Looks like there were two days of either a serious bump or an incredibly rare double day outlier for a rolling poll.
Oops! “The Thrill Is Gone”.
But the unemployment number dropped! /s
Another thing - where did this “although people may not like his policies, 64 percent of voters still find him likable” or some such thing. Since when did the “likability” factor come into polling. I think this is simply a way to slant reporting the facts. It sounds so much better to say “while 41 percent of the voters disapprove of his policies, 60 percent still find him likable” than it sounds to simply say “a clear majority of voters disapprove of the President’s policies.” They did this with Bill Clinton, as well, stating that while people disapproved of the President, they were generally happy with their jobs and the way the nation fared. At no point during George Bush’s presidency did polls offset the relevant numbers with foolishness about likability, etc.,
These polls are based on statistical sampling methods, so any given snapshot has a really good chance to be off by 2 or 3 percent in either direction. That alone can account for dramatic extremes.
Another factor that may have been involved in the SOTU bounce is that this Rasmussen index measures ‘strongly approve’ - ‘strongly disapprove’ ratings. My guess is that the State of the Union didn’t alter any of the ‘strongly disapprove’ numbers, but it may have temporarily moved some Dems from the ‘approve’ to the ‘strongly approve’ categories due to the tingles going up their legs when O speaks. That kind of romantic bounce from the base won’t last through Valentine’s day.
Today’s numbers are the:
Lowest Ever Total 0bama Approval: 44% (ties with 1/23, 12/24, 12/22, 12/18/ & 12/14)
Second Highest Ever 0bama Disapproval: 55% (lowest was 56% on 12/24 & 12/22)
Like that old Chevrolet advert.
Don't you love the irony.
More bad news for the gay muslim socialist from Kenya.
SOTU Dead Cat Bounce....how sweet it is.....
Those who want Obama’s programs must be looking for a handout. They should ask the people in the poll if they want a free gift from their liberal friends in the government?
That’s a 3-day moving average.
Could be it’s about to plunge. Canceling our moon program, might just be the stupid move which wakes some Americans up.
Bounce went kersplat.
And he’s looking like Humpty Dumpty....
TRUST? Advantage GOP.
Who do you trust on the Economy?
Dem 42%
GOP 46% ***
Who do you trust on National Security?
Dem 40%
GOP 49% ***
Who do you trust on the War in Iraq?
Dem 38%
GOP 46% ***
Who do you trust on Immigration?
Dem 36%
GOP 43% ***
Who do you trust on Education?
Dem 36%
GOP 40% ***
Who do you trust on Health Care?
Dem 37%
GOP 49% ***
Who do you trust on Social Security?
Dem 35%
GOP 45% ***
Who do you trust on Abortion?
Dem 32%
GOP 46% ***
Who do you trust on Taxes?
Dem 34%
GOP 50% ***
Who do you trust on Gov’t Ethics/Corruption?
Dem 33% (media propraganda failed in all but this category)
GOP 30%
how did he get a bump anyway? I will never understand the fickleness of the general public. I thought he was offensive during the SOTU. I didn’t think I could dislike the guy anymore, but after the SOTU I realized there was a little more room for disgust.
People must have remembered he was black. (/sarc)
Ha...like the DOW last week....dead cat bounce on wet cement...
That’s why they call it a “bump” instead of a “plateau”.
More like a blip than a bump...