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lJune 2, 2010
Obama Weekly Approval Average Dips to New Low of 46%
Obama's average has been in 46% to 50% range since mid-February
by Frank NewportPRINCETON, NJ -- At 46%, President Obama's job approval average for the week ending May 30 is the lowest weekly average of his administration, one point below the previous low of 47% measured in April.
Overall, Obama's weekly job approval average has generally been quite stable in 2010 so far, and has been at or below 50% since mid-February. It fell out of the 60% range in early summer 2009 and first fell below 50% in late November.
Obama Rating Lower Than Most Presidents' Comparables
Obama's end-of-May weekly average is lower than the single-survey ratings for all but two of the nine elected presidents since Eisenhower during May of those presidents' second years in office. Ronald Reagan's approval rating in a May 1982 survey was 45%, one point below Obama's current rating, and Jimmy Carter was at 43% in May 1978. George W. Bush's 77% was the highest such reading, reflecting the continuing rally effect that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Approval Among Independents Reaches New Low
Obama's current 41% weekly approval rating among independents is by one point the lowest of his administration. His 81% rating among Democrats is tied for the lowest so far among that group, while his current 16% among Republicans is actually up slightly from recent weeks.
The current 65-point "polarization gap" between Democrats and Republicans in their approval of Obama is slightly smaller than the average 69-point gap so far this year.
Solid Support Among Blacks; Steady Among Whites
Obama's weekly average among blacks remains very high, at 93%, while his 39% approval rating among non-Hispanic whites is roughly where it has been since March. There is evidence that Obama's approval rating among Hispanics has been slipping; Gallup will analyze his standing among Hispanics in detail (based on larger sample aggregations) in a forthcoming report on Gallup.com.
Bottom Line
President Obama's weekly job approval averages have generally been quite stable this year, with a range extending between 46% and 51% since January. At the same time, these readings represent a significant drop-off in approval compared with the 60%+ ratings he had for the first five months of his administration and his overall average of 57% in 2009.
Obama's current 46% weekly average is slightly below where it has been recently. It can be difficult to identify precisely what causes ups and downs in a president's approval rating. There was a great deal of news focus on the BP oil spill last week, and, although it may be tempting to say the spill is affecting Obama's ratings, it is impossible to say this with certainty.
Last week was also a down week for Democrats in terms of their relative positioning on Gallup's generic ballot. It will be important to monitor both the generic ballot and Obama's approval rating in the weeks ahead to see whether last week represented a short-lived drop in Democrats' fortunes, or the beginning of a trend that could carry forward into the intensive fall election season.
Explore Obama's approval ratings in-depth and compare to past presidents in the Gallup Presidential Job Approval Center.
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George W Bush finished his term in the 20%'s ;D ;D ;D
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George W Bush finished his term in the 20%'s ;D ;D ;D
At the rate BO is going, he will as well.
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At the rate BO is going, he will as well.
OweBama seems to have leveled off. No healthcare drop.
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Approval Among Independents Reaches New Low
Obama's current 41% weekly approval rating among independents is by one point the lowest of his administration. His 81% rating among Democrats is tied for the lowest so far among that group, while his current 16% among Republicans is actually up slightly from recent weeks.
This is why he is in trouble. I seriously doubt he gets independents back.
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OweBama seems to have leveled off. No healthcare drop.
He's only doing better than Carter, has lost the white vote, independent vote, taxpayer vote, and responsibile person vote and you think that is ok?
Also, the trend is down for him.
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At the rate BO is going, he will as well.
hhmmm...I think I'm seeing things, Reagan was at 45.. :)
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hhmmm...I think I'm seeing things, Reagan was at 45.. :)
Obama is no Ronald Reagan!
Reagan made hard decisions early in the presidency which helped tame inflation. Obama has made only easy decisiosns and we are heading for a much worse disaster.
Reagan loved this country and Obama never misses a beat to trash it.
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Obama is no Ronald Reagan!
Reagan made hard decisions early in the presidency which helped tame inflation. Obama has made only easy decisiosns and we are heading for a much worse disaster.
Reagan loved this country and Obama never misses a beat to trash it.
Are you fucking high....like seriously... what the fuck are you talking about..thats just a retarded statement with zero...absolutley zero thought...that makes me think you are a moron..
This is how i know you arent objective...
OBAMA has made easy decisions...Dude he came into office with the shittiest economy since the 30s...yes shittier than when carter was in office...and 2 wars...with public opinion craving for action with health care
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Are you fucking high....like seriously... what the fuck are you talking about..thats just a retarded statement with zero...absolutley zero thought...that makes me think you are a moron..
This is how i know you arent objective...
OBAMA has made easy decisions...Dude he came into office with the shittiest economy since the 30s...yes shittier than when carter was in office...and 2 wars...with public opinion craving for action with health care
How is printing money and bailing everyone out a "hard decision"?
Its not, its delaying future and worse pain to avoid temporary immediate pain.
His reckless spending is going to cause a currency crisis or even worse.
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Are you fucking high....like seriously... what the fuck are you talking about..thats just a retarded statement with zero...absolutley zero thought...that makes me think you are a moron..
