Obama's polls

The American Thinker ^ | November 17, 2009 | Steve McCann

[Scanian]

The political and media world today seems to revolve around polls. A day does not by that we are treated to a poll result of some sort on subjects both timely and inane. This now substitutes, within the mainstream media, for news and real reporting.

Notwithstanding the fact that polling can be manipulated (and has shown to be numerous times), the use of these surveys has become a religion within the halls of Congress and the White House, and a justification to pursue agenda items.

As a result many point to the still-high job approval rating of President Obama as demonstrating:

[bcsco]

Keep in mind that die-hard Democrats and the far left make up 30%-35%, or maybe a little more, of the electorate. And that far-left contingent, along with the Black population, aren’t that reliable to show up at the polls. So when you see a 45% - 50% figure for Obama, that means a relatively small percent of Independents are still on board. And, frankly, I suspect the figures are somewhat worse for him than these show. But that’s what this thread is about, isn’t it.