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Fox News Poll: Health Care and the Midterm Elections
Fox News ^ | Dana Blanton

Posted on 04/08/2010 12:16:30 PM PDT by Zakeet

Fox News poll finds Obama’s overall job approval rating dropped to a new low of 43 percent -- and finds by a 54 to 39 percent margin, American voters oppose the new health care law.

Two weeks after President Obama signed the new health care bill, opposition to it remains strong. In addition, the president’s legislative victory did not help his job approval rating, which hit a new low in a Fox News poll released Thursday.

The poll also finds more voters would punish rather than reward incumbents who voted for the health care bill, and that the Democratic win did nothing to energize the party faithful for the midterms.

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President Obama’s overall job approval rating dropped to a new low of 43 percent. Nearly half -- 48 percent -- disapprove. In mid-March, it was 46-48 percent. His current rating among Democrats (80 percent) and independents (38 percent) are among his lowest ratings with these groups. He is now in single digits among Republicans (7 percent). By comparison, former President George W. Bush’s approval among Democrats went as low as 4 percent.

The poll finds by a 54 to 39 percent margin, American voters oppose the new health care law. Just prior to the bill’s passage, 55 percent opposed, while 35 percent favored the overhaul.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; 2010polls; bho44; bhohealthcare; democrats; election; elections; obama; obamacare; onbama; poll; socialisthealthcare

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1 posted on 04/08/2010 12:16:31 PM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet
President Obama’s overall job approval rating dropped to a new low of 43 percent. Nearly half -- 48 percent -- disapprove.

I submit that there is probably a sizeable percentage who do not want to admit they disapprove of Obama because they're afraid of being called a "racist."

2 posted on 04/08/2010 12:18:33 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo (Mitt Romney: He's from Harvard, and he's here to help.)
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To: Zakeet
Obama’s overall job approval rating dropped to a new low of 43 percent

Which means 43% of Americans are idiots.

3 posted on 04/08/2010 12:18:48 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: Zakeet

Even his lying cabal of media whores can’t save him.


4 posted on 04/08/2010 12:19:28 PM PDT by Bullish (Light skinned with no negro dialect (unless I want one))
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To: Zakeet

He’s rather be a good president for one term than a bad president for two terms.

He’s logic challenged and doesn’t comprehend the difference between good and bad, but other than that . . .


5 posted on 04/08/2010 12:34:14 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if people follow. Otherwise, you just wandered off.)
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To: savedbygrace

He’s = He’d


6 posted on 04/08/2010 12:34:36 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if people follow. Otherwise, you just wandered off.)
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To: savedbygrace
He’s = He’d

In the first paragraph.

(Sheesh. My corrections need to be corrected today.)

7 posted on 04/08/2010 12:35:49 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if people follow. Otherwise, you just wandered off.)
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To: MEGoody

I submit a good portion of the approving 43% are racists who would approve of Obama no matter what he does, because of his skin color.


8 posted on 04/08/2010 2:21:38 PM PDT by I still care (I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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