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J. J.
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« Reply #3800 on: February 05, 2010, 07:46:31 PM »

America is starting to realize why we elected Republicans- they didn't screw things up.

Ahem...



I think that would be more impressive if the Obama numbers didn't go off the chart.
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« Reply #3801 on: February 05, 2010, 08:28:02 PM »

America is starting to realize why we elected Republicans- they didn't screw things up. Obama is a disaster, even by liberal standards. The (dis)approval ratings are starting to reflect that. I wouldn't be surprised if he reached Truman levels of unpopularity.

So why did George W. Bush reach levels of unpopularity not known since Herbert Hoover?

Let's see...

1. He drew the right conclusions from intel available before 9/11.

2. He told us unvarnished truth about the weapons programs of Saddam Hussein and his regime's connections to the 9/11 attack.

3. He diverted troops from  Afghanistan for a brilliant adventure in Iraq.

4. He pulled an impressive stunt of "flying" onto an aircraft carrier to a banner reading "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" even if the mission was far from accomplished.

5. He used formulations like "Healthy Forests" to describe a situation (clear-cutting) that would ensure that there would be no forest.

6. He promoted solid economic growth based on wild speculation and subprime lending.

7. He delegated powers to the Vice-President that nobody realized existed in the Constitution (because they did not exist).

8. He competently managed the relief effort for Hurricane Katrina.

9. In 2006, he successfully convinced American voters that he needed more political support through the election of Republican members of the House and Senate to vote out Democrats.

10. He let Karl Rove exercise some powers of government limited by the Constitution  to government employees who can be fired for malfeasance of duty, elected officials, and persons appointed by  the President and subject to Congressional approval, thus allowing a Party Boss to be a de facto branch of government.

(Irony intended).

OK -- in all seriousness -- Dubya was the WRONG Republican in 2000.





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« Reply #3802 on: February 06, 2010, 10:07:12 AM »

The 'bots now give Obama 44% approval and 55% disapproval. Gallup has it 49%/44%.


BTW, pbrower2a, while Bush had the highest disapproval on record (in Gallup), his approval rating were higher than Truman's, both at the low points and when each left office.  Obama's disapproval numbers the highest on record (in Gallup) of any elected president at this point.
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« Reply #3803 on: February 07, 2010, 04:44:13 AM »

America is starting to realize why we elected Republicans- they didn't screw things up.

Ahem...



Of course, if those charts were the other way around, Democrats would be complaining that the rich shareholders were the only ones benefiting from the Bush Administration...
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« Reply #3804 on: February 07, 2010, 05:30:41 AM »

America is starting to realize why we elected Republicans- they didn't screw things up.

Ahem...



Of course, if those charts were the other way around, Democrats would be complaining that the rich shareholders were the only ones benefiting from the Bush Administration...

Probably, but it's a stupid measure of success either way.
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« Reply #3805 on: February 07, 2010, 07:29:10 AM »
« Edited: February 08, 2010, 11:33:17 AM by pbrower2a »


America is starting to realize why we elected Republicans- they didn't screw things up.

Ahem...



Of course, if those charts were the other way around, Democrats would be complaining that the rich shareholders were the only ones benefiting from the Bush Administration...

Asset devaluation is no way in which to create jobs or prosperity.
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« Reply #3806 on: February 07, 2010, 11:58:26 AM »

Rasmussen:  44% Approve, 56% Disapprove

Gallup:  50% Approve, 43% Disapprove

The 'bots give Obama the highest disapproval numbers since December.  The December numbers improved after three days, so that looks like in just might have been a bad sample.
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« Reply #3807 on: February 07, 2010, 02:09:34 PM »

The bounce was essentially technical. Come bak to the reality.
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« Reply #3808 on: February 07, 2010, 07:21:54 PM »

I know this has been observed before, namely during last year's campaign, but the past couple of weeks provide further evidence for another pet theory of mine.

Rasmussen's polls lead in movement (whether up or down), Gallup follows usually a few days after.
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« Reply #3809 on: February 08, 2010, 08:26:22 AM »

Ohio(Rasmussen)
Approve 49%
Disapprove 51%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/ohio/toplines/toplines_ohio_senate_february_5_6_2010



30%-39%-Dark Dark Red
40%-44%- Dark Red
45-49%- Red
Under 50% approval but approval higher than disapproval- Yellow
50%-54%- Light Green
55%-59%- Green
60%+- Dark Green
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« Reply #3810 on: February 08, 2010, 09:27:09 AM »


New polls, Colrorado, Nevada, and Ohio:




No category changes, but consistent with roughly 50/50 nationwide.

Michigan and Virginia would be very welcome.


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« Reply #3811 on: February 08, 2010, 10:46:48 AM »

Rasmussen:  46% A 54% D

Gallup: 49% A 44% D

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« Reply #3812 on: February 08, 2010, 01:09:48 PM »

Obama is now only 0.3 points ahead of his national disapproval rating on Real Clear Politics

47.7 - 47.4
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« Reply #3813 on: February 08, 2010, 01:27:44 PM »

Gallup has a big jump today:

51% Approve (+2)
41% Disapprove (-3)
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« Reply #3814 on: February 08, 2010, 02:08:24 PM »

It is 48-47 on RCP (you forgot to wait for Gallup's WTF results Wink ),

and

47.3-48.9 on Pollster.
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« Reply #3815 on: February 08, 2010, 03:01:11 PM »

Don't forget that the GOP "brand" is still poison on economic matters:

http://maristpoll.marist.edu/28-obama-approval-rating-below-50/

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« Reply #3816 on: February 09, 2010, 06:06:43 PM »

Rassy has Obama at 44/54 in Pennsylvania. 

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_state_toplines/pennsylvania/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_democratic_senate_primary_february_8_2010
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« Reply #3817 on: February 09, 2010, 06:46:51 PM »

Rasmussen's daily Obama numbers:

Approve:  47%
   

Disapprove: 53%
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« Reply #3818 on: February 09, 2010, 06:48:53 PM »

How often is Obama approval stronger in Ohio than in Pennsylvania?

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« Reply #3819 on: February 10, 2010, 01:17:25 AM »


It only shows Democratic approval to me ...
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« Reply #3820 on: February 10, 2010, 01:43:12 AM »

51/46 in the Washington Post poll, down from 53/44 last month

One year ago, he was 68/23


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« Reply #3821 on: February 10, 2010, 08:20:37 AM »


RAS changed the link. He accidentally posted the general election numbers there last night. I think they'll be out in the morning.
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« Reply #3822 on: February 10, 2010, 08:23:56 AM »

Pennsylvania(Rasmussen)
Approve 44%
Disapprove 54%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election_february_8_2010




30%-39%-Dark Dark Red
40%-44%- Dark Red
45-49%- Red
Under 50% approval but approval higher than disapproval- Yellow
50%-54%- Light Green
55%-59%- Green
60%+- Dark Green
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« Reply #3823 on: February 10, 2010, 10:09:17 AM »

Rasmussen Obama Numbers:

Approve

48%
   
Disapprove

51%

It looks like Obama might have improved fractionally in January.  However, since November, his numbers have been exceptionally stable. 
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« Reply #3824 on: February 10, 2010, 10:56:45 AM »
« Edited: February 10, 2010, 11:05:54 AM by pbrower2a »

If someone actually posted today's Rasmussen poll of Democratic voters alone as a measure of Obama support, then one would get this result:



75% support anywhere other than DC would be spurious.

This, of course, is the right one, although 44% approval in Pennsylvania seems low:


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