Obama’s approval numbers hit all-time low

[defendandprotect]

The president’s 40 percent approval rating follows a Pew Research Center for the People and the Press poll released Thursday that found Obama’s support among independents has eroded a great deal. 54 percent of independents disapprove of Obama’s performance as president, according to the Pew poll, the most during his time in office. Just 36 percent approve of the job he is doing.



Obama’s approval numbers hit all-time low

President Barack Obama’s approval rating sank to a new low Friday, according to Gallup’s daily presidential tracking poll.

Just 40 percent of Americans say they approve of Obama’s performance as president. That is down three percentage points from Thursday. 50 percent say they do not approve of the job he is doing.

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-approval-numbers-hit-time-low-185402373.html

[bluestate10]

1. How does an OP like yours further the cause of democrats? Or a democratic President? nt

[Tunkamerica]

2. Well, it's news. If it were his/her opinion I'd agree.

[obxhead]

3. If Obama were to fight harder

to further the cause of Democrats and Democratic principals then this post wouldn't even be here.

Good job taking aim at the messenger and not the message.

[pnwmom]

10. Maybe in the short term, but not in the long. Not if we had to default

because a compromise couldn't be reached.

[CelticThunder]

7. How is Obama furthering the cause of democrats?

[Bluenorthwest]

9. So news you don't like, you don't want to read?

The question you should be asking is how does a President like this further the cause of Democrats, or if he does that at all.

[Forkboy]

13. How does the ostrich approach to information help anyone?

[Stinky The Clown]

17. Would you have the nooz be censored?

[villager]

18. How do Democratic "lawmakers," routinely selling out their base, help further that cause?

:shrug:

[FarLeftFist]

24. Jeez, This guy is right on par with Reagan. It's uncanny.

Reagan had a 40% approval at the same time.

[badtoworse]

27. How does ignoring facts help?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

28. "News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising."

"News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising."
~ Lord Northcliffe, British publisher 1865-1922

[readmoreoften]

29. Yo, Joe Stalin. What's up

[Obamanaut]

32. Perhaps you prefer this other thread, posted earlier, that uses the same

site but changes the words so they are more pleasant for some to look at. The subject line is not the same as the heading of the linked of the linked article, but some seem to prefer fabrication.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1610581&mesg_id=1610581

[CurtEastPoint]

4. The GOP is getting tire tracks on themselves; BO is just getting a little mud splashed on him. n/t

[lonestarnot]

6. I'll take that.

[CelticThunder]

11. BO is the one splashing the mud on seniors and poor people.

[Tx4obama]

5. But his AVERAGE approval rate is NOT the lowest he's ever had.

Average approval rating GRAPH: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html

p.s. Ya can't go by just one poll, because the republican backed polls always give Obama low numbers.
It is better to keep on eye on the 'average' of ALL polls over a period of time.

p.s.s. Obama's numbers are better than many recent former president's numbers in the same time period of presidency.

[NYC_SKP]

8. Conservatives, Corporations, RW Extremists, Baggers, Racists, and a Complicit Mainstream Media.

And gullible low information voters.

No Surprise Here.

:patriot:

Edit spelling.

[CelticThunder]

12. And Obama bears no resposibility for his incredibly weak leadership, his constant willingness to

cater to Repugs, his frequent expression of disdain for the progressives who swallowed his talk of hope and change and worked so hard to get him elected?

[defendandprotect]

26. In fact, after 2010, Obama immediately announced he was ready to COMPROMISE even more !!!

[Forkboy]

14. What are the trends? A single poll is fairly useless, but trends can be interesting.

Also, what are his disapproval numbers as compared to others, like Boehner and Congress, and what are their trends? All that info would say more than a lone poll does. As evidenced above, people tend to like the polls they agree with and ignore the ones they don't, so it's nice to have more info available to draw conclusions from than one poll.

[Lorien]

16. Just from what I'm hearing around town and on FB, EVERYONE in D.C. has high

disapproval ratings right now, and no one is buying the "debt crisis" sham.

[Forkboy]

20. That's pretty much what I'm hearing as well.

A guy in my building was rooting for a black hole to appear under D.C. :)

[Lorien]

15. But, but, but...Progressives and the base don't matter! The independents will be

the ones who re-elect Obama! (Or so I keep hearing from the administration's faithful).

Time for some bold progressive moves, Mr. President.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

19. My parents once told me that you must always stand for your own and who you are.

Am I seeing this in Obama these days? Not exactly. I'm seeing him trying to be nice to those who degrade him, disrespect him, ridicule him, drag him through the mud.

[Middle finga]

21. I'm sure Obama's advisor will recommend that

he need to move more to right.

[Kalidurga]

22. I find it interesting...

that Generic Republican can beat Obama, yet not a single Republican with a name can. The only one that comes close is Romney and Romney is one of those people the more you get to know him the less you like him, just sayin.

[mfcorey1]

23. So? Bigger fish to fry at the moment.

[Jim Warren]

25. And congress is in the single digits

Saw that today as well.

[treestar]

30. Meh, apolitical people just know there is something going on

that they don't want to hear about and so they just blame "Washington." The Republicans are doing even worse.

[seabeyond]

31. i read a thread this morning saying he was high.

not into polls. to much work to follow and which ones slanted, ect...

[Obamanaut]

34. Same link too. Just no one like to see the word "low". nt

[blkmusclmachine]

33. 11-Dimensional B.S.: see how well it's worked so far.

n/t

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