Talk about damning with faint praise. The good news for Barack Obama from an independent poll taken in Illinois is that he has a positive job-approval rating and that he leads other Republican contenders. The bad news? Well, let’s just say that there seems to be a lot of change in the Land of Lincoln (h/t William Amos):http://hotair.com/archives/2011/10/20/great-news-for-team-obama-they-might-win-illinois/
President Barack Obama would win his home state of Illinois against any one of the top four Republican challengers for the office if elections were held today, according to a new poll from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU Carbondale.
But the victory isn’t a landslide, as the results of the institute’s recent statewide poll show Obama’s job approval ratings are weak – and Gov. Pat Quinn’s are worse. …
Meanwhile, barely half of Illinoisans approve of the job Obama is doing in office, and they think even less of the performance of Gov. Quinn. The poll shows 51.8 percent of respondents think Obama is doing a good job, while 46.4 percent disapprove. Institute officials add, however, their results show a 10-point higher favorable rating for the president than the latest national Gallup Poll.
At St. Louis Today recalls, Obama won his home state by a wee bit more than 5.4 points in 2008; he carried Illinois 62/37. He beats Republicans in head-to-head matchups in this poll as well, but note well that the gaps are much closer:
The new poll shows Romney still leading the GOP field comfortably over the nationally surging Herman Cain, which isn’t all that surprising. Illinois Republicans tend to be a moderate bunch and often go for the establishment types even when their fellow party members in other parts of the country are flocking to firebrands.
The bigger surprise is that, while Obama beats all Republican challengers in Illinois, Romney gets within 8 points of him. Obama has a more comfortable lead over Cain (46.3 to 34), but still fails to break 50 percent. Ditto with his 49.3-30.3 showing over GOP third-place finisher Ron Paul. ....
The thing that boggles my mind is how Illinois claims this turd as one of their own. He wasn't born there. He didn't grow up there. He moved to Illinois when he was not quite 24 years old.
I can't believe that Doofus Barry has the entire state of Illinois buffaloed on his background, his skill set, and his potential. I can believe he's got the biggest percentage of Chicagoans convinced, but only because it's, well, Chicago.
Criminality and Chicago are two words linked in perpetuity.
He doesn't have the whole state buffaloed, just the high minority demonrat infest areas. Unfortunately, Chicago will carry Illinois for him.
BTW, Illinois still claims Abe Lincoln, and he was born in Kentucky.
I think the rest of the state voted for him just to get him OUT of Illinois.
The one voter bloc that will not abandon Obama is the dead vote. They remain the most loyal of democrats.