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Obama’s high marks

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Anonymous

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Apparently (except for the wingernuts) Rush is not influencing the country- or as I believe- he's still driving folks away from the party...

Obama’s high marks
In the survey, 68 percent have a favorable opinion of the president, including 47 percent whose opinion is "very positive" — both all-time highs for Obama in the poll. Moreover, 67 percent say they feel more hopeful about his leadership and 60 percent approve of his job in the White House.
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According to the poll, part of the reason why Obama's numbers remain high despite these economic concerns is that the public doesn't blame the president for the current state of the economy. Eighty-four percent say this is an economy Obama inherited, and two-thirds of those people think he has at least a year before he's responsible for it.

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Just 26 percent view the Republican Party positively, which is an all-time low for the party. That's compared with 49 percent who have a favorable view of the Democratic Party.

In addition, a combined 56 percent say the previous Bush administration deserved "almost all" of the blame or a "major part" of the blame for the partisanship in Washington, and a combined 41 percent say the same of congressional Republicans.

By contrast, only 24 percent say that of congressional Democrats and just 11 percent say that of the Obama administration.

Also, the public overwhelmingly believes the GOP's opposition to Obama's policies and programs is based on politics: 56 percent say they're trying to gain political advantage, versus 30 percent who say they're standing up for their principles.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493021/
 

hypocritexposer

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two-thirds of those people think he has at least a year before he's responsible for it.

Some can not see far enough ahead to anticipate the consequences of their actions today. So I believe this is the case.

Are these the same 2/3's that have no cash savings?
 

Sandhusker

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hypocritexposer said:
two-thirds of those people think he has at least a year before he's responsible for it.

Some can not see far enough ahead to anticipate the consequences of their actions today. So I believe this is the case.

Are these the same 2/3's that have no cash savings?

They're the same people who are getting a cut on the taxes that they weren't paying. :roll:
 

Tam

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Oldtimer said:
Apparently (except for the wingernuts) Rush is not influencing the country- or as I believe- he's still driving folks away from the party...

Obama’s high marks
In the survey, 68 percent have a favorable opinion of the president, including 47 percent whose opinion is "very positive" — both all-time highs for Obama in the poll. Moreover, 67 percent say they feel more hopeful about his leadership and 60 percent approve of his job in the White House.
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According to the poll, part of the reason why Obama's numbers remain high despite these economic concerns is that the public doesn't blame the president for the current state of the economy. Eighty-four percent say this is an economy Obama inherited, and two-thirds of those people think he has at least a year before he's responsible for it.

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Just 26 percent view the Republican Party positively, which is an all-time low for the party. That's compared with 49 percent who have a favorable view of the Democratic Party.

In addition, a combined 56 percent say the previous Bush administration deserved "almost all" of the blame or a "major part" of the blame for the partisanship in Washington, and a combined 41 percent say the same of congressional Republicans.

By contrast, only 24 percent say that of congressional Democrats and just 11 percent say that of the Obama administration.

Also, the public overwhelmingly believes the GOP's opposition to Obama's policies and programs is based on politics: 56 percent say they're trying to gain political advantage, versus 30 percent who say they're standing up for their principles.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493021/

Would you mind providing a date to these number you are quoting as these are todays numbers from a source that has not openly claimed it is their job to make sure Obama is a Success. and has not had one of their employees claim to have tingles going up his leg as the sound of Obama's voice. :wink:
Rasmussen Reports of Obama's Job approval ratings
Date 03/03/2009
Presidential Approval Index +13
Strongly Approve 40%
Strongly Disapprove 27%
Total Approve 60%
Total Disapprove 39%
 

hypocritexposer

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Tam, like Obama said today these poll numbers are like the stock market!

Looking at them on a daily basis, does not take into account the longer term trend.

For that you would need to look at the trend.

In both cases, the trend in the past six months for both is dropping, the stockmarket and Obama's approval rating.

What was Obama's approval rating on Day one? What was the stock market at day one of Obama's Presidency?

Not sure of the exact correlation between the 2, but I'm sure there is one.
 

Tam

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hypocritexposer said:
Tam, like Obama said today these poll numbers are like the stock market!

Looking at them on a daily basis, does not take into account the longer term trend.

For that you would need to look at the trend.

In both cases, the trend in the past six months for both is dropping, the stockmarket and Obama's approval rating.

