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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/29/2009 1:46:05 PM |
And his favorability rating is up to 55.9%
You mean the one that asks about his ability to be a movie star type figure.
Not to mention their misprints on the polls, along with not stating which polls are used in the average they got. Gallup, Rasmussen Reports, NBC News/Wall St. Jrn., CNN/Opinion Research, USA Today/Gallup, ABC News/Wash Post and Fox News are averaged into the RCP polls. Who knows before the weekend is out it just might be back up to the 52% area. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/29/2009 3:22:19 PM | ITS SHOWS THAT COMPILATION USED 9000 PEOPLE TOTAL
That means out of 307,000,000 US citizens,for every 34,110 citizens,only one person was asked for their opinion.
What a joke,why do you continue to update with this worthless info, | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 12:20:06 PM | As the Democratic governors up for re-election next week seem to be losing ground even with Obama's help, there is some good news for those Obama supporters watching this thread. Obama went up .3 pts since yesterday. At RCP Obama is now at 51.9 versus the 51.6 of yesteday. Next Tuesday's governor elections are going to be very telling.
Along with this was an interesting article about why the decline in approval over the last 5 or 6 months for OBama.
There are many reasons why Obama, according to Gallup, has suffered the largest decline in approval, at this portion in his term, of any elected president since 1953 -- and why more Americans believe in UFOs than approve of the job done by Congress. But one reason is surely the bitter, brittle tone of the new Democratic establishment -- highlighted by the promise they have raised and disappointed.
How did the tonal candidate become so tone-deaf? We have always known that there are two Obamas. One is the thoughtful, Niebuhr-quoting professor, who listens to every side and speaks inspiring words of unity. The other Obama comes from Chicago, and suffers from an excess of Chicagoans around him. Many Democrats seem to like the street-brawling side of Obama and his team. Many independents and Republicans seem less enthusiastic that Mr. Hyde has moved in his furniture and clearly plans to stay. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/10/30/too_small_to_lead_98949.html | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 12:29:01 PM |
Obama went up .3 pts since yesterday. At RCP Obama is now at 51.9 versus the 51.6 of yesteday. Wow if you could just get 11 or 12 more people to take the poll then I too could put all my trust in that poll like you do.
Any intelligent person using sound reasoning would tell you that if a poll used 1% of the people and then tried to tell you the 1% is all they need to tell you how everyone is thinking,you'd say ,not so,thats impossible !
Well 1% would be a poll using 3,070,000 people.
All the polls out today use between 350 to 20,000 people,The average is under a 1000. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 1:18:20 PM |
Wow if you could just get 11 or 12 more people to take the poll then I too could put all my trust in that poll like you do.
Any intelligent person using sound reasoning would tell you that if a poll used 1% of the people and then tried to tell you the 1% is all they need to tell you how everyone is thinking,you'd say ,not so,thats impossible !
Well 1% would be a poll using 3,070,000 people.
All the polls out today use between 350 to 20,000 people,The average is under a 1000.
Dude. Seriously. Statistics 101.
Here is a quick explanation about how polling works
http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Train/Res/Num/how.asp | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 2:24:12 PM | | tru dat. you really need to know the demographic breakdown of the sample and the internal construction the poll to derive any real meaning from the data. however, regardless of which organization is doing the polling obama's numbers are in a declining trend. even polling organizations which have traditionally over estimated numbers favorable to democrats show a drop in his favorable/approve numbers and an increase in his unfavorable/disapprove. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 2:40:53 PM |
Here is a quick explanation about how polling works
http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Train/Res/Num/how.asp
If you are Obama supporter the only way Polling works is if the numbers support what they are trying to say or their illustrious Obama. If one looks through all the threads here you will find several polls used to support Liberal causes.
To me as long as the polling information can be found and it's not obviously slanted by the people used for the poll I say go for it. Pollster numbers that do not match the demographics of the type of information being presented, have missing information or have typos in information lack integrity.
As I have said many times before the use of the RCP poll uses several polls in its results and averages them out. A few are bias one way or the other, but with the averaging of the two one gets what many would say would be a pretty good view of what is happening out there. During the primaries and election last year, RCP's averages were pretty much right on for every state. (maybe a point or tenths of points off.) I will admit there were times it was not what I wanted to see with my candidate but RCP did a good job hitting the nail on the head.
Obama just happens to be a president that many thought quite highly of and had great expectations of in the beginning. In looking at the polls and Obama's steep slide, it seems that many have lost faith in him, and quicker than any other president. Will Obama keep sliding downward? Who knows?
