Zogby: Obama Approval Plummets to 42 Percent

Zogby / Newsmax ^ | August 31, 2009 | John Zogby

[library user]

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President Barack Obama's job approval rating is down to 42%, with a decline in approval from Democrats the leading factor.

The latest Zogby Interactive poll of 4,518 likely voters conducted from August 28-31 found 48% disapprove and 42% approve of the job Obama is doing. The poll found 75% of Democrats approve of Obama's performance, a drop of 13 points among Democrats from an interactive poll done July 21-24 of this year. That same poll found 48% of all likely voters approving of Obama's job performance, and 49% disapproving.

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In the time between the two aforementioned polls, Zogby conducted a similar interactive survey from Aug. 18-20. That poll found 45% of all likely voters approving of Obama's job performance and 51% disapproving. So Obama is up very slightly overall from 10 days earlier.

The Aug. 28-31 poll also found that:

• 17% give Obama an excellent job rating, 25% rate him good, 16% fair and 41% poor. Combining the two highest and lowest rankings shows 42% rating Obama positively and 57% negatively. (This is the standard Zogby International has used for many years in measuring job performance.)

• Likely voters are closely split on whether they have a favorable opinion of Obama, with 50% favorable and 48% unfavorable. Democrats are more positive about Obama personally than they are of his job performance, with 85% rating him favorably.

• 52% of all likely voters are proud to have Obama as President, and 35% are ashamed. The percentage of those proud is unchanged from six weeks ago.

• A majority of likely voters (53%) believe the U.S. headed in the wrong direction, with 38% saying right direction.

[Red in Blue PA]

What are the REAL numbers? The ones with honest answer to questions when people do not fear being called a racist?

Most likely low 30’s......if that.

[Senator_Blutarski]

A majority of likely voters (53%) believe the U.S. headed in the wrong direction, with 38% saying right direction.

That is a stunning statistic this early in a Presidential term. Seven months on the job and America thinks we're headed into the toilet.

[dools007]

McCain was hardly a credible candidate. Wasn’t hard to run against a man most GOP voters were at most tepid about.

[loungitude]

That’s not rain!

[Windflier]

Ohhhh, so many new racist’s (ie anyone who does not like 0bama) in the U.S.A. (LOL)

I sent my moonbat liberal brother the Obama approval data and charts from Rassmussen today, and guess what he called me?

[glock rocks]

HOLD THE VOTE FOR HEALTHCARE THE WEEK BEFORE THE 2010 ELECTIONS!

Hell, as long as you're dreaming... hold it a week after!

[Frantzie]

Not true. Carter helped the mullahs dump the shah. Carter verfied Chavez rigged eletions. Carter tried to get the USSR help him avoid being 1-termer. Carter is an evil old fool.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

He knows you’re smarter than he is.

[angkor]

>>> Blacks because he is black will never go away <<<

There are plenty of blacks who wanted Hitlery to win.

[potlatch]

[That’s not rain!]

Lol, well it was - when I created it - but things have changed.

I should have posted #40 first!

[Rick_Michael]

“down to 42%, with a decline in approval from Democrats the leading factor.

Wow I never thought so many Democrats would turn KKK
/sarc”

For a long time we were called racist just for not liking his views. I wonder if the mirror reflects both ways?

[glock rocks]

Many blacks I know are total fed up with him ... Broken promises and the economy are taking him down

That's what I was wondering... rising prices, diminishing prospects, crappy job market, reduction in state borne services... name anything concrete he has done to improve their lives. Maybe word's starting to get around?

[Senator_Blutarski]

If these numbers are accurate, 0bummer's got some serious problems. From today's Zogby: Ages 18-29 - July 24

Approve 59%

Ages 18-29 - Aug. 31

Approve 41%

Our youth have less ideological allegiance than the boomers. Watch them so see where America is headed. They will abandon an empty suit in a New York minute.

[vamoose]

17% give Obama an excellent job rating

17%, that's Obama's core support. Don't let these guys bully the nation.

[glock rocks]

It’s for certain the minimum wage increase didn’t increase the number of low salary jobs available.

[Ramcat]

At least I never questioned Carter’s loyalty to this Country, he was just incompetent.

I still question Carter's loyalty.

You nailed the incompetent part.

[Frantzie]

He is one of them - Islamists. He went to Pakistan when he was a young man. I worry military intell is being taken and used to kill our soldiers. He has Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood people in his circle of people.

The Pentagon and military need to understand. The CIA does as well but they are Dems like teh State Dept and our boys will be used.

[RipSawyer]

“Our economy is heading straight for the 1930s.”
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Event that would be better than becoming a gigantic version of Zimbabwe as some are predicting.

[gidget7]

That is what a lot of us fear. That and what these radicals are planning in order to create an “emergency” like this did the financial crisis.

[Roklok]

Whoa, go baby go.