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Barack Obama plummets in latest polls. Even in California the president is in freefall
The Telegraph ^ | 7-23-2013 | Nile Gardiner

Posted on 07/23/2013 11:04:06 AM PDT by markomalley

Two new polls are out today (one national, the other in California) which underscore just how unimpressed Americans are with the president’s job performance. The latest McClatchy-Marist poll has Barack Obama’s job approval at its lowest level for nearly two years – just 41 percent. It’s his worst showing since September 2011, when his approval hit 39 percent. There can be little doubt that the wave of recent scandals has hurt the president’s standing, and undermined trust in the Administration, especially among Independents. The IRS debacle has been particularly damaging. The president’s floundering on foreign policy hasn’t helped either, with Americans disapproving of his performance in this area by a 48-41 percent margin. The president’s health care reforms are also a significant liability, with numerous polls showing strong public opposition to Obamacare.

But it is Obama’s handling of the economy that is almost certainly hitting him the hardest. According to McClatchy, only 37 percent of Americans approve of Obama in this area, compared to 56 percent who disapprove. Strikingly, 54 percent of Americans still believe the country is in recession, with only 29 percent expecting their family’s finances to improve in the coming year. And, as a new Washington Post-ABC News survey finds, 35 percent of Americans strongly disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy, compared to just 22 percent who strongly approve.

Worryingly for the White House, support for Obama is eroding even in areas of the country that are solidly liberal. In Democrat-dominated California, the latest Field Poll shows Obama’s job performance rating dropping by ten points since February, with his approval rating standing at 52 percent, down from 62 percent. As the Field pollsters note, disillusionment is sinking in among his traditionally strongest supporters:

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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; obamapoll
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To: dfwgator

Guess his re-election chances don’t look so good.

Hidden in Obamacare are 5 words , “Obama Is King For Life”


21 posted on 07/23/2013 11:24:59 AM PDT by molson209
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To: dfwright

It makes a big difference especially in the 2014 elections

...or do we forget what the Bush freefall caused in 2006

The Senate lost 6 seats and went from 44-55-1 to 49-49-2
...and then in 2008 went to 57-41-2 in favor of the dems.

..And we lost the house in 2006 which went from 202-231-1 to 233-198-4
... and then in 2008 went to 256-178-1 in favor of dems.

; all of which led to the reason we now have Obamacare and a lot of other bull$h*t.


22 posted on 07/23/2013 11:29:16 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Islam is the Whore of Babylon!)
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To: MrB
Indeed.

I favor that and impeachment. We know that the treasonous Democrats and RINOs will not convict. But the Usurper should at least be put on notice by an impeachment.

23 posted on 07/23/2013 11:29:27 AM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: F15Eagle
He's going to need every penny of that money to keep from becoming a one and done here in Florida. I hope like hell that someone with some name recognition, and conservative creds, challenges him in the primary.
24 posted on 07/23/2013 11:31:26 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: markomalley

ZEro Fuehrer would not have tolerated such lies. Everyone loves him! JAAAA!!!


25 posted on 07/23/2013 11:35:01 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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To: DakotaGator
Obama can and is doing anything he wants to do. There is nothing to stop him except impeachment & conviction. And we know that will not happen.

Sadly you are spot on.

26 posted on 07/23/2013 11:35:21 AM PDT by Digger
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To: stanne

Those are the obamaphone zombies.

LLS


27 posted on 07/23/2013 11:37:02 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: DakotaGator
Ever so grateful to you for affording me yet another opportunity to post my very favorite image of obozo:

I have a dream!

Photobucket

BE STILL MY HEART!

28 posted on 07/23/2013 11:39:28 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (Hitler would have LOVED obozo!)
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To: F15Eagle

-—— So, at least 41 percent are functionally illiterate?

Never mind, that was rhetorical. -——

That’s the real headline. 41% approve?!


29 posted on 07/23/2013 11:39:42 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: markomalley

Just today Fox News reported that there will be a new push by Obama’s Housing and Urban Development agency to use census data to see where there are neighborhoods that lack enough diversity quota housing, in other words. The government will bring suit forcing these areas to become more diverse, according to the new head of HUD.

Have you ever heard of a better way to get Obama’s approval rate down to single digits?


30 posted on 07/23/2013 11:42:55 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: markomalley

Ten minutes ago I got an email from my son telling me that his hours have been cut due to Obamacare.


31 posted on 07/23/2013 11:45:56 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: markomalley

Time to roll out the Hildebeast. She will clean house and happy days will come again. Not!


32 posted on 07/23/2013 11:47:19 AM PDT by jonrick46 (The opium of Communists: other people's money.)
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To: txrefugee

Obama is a totalitarian - we always knew it, and the public would have known it by now if the press had done its job. But as the tentacles of big government reach further, it will be difficult for the average American not to see what is happening.


33 posted on 07/23/2013 11:48:16 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: markomalley
But, in his second term, does he care? The latest poll indicates that he doesn't give a whit.

In the past the popularity rating was always important, as the higher the approval the more leverage the president had in passing legislation.

Granted, that doesn't seem as big a concern for President 'I'll do it myself'.

35 posted on 07/23/2013 12:03:31 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Mase

Repeal the 17th Amendment.

That will fix the chronic mob rule problem with the senate.


36 posted on 07/23/2013 12:10:39 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: markomalley

He doesn’t care. He’s going to push this once-great country as deep into marxism as he can.


37 posted on 07/23/2013 12:22:18 PM PDT by I want the USA back (If I Pi$$ed off just one liberal today my mission has been accomplished.)
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To: Dick Bachert
Yes! That should be Obama’s official pResidential portrait.
38 posted on 07/23/2013 12:34:34 PM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: txrefugee

It does seem as if Obama, who won election twice winning a majority of white voters, is doing his level best to see to it that they NEVER EVER EVER EVER vote for another black candidate again.

Which is a problem for the Democrats, whether they care to admit it or not.


39 posted on 07/23/2013 12:48:30 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: markomalley

history proves that kings don’t care about the people until the people have broken through the castle doors


40 posted on 07/23/2013 12:57:35 PM PDT by drypowder
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