Daily Presidential Approval Index

[thundley4]

[thundley4]

Obama's December standings
For the second month in a row we find Barack Obama's national approval rating at 49%, with 47% of voters disapproving of him. He has the support of 83% of Democrats, 46% of independents, and 11% of Republicans. None of those numbers have really changed from our November poll.
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Perhaps the greatest measure of Obama's declining support is that just 50% of voters now say they prefer having him as President to George W. Bush, with 44% saying they'd rather have his predecessor. Given the horrendous approval ratings Bush showed during his final term that's somewhat of a surprise and an indication that voters are increasingly placing the blame on Obama for the country's difficulties instead of giving him space because of the tough situation he inherited.

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About time that people start seeing through that crap about continuing to "Blame President Bush".

[bijou]

and 46% approval.

[franksolich]

Whoa.

Is -16 a new record now?

[Crazy Horse]

Whoa.

Is -16 a new record now?

I don't think so

[bijou]

Whoa.

Is -16 a new record now?

I think it once reached -17 briefly.

[Patriot Lady]

Whoa.

Is -16 a new record now?

I am not sure- but the numbers look delicious! I often wonder why we knew that he was all about way before the sheeple? Are we smarter

[thundley4]

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday 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. That’s the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President

Rassmussen

It is a new low. 

[Patriot Lady]

Rassmussen

It is a new low. 

    

[Baruch Menachem]

People in congresss have to be thinking "Do we really want to go off the cliff with this guy?"

[thundley4]

People in congresss have to be thinking "Do we really want to go off the cliff with this guy?"

Some are, but the leaders are just thinking that this is their best chance to get their ideological dreams enacted.

[Happy Fun Ball]

I think it once reached -17 briefly.

It was +17 when this thread first started. I wondered when it would reach -17, and I guessed somewhere around Labor Day or Halloween. Looks like I was a bit off...

[5412]

Some are, but the leaders are just thinking that this is their best chance to get their ideological dreams enacted.

Hi,

I want to tie the point of this thread....at least in my opinion....together for a second.  Right now BO's approval rating stinks.  60% of the public is opposed to the health care bill, probably just as many for cap and trade.

At what point does the revolution begin???  I am serious, congress is a lot of things, stupid being one of them, but they damn sure know the poll numbers, know how the public feels etc.  The worse the numbers get, the more it points out just how out of control our government is. 

With each passing day, and the numbers piling up opposing his agenda, it is clearer to me that it is the majority of the American public versus the government and that crap is not going to sit well, nor be forgotten quickly.

Now, there is one wrinkle I saw somewhere this week.  Among white folks BO approval numbers are in the 30% range, but it went on to say that among blacks his approval ratings are still sky high.  Maybe someone has those current numbers.  Throw that into the mix and when it starts hitting the fan and BO, Jeramiah Wright, Jesse and Van Jones and friends might very well get the racial war they have hoped for. 

I said this in another thread.  The workers are going to revolt because they are tired of the government taking the fruits of their efforts and giving away free shit to people who do not work....and using our tax dollars to buy votes.  On the other hand when the free shit stops, then there is going to be a revolt by those on the gravy train who have a history or raising hell to get their free shit to begin with.  The hatred spewed by Van Jones and friends is very real and my biggest fear is that it will not be solved at the ballot box.  For generations those on the dole have been brought up to believe they are entitled to the free shit and that the reason is the workers are greedy, selfish and earned their wealth unfairly.  That hatred and message will not go away in the next two election cycles regardless of how much the libs get trounced at the ballot box.

regards,
5412

[Oceander]

If it's to be stopped short of an armed insurrection, then it will have to start at the beginning - almost literally - with conservatives deciding to no longer ignore the schools (from grade school all the way up to the universities) and to no longer abandon them to the "gentle" caresses of the libs/left.  It's a little scary to read Buckley's God and Man at Yale and realize that (i) he spotted the problem and described it in rather great detail back in 1951, and (ii) we're now suffering the inevitable results of the liberal malady he described, and the consequences of the 58 years of benign neglect of the schools and academia generally on the part of conservatives.

Think about it; what does it say about the liberal stranglehold on American education that an unrepentant terror bomber like Bill Ayers can not only get a tenured position in academia, but be awarded a prestigious chair, too?

It is high time that conservatives started to develop a cadre of conservative academicians who can break the left's monopoly on setting the terms of the education that most Americans receive whether they like it - or know it - or not.