This is how i know you arent objective...
OBAMA has made easy decisions...Dude he came into office with the shittiest economy since the 30s...yes shittier than when carter was in office...and 2 wars...with public opinion craving for action with health care
Arguing with 338 is just like "arguing" with my infant...:) You can't deny or ignore the FACT Reagan had the same approval percentage at this time in his presidency.
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Arguing with 338 is just like "arguing" with my infant...:) You can't deny or ignore the FACT Reagan had the same approval percentage at this time in his presidency.
Yes he did, but you guys are clueless as to why and how things turned around as a result of Reagans' decisions.
Reagan did the exact opposite Obama is doing to turn around the economy.
Get a clue morons.
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Reagan lsot 27 seats in 1982... then won 49 states in 1984.
Clinton lost 54 seats in 1994... then won 31 states plus DC (379 to 159 electoral).
So anyone writing off Obama based upon that... well... can't do that.
And the popularity? Well, reagan bottomed out at 35% approval rating in 1983... and he still won 49 states the next year.
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Poor comparison IMO. Reagan was a conservative. Clinton was a moderate. Obama is a far left liberal. A better comparison is Obama and Carter, who was also a far left liberal.
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well, to me it sounds like the same people celebrating Obama's 2012 loss already...
They're the same people who celebrated healthcare's demise.
They're the same people who celebrated Palin saving the 2008 ticket.
They're the same people who celebrated Romney returning true "conservative" ideals.
They're the same people who celebrated Thompson's "awesome leadership skills".
A whole lot of counting chickens before they hatch.
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Anyone old enough to remember Reagan remembers the national pride, strength, and self respect Reagan projected.
Obama is the opposite of that in every single area.
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I'm as old as you are.
I remember his pro-abortion supreme court apointees. I remember the 1982 largest peacetime tax increase in the nation's history. His explolsive deficit as a percentage of GDP. Doing nothing when those pricks hit Beirut.
So while he gave a great speech and projected lots of cool things, he was a lot like Obama if you look at those things above.
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Anyone old enough to remember Reagan remembers the national pride, strength, and self respect Reagan projected.
Obama is the opposite of that in every single area.
Agree. Carter demoralized the country. Reagan was the polar opposite of Carter and made a lot of people proud to be Americans again.
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I'm as old as you are.
I remember his pro-abortion supreme court apointees. I remember the 1982 largest peacetime tax increase in the nation's history. His explolsive deficit as a percentage of GDP. Doing nothing when those pricks hit Beirut.
So while he gave a great speech and projected lots of cool things, he was a lot like Obama if you look at those things above.
Dear God are you blind.
Wake the hell up.
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I'm as old as you are.
I remember his pro-abortion supreme court apointees. I remember the 1982 largest peacetime tax increase in the nation's history. His explolsive deficit as a percentage of GDP. Doing nothing when those pricks hit Beirut.
So while he gave a great speech and projected lots of cool things, he was a lot like Obama if you look at those things above.
Both Reagan and Obama have about the same approval ratings after the same amount of time spent in office. Also unemployment during Reagan's time was not better either.
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cardinal rule #1 don't attack the reagan. He's revered and has the 'cult of personality' many now try to attribute to Obama. Perhaps the saying "takes one to know one" is true in this case. He never did anything wrong i mean who cares that he didn't oppose apartheid and thought of Mandela as a terrorist. He is supreme leader of all conservatives and anyone else is way off base. Go reagan go! we will sing your praises and forget your sins because by gosh you are white, you are anti-abortion and you
cut raised taxes and we still love you for it.
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Reagan did some great things, but he also did some things that the conservatives don't like to admit.
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awww i hit a sore spot with the truth there beachy? what you can't handle reagan single-handedly turned out meat industry into a joke with the FDA having ZERO authority to order a recall on tainted meats resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of food poisoning cases. That he did not support sanctions for the apartheid state of south africa, that he raised taxes higher than any president not at war. I mean really what's to like about this guy. His hair? His acting? You righties act as if he's the greatest thing ever overlook all his faults and then have the audacity (of hope ;D) to claim there is a cult of personality around Obama. Yeah okay. ::)
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Reagan did some great things, but he also did some things that the conservatives don't like to admit.
and the righties response will be - 240 you aren't a conservative you're julio from the town hall videos.
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Anyone old enough to remember Reagan remembers the national pride, strength, and self respect Reagan projected.
Obama is the opposite of that in every single area.
self respect for whom? Whites? Cause reagan sure as sh*t didn't care much for other races. look it up if you must.
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awww i hit a sore spot with the truth there beachy?
Nope. Just responding to an absurd overstatement.
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self respect for whom? Whites? Cause reagan sure as sh*t didn't care much for other races. look it up if you must.
Self respect for our nation, our history, the founders, and the country as a whole.
Ask anyone who remember those years other than the far left kooks.
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Reagan started as a Dem and changed parties to get elected. Reagan borrowed a shitload of money, didn't he? Way more than Carter. And he taxed the shit out of people? And he called to remove the world of nukes? And by the 84 debates, he was showing a great deal of the early signs of alzheimers, which many doctors agree upon.
