Obama Lauded on Response to Tucson; 78 Percent Approve of Obama's Response to the Arizona Shooting

[kpete]

Source: ABC

Obama Lauded on Response to Tucson; More See Chance of Political Conciliation
78 Percent Approve of Obama's Response to the Arizona Shooting
ANALYSIS by GARY LANGER
Jan. 17, 2011

Americans divide on the risks posed by the tone of the country's political discourse but approve overwhelmingly of President Obama's attempt to redirect it. Most also hold some hopes of political conciliation in the aftermath of the Tucson shootings.

Seventy-eight percent in a new ABC News-Washington Post poll approve of the way Obama has responded to the shootings, which he addressed in a speech in Tucson last week; that includes 71 percent of Republicans and conservatives alike. Far fewer, 30 percent overall, approve of the response by his political rival, Sarah Palin.

Moreover, there has been a shift -- small but significant -- in a sense that Obama and the Republicans in Congress may find a way to work together on important issues in the year ahead. Fifty-five percent are optimistic that this may happen, up from 48 percent in an ABC News-Yahoo News poll earlier this month, before the attack occurred.

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Far fewer Americans but still more than half, 53 percent, approve of the way the news media have responded to the Tucson shootings. Trailing these, 30 percent approve of the way Palin has responded, with 14 percent "strongly" approving. Forty-six percent instead disapprove of Palin's response, in which she rejected as "blood libel" suggestions that the tone of political discourse may have contributed to the attack. A substantial 24 percent have no opinion.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/giffords-tucson-shooting-abc-news-washington-post-poll/story?id=12633097&page=2

[rasputin1952]

1. Not all that surprising really...

with the new R House coming in and looking like a trainwreck about to happen, people needed ground to stand firm on. The president sent an uplifting message to the survivors and consoled the bereaved.

Here's what the GOP always thinks, "Come out with both barrels blazing!" The reality is, if all you have are blanks, pretty soon people catch on and just laugh you right off the stage.

[pasto76]

2. The other 22% think the assassin was a liberal.

[lobodons]

3. 22% will never approve anything

22% will never approve anything this nigger nigerian born muslim terrorist does.

[robcon]

4. It was the president's finest moment.

He was truly presidential... a leader in every sense of the world.

[CountAllVotes]

5. Mr. President done good that day

and yep, that was indeed the man that I voted for! :thumbsup: :patriot:

:kick: & recommend.

[sadbear]

6. Not coincidentally, 22% is close to bush's approval rating when he left office

Dead-enders.

[Capitalocracy]

7. That means that fewer people disapproved of Obama's response

than believe that Obama is a secret Muslim Kenyan terrorist here to take our guns and conduct a Communist Nazi government takeover of our death panels.

Or maybe those numbers have changed.