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AP Poll: Obama at 37% Approval
Hot Air ^ | Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 10/09/2013 5:59:05 AM PDT by kristinn

Readers have to get halfway into the Associated Press report on its new AP-GFK poll to find this out, but Barack Obama’s job approval numbers have cratered in the shutdown. His overall job approval is now 37/53, and a majority want Obama to start cooperating more with Republicans, as 63% want Republicans to meet Obama part-way, too:

Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown as public esteem sinks for all players in the impasse, President Barack Obama among them, according to a new poll. It’s a struggle with no heroes. …

Most Americans disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job, the poll suggests, with 53 percent unhappy with his performance and 37 percent approving of it. Congress is scraping rock bottom, with a ghastly approval rating of 5 percent.

Indeed, anyone making headlines in the dispute has earned poor marks for his or her trouble, whether it’s Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, or Republican John Boehner, the House speaker, both with a favorability rating of 18 percent.

The amusing headline in this instance is “GOP gets the blame in shutdown.” However, the data shows that plenty of blame is being heaped on all sides, by all sides:

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2013polls; bho44; bhojobapproval; enemedia; maybe37percentblow; obama; shutdown
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To: kristinn; Revolting cat!; GeronL

What percent of the 37% have Obamaphones?
What percent of the 37% pay no taxes yet receive a “refund”?
What percent of the 37% claimed to be completely surprised when Bill Clinton admitted he’d lied to them about never having sex with Monica Lewinsky?


121 posted on 10/09/2013 10:36:08 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Farnsworth
lets pretend he’s a great president.

It's something, isn't it? A country ruled by delusion for fear of being politically incorrect.

122 posted on 10/09/2013 10:51:38 AM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: kristinn
There are cracks in the media adulation. See AP story from a few days ago.

And don't forget what the administration did to AP. I have seen other cracks. It could be sinking in.

123 posted on 10/09/2013 11:31:32 AM PDT by firebrand (O)
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To: albie
And...? This would have been great news about a year ago.

Wouldn't have mattered. The IRS made sure of that.

124 posted on 10/09/2013 12:00:21 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: kristinn

Really, it is a shame for Black Americans that the first president of color (1/2 black) is such a disaster to the country. A person who could have been a great and shining example to them has turned out to be no better than the common street thug, dressed in an expensive suit. He has not helped the Black community at all, and he has only made race relations worse than they were before the Civil Rights movement. It is not just his poor (non-existent) negotiation skills, it his deep rooted hatred for white Americans And black Americans as well...and for this country. A hatred and envy he learned from his mom while in Indonesia, and fortified by his Commie grandfather and his anti-American mentors and friends. Generations from now people will be amazed that this country elected Obama for two terms and they will wonder how people could have been so duped and stupid.


125 posted on 10/09/2013 12:07:42 PM PDT by CitizenM (Obama - The architect of the decline of the U.S.)
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To: kristinn

..if the media bootlickers had done their job he would’ve been gone a year ago.......


126 posted on 10/09/2013 12:15:44 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: kristinn

127 posted on 10/09/2013 12:17:50 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: WesternCulture

Hello Sweden.
I am German born who emigrated to the U.S.
What is wrong with Europe?

I saw a poll recently of OweBowMao’s approval around the world. His numbers were down in every continent except Europe.
Germans, I am ashamed to say, still revere him with 88% approval. 88% ! ! ! Germans, of all people, should be able to recognize a Fascist. The only sane country over there is Poland.

Why doesn’t Europe get him? Is it because this guy is transforming America into socialist Europe ? Or is it because, apart from France which always has, Europeans finally feel superior to the country America has become, and they love how he is taking this country down?


128 posted on 10/09/2013 12:22:52 PM PDT by A'elian' nation ("Political Correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred." Jacques Barzun)
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To: kristinn

That high? 37%? Really? Stupid libs...the ship is sinking but they don’t have the brains to get into a lifeboat. They’re all gonna DROWND!


129 posted on 10/09/2013 12:25:07 PM PDT by Monkey Face (If what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, how did Harry Reid get out?)
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To: JennysCool

It’s down right pathetic. Obama stinks, he sucks as this nations leader....say that in public people cringe. Can’t beat up the black guy


130 posted on 10/09/2013 12:58:54 PM PDT by Farnsworth ("The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no)
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Finally!


131 posted on 10/09/2013 1:00:20 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric; All

On the day Bush’s approval rating fell to 37%, Blitzer repeated 43 times in 3 hours, “President Bush’s approval has fallen to a new low of 37%!”, breathlessly.

Today on CNN, the omly thing he has said is , “President Obama’s approval is pretty low, too”, in response to the repeated meme of “CONGRESS APPROVAL ONLY 5%!!!”

Now they have TWICE said that Republican approval is only 28%

Now, I wonder WHY?


132 posted on 10/09/2013 1:05:39 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: tcrlaf

The Media is composed of commie sympathizers.


133 posted on 10/09/2013 1:10:06 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

That was prior to 08.
Now they are active members of the regime.


134 posted on 10/09/2013 1:10:40 PM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: kristinn

Thank you Senator Ted Cruz!


135 posted on 10/09/2013 2:02:54 PM PDT by oxcart (Journalism [sic])
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To: kristinn

So long as Obama’s numbers sink, I don’t really care what people think of the Republicans, so long as they hold the line.


136 posted on 10/09/2013 3:14:21 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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137 posted on 10/09/2013 3:39:14 PM PDT by RedMDer (http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
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To: kristinn; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Sun; LdSentinal; ...

People remember the 1995 government shutdown, when DemocRATS won the PR battle hands-down. We thought it would happen again, but it’s something different. Republicans are certainly damaged by it, but Democrats aren’t coming out of it unscathed this time. There is a widespread attitude of “a pox on both their houses” and I think that it’ll do more damage to Obama and Harry Reid than to Republicans.


138 posted on 10/09/2013 3:43:04 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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To: Clintonfatigued

I’m hearing more and more DemoRATs voicing dislike for the One! I don’t believe the Republicans are losing this PR battle. Everyone I talk to is big-time angry and not at the GOP.


139 posted on 10/09/2013 3:56:44 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: ClearCase_guy

More great tunes for the times!

“like a rolling stone......”


140 posted on 10/09/2013 3:58:02 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie
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