievably strong his numbers continue to be among minorities, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. And the black and Hispanic numbers are particularly interesting because the fact of the matter is black and brown people are the ones who are disproportionately impacted in economic downturns and unemployment upticks,"

There could be video of Obamarx injecting Michael Jackson with lethal drugs that killed him and he'd still get 95% of the black vote...

[Signalman]

The press is looking for a negative story about Obama? This guy is delusional. The “press” does everything they can to cover-up and lie about any possible negative news about Obie. I thinks he and the rest of the Obamaites are lying to themselves.

[Luke21]

All the lefties I know still yell a lot and think he’s the messiah.

[east1234]

I recently refered to obama as a one term president and a rather liberal co-worker agreed. The trick is gonna be to stop these damn socialist programs and prevent the destruction of our economy.

[libh8er]

Indeed. Complete D'Nile.

[freekitty]

I imagine that’s what they are being paid to do. Lie about Obambi’s poll numbers dipping.

[2001convSVT]

"poll numbers are meaningless because the people who are poor, uninformed and incapable of understanding what the crap he's doing"

Truer words have never been spoken (or written)!

[envisio]

“””...claiming that it is a press-driven effort to find a negative story about the White House.”””

These people pretend that the last eight years didn’t happen. If this excuse true, then we only owe them 14,999 more stories and we’ll be even.

[Gator113]

“.... among minorities, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. And the black and Hispanic numbers....”

Here comes the race card. He’s tanking and they know it.

[BooBoo1000]

The majority of the blacks, Latinos, people on welfare, don't give a darn about his spending. As long as the cable T-V works, and they can get a six pack of beer, that is enough to keep them voting for Bimbo.The spectacular spending, the down grading of our national defense, such topics don't enter the minds of most people. Their big worry is if the Mail Man has been here yet.