Posted on 04/22/2011 4:10:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
High gas prices and continued anxiety about the economy have taken their toll on President Obama's approval ratings, which have dropped consistently since the president announced he is running for a second term.
Since Obama announced on April 4 with a low-key email and video address to supporters, the president's numbers have gone down in every poll conducted during that period.
Pollsters attribute the president's dropping poll numbers to the rise of gasoline prices, which historically have taken a toll on the popularity of the White House.
Last Friday, a Gallup survey showed the president's numbers at 41 percent, a tie for the lowest point in his administration. At the time Obama announced his reelection plans, the president clocked in at about 49 percent approval.
But in the weeks that followed, which included a near shutdown of the federal government, more unrest in the Middle East and a sharply partisan speech about spending, Obama's numbers have dropped to the mid and low 40s, according to different polls.
Gas prices are traveling in the opposite direction. The average national price of a gallon of gas on Wednesday was $3.83, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. On April 4, when Obama announced his reelection effort, the average price was $3.69.
Prices also rose steadily in March, from an average of $3.47 for the week of March 7 to $3.53 for the week of March 28, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Gallup has Obama's rating at 42 percent, compared with the RealClearPolitics average of polls that puts Obama’s approval at about 45 percent.
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The writer, editor, and publisher couldn't resist their tingly urge to carry water for the Kenyan-born Muzzie.
I didn’t check to see if this had been posted, so, mea culpa if so.
Let’s hope people ask themselves “Am I better off than I was 4 years ago”?
He will try to lie his way through.
Yeah, it’s all the fault of high gas prices and a sluggish economy. Hussein didn’t do a thing to deserve these falling poll numbers.
Oh, I almost forgot - it’s unexpected, too.
I attribute the drop to pure unadulterated terror at the mere mention of 4 more years.
Beware Hilary, republicans have foolishly boosted her myth.
Only gov't employees could answer affirmatively.
if you were looking for a POS as president, here is your boy
40+ seems way too high all things considered.
and Bush’s fault.
Gotta love the footprint on the chair.
And that white feather in Rahm's hair.
Oh wait, that's my cursor...
Approval ratings drop when announcing bid for reelection? That can’t be good. Has this ever happened before? Carter? Anyone?
What happened to Rahm’s finger?
The Saudis hate him , first he cost them 108 Billion dollars to bribe their people.
He criticized them for sending troops to Qatar
Mubarak was a great friend and a buffer to Saudi Arabia.
The will not increase oil production for Obama in fact already cut 800,000 before June Opec Meeting.
Since the polls are usually skewed towards the democrats, I’d say that the 41% is about 3 to 5 percent too high (and that may be too conservative of an estimate). If I had to fathom a guess, I’d say his true approval rating is somewhere between 35% - 38% and headed downwards.
The legend that is advanced by Rahm advocates is that he lost the finger during active duty for the Israeli Defense Force.
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