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Reagan was a great man. He loved America and was one strong badass. I wish the GOP could find another Reagan. But he often is assigned this perfect title by repubs. He did a LOT of RINO things, way more RINO than Tea Party, guys. He was probably best descirbed as Romney meets Fred Thompson, 30 years early.
Great man, but not perfect.
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Self respect for our nation, our history, the founders, and the country as a whole.
Ask anyone who remember those years other than the far left kooks.
regan...True conservative
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regan...True conservative
And guess what? - in all but 2 years, Obama has dwarfed everyone else by far.
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And guess what? - in all but 2 years, Obama has dwarfed everyone else by far.
we will see where it is when it is all said and done....he didnt really get a lot to work with it....so dont be a douche
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we will see where it is when it is all said and done....he didnt really get a lot to work with it....so dont be a douche
Oh please, he and the democrats had a choice to make, as we all do. I said from Day 1 that the Stim Bill wouldnt do jack shit and it didnt.
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we will see where it is when it is all said and done....he didnt really get a lot to work with it....so dont be a douche
Reagan got even less to work with from Carter and he turned the economy around, so don't be an idiot.
I guess you missed this very important information posted by 333 on another thread. Here, educate yourself:
The federal government is now $13 trillion in the red, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday, marking the first time the government has sunk that far into debt and putting a sharp point on the spending debate on Capitol Hill.
Calculated down to the exact penny, the debt totaled $13,050,826,460,886.97 as of Tuesday, leaping nearly $60 billion since Friday, the previous day for which figures were released.
At $13 trillion, that figure has risen by $2.4 trillion in about 500 days since President Obama took office, or an average of $4.9 billion a day. That's almost three times the daily average of $1.7 billion under the previous administration, and led Republicans on Wednesday to place blame squarely at the feet of Mr. Obama and his fellow Democrats.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/2/federal-debt-tops-13-trillion-mark/
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Reagan got even less
are you totally sure that he had worse?
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are you totally sure that he had worse?
And he had a Dem Congress to deal with.
Now, Obama and the Dems (Who have been in control since 2006), have no more excuses for the disaster that is going to occur.
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Poll: 41% Strongly Disapprove of Obama's Performance
Friday, 04 Jun 2010
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16 (see trends).
Forty-five percent (45%) of Democrats Strongly Approve while 70% of Republicans Strongly Disapprove. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 16% Strongly Approve and 46% Strongly Disapprove.
Seventy percent (70%) of voters favor strong sanctions against employers who hire illegal immigrants. Fifty percent (50%) favor sanctions on landlords who provide housing for illegal immigrants. Fifty-eight percent (58%) say a child born to an illegal immigrant in this country should not automatically become a citizen of the United States.
Only 55% of homeowners believe their home is currently worth more than the mortgage. Twenty-seven percent (27%) expect the value of their home to go up in the next year while 21 expect a decline in value.
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook.
Overall, 48% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-two percent (52%) disapprove.
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Poll41percentStronglyDisapproveofObamasPerformance/2010/06/04/id/361063
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John Edwards was right, we are two America.
One is the producing, tax paying, and responsible people looking to be free, self sufficient, and left alone.
The other half are mostly people expecting free shit from the government.
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46% of Americans disapproved of Obama on voting day in 2008.
It seems 53% did approve of him on that day, however.
So the Q is... what can Repubs do to raise that 41% number they currently brag about? When ever Rass admits Obama has a strong 45% approval rating (up 3 or 4 points from their position 2 weeks ago), it seems Obama is actually RISING in popularity as short-sighted angey people forget all about healthcare in light of the Lee vs. Crystal American Idol Final. With Big Brother starting in early July, they'll have blinders on as Obama shoves cap/trade down our throats, with a new season of "The Biggest Loser" ushering in the fall lineup.
If only repubs would only stop writing down their anger on their hand in pen, they might remember on voting day to get up off their asses and vote for a republican. Nope. They'll pick another RINO for obama to trample.
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are you totally sure that he had worse?
"woe is me"...Obama's next slogan. Yes, Reagan had it worse and he did not have a filibuster proof majority in both houses.
Every president has inherited some kind of political or financial problem from their predecesor. I don't see any of you posting about how Bush inherited over 2 million jobs lost, rising interest rates, stalled home construction and Al Qaeda from Clinton.
But, lets even suggest what is not true. That Obama inherited a worst economy than Reagan. Why can't the messiah fix it? He was touted as this genius who would resolve all that ailed the country. Where are his solutions besides blaming it all on Bush and the GOP? The blaming game can only go so far. Eventually, Obama has to provide real solutions or end up as the worst 1 term president of all time.
Now, did you see this or are you going to ignore it?
"At $13 trillion, that figure has risen by $2.4 trillion in about 500 days since President Obama took office, or an average of $4.9 billion a day. That's almost three times the daily average of $1.7 billion under the previous administration, and led Republicans on Wednesday to place blame squarely at the feet of Mr. Obama and his fellow Democrats."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/2/federal-debt-tops-13-trillion-mark/