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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #775 on: March 10, 2010, 09:10:32 AM »
I don't know who I want for 2012 but their first qualification has to be that he/she knows what the hell to do with the economy. 

I always thought that the best thing a president can do for the economy is to realize that anything they do will make it worse, so they should keep their hands off of it.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #776 on: March 10, 2010, 09:16:51 AM »
I always thought that the best thing a president can do for the economy is to realize that anything they do will make it worse, so they should keep their hands off of it.

Oh, I dunno--maybe cutting taxes?  Seems it worked for Kennedy, Reagan, and Bush 43.
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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #777 on: March 10, 2010, 09:20:57 AM »
Oh, I dunno--maybe cutting taxes?  Seems it worked for Kennedy, Reagan, and Bush 43.

I thought about that after I hit the post button.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #778 on: March 10, 2010, 10:34:56 AM »
While passing health care would cause it to plummet, what will really send that number down like a fiery meteor is if Obama actually goes through with this fishing thing. A good portion of this nation's economy is based on recreational fishing, and if that gets stifled, then I expect a huge outcry, even from the left. I imagine there's quite a few liberals out there that go fishing on weekends or whenever, and they too would be hurt by this...and they can't blame Bush no matter how hard they try.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #779 on: March 10, 2010, 10:38:26 AM »
While passing health care would cause it to plummet, what will really send that number down like a fiery meteor is if Obama actually goes through with this fishing thing. A good portion of this nation's economy is based on recreational fishing, and if that gets stifled, then I expect a huge outcry, even from the left. I imagine there's quite a few liberals out there that go fishing on weekends or whenever, and they too would be hurt by this...and they can't blame Bush no matter how hard they try.

Along with the fishing thing, I'm almost surprised that he hasn't gone after golfers.  Especially since somewhere in the neighborhood of 80% of regular golfers are conservative.  (Paraphrasing that percentage, but I've seen studies with that data)
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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #780 on: March 10, 2010, 10:47:39 AM »
I'm sure he'll get around to that sooner or later.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #781 on: March 10, 2010, 01:40:13 PM »
The East End here , especially Montauk, would have an economic collapse worse than the 1929 disaster. Remember that the greens are reaLLY "WATERMELLONS" , "green" on the outside, "red" on the inside.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #783 on: March 11, 2010, 11:40:07 AM »
-21 makes my day.  Where is it today?    (Hoping for -24)

remember how thrilled we were when he first went to -10.

looking at his graphs, his strongly approve numbers are tanking faster than his strongly disapprove numbers are rising.   I find this counter intuitive.  But I guess folks have to move from one before they can move to the other.
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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #784 on: March 11, 2010, 11:43:02 AM »
-18 today (Thursday).

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Washington Senator Patty Murray leads all announced Republican challengers but could still find herself in a competitive race. In New Hampshire, a pair of Republicans enjoy a solid lead in that open seat race.

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Fifty-seven percent (57%) believe that passage of the proposed health care legislation will hurt the economy. Just 25% believe it will help. Forty-two percent (42%) favor the President’s health care plan while 53% are opposed. Fifty-five percent (55%) say that Congress should scrap the current health care legislation and start over.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #785 on: March 11, 2010, 06:41:13 PM »
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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #786 on: March 12, 2010, 09:44:20 AM »
-16, 03/12/2010.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #787 on: March 14, 2010, 06:32:59 PM »
It was minus fourteen on Saturday, back to -15 today.  -17 tomorrow. Back to the default number.  :-)

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #788 on: March 15, 2010, 09:19:19 AM »



Not quite to the default -17.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #789 on: March 16, 2010, 08:47:33 AM »

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #790 on: March 16, 2010, 08:54:09 AM »



He's out and about again....talking.  :evillaugh:
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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #791 on: March 16, 2010, 08:56:45 AM »
He's out and about again....talking lying his ass off:evillaugh:

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #792 on: March 16, 2010, 09:07:05 AM »
Notice how the only thing that doesn't put him permanently below -20 is the strong approval bumps.  Strong disapproval shows that slow, steady, inevitably upward trend....
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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #793 on: March 17, 2010, 07:42:26 PM »
-18 today (Wednesday).

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Overall, 44% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Fifty-five percent (55%) disapprove.

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Republicans have opened up a ten-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot. In a three-way generic ballot test, it’s Democrats 34%, Republicans 27%, and the Tea Party at 21%. However, most Tea Party supporters would vote for the Republican if the GOP candidate was the only one with a chance to win.

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Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown are tied in the race for Governor of California.

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Thirty-eight percent (38%) say the Supreme Court is doing a good or an excellent job and most voters continue to oppose the proposed health care plan.

Thirteen percent (13%) think it’s illegal not to answer all the census bureau questions.

In the Pennsylvania Senate race, Republican Pat Toomey continues to lead both potential Democrats. Incumbent Arlen Specter holds an eleven-point edge over Congressman Joe Sestak in the Democratic Senate Primary. Congressman Tom Campbell has pulled to within two points of Senator Barbara Boxer in California.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #794 on: March 18, 2010, 07:50:54 AM »
Based on that Bret Baier interview, Lord Zero might even dip as low as -25.
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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #795 on: March 18, 2010, 07:53:46 AM »
Based on that Bret Baier interview, Lord Zero might even dip as low as -25.

That interview might not show up in the polls for another day or two.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #796 on: March 18, 2010, 07:55:58 AM »
That interview might not show up in the polls for another day or two.

yep, but unless Rasmussen's asleep at the wheel, there should be an impact. It'd be nice to see that number go into uncharted territory.
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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #797 on: March 18, 2010, 08:58:28 AM »
-20 today with a total disapprove still at 55%.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #798 on: March 18, 2010, 09:37:36 AM »
Based on that Bret Baier interview, Lord Zero might even dip as low as -25.
That would be close to Bush in around January 2008 numbers, where I believe he was -33 or something. Imaging if Obama ever got that low.

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Re: Daily Presidential Approval Index
« Reply #799 on: March 18, 2010, 09:38:43 AM »