Daily Presidential Approval Index

[franksolich]

-24 today (Thursday).

Just 14% believe the U.S. is generally heading in the right direction.  That’s the lowest level of the Obama Administration.

Forty-five percent (45%) believe the government should cut back spending on highways until the budget is balanced.  Forty percent (40%) disagree.

In a hypothetical 2012 match-up, President Obama leads Texas Governor Rick Perry by a narrow 43% to 40% margin.  He leads Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney by slightly larger amounts. Data released earlier showed the president up by just a single point over Congressman Ron Paul and up by double digits over former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.  Against a Generic Republican, President Obama trails by five.

Overall, 42% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance.  This is the president’s lowest total approval rating since March 16, when it was also at 42%. During his entire time in office, President Obama’s rating has been lower only once, on June 18, 2010. On that day, it was 41%.

Forty-nine percent (49%) believe that illegal immigrants perform jobs that American citizens won’t do.  Forty percent (40%) disagree and believe they take jobs away from American citizens.

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

[Duke Nukum]

-25 today after briefly soaring to the dizzying heights of -17 a few days ago.

[thundley4]

-25 today after briefly soaring to the dizzying heights of -17 a few days ago.

What could have caused the drop?  Irene didn't work out for him?

[DefiantSix]

What could have caused the drop?  Irene didn't work out for him?

Probably not a whole lot of sympathy from the Earthquake at Bush's Fault, either.

Buncha rotten heartless bastards, these pollsters are callin' that's what it is. 

[Karin]

-24 on 9/1, stuck in a rut, and Rick Perry leads Obama by 3. 

[Duke Nukum]

-22 today (Sept 2, 2011) but here is something interesting:

When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis. For the full month of August, the president’s ratings fell to the lowest levels of his time in office. Data released earlier this week showed that, during August, confidence in the labor market fell to the lowest level in a year.

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Most Americans say that saying a candidate is like Ronald Reagan is a good thing. Most in the Political Class, however, consider it a negative. Other labels, including environmentalist, socialist, libertarian, or career politicians don’t fare as well. Earlier data showed that being called a conservative is positive but the Tea Party label has become a net negative.

Daily Poll

In August, the number who Strongly Approve of Obama’s job performance was at 21%.  That’s down three points from 24% in July and the lowest level measured during Obama's entire presidency.  The previous low was 23% reached in both April and June of this year.

Month by month

[NHSparky]

After the holiday weekend, and still at a -22.  This before the reactions to the speeches over the weekend and the YFG speech/lecture he'll deliver to Congress on Thursday before football.

[DumbAss Tanker]

He'll probably get a slight uptick from the joint address (Unless his teleprompter bursts into flame and he embarasses himself by trying to speak extemporaneously), but not anything that'll last.  Americans want to think well of people.   

[NHSparky]

He'll probably get a slight uptick from the joint address (Unless his teleprompter bursts into flame and he embarasses himself by trying to speak extemporaneously), but not anything that'll last.  Americans want to think well of people.   

Americans WANT to think well of people, but they're tired of the shit this clown is dishing out, and they're responding to it.  No uptick.

Especially on the night football starts.  You know 1--he's going to start late, 2--he's going to run long.

Couple that with the comments made by Hoffa, et al, over the weekend and the absolute refusal of the WH and the Dems to distance themselves from such rhetoric (hell, Obama even dished a bit of it out himself in Detroit) and people just shake their heads and give up on the guy.  I'm looking at Thursday to be Obama's "malaise" speech.  When that happens, he might as well write off his chances at 2012 right then and there.

[JohnnyReb]

...and JohnnyReb started humming "If I had a Hammer" by Peter, Paul and Mary.

Then the words came....."If I had a hammer. I'd hammer in the morning. I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land. I'd hammer out stoopid. I'd hammer out DUmmie. I'd hammer out the commies and all the other socialist. All over this land."

....and Pete Seegar would definately have a few lumps on his head.

[Karin]

-22, and he's clearly stuck in a rut.

Generic R for prez @ 49%, Obama 41%. 

[Zathras]

Obama is a Wall Street Democrat, which used to be called a Republican

[Karin]

Since the 9th, no major movement.  A few days flirted with -17, now it's back down to the  -20 range for the last 4 days. 

[formerlurker]

-23 today.

[Karin]

Then after that, -22 and -20.

In other Ras news, 59% oppose giving gov't money to Solyndra types.

Obama would beat Ron Paul 43%-34%.

Prez generic:  R-46%, O-43%.

71% favor congressional term limits.  Do you?  I do.  Some of these clowns have been in there 36 years and more, like that execrable Henry Waxman. 

[Eupher]

Then after that, -22 and -20.

In other Ras news, 59% oppose giving gov't money to Solyndra types.

Obama would beat Ron Paul 43%-34%.

Prez generic:  R-46%, O-43%.

71% favor congressional term limits.  Do you?  I do.  Some of these clowns have been in there 36 years and more, like that execrable Henry Waxman. 

Yep. The Hoover Commission of 1947 recommended what became the 22nd Amendment to limit presidential term limits to two. Jim Farley, who sought to replace FDR in 1940, may have been part and parcel to that recommendation as he served on the Hoover Commission itself, but that isn't clear.

FDR formed his little fiefdom and while the nation was a war, FDR pretty much ran roughshod over the Constitution and any of his opponents.

Send 'em packing before they create their little fiefdom. That helps keep 'em honest.

[JohnnyReb]

Gonna derail this thread a second or two.

Was watching PBS "History Detectives" last night. Harry Truman issued over 2,000 presidential pardons while in office. Only two other presidents issued more than he did, Wilson and Roosevelt. Clinton issued a bunch for cash on his way out of town. Seems democrats know a lot of people in jails, don't it?

Question, how many will Obama issue on his way out and will any of them be the leftist idols of the prison system?

[Karin]

Ugh, that's too sickening to think about.

Since last reported, zero's stuck in the 22-23 bin. 

[thundley4]

-24 today.  He gave a long winded speech on his jobs bill today. Will he get a boost or not?

[Duke Nukum]

Who's listening at this point? 

[thundley4]

Who's listening at this point? 

The DUmp. I did for awhile because I was to lazy to change the channel from Fox News.

[CG6468]

-24 today.  He gave a long winded speech on his jobs bill today. Will he get a boost or not?

I got his boost out in the yard.

[franksolich]

-23 today.

In early looks at 2012, the president leads Rick Perry  by eight and Mitt Romney by one.  Herman Cain has a two point advantage  over the president.

Cain also leads the Republican hopefuls in Iowa with Romney in second and everyone else far behind. Nationally,  Cain and Romney are tied for the lead.

Forty-one percent (41%) consider it a positive description to hear that a candidate believes in free markets.  Just 14% consider it a negative. Those numbers aren’t quite as good as being compared to Ronald Reagan but are a bit better than being compared to Bill Clinton.

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

[NHSparky]

-16 today.  He hasn't been in the news that much.  Might explain why he's doing as well as he is.

[Karin]

Since this last posting, he appears to be stuck fast to a -19.  Biden's approval now down to 40%.  52% disapprove, the rest don't care, never heard of 'im.