Rasmussen has Obama approval at 62 percent.

[RDANGELO]

I believe that is one percent higher than yesterday. With al this noise about nominees and the stimulus bill, he still holding up pretty good.

[meli224]

1. I am so sick of these "polls"

I have never been polled in my life. They focus so much on these numbers, which are probably not even that accurate.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Am I the only one who thinks this "approval" shit shouldn't even start until

he's been in office a couple MONTHS?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. We sure as shit shouldn't be worrying about them just yet.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

3. Fuck approval ratings!

[Jennicut]

4. OMG....shock poll!!! I hate polls. I can't look at them any more, I overdosed during the election.

Good to see he has a solid approval rating though.

[Thrill]

6. YAWN. He's been in office two weeks

I wouldn't worry about approval ratings.

Having said that, people are losing jobs left and right. And nothing has been done. So you expect people to be pissed at the government.

[ddeclue]

7. Why is anybody upset by these numbers? They are awesome!

Any President that polls in the 60's is very well liked indeed and pretty much invulnerable at re-election time. As long as Obama stays in this region he will get re-elected in a landslide.

[CTyankee]

8. Yep, however we're to new to this to be even thinking re-election time.

Business at hand first.

Am I the only one here that believes Obama knew this would be a difficult start?

[ddeclue]

9. Yeah but being popular is also good for getting your agenda passed.

A Congress that sees Obama as popular is going to pass his agenda in the hopes that some of that popularity will rub off on them.

When W was at 24% and Congress was about the same, they felt no need to follow his lead.

I think that with BHO at 62% and Congress doing much worse, they'll be happy to get along and go along with him.

[CTyankee]

11. What you say is rational but these a-holes repubs in Congress are not.

I really don't understand where they think they're going with their intransigence. I think they just must be clueless...

[ddeclue]

12. The smart ones will cave - the politically suicidal ones like Mitch McConnell will throw tantrums.

I hate Mitch.

If I lived in Kentucky, I'd have that on a bumper sticker on my car.

[CTyankee]

13. Let's see how this all plays out. I think Obama will emerge the winner here

even if the pubs are feeling boastful right now. There's gonna be a cold dawn to await them...

[Captain Hilts]

10. A pretty good number. nt

[bdamomma]

14. 62% for what, this is all Congress and the repigs.

[FrenchieCat]

15. The false meme is that Obama's numbers are dropping like a stone.....

See here for public opinion manipulation as the stimulus package goes up for a vote: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8165965&mesg_id=8165965

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

16. Obama has the support of the American people and is not afraid to use his political capital.