I agree that Obama may have temporarily picked up a small bump with his radical leftist base regarding the White House’s fascist-style confiscation of CEO salaries. Also, the Dow closed back over 10,000 again yesterday, so that probably doesn’t hurt the teleprompter-in-chief’s number (though he shouldn’t be getting any credit whatsoever considering the president himself said back in March that he views the stock market as nothing more than a daily tracking poll where some days it’s up and some days it’s down).
Still, it’s a bit of a letdown to see this bump today when his approval numbers are clearly sinking to new lows in other national polls. The average approval-disapproval spread at RealClearPolitics.com is now at +8.3%, which is nearing its record low of +7.7%. But I believe this Rasmussen bump (if it really even is one) will last no more than a couple of days. As the Obama administration continues to ram a very unpopular health care plan down our throats, waffle on Afghanistan, and viciously attack a popular and legitimate news organization like FOX, the approval numbers are almost certain to test new lows much sooner rather than later.
I see Gallup’s daily tracking poll of adults has Obama’s job approval now suddenly shooting up three points today to 54%. How does he hit 50% on nine different occasions and never once drop below that mark? I just don’t trust Gallup’s numbers.