But many do feel that if Obama continues on this federal spending jag, tuning out the American populace and pushes the Health Care through with a Reconciliation type vote Obama's poll numbers will see another steep drop. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 2:44:20 PM |
As the Democratic governors up for re-election next week seem to be losing ground even with Obama's help, there is some good news for those Obama supporters watching this thread. Obama went up .3 pts since yesterday. At RCP Obama is now at 51.9 versus the 51.6 of yesteday.
Do you see the "+" plus is the p[lus good or bad what does the plus indicate to you? I would love to be getting "+" 8.5 % percent interest on my bank account wouldn't you?
It was "+" 7.5 yesterday is the increase good?
President Obama Job Approval RCP Average Approve51.9Disapprove43.4Spread +8.5
November 2010 only a year away the poor republican senators must dread the day, that is the day the american people will take their lobbying money away | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 2:59:21 PM |
Dude. Seriously. Statistics 101.
Here is a quick explanation about how polling works
http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Train/Res/Num/how.asp Thank god,TAG I'm it.Thought no one would ever question this,thank you.
Polls are so flawed,yes I'm fully aware of how they teach statistics ,how they work,but as with a lot of crap they teach you,like theories of evolution,Quantum mechanics,string theory,Black holes,well,in the real world its crap sometimes,leaves a lot to question and lots of room for varying opinion.
Nothing will beat an actual count.Now I am not saying that the polls are in another universe I'm only saying its kind of close but not close enough.That's why every time someone gives a poll number,the opposing side laughs loudly and tells you, the top poll your looking at is not as good as the top poll they are looking at.
As with Obama final election polls,11/30 to 12-1-2008 taking the poll numbers from the top 16 leading polls,we had a range of 50% to 56% with a plus or minus of 3 % that means the lowest number was actually a spread of 47% to 53% to be within the plus minus range of accuracy,and then for the highest poll number of the sixteen top polls that would be a range of 53% to as high as 59%.
So if you take the lowest percent it could be ,to be in the plus or minus accuracy range thats 47% and on the highest poll that is 59%
Now if you poll 100 of 100 people I can assure you the figure would be accurate and if the take the Obama approval rating from the top sixteen polling places at his election date,I'm going to have to say that a spread of 47% to 59% in not even close to accurate.I don't think a possible spread of 12 % is accuracte at all.Thats why I wish a few here would stop putting so much trust in their choice of poll,and laugh at the others as if it makes much of a difference .
47% means his like-ability is in question and at 59% its obvious he's pretty well liked ! | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 3:29:31 PM |
Do you see the "+" plus is the p[lus good or bad what does the plus indicate to you? I would love to be getting "+" 8.5 % percent interest on my bank account wouldn't you? You can't be serious. I have long suspected that most diehard Obama supports live in a wonderful fantasy world where if you're just nice to everyone they'll be nice to you. And the warm tingly feeling the government will make it all better. But surely even the most ardent among them realize the implications of 8.5% interest on a money market account or passbook savings account would have. Of course, on the other hand I could be wrong and their support is not based on a deep emotional feeling and a desire for change. But, rather it stems from a complete and total lack of any comprehension of fiscal and monetary policy. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 3:51:23 PM |
Of course, on the other hand I could be wrong and their support is not based on a deep emotional feeling and a desire for change. But, rather it stems from a complete and total lack of any comprehension of fiscal and monetary policy. yes its true,in this case you are wrong,what you say here sounds exactly like your side,its as if you can have no idea when you have something working for you as it is now.Obama just turns around the recession from certain depression,and as of 2 days ago the recession is no more and as they said the only question is when exactly it turned.Oh let me guess,maybe its as one that opposed had stated it ,the economy magically had healed itself.You were also wrong ,where as you wrongly stated it was perhaps us in this fantasy world. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 4:13:37 PM | Let's see if I get this right Obama now has a + 8 and anyone should love to get that on their bank account.
Interesting concept except when one considers that in January Obama had a +58. So in 9 months, actually less because his poll numbers have been like this since about the beginning of August he had dropped from a +58 to a +8. I think most people would be running and running fast. So in 6 to 7 months Obama's approval depreciated around 50 pts if one is using that concept of the poll spread.
If my home was a +58 and in Jan and now only + 8 now that actually means my home has really depreciated a ton. Looks like Obama has depreciated a ton.
