Media Matters - WaPo Bury's Fact That Obama's Approval Ratings Went Up Since Dec!

[TomCADem]

I guess we can't disturb the narrative that Democrats are in trouble, and that Coakley is in trouble because of growing dissatisfaction with Barack Obama. So, why not just ignore your own poll results in a story, and bury it beneath spin:

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201001170009

Washington Post buries the lede about its Obama poll

Actually, the Post didn't bury the lede. The Post completely ignored it.

A possible lede? Obama's job approval ratings went up since December. (In terms of the bigger picture, Obama's approval ratings today is right where it was five months ago, according to WashPost numbers.)

But the Post article makes no mention of that fact--none--as the piece relentless lays on the negative news for Obama.
Behold:


"A year into his presidency, President Obama faces a polarized nation and souring public assessments of his efforts to change Washington, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Nearly half of all Americans say Obama is not delivering on his major campaign promises, and a narrow majority have just some or no confidence that he will make the right decisions for the country's future.

More than a third see the president as falling short of their expectations, about double the proportion saying so at the 100-day mark of Obama's presidency in April. At the time, 63 percent said the president had accomplished a "great deal" or a "good amount." Now, the portion saying so has dropped to 47 percent."


I repeat: Nowhere in the Post article about presidential polling does it report that Obama's approval rating went up this month.

[FrenchieCat]

1. The Corporate media wants us to bend over and take it.....

and then blame each other.

and of course, most of us oblige.....falling to our knees
asking how long will it take.

[wisteria]

2. It does seem obvious what is at work here. Corporate America may get hit in the pocket book

if Obama retains so much power- so now it is time to promote the wonderful Republicans who have actually done nothing but bad things to this country.

[FrenchieCat]

3. This must be bad news for some......?

[alp227]

4. WTF? I posted that article on LBN late last night

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4228661

So disappointing. :-( I did see a lot of Obama-bashing on that thread though and some who tried to assert that Obama still has plenty of support.

[impik]

5. Fuck them all.