Obama Approval Slips to 47%
Lib Loo
After Brief Uptick, Obama Approval Slips to 47%
New low follows slight increase after announcement of Afghanistan policy
by Jeffrey M. Jones
PRINCETON, NJ -- 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.
Afghanistan is just one of many high-profile issues with which the president
is dealing. Immediate public reaction to his new Afghanistan policy showed
51% in favor and 40% opposed, according to a Dec. 2 USA Today/Gallup poll.
Obama spent part of Sunday on Capitol Hill talking to lawmakers as they
continue working on healthcare reform legislation. In the most recent Gallup
update, more Americans said they would advise their members to vote against
healthcare legislation than said they would advise them to vote for it.
Additionally, in recent days Obama has been ramping up his focus on finding
ways to create jobs for out-of-work Americans, and is planning a major
speech on Tuesday outlining his ideas for spurring job creation. In late
November, Gallup found slight majorities of Americans disapproving of the
way Obama was handling job creation and the economy more generally.
Obama travels to Oslo, Norway, this week to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
In October, Obama got a slight bump in his approval ratings after he was
announced as the winner. Obama will also travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, to
attend the global climate change conference.
In the new Dec. 4-6 Gallup Daily results, Obama's approval rating is 14%
among Republicans, 42% among independents, and 83% among Democrats. Compared
to his ratings in early November, when he averaged 53% job approval overall,
his ratings are down three points among Democrats, seven points among
independents, and four points among Republicans.
Thus far in December, Obama has averaged 50% job approval. That is similar
to the December averages for Ronald Reagan (49%) and Bill Clinton (53%), who
also took office when the economy was struggling. All other recent
presidents elected to their first terms had approval averages of 57% or
above in their first December in office.
Bottom Line
Obama faced significant challenges upon taking office, including arguably
the worst economy since the Great Depression and two ongoing wars. Obama is
actively trying to address these issues while also tackling some longer-term
issues like healthcare and climate change. Over the course of the year, his
approval ratings have fallen, perhaps due to lack of obvious progress on
many of these fronts, but also perhaps because of the public's apparent
reluctance so far to embrace the healthcare reform effort.
Obama maintains the support of more than 8 in 10 Democrats, though his
approval ratings among his fellow partisans have declined over the course of
the year. He has seen his approval ratings among independents and
Republicans slide by at least 20 points since the beginning of his term, and
now stands at a personal low of 47% approval among all Americans.
Gallup tracks President Obama's job approval daily and updates approval
ratings among demographic groups each Monday
Survey Methods
Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,529 national adults, aged
18 and older, conducted Dec. 4-6, 2009, as part of Gallup Daily tracking.
For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with
95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is �3 percentage
points.
Interviews are conducted with respondents on land-line telephones and
cellular phones.
In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties
in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of
public opinion polls.
Crossfire
Curly Surmudgeon
wrote:
> Only because he is an asshole.
Pot, meet kettle.
--
Regards, Curly
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2012 Run, John, Run! 2012
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Crossfire
> On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:51:09 -0700, Crossfire <mi...@theduderanch.mx>
> wrote:
>
>> Only because he is an asshole.
>
> Pot, meet kettle.
>
Curly Surmudgeon
wrote:
Homosexual fantasy noted.
HH&C
> On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:21:14 -0700, Crossfire <mi...@theduderanch.mx>
> wrote:
>
> > Curly Surmudgeon wrote:
> >> On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:51:09 -0700, Crossfire <mi...@theduderanch.mx>
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> Only because he is an asshole.
>
> >> Pot, meet kettle.
>
> > Asshole, meet weinie.
>
> Homosexual fantasy noted.
Curly, I thought you were tight with the gay community?
Buerste
"HH&C" <hot-ham-a...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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You can't say "Gay", "Curly" and "Tight" in the same sentence.
Steve B
"Buerste" <bue...@wowway.com> wrote in message
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You can, but it sounds kinky.
Steve
Lib Loo
"HH&C" <hot-ham-a...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:60188db8-0e69-43f0...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
Not so tight anymore, he was "loosened up" a bit.
HH&C
> "HH&C" <hot-ham-and-che...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
Super-human feat? Perhaps.
Yet somehow, I managed it.
HH&C
> "HH&C" <hot-ham-and-che...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
Prolly that body-cavity search after being ID'd on the no-fly list.
Curly Surmudgeon
wrote:
> "Buerste" <bue...@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:hfmt7f$c5u$1...@aioe.org...
>>
>> "HH&C" <hot-ham-a...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:60188db8-0e69-43f0-
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>> On Dec 8, 7:27 pm, Curly Surmudgeon <CurlySurmudg...@live.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:21:14 -0700, Crossfire <mi...@theduderanch.mx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Curly Surmudgeon wrote:
>>> >> On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:51:09 -0700, Crossfire
>>> >> <mi...@theduderanch.mx> wrote:
>>>
>>> >>> Only because he is an asshole.
>>>
>>> >> Pot, meet kettle.