Actually when you look at the polls of all presidents, Obama has the steepest depreciation of any president in 50 years. Obama's depreciation is almost a straight line down.
Since when is a 50 point slide out of a possible 100 points in the worth of my money, my opinion, the people supporting me supposed to be good? Apparently the people supporting Obama in the spread in the Obama approval ratings has fallen 50 points.
Not sure what type of new math some people are using, but most people would say that is a very steep slope downward.
Or a VERY STEEP depreciatin in the people supporting Obama versus people not supporting him. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 5:12:01 PM | [qoute]yes its true,in this case you are wrong,what you say here sounds exactly like your side,its as if you can have no idea when you have something working for you as it is now.Obama just turns around the recession from certain depression,and as of 2 days ago the recession is no more and as they said the only question is when exactly it turned.Oh let me guess,maybe its as one that opposed had stated it ,the economy magically had healed itself.You were also wrong ,where as you wrongly stated it was perhaps us in this fantasy world First of all I have no "side" and could care less whether Obama's numbers go up or down. I adhere to a basic philosophy (stated here many times) when it comes to policy decisions of any administration. Put simply, don't grade, trade! And while I may have an opinion as to whether a particular action by government will be good or bad, all things being relative, for the country as a whole, I am not the country as a whole. Hence, I am only interested in what the effect of a policy will be from a monetary standpoint and how to best position assets to maximize returns based on that policy decision. Lately I believe those decisions were foolish, short-sighted, demonstrated a lack of fundamental comprehension of fiscal and monetary principles, and were focused strictly on short-term political considerations as opposed to economic stability and sustainable growth.
As to your second point that the recession has ended I can only say look at the housing and manufacturing data (posted previously) and under no circumstances read, watch or listen to media pronouncements regarding the economy. Going on what "they said" is as sure a method to financial ruin as buying beach front property in Arizona. And when you tout "the end of the recession" based one quarters worth of data which was inflated by unsustainalbe programs such as the 8K home buyer credit and cash for clunkers I'd say the call was a bit premature. But what the heck, if it makes you feel good then cool. Go out and buy a boatload of GM and GE stock.
And finally to the point I made realative to an interest rate of 8.5% on a money market account. What do you suppose the rate on a 30 year fixed mortagage would be given the above? What do you calculate the nominal rate of inflation to be given money market rates have historically produced negative inflation adjusted returns? | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 5:15:05 PM |
Interesting concept except when one considers that in January Obama had a +58. So in 9 months, actually less because his poll numbers have been like this since about the beginning of August he had dropped from a +58 to a +8. I think most people would be running and running fast. So in 6 to 7 months Obama's approval depreciated around 50 pts if one is using that concept of the poll spread
Let's see President Obama won the presidental election with around 52% to Senator McCain's 48% thats "+" 4% is a plus over Senator McCain and he is now at a "+" 8.5% approval rating sounds pretty good to me. So in 9 months in office it appears that more of the voters then before are supporting his job performance and after healthcare reform is passed those numbers are going UP UP UP
NOV 2010 Will mark the end for many senate republicans | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 6:40:54 PM |
You takin' bets on that?
After last summer's reception of their constituents I think the Democrats have a lot of apologizing to do to make up for their treatment and name calling of their constituents. The summer town hall meetings are going to be remembered by many come the 2010 elections. Quite a few of the mistreated people at those town hall meetings looking for answers were Democrats, including Democrats who had voted in those particular officials.
Obama is already trying to get over his summer time approval rating steep slide and doesn't seem to be too much help with the elections happening this coming Tuesday.
Many feel that if either of the governorships up for grabs goes to a Republican than that will speak loudly as to how people feel about Obama and the Democrats. Seems that many are attaching their approval or disapproval of Obama to anyone running under the Democratic party. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 7:00:16 PM |
Many feel that if either of the governorships up for grabs goes to a Republican than that will speak loudly as to how people feel about Obama and the Democrats. And "many" feel that the moon landing was faked... "many" feel that dinosaur fossils were 'planted' by satan... and yet saying so doesn't make this "many" right...