What was Obama's approval rating on Day one? What was the stock market at day one of Obama's Presidency?

Not sure of the exact correlation between the 2, but I'm sure there is one.

His approval rating hasn't been 68 since Dec. that is why I asked for the date. and provided todays numbers :wink: The trend seem to be in one way DOWN.

The number of those who Strongly Approve of Obama’s performance was over 40% again in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll at week’s end. But the division in public support for the man versus his policies continued.

Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan, for example, has fallen four points in the week since Obama signed it into law, and more voters are prepared to punish their congressional representatives for supporting it.

Fifty-five percent (55%) of adults say the federal government would be rewarding bad behavior by providing mortgage subsidies to financially troubled homeowners as the president has proposed. Most Americans, however, favor a plan forcing banks to stop all mortgage foreclosures for the next six months.

While the Obama Administration insists it has no intention of nationalizing troubled banks, it is planning to take major shareholder stakes in some banks which would give government officials tremendous say in the day-to-day operations of the financial institutions. Only 29% of Americans believe the federal government should nationalize even banks that are at risk of going out of business.

The administration has outlined a $2.5 trillion plan for the financial sector, the second such bailout, and is proposing to spend billions and billions more to help the housing market, the auto industry and the economy in general. But given the choice between federal bailouts for the auto companies, the finance industry and homeowners or no bailouts at all, 54% of Americans opt for no bailouts.

Maybe that’s because 73% of adults nationwide trust the judgment of the American people more than that of the country’s political leaders when it comes to important national issues.

Also, 59% of voters still agree with Ronald Reagan’s inaugural address statement that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”

Could these poll numbers be why his job approval numbers are off. :? :wink:
Obama doesn't seem to care about what the DOW is doing as he claimed not to on TV today but from the 2800 point drop since he took office seems the Investors care about what he is not doing and that is creating confidence in the US economy. :x

voters are prepared to punish their congressional representatives for supporting it.
Now since it was the Stimulus bill and it wasn't the Republicans writing or supporting it who are voters going to punish for it??? :wink:
 
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Anonymous

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Tam said:
Oldtimer said:
Apparently (except for the wingernuts) Rush is not influencing the country- or as I believe- he's still driving folks away from the party...

Obama’s high marks
In the survey, 68 percent have a favorable opinion of the president, including 47 percent whose opinion is "very positive" — both all-time highs for Obama in the poll. Moreover, 67 percent say they feel more hopeful about his leadership and 60 percent approve of his job in the White House.
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According to the poll, part of the reason why Obama's numbers remain high despite these economic concerns is that the public doesn't blame the president for the current state of the economy. Eighty-four percent say this is an economy Obama inherited, and two-thirds of those people think he has at least a year before he's responsible for it.

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Just 26 percent view the Republican Party positively, which is an all-time low for the party. That's compared with 49 percent who have a favorable view of the Democratic Party.

In addition, a combined 56 percent say the previous Bush administration deserved "almost all" of the blame or a "major part" of the blame for the partisanship in Washington, and a combined 41 percent say the same of congressional Republicans.

By contrast, only 24 percent say that of congressional Democrats and just 11 percent say that of the Obama administration.

Also, the public overwhelmingly believes the GOP's opposition to Obama's policies and programs is based on politics: 56 percent say they're trying to gain political advantage, versus 30 percent who say they're standing up for their principles.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493021/

Would you mind providing a date to these number you are quoting as these are todays numbers from a source that has not openly claimed it is their job to make sure Obama is a Success. and has not had one of their employees claim to have tingles going up his leg as the sound of Obama's voice. :wink:
Rasmussen Reports of Obama's Job approval ratings
Date 03/03/2009
Presidential Approval Index +13
Strongly Approve 40%
Strongly Disapprove 27%
Total Approve 60%
Total Disapprove 39%

DUH- I didn't know you were a blonde Tam... :wink: I provided the link to the article- but apparently you again did not read...I know its kind of tough for a former Penquin... :wink: :p
The poll was conducted Feb 26-Mar 1, 2009....
 

hopalong

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how about this poll oldtimer
In today's Rasmussen survey, President Obama's approval rating is down to 61 percent. There's nothing wrong with that, but there's nothing special about it, either. It's in line with what most Presidents have experienced near the beginning of their terms; slightly lower, actually, than George W. Bush's approval rating in the Gallup poll 60 days into his first term, notwithstanding the acrimony surrounding the 2000 election.


