Uh oh-Gallup Daily Tracking poll!:

[jenmito]

What's the media gonna do-ignore it? He's up to 51% approval and down to 41% disapproval: http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx

[uponit7771]

1. Would like to hear Obama tangibly preasure Reid for reconciliation on price controls...

[Arkana]

2. They--and a lotta people here--will ignore it.

Doesn't fit the narrative.

[jenmito]

3. Just like they ignored yesterday's AP/GfK poll which had him up to 56%.

http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/pdf/AP-GfK_Poll_Release_1_Topline_12.15.09.pdf

[jenmito]

4. But they're unrec'ing the thread all the same. n/t

[BlueIdaho]

5. The best polling data

are the numbers you agree with...

[jenmito]

12. It would be nice for the same news outlet that constantly talks about Obama "sinking in the polls"

to report the facts about his RISING in the same polls.

[BlueIdaho]

16. The media are not our friends...

There is no objectivity left in the media - they specialize in supporting the right and attacking the left. Its so predictable its impossible to ignore.

[CreekDog]

6. With those kind of numbers, support from his base is crucial

so... :wtf:

[RDANGELO]

7. If the economy starts producing more jobs that it loses,

it will go back up to the mid fifties. People are frustrated, but they know he didn't create this mess. They need a sign that things are heading in the right direction.

[YOY]

8. It's all about the economy.

If economy looks good (batter) than before then he, regardless of this heath care fiasco, Afghansitan, or even the fucking Patriot act can all sit and spin.

I guess most Americans really only care about the bottom line.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. the media headlines should be - he's up 1%

but no

[jenmito]

11. He's actually up 4 points from a couple days aog.

But silence wins out.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

31. I guess we should call the editor who approved of highlighting any downturn but not any rise

[NJmaverick]

10. What's sad is a poll here at DU had roughly 75% disapprove and only 25% apporve

[jenmito]

14. Sad but not unexpected.

[Kind of Blue]

36. As well as not the be all and end all. n/t

:thumbsup:

[DrDan]

15. not sure why that is "sad"

doesn't it show that those here have some strong feelings about the issues - and stand by those positions?

Why are you concerned about the polls for an individual. Isn't it all about the issues? Seems to me that it indicates that we want progress on the issues, in a "liberal/progressive" direction. And we are not satisfied when we don't see the progress.

[Jennicut]

19. Uh, this board represents the ultra liberal base of the party

The polls represent all Americans. There is a difference.

[PBS Poll-435]

13. Unrec!

LALALALALALA







;-)

[uponit7771]

17. Hmmm, two polls with Obama over 51 and KKKons still going down in flames...

[jenmito]

20. I just e-mailed Chuck Todd, the "numbers guy" at MSNBC

to ask what's up with this. I wrote:

Why the silence on the positive polls?

I don't know why MSNBC would do this, but your website linked to the AP/GfK poll and said nothing about it-his approval was up two points to 56%: http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/pdf/AP-GfK_Poll_Release_1_Topline_12.15.09.pdf

And Obama's approval rating in today's Gallup Tracking Poll is up to 51%: http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx

Do these polls not follow the desired narrative and that's why they're ignored?

If anyone wants to e-mail him, his address is: [e-mail]

[Phx_Dem]

18. The AP poll in my morning paper, has him at 56% approval!

Approval for the way he is handling the Afganistan war is up to 50% (from 40%).

Pretty good considering all the crap going on right now.

[jenmito]

21. Yeah-if that's the same one as

yesterday's AP-GfK poll (which had his approval up to 56%), I e-mailed Chuck Todd and sent messages via Twitter to him and David Shuster.

[MadBadger]

22. I just haven seen the evidence that Obama's base is abandoning him

[jenmito]

27. Neither have I.

[Cali_Democrat]

30. DU is abandoning Obama

And many posters on DU seem to think they represent Obama's base.

[quantass]

23. Personally i would rather see 30% Approval, 60% Disapproval...

Obama has been a disaster for liberals / progressives. A low approval / high disapproval from his base could wake him up and congress to get back on track. Good numbers only shovel them down the same corporate conservative track.

[jenmito]

24. Of course you would.

He's the president of everyone.

[Jennicut]

25. Per Gallup, liberal Dems have never been under 70% support.

[treestar]

37. Interesting to me: the more education, the higher approval

And the liberals approve more than the moderates.

Showing DU to be way out there.

[Renew Deal]

26. You should spend more time worrying about Harper and Canada.

You've got the Candian Bush running around. That should be more than enough to keep you busy.

[uponit7771]

28. hate...

[Arkana]

32. You'd rather see the President with a low approval rating?

Then this is not the place for you.

[FrenchieCat]

34. What you'd rather see for us tells us more about you

than anything.

Thanks for wishing us well! Hope we can return the favor someday! :hi:

[Xenotime]

29. Good to see things are turning around for Obama.

[Cha]

33. Thank you, jenmito

:hi:

[Divine Discontent]

35. so... Reagan & Bush had huge approval ratings doesn't mean they were good. damn, if you're going

to say that an approval rating in the 50's makes things okay, then just ignore the deep conversations, because I bet you 90% of DU knows a hell of a lot more about major issues than half of the Congress!

[jenmito]

38. Oh no!!! Today, he's up to 52% approval and down to 40% disappoval!

http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx

[freddie mertz]

39. But then there is THIS poll on the HCR bill.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x71658

Seems voters like the "old" Obama better than the new one.