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Title: Obama's dropping poll numbers create whiff of failure
Post by: James on August 07, 2009, 03:35:51 AM

At the 200-day mark, President Barack Obama's public support is at its lowest ebb yet -- brought down hard by concern over jobs and health care, according to new polling.

Behind the numbers is a worrisome trend for Obama in the eroding faith of many people who strongly backed him for president. After campaigning on hope and the promise of change, Obama has struggled with a bad economy, the partisan realities of Washington and his own political limitations.

"What is bothering people is that it sounded like he had good ideas, but he can't get them implemented,Ó said Susan MacManus, a political scientist at the University of South Florida. "He has too many distractions and not enough focus on basic human needs -- like putting people back to work.Ó

Just 50 percent of registered voters in a Quinnipiac University poll said they approved of the job Obama was doing, while 42 percent said they disapproved. It's his lowest number yet and a drop of seven percentage points from a month ago.

"The president is right on the magic 50 percent threshold in public approval because of bad grades on the economy and even worse grades on health care,Ó said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac poll.

The poll found 49 percent disapproved of Obama's handling of the economy to 45 percent who approved. On health care, 52 percent disapprove of his direction, while 39 percent approve.

A new CNN/Opinion Research poll found 51 percent believed Obama's first six months in office have been successful, while 37 percent called him a failure. By comparison, 56 percent in 2001 said they believed former President George W. Bush's first six months were a success.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Obama_s-dropping-poll-numbers-create-whiff-of-failure-8072533.html

Title: Re: Obama's dropping poll numbers create whiff of failure
Post by: Soul Crusher on August 07, 2009, 04:54:26 AM

The only way Obama will not be a lame duck by next year is if he takes back his presidency from Nancy Pelosi.