Obama's decline was inevitable once he actually started making decisions. His approval rating will probably fall further as more voters learn details about the Democrats' pork bill, as foreign policy setbacks continue, and as he continues to govern like a traditional Democrat. Again, there is nothing particularly wrong with this. But there seems to be a myth inside the Beltway that Obama enjoys some sort of super-popularity that makes his policies difficult to challenge. That is simply untrue. Two weeks into his administration, Obama's approval rating is what one would expect from any newly-elected, generic Democrat. Where it goes from here depends on how the public perceives the administration's successes and failures. Based on what we've seen so far, there will be plenty for Republicans to criticize.
 
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Anonymous

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Hoppy- just like all the others- you let the main part of this poll fly right over your head- because its not what you want to believe....

The country does not blame Obama for the economy-- they blame Bush and the Repubs that rubberstamped everything he did- unquestionably...

I know that doesn't fit the propoganda and spin put on here by the rightwingernuts-and spouted by Rush- but most people in the country- Dems and Repubs both see the truth behind the situation....And don't/didn't want more of the same....

the public doesn't blame the president for the current state of the economy. Eighty-four percent say this is an economy Obama inherited, and two-thirds of those people think he has at least a year before he's responsible for it.

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Just 26 percent view the Republican Party positively, which is an all-time low for the party. That's compared with 49 percent who have a favorable view of the Democratic Party.
 

hopalong

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Oldtimer said:
Hoppy- just like all the others- you let the main part of this poll fly right over your head- because its not what you want to believe....

The country does not blame Obama for the economy-- they blame Bush and the Repubs that rubberstamped everything he did- unquestionably...

I know that doesn't fit the propoganda and spin put on here by the rightwingernuts-and spouted by Rush- but most people in the country- Dems and Repubs both see the truth behind the situation....And don't/didn't want more of the same....

the public doesn't blame the president for the current state of the economy. Eighty-four percent say this is an economy Obama inherited, and two-thirds of those people think he has at least a year before he's responsible for it.

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Just 26 percent view the Republican Party positively, which is an all-time low for the party. That's compared with 49 percent who have a favorable view of the Democratic Party.

And you oldtimer are in lockstep with anyone who praises obama and bashes Bush!

Get over yourself, you are nothing but a cut and paster that leaves out anything that does not make your article look favorable to you views.
Disagreeable used to do this a lot too, so it must be a liberal thing.

OH VEY poor old lonely oldtimer
 

Big Swede

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So what you are saying is that you agree with Obama's policy of taxing and spending our way back to prosperity? Most people don't realize how much 800 billion dollars is but if you would spend a million dollars a day since the day Jesus Christ was born that will give you the idea. I was disappointed how liberal Bush was fiscally but his deficits are a drop in the bucket compared to what we've got now. And everyone kept saying "it can't get any worse than what we've got now". Good grief!
 
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Anonymous

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The majority of the economists, the financial sector, and the business world including the US Chamber of Commerce (which used to be a good representative of small business- not sure anymore)- some of which are Repub or conservative- say that this Bush Bust is like nothing ever seen before- and that its going to take a massive input of money to jog the economy back into operating again...And they say this will have to happen in each of the major countries of the world- which they are also doing--the UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, Russia, etc. etc.....
Many say we are not putting out enough fast enough...

And like this poll points out- most the people of this country (except for a few rightwingernuts) recognize who was at the helm while this economy was falling apart- and want a new direction- which is now being offered - and are willing to support it- give it some time and a chance to work...(Except for those wingernuts so shallow that they would love to see it fail- and our country go under- just to spite Obama and the D's..)

I heard an interesting thing on C-SPAN the other day...While Obama's budget is large- and I don't agree with all parts of it- it is a much truer picture of what the government was spending than GW's budgets were- as Obama has included in the costs going to fight the war in Irag, the costs of what is being spent by the State Dept. to help Iraq recover, and the cost of fighting the Afghan war---all of which before were left out of the budget- and had been done with budget additions later on....
 

