Posted on 10/28/2010 4:57:58 PM PDT by MissesBush
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, rapped by the White House for pledging to make Barack Obama a one-term president, seems to have the support of a majority of Americans. A new poll provided to Whispers says that 56 percent of likely voters want the president fired.
According to pollster Doug Schoen, whose new poll shows vast support for the Tea Party movement among voters, the president is still liked by about half the nation. In fact, more like him personally than like his policies. Some 48 percent think he's a nice guy, while just 42 percent approve of his job performance.
But that personal favorability doesn't translate into re-election support when voters are asked if Obama deserves a second term. Says Schoen: "Despite voters feelings toward Obama personally, 56 percent say he does not deserve to be re-elected, while 38 percent say he does deserve to be re-elected president." Worse, Schoen adds, "43 percent say that Barack Obama has been a better president than George W. Bush, while 48 percent say Bush was a better president than Obama has been."
[See a photo gallery of Bush's legacy.]
Still, the president has a shot at re-election, according to the poll of 1,000 likely voters taken October 18-24. Schoen found that a slight majority, 51 percent, favor a third party in American politics and if that were the Tea Party, then Obama would win in a three-way race in 2012. According to Schoen, if the race pitted Obama, Republican Mitt Romney and Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin in 2012, Obama would top the others with 40 percent; Romney gets 32 percent and Palin 17 percent. And, in a bit of bad news for Palin, if the Tea Party candidate were Mike Huckabee, he and Romney would split the non-Obama vote 24 percent-24 percent.
[See editorial cartoons about President Obama.]
Other highlights in Schoen's poll presentation:
-- 54 percent say the Tea Party has been a good thing for American politics.
-- Voters favor Republicans over Democrats on a generic ballot 48 percent to 39 percent.
-- The Democratic attack on special interest money helping Republicans isn't having much of an impact.
Did you notice, Bill is only going to stump for Hillary supporters? And then he’s only drawing a 1/3 audience. I’ll bet he’s seething. Obama is destroying Bill’s legacy, as well. Let’s have a pity party. Poor poor obama. Too bad. You reap what you sow.
We’ve been pushing for a conservative movement for years. Heck. I’ve been here on FR for 10 years, fighting the fight. FINALLY! This is what we’ve been working for all these years. And it’s within our grasp.
I’ll tell you another thing. If another repubic wants to reach across the aisle, I’m going to be the first at his office to slap him silly, and tell him to stay there.
WE EXPECT ACTION.
We’re not over after 11-2, this is just beginning. Rinos beware, we’re going to hold you to the constitution. We are not done after Tuesday. This is just the beginning. Any politician who wants to work with the dems is out of touch and out of office. I want the GOP to do what the dems did to us. Until they support a constitutional agenda, I’ll continue to NOT donate to any Republican sanctioned politician or organization.
Reach across the aisle, you’re toast. Become a rino, you’re toast.
UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, YOU’LL BE RE-ELECTED.
“48% still like him personally.” So that is one big sign that plenty of people out there are still dolts. Despite his condescending, sanctimonious, nasty, elitist tone and constant vacations, he still is well liked?? If this is what Americans like in a leader then as a nation we are still in deep trouble.
We can’t impeach him, he’s the first half black president. We’d never live that done, ever. We can block his bills with all our effort. Don’t initiate his bills, don’t pass his bill, do nothing except bills that reduce the size of government.
What’s really a pity is the first half-black president set a precedent as the most radical, lefty person EVER to hold this office, regardless of his race. This is really a shame. Any potential black candidate for POTUS will forever be associated with obama and his failed policies. That’s the real shame.
Could this be true?
Democrats pressing Obama not to run again
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=220905
How about firing him yesterday. he can go retire under his busted up statue in Indonesia.
Impeachment before 2012 would be on millions of American’s Wish List this holiday season!!!
ON NOVEMBER MR. BARACK HUSEIN OBAMA, YOU NEED TO RESIGN AND GO TO HELL, MICHIGAN. ( Cross out Michigan and go there instead, you piece of donkey excrement). Hopefully that addresses how some Americans feel.
Look, if the Democrat party had any brains at all they force this failure of a human being (POTUS Barack Hussein Obama) to retire or impeach him during the lame duck congress. There is nothing else to talk about. This POTUS dude hates America and all Americans. End of story!!!
I'd settle for noon tomorrow.
Wonde if someone can make up a bumper sticker and sell it online - Barack Hussein Obama - Go To Hell, Michigan with Michigan with a red line going through. Lets vote on it. 200 million votes for yes.
Hell, most want him off the planet.
No where near America OR the UN.
I feel that this is just the start of Obeeee coming apart. He is a OTP. We need more good candidates to run. Take it over completely.
Semper Fi
He wants to head the UN, I heard. Even more disastrous.
It is 2010, so this poll means absolutely nothing.
Pointless as 2012 is a lifetime away politically.
Part of that number is the diehard jackoffs who would support anyone with that party label; another part of that number are those who don’t necessarily support his sorry ass, but suffer from misguided feelings of guilt because Zero is perceived to be black (and he’s not black); the rest are people who respect the office regardless of the man, and that third group is one I find encouraging.
I, personally, know 3 people who still like him.
You must work for government. ;)
I read somewhere about racism. The sign that we live in a post-racial society is not when we hire a black guy without having to explain anything. It is when we can fire the black guy without having to make excuse.
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