Thread: We need to watch Obama's numbers...

for the next few days to see if his little speech last night gives him any boost in the numbers.

It is to be expected, he got the job, but reality has set in, for both him and the sheeple that voted him in.

I think this is the biggest spread I've seen so far -7.

Someone can post here tomorrow what it is...

This is another reason I think we will see a continued slide in his poll numbers.


Just 25% Now Say Stimulus Has Helped The Economy, 31% Say it Hurt
Thursday, July 23, 2009


Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan proposed by President Obama and passed by Congress in February continues to fall.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 25% of U.S. voters now say the stimulus plan has helped the economy. That’s a six-point drop from a month ago.

Thirty-one percent (31%) say the stimulus actually hurt the economy, little changed from a month ago. However, this is the first poll showing that more voters believe the plan hurt rather than helped.

A plurality (36%) says the plan has had no impact.

Just after Congress passed the plan, 34% said it would help the economy, 32% that it would hurt and 26% predicted no impact.

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Fifty percent (50%) of Republicans believe the stimulus plan has been bad for the economy. A plurality of Democrats (41%) disagree and say it has helped.

Voters not affiliated with either major party are more divided, but show less confidence in the plan than they did a month ago.

Criticism of the stimulus plan, intended in part to stem increasing unemployment, has grown with the recent release of a government report showing the unemployment rate at 9.5%, the highest rate since 1983. Government officials are predicting it will go higher, prompting talk of a second stimulus plan.

But 60% of voters oppose the passage of a second economic stimulus plan this year, while 27% think it’s a good idea.

Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans say the rest of the new government spending authorized in the first stimulus plan should now be canceled. Thirty-six percent (36%) disagree, and 20% are not sure.

However, while voters are opposed to another spending stimulus plan, 51% favor an across-the-board tax cut for all Americans.

The administration’s biggest current economic initiative, a retooling of the U.S. health care system, is now drawing increasing criticism as well. Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters oppose the health care reform plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats.

Just 20% now say health care reform is the most important of the four budget priorities Obama laid out early in his presidency. Nearly twice as many (37%) say deficit reduction is the number one priority.

Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters worry that the government will try to do too much to fix the country’s economic problems, while 36% fear it won’t do enough. Seventy-six percent (76%) of Americans say it is at least somewhat likely that a large amount of money in the stimulus plan will be wasted due to inadequate government oversight.

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3.5 years to go until we can try for better....

We must impeach him before he does any more damage.

An aside: I got an email today stating that Obama criminal elites passed Cap and Trade as welll as the Hate Crimes bill, does anyone know if this is accurate information?

Originally Posted by ELE

We must impeach him before he does any more damage.

An aside: I got an email today stating that Obama criminal elites passed Cap and Trade as welll as the Hate Crimes bill, does anyone know if this is accurate information?

ELE, I haven't heard this. If this bill passes, it will be the end of our country as we know it. We just have to make sure that this bill never sees the light of day!

Originally Posted by TexasBorn

Originally Posted by ELE

We must impeach him before he does any more damage.

An aside: I got an email today stating that Obama criminal elites passed Cap and Trade as welll as the Hate Crimes bill, does anyone know if this is accurate information?

ELE, I haven't heard this. If this bill passes, it will be the end of our country as we know it. We just have to make sure that this bill never sees the light of day!

To my knowledge the Senate tacked hate crimes onto the defense appropriations bill; it is in conference committee and then will be sent to the desk of the president for the first time. Keep calling and writing reps etc and tell them to strip it from the defense bill.

Cap and Trade passed the House and now goes to the Senate for a vote.

Drudge Report has a developing story to report...

COOL TURNS COLD: OBAMA 'BELOW 50%'
Fri Jul 24 2009 08:24:16 ET

For First Time, Obama's Approval Rating Falls Below 50%

Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance, RASMUSSEN will report later this morning.

This marks the first time his overall approval rating has ever fallen below 50% among Likely Voters nationwide. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Democrats continue to approve of the President'’s performance while 80% of Republicans disapprove. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 37% offer a positive assessment.

The President earns approval from 51% of women and 47% of men.

RASMUSSEN was the most accurate pollster for the final results of the 2008 Presidential election.

Developing...

http://www.drudgereport.com/flashrr.htm

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Friday, July 24, 2009


The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 30% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8 (see trends).

Just 25% believe that the economic stimulus package has helped the economy.

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates also available on Twitter.

Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Today marks the first time his overall approval rating has ever fallen below 50% among Likely Voters nationwide. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Democrats continue to approve of the President’s performance while 80% of Republicans disapprove. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 37% offer a positive assessment. The President earns approval from 51% of women and 47% of men.

These updates are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. Most of the interviews for today’s update were completed before the President’s nationally televised press conference on Wednesday night. The first update based entirely upon interviews conducted after the press conference will be released on Sunday.

It is important to remember that the Rasmussen Reports job approval ratings are based upon a sample of likely voters. Some other firms base their approval ratings on samples of all adults. President Obama’s numbers are always several points higher in a poll of adults rather than likely voters. That’s because some of the President’s most enthusiastic supporters, such as young adults, are less likely to turn out to vote.

California Senator Barbara Boxer is clinging to a four-point lead in her bid for re-election.

Fifty-three percent (53%) now oppose the Congressional health care reform package. That’s up eight points over the past month. Just 20% now see health care as the most important of the President’s priorities. Nearly twice as many, 37%, say deficit reduction is most important.

Fifty-five percent (55%) of California voters oppose the budget agreement reached by the state’s political leaders. Sixty-four percent (64%) believe that illegal immigrants create a major strain on the state’s budget.

Nationwide, 72% don’t want the federal government determining what type of light bulbs they should purchase.

Forty-six percent (46%) say that network television news is more reliable than the internet. Thirty-five percent (35%) disagree.

Thirty-one percent (31%) now say the U.S. is heading in the right direction. That’s down nine points from the 2009 peak. Republicans continue to enjoy a slight edge on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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Our baseline targets are established based upon separate survey interviews with a sample of adults nationwide completed during the preceding three months (a total of 45,000 interviews) and targets are updated monthly. Currently, the baseline targets for the adult population are 39.0% Democrats, 32.5% Republicans, and 28.5% unaffiliated. Likely voter samples typically show a slightly smaller advantage for the Democrats.

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