Mike

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Oldtimer said:
The majority of the economists, the financial sector, and the business world including the US Chamber of Commerce (which used to be a good representative of small business- not sure anymore)- some of which are Repub or conservative- say that this Bush Bust is like nothing ever seen before- and that its going to take a massive input of money to jog the economy back into operating again...And they say this will have to happen in each of the major countries of the world- which they are also doing--the UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, Russia, etc. etc.....
Many say we are not putting out enough fast enough...

And like this poll points out- most the people of this country (except for a few rightwingernuts) recognize who was at the helm while this economy was falling apart- and want a new direction- which is now being offered - and are willing to support it- give it some time and a chance to work...(Except for those wingernuts so shallow that they would love to see it fail- and our country go under- just to spite Obama and the D's..)

I heard an interesting thing on C-SPAN the other day...While Obama's budget is large- and I don't agree with all parts of it- it is a much truer picture of what the government was spending than GW's budgets were- as Obama has included in the costs going to fight the war in Irag, the costs of what is being spent by the State Dept. to help Iraq recover, and the cost of fighting the Afghan war---all of which before were left out of the budget- and had been done with budget additions later on....

Hearing it on C-Span makes it so? :lol: :lol: :lol:

It's fun to scan your posts and find the lies though.....

You're getting better.....only about 3 here... :lol: :lol:
 

Lonecowboy

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Oldtimer said:
Apparently (except for the wingernuts) Rush is not influencing the country- or as I believe- he's still driving folks away from the party...

Obama’s high marks
In the survey, 68 percent have a favorable opinion of the president, including 47 percent whose opinion is "very positive" — both all-time highs for Obama in the poll. Moreover, 67 percent say they feel more hopeful about his leadership and 60 percent approve of his job in the White House.
---------------
According to the poll, part of the reason why Obama's numbers remain high despite these economic concerns is that the public doesn't blame the president for the current state of the economy. Eighty-four percent say this is an economy Obama inherited, and two-thirds of those people think he has at least a year before he's responsible for it.

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Just 26 percent view the Republican Party positively, which is an all-time low for the party. That's compared with 49 percent who have a favorable view of the Democratic Party.

In addition, a combined 56 percent say the previous Bush administration deserved "almost all" of the blame or a "major part" of the blame for the partisanship in Washington, and a combined 41 percent say the same of congressional Republicans.

By contrast, only 24 percent say that of congressional Democrats and just 11 percent say that of the Obama administration.

Also, the public overwhelmingly believes the GOP's opposition to Obama's policies and programs is based on politics: 56 percent say they're trying to gain political advantage, versus 30 percent who say they're standing up for their principles.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493021/

President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 47 percent in the latest Gallup poll, the lowest ever recorded for any president at this point in his term.

Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and even Richard Nixon all had higher approval ratings 10-and-a-half months into their presidencies. Obama's immediate predecessor, President George W. Bush, had an approval rating of 86 percent, or 39 points higher than Obama at this stage.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/08/obamas-percent-approval-lowest-president-point/
 

Clarencen

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Well, I really don't know. I am still willing to give Obama his chance, even though it is begining to look like people have a less favorable opinion of him then they had March 1. I think the economy looks a little better. At least the media is no longer trying to convince us that we are heading into a 1930's like depression, now they are trying to make Obama look good, but you can't fool the public for long

I didn't vote for Obama, not because he is black, not because he is a Democrate, not because I thought the Republicans could do better, and not because I supported Bush's policies. I didn't vote for him because I didn't think he had the experience or the qualifications to be our president.
I still don't. I believed he would just be a puppet for a few of the leading Democrates. Never the less, the people elected him. I hope he does well. We are the one's who elected him, we have the right to criticize him if we find him unfavorable.
 

Lonecowboy

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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday December 22nd,shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-six percent (46%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21 That’s the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President
 

Faster horses

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OT quoted: " this is an economy Obama inherited",

I get upset every time I hear that. Obama uses it as an excuse;
he didn't inhereit anything, he bought and paid for it.
 

hopalong

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Faster horses said:
OT quoted: " this is an economy Obama inherited",

I get upset every time I hear that. Obama uses it as an excuse;
he didn't inhereit anything, he bought and paid for it.



WRONG!!!!!!

He may have bought it but we, our kids, and thier kids will be paying for it!!!!!!
 

Faster horses

Well-known member
Well, he spent a lot of money to get elected, but I understand
what you are saying, hopalong and I stand corrected!!
It's a sad thing, what is happening to our great country. :cry2: :devil2:
 
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