[Patriot Lady]

Oceander and 5412- Great thoughts and questions.
IMO- even thought the polls are dropping, most are still in la la land. They do not like what is happening but are unwilling to do anything about it, short of the ballot box. They may disapprove, but do they even have a hint as to how BIG this thing really is or how hard it will be to fix what this administration is doing? Saying that you do not like something does not necessarily mean that you will participate in insurrection. How many people, even members of forums like ours are willing to give up their jobs, families and other securities to go out and revolt? It was easier in the 1700's- they knew how to live off of the land and they had little to loose. They were not as pampered as we are. They did not have coke, TV, ipods, pharmacies, takeout-etc. etc. My hope is that the "few" that are really in the business of taking this country back will eventually stand up and become our William Wallaces'. If that happens, the others will follow (hopefully)
We have allowed so many monsters to be created in this country. Which one comes first as to fixing them? The answer, logically has to be stripping the entire system down and replacing it with this elusive third party. Where is it? (restoring morality is the real key here)
In regard to blacks- that is one really big monster! I have said many times that the government knows that allowing (almost legislating) our separateness will eventually lead to our killing each other and not them! Look at the elections in Virginia. The blacks came out in droves for Bam and were silent for the recent one. They feel mighty comfy where they sit. When will they wake up? The message is being sent that it is folks like US that hate Bam for his color. If Bam fails, they will not blame him,they will blame us. The stage is set!
As an aside- please know that you can count on me! I am willing to be a good stewart of this land and stand with those that are willing to take the first steps!

[bijou]

 

[Schadenfreude]

 

Christmas time at the cave.....Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!  

[Chris]

More red, less green.  It's very festive.

[bijou]

OMG

Among those who consider fiscal policy issues the most important, just  1% Strongly Approve and 81% Strongly Disapprove.

 

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

[Schadenfreude]

More red, less green.  It's very festive.

We just need some Pelosi Nuts, Baucus Balls and Reid the Rednose Reindeer. 

[Schadenfreude]

OMG
 

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Can't argue with that. Fiscal issues are gonna sink his li'l ole socialist ship. 

[bijou]

Can't argue with that. Fiscal issues are gonna sink his li'l ole socialist ship. 

But  we can call DUmmies the one percenters now. 

[Schadenfreude]

But  we can call DUmmies the one percenters now. 

Oh ouch! 

[Oceander]

Oceander and 5412- Great thoughts and questions.
IMO- even thought the polls are dropping, most are still in la la land. They do not like what is happening but are unwilling to do anything about it, short of the ballot box. They may disapprove, but do they even have a hint as to how BIG this thing really is or how hard it will be to fix what this administration is doing? Saying that you do not like something does not necessarily mean that you will participate in insurrection. How many people, even members of forums like ours are willing to give up their jobs, families and other securities to go out and revolt? It was easier in the 1700's- they knew how to live off of the land and they had little to loose. They were not as pampered as we are. They did not have coke, TV, ipods, pharmacies, takeout-etc. etc. My hope is that the "few" that are really in the business of taking this country back will eventually stand up and become our William Wallaces'. If that happens, the others will follow (hopefully)
We have allowed so many monsters to be created in this country. Which one comes first as to fixing them? The answer, logically has to be stripping the entire system down and replacing it with this elusive third party. Where is it? (restoring morality is the real key here)
In regard to blacks- that is one really big monster! I have said many times that the government knows that allowing (almost legislating) our separateness will eventually lead to our killing each other and not them! Look at the elections in Virginia. The blacks came out in droves for Bam and were silent for the recent one. They feel mighty comfy where they sit. When will they wake up? The message is being sent that it is folks like US that hate Bam for his color. If Bam fails, they will not blame him,they will blame us. The stage is set!
As an aside- please know that you can count on me! I am willing to be a good stewart of this land and stand with those that are willing to take the first steps!

Please do not discount Blacks.  The fact that Obama and the Democrats are plumbing new depths of political depravity is finally beginning to shake Back conservatives free of the mental ghetto into which liberals and Democrats have consigned all Blacks, if for no other reason than that these folk are smart people and they simply cannot stand the absolute, utter nonsense that is being spoken in their name by the Libs/Lefties.  These folk are the proof of the pudding, that what matters is who you are and what you do, not what you look like and what you merely intend to do.  I know of at least two who are running for Congress in 2010 who are really worth paying attention to, because they don't care about black, white, yellow, red, or purple with green polka-dots, they care about responsibility, about being an American first, last, and always.  The first is Lt. Col. Allen West and the second is Les Phillip, who's running for Alabama's 5th District.

[thundley4]

Please do not discount Blacks.  The fact that Obama and the Democrats are plumbing new depths of political depravity is finally beginning to shake Back conservatives free of the mental ghetto into which liberals and Democrats have consigned all Blacks, if for no other reason than that these folk are smart people and they simply cannot stand the absolute, utter nonsense that is being spoken in their name by the Libs/Lefties.  These folk are the proof of the pudding, that what matters is who you are and what you do, not what you look like and what you merely intend to do.  I know of at least two who are running for Congress in 2010 who are really worth paying attention to, because they don't care about black, white, yellow, red, or purple with green polka-dots, they care about responsibility, about being an American first, last, and always.  The first is Lt. Col. Allen West and the second is Les Phillip, who's running for Alabama's 5th District.

If you look at the break down for almost any poll, Lord Zero has lost almost no support among blacks.   His approval ratings among them are also sky high.