Obama Approval Rating Slips to 57 Percent - CBS News »
Posted By TimALoftis 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News(CBS) President Obama's approval rating has fallen six points in the past month, a new CBS News poll finds, amid growing skepticism about his handling of the economy and questions about the impact of the stimulus package.
The president's current approval rating, which is 57 percent, is still relatively high. But it has fallen 11 points from its peak of 68 percent in April, and has also dropped since last month's mark of 63 percent. His disapproval rating, meanwhile, has risen from 23 percent in April to 32 percent today.
The decline in support is coming not from Republicans - whose support for the president has actually risen - but from Democrats and independents. While 82 percent of Democrats still approve of the job Mr. Obama is doing, this number is down ten points from last month.
The president's support among independents has fallen eight points to 50 percent. Only 30 percent of Republicans back Mr. Obama, though that's up from 23 percent in June.
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mesodude5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Thanks for posting this, Tim. I think for the left, the honeymoon is definitely over but I also think he will rebound as the stimulus takes effect and job losses start to even out. He has a lot of ground to make up with the far left. Or not...He's been quite the politician and I get the sense that he's always in the process of creating more breathing room for himself by reaching out to those right of center. If he stays focused, I could see an even greater number of Republicans voting for him in 2012. But let's not get ahead of ourselves... ;-x
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mesodude5 months, 2 weeks ago
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"pay attention to the disapproval rating."
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--Huh? Wasn't the reason you cons loved 21 percent Bush was because he didn't "govern by the polls"? What happened? It's no longer a sign of strength and moral fiber or whatever to ignore the polls and just be your own man? Why not? ;-0 Shouldn't he ignore the "liberal" media? Cons are very erratic. ;-p
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mesodude5 months, 2 weeks ago
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"Honey moon is over and Obama is on the way down. Finally."
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--"FairNBalancedblock8 months, 3 weeks ago
Great article Glee. This race is far, far from over. I believe that McCain is going to win this election. This year we have seen a 300% increase in all types of polls. But here is the bottom line. When you get down to it, the only real difference in the polls, is the plus 3, or minus 3, for error.
I believe that the Bradley effect will be the last nail for Obama. While there has been a lot of young registered to vote, there is also a great number of people that do not want to see America fall into the hands of socialism. No one wants their wealth spread around. America is the land of opportunity.
You hear it from immigrants all the time. They come here with nothing and with hard work make it. Americans have the same choices, but most of them are looking for the Government to hand them something.
AND, that is why Obama will not win. There are still too many that see through large Government and how it will bring us ALL down."
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ManfredMang5 months, 2 weeks ago
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I hope his disapproval ratings go crashing through the crust of the Earth. I kept looking all around me during elections thinking, "Am I the only one using logic here and not emotion in my vote?"
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Sure, no candidate looked perfectly strong all around...
"CHANGE"...I mean, I'm proud we as a nation don't hold race important anymore. But come on! People were voting with their hearts being emotionally charged wiped out most of the logic.
In my home state Hawaii, Obama lived there for what...10 minutes as a kid? Everyone thought of him as a "local boy" hero, GIVE ME A BREAK.-
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mesodude5 months, 2 weeks ago
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"I hope his disapproval ratings go crashing through the crust of the Earth."
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--Just the crust? ;-P
" I kept looking all around me during elections thinking, "Am I the only one using logic here and not emotion in my vote?"
--I guess...But if you can already read people's minds, why would you be asking yourself a question you already knew the answer to? ;-p
"In my home state Hawaii, Obama lived there for what...10 minutes as a kid? Everyone thought of him as a "local boy" hero, GIVE ME A BREAK."
--Let me guess...You liked Bush 'cause he was a "real" Texan and not no high falutin' Yankee, huh? ;-X
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Mr_Sir5 months, 2 weeks ago
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This is a phenomenon that nearly every new leader has to go through. They start off popular because everyone wants a new face, then they slump as reality sinks in. Like "FairNBalanced" said above me: Too many votes are driven by emotion. Not just in the USA where this happens either!
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mesodude5 months, 2 weeks ago
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"Too many votes are driven by emotion. Not just in the USA where this happens either!"
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--This is sort of funny because cons dismissed negative polls and surveys about Bush thoughout his entire second term and yet, now you want people to believe you what motivated people to vote for Obama? I mean...Are you people serious? ;-0
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