... I would like to meet this elusive "many" so frequently referred to... to see how many is "many"... or if they are really just "grenades thrown into the room"... to see if these "many" really don't know that Obama still commands the approval of the majority... | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 8:24:29 PM |
I am only interested in what the effect of a policy will be from a monetary standpoint and how to best position assets to maximize returns based on that policy decision. Lately I believe those decisions were foolish, short-sighted, demonstrated a lack of fundamental comprehension of fiscal and monetary principles, and were focused strictly on short-term political considerations as opposed to economic stability and sustainable growth. Thank you for explaining yourself in further detail,and as to this part,I see we disagree on all points,I believe his decisions were well calculated,appropriate,and the correct way to proceed.As for the last sentences opinion from you,once again sounds like sour grapes in your view,this had nothing to do with short term political considerations,I think the thought is absurd,its sounds extremely GOP/republican to me,whetrher or not you want to side,your still sitting in their boat with those opinions.
As to your second point that the recession has ended I can only say look at the housing and manufacturing data (posted previously) and under no circumstances read, watch or listen to media pronouncements regarding the economy. As to your second part,that is absurd also,when something is termed a recession or a depression it is because it hit a certain set of criteria,same for when it ended.It does not mean a country is all peaches and cream,it means you can no longer accurately term the time as a recession,it ended,per set criteria.As history has always shown its quite foggy as to when the exact turning point was,and when many look back at that time period,there is varied responses.Our country has had many depressions and many recessions,nothing new in that department.You read way to much in a common term.So give the man his props,it was because of him,and as for you claiming its just because of the few short term items as you stated,thats extremely narrow sighted with your opinion,its obvious your not fond of Obama,its obvious you have blinders on,or tunnel vision on this point. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 8:57:13 PM | Obama's approval or non-approval by voters could be reflected in the governor races this upcoming Tuesday. Further more they could be a reflection of what is to come for 2010. As Obama's approval ratings demish so does his ability to gain support for various candidates running in this off year election. Many are looking at these off year elections as a reflection on America's approval Obama and what will happen in the coming 2010 elections.
E.J. Dionne: Governor races a lesson for Dems, GOP Other polls suggest a tighter race, but the trajectory in both Virginia and New Jersey sends a message to many moderate congressional Democrats worried about the 2010 elections: Whatever problems Obama may cause them, they almost certainly can't win without him. For their part, Republicans can make a race of it next year only if they realize that being angry and negative plays well on cable television but not at the polls. http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/guest/article_4ad72d6f-757b-5d10-825e-cb9fda68428c.html
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's Democratic Party faces two tough elections for state governors on Tuesday, races that could offer clues about the party's fate in next year's congressional elections.
Early signs suggest Democrats could be in trouble. Polls show Republican candidate Bob McDonnell with a solid lead over Creigh Deeds in Virginia, a traditionally Republican state that has shifted toward Democrats in recent elections. Perhaps more troubling for them, incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine is struggling to fend off a challenge from Republican Chris Christie in New Jersey, which usually favours Democrats. Both races have been shaped by local issues and the candidates themselves. Still, with these being the only two governors' races in Obama's first year in office, they receive inordinate attention as a potential bellwether for the outcome in Congress 12 months hence. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091030/world/us_obama_governors__races_1
But if they lose on Tuesday, there will be major warning signs for the Democrats, political analyst Stu Rothenberg tells CBS News. "There's a lot of concern, are Democrats really going to be that excited? Are Democratic groups, who turned out two years ago - African-Americans, young people - are they going to turn out in the midterms" http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/10/29/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5452806.shtml | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/30/2009 9:57:57 PM |
As Obama's approval ratings demish so does his ability to gain support for various candidates running in this off year election. Many are looking at these off year elections as a reflection on America's approval Obama and what will happen in the coming 2010 elections. I assume you mean diminish,Yes its true the minority still believe all those things means that,but that's the minority,ofcourse those that have liked Obama strongly disagree with any of this.
Apples and Oranges ! | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/31/2009 8:55:59 AM | This is the second state poll that is showing Obama's Approval ratings dropping in the last several months.
