Obama’s Approval Ratings Hits New Low: 47%
I know you Kool Aid drinkers don’t want to hear this, buuutttt….
Barack Obama’s presidential job approval rating is 47% in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update, a new low for his administration to date. His approval rating has been below 50% for much of the time since mid-November, but briefly rose to 52% last week after he announced his new Afghanistan policy.
Any slight bump in support Obama received coincident with his new Afghanistan policy proved to be very short-lived, as his approval rating returned to below the majority level by the weekend, and slipped further to 47% in Dec. 4-6 polling. (Source)
Remember I told you not to expect a nationalized healthcare bill this year? It looks I was right again. Obama is getting so desperate to pass some kind of healthcare legislation before 2010 that he’s now gone back on his promise to the American public not to allow taxpayer supported abortion funding in the bill.
I am for abortion funding, by the way.
Obama’s Numbers Slide Again
Who didn’t see this coming?
Quinnipiac is out with a new poll that shows President Obama’s job approval is under 50% for the first time, at 48%.
Obama is still on the positive side, with just 42% thinking he is doing a poor job. But it is not good news for a President trying to push through a tough set of initiatives, with health care and revamping the Afghanistan war at the forefront.
“Although President Obama’s job approval rating is below 50% for the first time nationally, it is not statistically different from his 50% approval rating in October. Nevertheless, in politics symbols matter and this is not a good symbol for the White House,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. Read more…
Obama’s Approval Ratings Drop
Barack Obama’s approval ratings continue to slide as Americans worry more about the economy, unemployment and the Afghan/Iraq wars.
A new AP-GfK poll shows that Americans are more pessimistic about the direction of the country than they were just a month ago, with President Obama’s approval ratings dropping.
Forty-six percent said they approve of the way Obama is handling the economy, the number one issue on people’s minds according to the poll, down from 50 percent who approved in the previous poll.
On Iraq, 45 percent now say they disapprove of his handling of that war while 48 percent say they disapprove of the way he’s handling Afghanistan – both increases from a month ago. And 54 percent now say they oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan, compared to 50 percent who said that in October.
Meanwhile, a Chinese artist unveiled his new artwork (pictured above) titled “Burning Man Obama” today in Beijing. Liu Bolin said the sculpture represents the Nobel peace prize winner’s impact on the world.
Has Obama Lost His Swagga?
After the expected GOP sweep yesterday in former Democratic strongholds of New Jersey and Virginia, it seems the Obama magic is gone.
This from the NY Post:
In fact, the elections underscored Obama’s political weakness just one year after his triumphant victory over Republican moderate John McCain.
The Obama invincibility that was so much in evidence then seems to have lost its power. People can argue the reasons why these elections, all in places Obama carried handily, were so close. But if he were the political marvel he was thought to be, these races wouldn’t have been contests, but walkovers. So one consequence of this Election Day is the end of his special political magic.
That’s no surprise — as that magic was a largely substanceless froth whipped up by campaign consultants and compliant big-media cheerleaders. (Source)
Obama Sees Worst Poll Drop in 50 Years
There is no doubt that Barack Obama’s narcissistic arrogance is hurting him in the polls. The former Illinois state Senator is facing the worst decline in popularity since July and the steepest drop of any president at the same stage of his first term in more than 50 years.
Obama’s indecision in sending more troops to Afghanistan and his tripling of the national debt practically ensures that he will not be reelected in 2012.
Gallup recorded an average daily approval rating of 53 per cent for Mr Obama for the third quarter of the year, a sharp drop from the 62 per cent he recorded from April.
His current approval rating – hovering just above the level that would make re-election an uphill struggle – is close to the bottom for newly-elected president. Mr Obama entered the White House with a soaring 78 per cent approval rating.
The bad polling news came as Mr Obama returned to the campaign trail to prevent his Democratic party losing two governorships next month in states in which he defeated Senator John McCain in last November’s election. Read More…
More Proof Hip Hop is Dead
Among the nominees for People’s Choice Awards 2010 are singers Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus & Demi Lovato. Unfortunately, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and others who normally would have made the cut, didn’t make the list. That’s too bad.
POLL: Should Obama Accept His Nobel Peace Prize?
Barack Obama has announced his decision to accept the Nobel peace prize despite the fact that he has done nothing to earn it after only 9 months in office.
If you decide to participate in this poll, I hope you will not allow your emotions to guide your vote. You know that the national media is watching this blog. So please show them that we are capable of rational thought.
