Gallup: Obama’s approval slips to 38
Well, if the president’s jobs bill enjoys majority support as the Washington Post/ABC News poll suggests, it isn’t helping his overall approval which, according to Gallup, just slipped to 38:
Seems his poll numbers are heading in the opposite direction of the Gipper’s in the third year of his term. Many pundits have claimed that Obama could win because his numbers this year were similar to Reagan’s in 1983. Only problem was that Reagan’s polls started ticking upwards as his economic plan kicked in. Obama’s plan was supposed to start working just a few months after it was passed (more than two years ago).
Maybe that’s because as Jim Hoft reports, “In Ronald Reagan’s third September in office he created 1.1 million jobs in one month.” (By contrast, “Employers added 103,000 jobs in [Obama's third] September [in office]. Half of those were striking Verizon workers returning to work.”)
Well, technically, the Gipper didn’t create the jobs. He just put policies in place which made it possible for entrepreneurs and businessmen to create and expand their enterprises, thus making it necessary for them to bring on more employees.
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My President spent $787 Billion Dollars….and all I got
was this lousy unemployment problem.
Comment by Bruce (GayPatriot) — October 7, 2011 @ 3:20 pm - October 7, 2011
What an embarrassment this federal government and POTUS are. I can’t wait until 2012 when America’s long nightmare will be over.
Comment by Richard Bell — October 7, 2011 @ 3:49 pm - October 7, 2011
The Republicans, as usual, are botching this. They know the bill was never meant to pass, so they are ignoring it while Bam-Bam and his allies in the media talk it up. No one is mentioning that even if the damn thing worked as advertised, it would cost over a quarter million dollars per job.
Comment by V the K — October 7, 2011 @ 4:19 pm - October 7, 2011
Wow, 62% of Americans hate black people.
At least that’s the Plantation Party’s excuse.
Comment by North Dallas Thirty — October 7, 2011 @ 5:45 pm - October 7, 2011
oooh North Dallasy Thirty – good one!
Comment by Leslie — October 7, 2011 @ 6:19 pm - October 7, 2011
Obama’s demagoguery & class warfare hasn’t helped Obama one bit. In fact, I think he’s making himself look more bitter & shrill as he shrinks before our eyes. The real Obama will make his face known when the total facade shatters. He is full of rage & hatred for America & more people are realizing it.
Comment by Sebastian Shaw — October 7, 2011 @ 8:03 pm - October 7, 2011
the president’s “jobs bills” is not a jobs bill it is a re-election slush fund bill.
Comment by tommy651 — October 7, 2011 @ 8:58 pm - October 7, 2011
THe poll claiming that they support Obama’s jobs bill has a sample of “Adults” Meaning that. . right then and there, its worthless for anything regarding elections.
Comment by Ryan M. — October 7, 2011 @ 11:18 pm - October 7, 2011
He is polling badly approval wise but he seems to hold his own when it comes to the actual head to heads. Obama is starting to slip behind Romney, in some polls, or is within margin of error. He mostly leads the rest of the field between single or double digits.
I think his liberal and mod left base is unhappy with him, but I doubt they will vote for any of the Republicans beyond Hunstman. So he seems to have a floor around 40 to 42 probably in an election.
Comment by darkeyedresolve — October 7, 2011 @ 11:24 pm - October 7, 2011
THey Might not voite against him, Darkeyed. . but its entirely possible that they might just not vote. . at all.
Comment by Ryan M. — October 7, 2011 @ 11:41 pm - October 7, 2011
“Well, technically, the Gipper didn’t create the jobs. He just put policies in place which made it possible for entrepreneurs and businessmen to create and expand their enterprises”
Or, perhaps, Reagan benefited from a steep drop in energy prices that had nothing to do with his domestic policies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_price_chronology-june2007.gif
Comment by Rob Tisinai — October 8, 2011 @ 2:41 am - October 8, 2011
Oh, me too! I want to give some excuses for The Won.
The Repugnents control the polls though Faux News and Matt Drudge.
We are on the edge of prosperity which will bloom in the summer and sweep away all thoughts of replacing The Won.
Eric Holder will be hailed as the Che of our revolution and The Won will ride behind him on his motorcycle to reelection while clinging to his guts, his Alinsky bible and the sissy bar.
The internal polls show The Won smearing everyone so thoroughly that only The Won gets to vote and carries the nation one to nothing.
The Won declares the empire and does away with stinkin’ elections except for the unanimous vote that selects him and members of the polit buro.
Comment by Heliotrope — October 8, 2011 @ 7:15 am - October 8, 2011
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I could see the liberals sitting out, but it depends on who the Republican is. I don’t think they will be motivated to come out against Romney. I do think they will come out against Perry though, since he will be painted like the second coming of W.
It all just depends on who the nominee is, like always, I’m not real confident enough to say this won’t be a close election.
Comment by darkeyedresolve — October 8, 2011 @ 6:44 pm - October 8, 2011
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The hypocrisy of the MSM is so tangible you could cut it with a knife. If it were a (R) in the White House, we’d be hearing Wolf Blitzed and Randy Maddow harping on these low poll numbers for weeks.
Regards,
Peter H.
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