Barack, the Vote
On the day of the first Obama referendum, let’s see how he’s playing to Joe and Flo Sixpack:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 28% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -13.
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Overall, 46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. Fifty-two percent (52%) disapprove.
Interesting side note:
It’s Election Day. Our latest polls show a very close race in New Jersey and a solid lead for Republican Bob McDonnell in Virginia. Also, we look at what New York-23 race says about the GOP and its voters. Nearly half the conservatives nationwide do not consider themselves Republicans.
While that’s bad news for Republicans, it’s certainly not good news for Democrats.
Also:
The number who blame Obama’s policies for the nation’s economic woes has grown to 45%, the highest level yet. However, 49% still blame George W. Bush.
All in good time, my pretty, all in good time.
Dan @ Israeli Uncensored News said,
November 3, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
Still, Obama’s approval rating is oddly above Bush’s
Bloodthirsty Liberal said,
November 3, 2009 @ 7:50 pm
That’ll make a great epitaph some day: “He was more popular than Bush.”
But I’m not even sure what that means. Bush was elected in a controversial election (to say the least), but won reelection with the highest vote count ever. Obama’s probably likely to get reelected, too (incumbents usually are), but that’s a long, long way away.
And with the chorus of the media singing hosannas and hallelujahs (as opposed to the raspberries they had for Bush), how could he be anything but popular? (For now.)