Posted on 08/09/2009 5:28:46 AM PDT by ScottinVA
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 31% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-nine percent (39%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8 (see trends).
Check out our review of last week’s polls to see “What They Told Us.”
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 also available on Twitter.
Overall, 50% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Fifty percent (50%) disapprove.
The President earns approval from 85% of Democrats while 84% of Republicans disapprove. As for those not affiliated with either major party, 42% give the President their approval.
Congress earns good or excellent reviews from 14%.
(Excerpt) Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...
“It’s dire news over at leftwing Huffpo today.”
Thanks for the report!
It will be interesting to see how it goes at the end of August. Now is when a lot of the middle class takes their vacations, and are unavailable for polling.
You learned, you admitted, you matured ...
You are rare.
No, it means 31% are either dedicated socialists or have been told they should be and they are too weak-minded to refute it.
I think 0bama has stabilized. For a month now his strogly approve has hovered between 30-33% and strongly disapprove between 37-40%. His overall approval/dispproval has held around 50-50%. I think this whhere it stays.
I suspect this is how it will stay, giving 0bama almost certain re-election. You gotta understand half the people in this country will be supportive no matter what for a variety of factors:
1) White guilt. Too many white people who may disapprove of 0bama’s polices fear it’s becuase deep down inside they are recists. So to prove to themselves they are not racists, they will support 0bama and vote for him again in 2012.
2) Black guilt. Alot of black people who disapprove of 0bama’s polices will continue to voice support for him because they don’t want to turn against their own people. Or they don’t want to be labled and “Uncle Tom” or an “Oreo cookie”. So they will continue to support him and vote in large numbers to re-elect him in 2012
3) Black is cool. Alot of 18-25 year old white kids will approve of 0bama not matter what becuase the media has made it clear to them black is cool and white is lame. When you come across the young white kid speaking in black jargon, he/she is an 0bama supporter. They may not vote in 2010 becuase obama is not on the ballot, but they will vote in 2012 for the “hip and cool” black guy.
4) Democrats are “cool”. Again the same thing with the 18-25 year olds. 99.9% of the Hollywood celberties and Hip Hop artist idolized by these you people are pround and open Democrats/Liberals. They will vote for 0bama in 2012 becuase Wil-i-am and Jessica Alba told them to do so.
5) Republican are “lame”. Again another faction of younger voters will avoid Republicans like the plague and go out in big numbers to vote for 0bama becuse using terms like “balla”, “shizzle” and “down with the peeps” makes you cool and saying “you betcha” or having a southern accent makes you a lame white f**k.
So with 50-50 support in 2012 puts 0bama in a perfect spot for re-election. You have to figure the hip hop generation will come out in droves again to vote for hip, black President. With ACORN and SIEU stuffing ballot boxes and intimdating middle aged white voters, I’s say 0bama is guarentted a re-election similar to the 2008 results.
Sadly, I think 0bama is here to stay.
I agree with AmericanInTokyo. Well said and true.
They are responding to the fact that it is getting harder for him to pass anything.
If you’re out of a job it doesn’t make much difference what your 401k says. That can go up or down like a roller coaster - but Obama still stinks!
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Thanks!
Political KOD. These are the people who elected him.
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Yes. And I can’t help but notice that, over time, in large numbers blacks turn their environment into the ghetto slum reminiscent of their slave quarters of yesteryear.
“A normal person would look at the ratings and say “I’m doing something wrong. I’ve got to change”
A lib says “This is a right wing conspiracy. I’m right, and I’ll make sure those dissenters are taught a lesson””
That’s not correct. A liberal says, if they were smarter like me, they’d understand.
A leftist says, we will impose our will and do whatever needs to be done to force our way.
That’s a big difference. Right now the liberals are trying to disguise the mess, the leftists can barely contain their desire to destroy any and all opposition.
That’s what makes the leftist so dangerous. They are willing to go however far as needed to allow Obama to impose his to “remake” America into Amerika.
Since it is we conservatives who make the engine run, it’s real easy to slip back into the paralysis that the work/eat/sleep/family/kids’ activities/home repair/maintain finances and assets routine inflicts on us in connection with voicing and pressing our rights.
I pray that the formerly sleeping giant does not drift back into his slumbers. This really is our last chance to pull back from the cliff’s edge.
Bitter divorce beats the hell out of civil war, doesn’t it?
Democrats cut and run from national defense, but they can’t wait to use Obama’s union thugs to beat up old people who question the healthcare bill.
Democrats cut and run from national defense, but they can’t wait to use Obama’s union thugs to beat up old people who question the healthcare bill.
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Shocking really.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/07/health-punch-back/
‘”If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard,” Messina [Bammy’s aide] told senators, according to two people in the room.’
This really is our last chance to pull back from the cliff’s edge.
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We need to see things in these terms - it is *that* real.
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