POLL: Obama approval at 47% (+2), most pronounced rally among Dems, +6 over Romney, +8 over Perry.

[jefferson_dem]

Washington, DC - Key findings from Ipsos' latest poll carried out on behalf of Reuters and published today are listed below and the topline document is available for download on the right .

These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted for Reuters from September 8th through 12th, 2011. For the survey, a nationally representative, randomly selected sample of exactly 1,134 adults aged 18 and older across the United States was interviewed by Ipsos via live telephone interviewing on landlines and cell phones. With a sample of this size, the results are considered accurate within 3 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, of what they would have been had the entire adult population in the U.S. been polled.

Key findings include:

President Obama received a small bump in approval ratings after his recent jobs speech according to the recently released Rueters-Ipsos poll conducted Sept 8-12, 2011. His approval rating climbed two points to 47% approve after hitting to 45% in August.

His rally is most pronounced among Democrats, where his approval climbed from 71% in August to 77% in September.

However, Obama’s advantage vis-à-vis several of the potential Republican challengers has faded since May. The closest competitor is Mitt Romney, currently at a 6 point deficit among registered voters (49% Obama, 43% Romney). The other Republican challengers continue to have larger margins to surmount (all among registered voters).

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http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5335

[mvd]

1. K&R

The jobs speech was sorely needed and I'm glad it's having a positive effect. I may think it relies too much on tax cuts, but it's so varied that it should help.

[monmouth]

2. But, but, the news folks are telling me his numbers are tanking and

he's in really big, big, trouble...

[tomg]

3. I don't think it is about the jobs bill, per se.

I think it is simply that he seems to be calling out the Republicans. if he falls back in to compromise mode, goes into negotiations the way he does ( and he is a god awful negotiator), or listens to the DLC, it will drop again. I am not the happiest guy with the jobs bill as is (for the usual reasons), but I think it is really in the right direction. If that is what we start with in terms of job creation, I fell pretty okay. But all I want to see is the President stick to it. The only way to get is passed is to do what he is doing - go out to the people and give the Republicans hell. Hammer them again and again. The more he calls them out and sticks to it, the higher his approval will go. Bipartisan will not work here, Negotiation will not work here. Taking it to the bully pulpit is the only way forward.

[bigdarryl]

4. As Allan Lichtman says MEANINGLESS!!!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. >>>>

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