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Posted on 06/16/2010 3:00:09 PM PDT by MissesBush
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 24% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-four percent (44%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -20 (see trends).
Forty-eight percent (48%) of Democrats Strongly Approve while 75% of Republicans Strongly Disapprove. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 12% Strongly Approve and 52% Strongly Disapprove.
These results are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. As a result, today’s results are based almost entirely on interviews conducted before the president’s speech to the nation. The impact of the president’s speech will be seen over the next several days.
Heading into the speech, 30% of voters gave President Obama good or excellent marks for handling the oil spill. Forty-five percent (45%) said he was doing a poor job. Most voters (57%) still favor offshore oil drilling.
On another topic, most Americans (53%) continue to believe the bailout of General Motors and Chrysler was a bad idea.
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook.
Overall, 42% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. That’s the lowest level of approval yet recorded for this president. Fifty-seven percent (57%) now disapprove. Those are the lowest ratings yet recorded for this president. The president’s approval rating has held steady in the 46% - 47% range for six months and it remains to be seen whether this new low is merely statistical noise or the start of a lasting change.
The Rasmussen Reports Media Meter shows that media coverage of President Obama has been 41% positive over the past week. Since the passage of the health care law, coverage has ranged from a high of 60% positive to a low of 39% positive.
New state polling shows that Republicans are ahead in both the Colorado and South Dakota races for Governor.
“Among those not affiliated with either major party, 12% Strongly Approve and 52% Strongly Disapprove”.
...this would be the much heralded “independents” would it not?
I think it was Laura Ingraham who said something tothe effect that once a US president’s approval rating hits 41 or less, they don’t ever recover unless there’s a war or something.
My ‘Guns of August’ presentiment may be correct.
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I think some of that strongly disapprove is lefties. They are mad at Obama for staying in Afghanistan, and now mad at him for the Gulf spill. These people aren’t necessarily going to vote Republican, but they might stay home.
Especially, a lot of those young voters who turned out for Obama in 2008 are likely to stay home.
After last night’s Oval Office performance, the usually sage Mr. Krauthammer predicted a brief bump in Obama’s poll numbers. Not to be! They must be freaking out on Pennsylvania Avenue.
I was thinking, how in the world is it that darn high. The man is an incompetent fool.
We must consider the 25% dumbass factor that cannot understand the question.
Take 12.5 points off the approval and you have answer.
Are you saying Britt mated with a manatee and obama is the love child?
TOAS (The Obama Abyss Score) = -2
Are you kidding? They won't even know that there's an election.
The problem with the continued slide is that once they - and I mean the ones behind 0bama, using 0bama - believe that it’s all starting to slip away, they will act. They’ve waited too long, and the goal of absolute power is in sight. They can taste it. It’s the nightmare of the gulag and the mass grave. This is what they have done, and in too recent memory.
“Obumbles?”
Pretty good, but I’m beginning to favor “Odork”.
These results are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. As a result, today’s results are based almost entirely on interviews conducted BEFORE the president’s speech to the nation. The impact of the president’s speech will be seen over the next several days.
In other words, Pres__ent Obambi's limbo bar is heading even lower.
I’ll say it: He’ll be in the teens by year-end.
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