>>>
>>> > Asshole, meet weinie.
>>>
>>> Homosexual fantasy noted.
>>
>> Curly, I thought you were tight with the gay community?
>> **************************************
>>
>> You can't say "Gay", "Curly" and "Tight" in the same sentence.
>
> You can, but it sounds kinky.
>
> Steve
Have you ever noticed that it's the wacko right, neocons & Republicans
who are constantly mentioning cocksucking, asshole, weinie, butt-buddies,
faggot, gay and sucking? They really need to find an outlet for all
those repressed hormones...
Maybe they'd think straighter too.
HH&C
> On Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:37:05 -0800, "Steve B" <deserttra...@dishmail.net>
> wrote:
>
> > "Buerste" <buer...@wowway.com> wrote in message
> >news:hfmt7f$c5u$1...@aioe.org...
>
> >> "HH&C" <hot-ham-and-che...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:60188db8-0e69-43f0-
>
> b1a6-4ce5415a4...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> >> On Dec 8, 7:27 pm, Curly Surmudgeon <CurlySurmudg...@live.com> wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:21:14 -0700, Crossfire <mi...@theduderanch.mx>
> >>> wrote:
>
> >>> > Curly Surmudgeon wrote:
> >>> >> On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:51:09 -0700, Crossfire
> >>> >> <mi...@theduderanch.mx> wrote:
>
> >>> >>> Only because he is an asshole.
>
> >>> >> Pot, meet kettle.
>
> >>> > Asshole, meet weinie.
>
> >>> Homosexual fantasy noted.
>
> >> Curly, I thought you were tight with the gay community?
> >> **************************************
>
> >> You can't say "Gay", "Curly" and "Tight" in the same sentence.
>
> > You can, but it sounds kinky.
>
> > Steve
>
> Have you ever noticed that it's the wacko right, neocons & Republicans
> who are constantly mentioning cocksucking, asshole, weinie, butt-buddies,
> faggot, gay and sucking? They really need to find an outlet for all
> those repressed hormones...
>
> Maybe they'd think straighter too.
>
> --
> Regards, Curly
> 2012 Run, John, Run! 2012
I've noticed that Bob Brock, AKA Douschebag, posted a homo-erotic
fantasy about me on misc.survivalism.
That kind of shoots down your theory,doesn't it?
I guess not. That's why people say that you are a hypocrite and a
liar.
F. George McDuffee
On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:24:24 -0600, "Lib Loo"
<heez...@crazymother.kom> wrote:
>After Brief Uptick, Obama Approval Slips to 47%
>
>New low follows slight increase after announcement of Afghanistan policy
>by Jeffrey M. Jones
>
>PRINCETON, NJ -- 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.
<snip>
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This is really two convolved questions:
(1) How do you think the country is doing?
(2) How do you think Obama is doing compared to what would be
happening with someone else in the White House, which greatly
depends on who the someone else is.
It is well to remember that "politics is the art of the
possible."
Unka George
(George McDuffee)
The past is a foreign country;
they do things differently there.
L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author.
The Go-Between, Prologue (1953).
cavelamb
> distro pruned to RCM
>
> On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:24:24 -0600, "Lib Loo"
> <heez...@crazymother.kom> wrote:
>
>> After Brief Uptick, Obama Approval Slips to 47%
>>
>> New low follows slight increase after announcement of Afghanistan policy
>> by Jeffrey M. Jones
>>
>> PRINCETON, NJ -- 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.
> <snip>
> ===========
> This is really two convolved questions:
>
> (1) How do you think the country is doing?
>
> (2) How do you think Obama is doing compared to what would be
> happening with someone else in the White House, which greatly
> depends on who the someone else is.
>
> It is well to remember that "politics is the art of the
> possible."
>
USED to be, anyway...
>
> Unka George
>
> (George McDuffee)
>
Lib Loo
"F. George McDuffee" <gmcd...@mcduffee-associates.us> wrote in message
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> distro pruned to RCM
>
> On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:24:24 -0600, "Lib Loo"
> <heez...@crazymother.kom> wrote:
>
>>After Brief Uptick, Obama Approval Slips to 47%
>>
>>New low follows slight increase after announcement of Afghanistan policy
>>by Jeffrey M. Jones
>>
>>PRINCETON, NJ -- 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.
> <snip>
> ===========
> This is really two convolved questions:
Ok, I'll go first...
>
> (1) How do you think the country is doing?
Not very well at all. I think Obama is still surprised he won the election,
although the surprise may be wearing off by now. So far the only thing he
seems to have accomplished was some strides towards abortion and gay rights.
He is more interested in pleasing Nancy than the people who voted him into
office. I doubt I will be voting for him again.
>
> (2) How do you think Obama is doing compared to what would be
> happening with someone else in the White House, which greatly
> depends on who the someone else is.
Probably worse, only because he seems to be more interested in himself than
the rest of us. Someone else, anybody else, would probably be less corrupt
not being a product of the Chicago mob machine. Whether that's true or not,
that is my perception, thus it's the truth for me.