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%.
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So with 50-50 support in 2012 puts 0bama in a perfect spot for re-election.
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Some good points - but there is growing furious anger at his socialist policies - and at the least a growing awareness. I think he loses ground in 2010 and is certainly vulnerable in 2012. Plus any of his ‘packages’ that actually get implemented will prove disaster for the economy. That will further hurt him, the further he gets away from his Linus safety blanket of kicking Pres. Bush. What an IDIOT truly we have in our WH and what dim bulb IDIOTs truly we have controlling the Houses of Congress.
It looks like his beerfest bounce has worn off.
He’s sunk down to 50-50 after 6 months. In another 42 months people are going to be looking for some real Hope and Change.
I predict he tanks big time as unemployment continues to rise, and when the liberal nerds posting at Slashdot are groveling for a job at WalMart — that’s when Obama really gets booted out hard.
The overall approval is, IMO, the big news, now hovering at around 50% each way.
Obama may be intelligent, but he is not wise. He has street smarts, but so has many a fool.
Congressional Performance
As Congress Begins Recess, Voters Give It Weakest Ratings Since Early February
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_performance
>>>>>> This daily tracking was at -12 last week. Now it’s -8?
How did he gain 4 points on this basis after the White House ordering its operatives to “hit back twice as hard” against town hall protestors and the assaults that followed? <<<<<<<<<<
Overall rating did not change. It is still at 50 like/50 dislike.
What spiked was the STRONGLY APPROVE number.
So his statements about fighting moved some of those from the mildly APPROVE into the STRONGLY APPROVE block.
That’s how he jumped.
Perhaps we should try to identify those kinds of people and stay as far away from them as humanly possible.........
Date 8/10/09:
Presidential Approval Index
Strongly Approve
Strongly Disapprove
Total Approve
Total Disapprove
08/10/2009
-9 30% 39% 49% 51%
Likin’ that trend line!!
Hussein is down to -9 today!
Right here YOU sat 130.
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