Obama's Approval Slide Finds Whites Down to 39%

[apples and oranges]

PRINCETON, NJ -- Since the start of his presidency, U.S. President Barack Obama's approval rating has declined more among non-Hispanic whites than among nonwhites, and now, fewer than 4 in 10 whites approve of the job Obama is doing as president.



Obama last week fell below 50% approval in Gallup Daily tracking for the first time in his presidency, both in daily three-day rolling averages and in Gallup Daily tracking results aggregated weekly.

"The only subgroup showing a greater change than whites is Republicans, down 24 points since Obama's first full week in office."

In his first full week in office (Jan. 26-Feb. 1), an average of 66% of Americans approved of the job Obama was doing, including 61% of non-Hispanic whites and 80% of nonwhites. In the most recent week, spanning Nov. 16-22 interviewing, his approval rating averaged 49% overall, 39% among whites, and 73% among nonwhites. Thus, since the beginning of his presidency, his support has dropped 22 points among whites, compared with a 7-point loss among nonwhites.

Given the 17-point drop in his approval rating among all U.S. adults, it follows that Obama's support has declined among all major demographic and attitudinal subgroups, with one notable exception -- blacks.

Blacks' support for Obama has averaged 93% during his time in office, and has been at or above 90% nearly every week during his presidency. Thus, part of the reason Obama's support among nonwhites has not dropped as much as his support among other groups is because of his consistent support from blacks. (With Hispanics' approval rating down five points, greater declines among Asians, Native Americans, and those of mixed races account for his total seven-point drop among nonwhites.)

http://www.gallup.com/poll/124484/obama-approval-slide-finds-whites-down-39.aspx
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I wonder what the breakdown is after last night?

[TexasObserver]

1. That's because he's losing independents and progressives.

He's down to mainstream Democrats, and he'll drop further once his Afghanistan war proves a mess.

[apples and oranges]

2. Yes, that's it. Independents are leaving

It has nothing to do with race!

[tekisui]

20. You think people set aside their racism to vote for him,

only to pick it up later?

That is nonsensical.

[sharp_stick]

3. O great oracle

please tell me what the numbers in the Big Game will be tonight.

[TexasObserver]

4. No.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. So there are more independents and progressives among whites than nonwhites? -nt

[TexasObserver]

13. There's ample polling data to that effect.

[apples and oranges]

5. Explain your unrecs?

Are people scared to comment?

[Walk away]

7. You seem happy about this change. n/t

[apples and oranges]

9. Just wondering if the schism on DU follows the same racial dynamic

Are the people who "cheerlead" the president on DU mostly nonwhites?

[tekisui]

22. Why would that matter?

[apples and oranges]

29. it would explain alot

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[otohara]

6. Happy Dance Time

We did it, we brought down his numbers!

Well I didn't, because I support him and I'm not all white.

Hate Osama, not Obama!

[AndyA]

8. I'm white, I supported Obama during the campaign, donated, helped others serve as poll watchers

in other states, and I do not approve of Obama as strongly as I did at first. And that's directly related to the actions Obama has taken, and the promises he made that he hasn't kept. He is losing the independents, progressives, and gays.

That does not mean I would rather have McSame in there instead, it just means Obama needs to get it together and take care of the things that are important to people. Expanding the war isn't high on most people's lists.

Health care reform, jobs, jobs, and more jobs are likely the things that will have the biggest positive impact on Obama's future approval ratings (not necessarily in that order).

[otohara]

12. If We Pray Hard Enough

maybe Sarah will save us in 2012 from this wretched man.

[AndyA]

14. That's exactly the silly attitude I was addressing when I said I didn't want McSame.

People go way overboard. It's either 100% adoration or nothing with some people.

Your comment is ridiculous. :eyes:

But that's likely what we'll end up with if Obama doesn't do what he needs to do. Expanding the war and not keeping campaign promises isn't doing it...obviously.

[otohara]

15. Expanding in Afghanistan

is nothing new - it's a campaign promise.

[AndyA]

16. It's one of the campaign promises Obama chose to KEEP.

There are others he hasn't.

Obviously, just because he promised it doesn't make it so.

[otohara]

17. Can You Imagine

just for a moment, if POTUS inacted all the promises he sited in his campaign - say in the first few months - how unglued people would have become. Christ they're freaking out about "public service" over in loony tunes land.

The man gets 40 death threats a day - changing everything at once would bump that number up God knows how much.

Change don't come easy and in the case of governing, it doesn't happen over night.

[Fire1]

18. You're talking to " secular issue" voters. No pony, no vote. n/t

[AndyA]

19. And you would be WRONG.

Next! :eyes:

[Fire1]

28. How many otohara's are on this site? n/t

[JVS]

21. No. I can't imagine that, because I'm having a hard time imagining him enacting just a few promises

[otohara]

23. Here Ya Go

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/

many are still in the works -

more to come -

I'm optimistic -

[JVS]

27. Wow!

No. 502: Get his daughters a puppy
"The pledge is (Sasha and Malia) will get their dog, win or lose.">>More


How about that no insurance mandate thing he kept on about last year and the promise to veto any bill without a strong public option?

[spanone]

24. so?

[Odin2005]

25. According to another poll a few days ago Southern wites are dragging his numbers down.

Take the South out of the analysis and Obama's approval rating is around 60%.

Fucking Racists.

[WI_DEM]

26. Why are you posting a poll from 11/24? If you look hard enough I'm sure you

can find a poll even worse.