What I found interesting about this poll was how the poll seems to connect the Democratic governor with the poll decline in the state with Obama's
(Friday, October 30, 2009 9:22 AM By Darrel Rowland The Columbus Dispatch Ohioans' approval ratings for both President Obama and Gov. Ted Strickland have dropped in the past six months, an Ohio Poll unveiled this morning shows. Obama's rating fell 11 points to 52 percent while Strickland's approval dipped 8 points to 48 percent, his first under 50 percent. Perhaps not surprisingly, Ohioans' opinions of how both Democratic leaders are performing in specific areas have slipped as well. The biggest plunge since April came on Obama's handling of Afghanistan. Ohioans' approval plummeted 22 points, from 69 to 47 percent. Disapproval climbed from 23 to 42 percent. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/10/30/newpoll.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101)
(Poll: Ratings For Obama, Strickland DropThe approval ratings for both President Barack Obama and Governor Ted Strickland in Ohio have have taken a nosedive, according to a new poll conducted by the University of Cincinnati's Institute for Policy Research. According to the poll, which was released on Friday, President Obama's approval rating fell to 52 percent in October. Governor Strickland's approval rating is now below 50 percent. Ohioans continue to see economic conditions in Ohio and the U.S. as either “fair” or “poor.” However, more Ohio adults see economic conditions in the state “getting better” than was the case in previous polls. The president's approval rating in October is 11 percentage points lower than it was in April. His approval rating also dropped significantly in other areas since April. According to the poll, more Ohioans now disapprove (53 percent) than approve (45 percent) of President Obama's handling of the economy. He also received lower ratings for his handling of foreign affairs. Fifty percent approve the president's handling of foreign affairs. That's down 12 percent from the previous poll. http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Poll-Ratings-For-Obama-Strickland-Drop/dZuhcQcmVkqMzMO_8h7A_A.cspx?rss=703)
Seems the backlash on Obama is hitting at a state level, which is why it seems that these elections next week will be an important indicator for Obama. Maybe this is why Obama has been taking time out from the WH to campaign for these people.
Meanwhile Obama's polls at RCP have edged up a bit to 51.9% for the weekend. Maybe by Monday they will reach 52%....Will Obama ever reach the height that he had in the beginning?? Who knows.
Many fear that he will eventually be below 50% overall and remain there.
The biggest fear is that Obama's overall ratings just might hit below 50% prior to his one year anniversary..
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/31/2009 10:05:14 AM |
Seems the backlash on Obama is hitting at a state level, which is why it seems that these elections next week will be an important indicator for Obama. Maybe this is why Obama has been taking time out from the WH to campaign for these people.
I don't know how all the presidents have been but most I can remember traveled great distance to support others in their party.Both sides do it,I never saw it as if some huge meaning was behind it,Just something a prez does it ,or something a senator or governor does for a mayor,its normal really .But coming from a person that lets us know when a poll has changed a tenth of one percent,I'm certain it tells you a lot.
As for referring to poll numbers in the beginning, his polls are the same as to the beginning when it was 50 to 56% at election final,now after the beginning in June,which is 6 months past the beginning, one poll hit 62%,thats one poll, and as all polls their spread can be 12%,or more or less !
that's why I don't like it when one gal combines all of them for an average,because if you take one scolding pot of water and mix one freezing pot of water and average them ,you get a warm, bath ready bucket.Its totally inaccurate.
Numbers are the same,as I pointed out using the 16 top polls at the time of election with a plus minus of 3%accuracy that was 50 to 56% meaning they were accurate if it was in reality 47% to 59%,that is a 12% spread,now one gal here likes to take a group of number and average it,so she would would say that figure is actually 53%,not 47 or 59,
Can't really get more inaccurate than that,because 47% means Obama is wavering a touch in popularity and at 59% shows he's obviously solidly doing well with a clear majority and at 53% he is just neutral.It does not take a rocket scientist to show those are 3 completely different conclusions off of one poll period,it really depended on whose poll you wanted to use to shout from you pulpit with,the one that averages all of them is also choosing her way to make her point seem better.That why she states averages,it fits her point better thats she trying to instill in us. Since some of you guys thrive on inaccurate polls, Gallup states the highest approval rating for Obama was 63% and their all time highest disapproval poll of Obama is 39%.Point being of of these polls he never has had a significant disapproval number.
Try to remember when something is in approval at say 60% and then disapproval is at 30 % then undecided people might be 10%,so an optimist could say then that approval just might be at 70% using that undecided 10% in their favor and a pessimist just might argue that the dissapproval might then actually be at 20% using that 10% in their favor.
Its easy to make numbers look like how they want them to look.Like when Jeb Bush played with the voters numbers in Florida to give brother Bush the presidency,or rather steal the presidency.He made it look like childs play. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/31/2009 12:42:18 PM |
As to your second part,that is absurd also There is nothing absurd about questioning the validity of an economic conclusion based on one quarter of data. Here is some info. You can decide for yourself how best to act. Data from a fairly well respected economist William Wright. Well at least a lot of people bet a lot of money on his opinions. "Here is a breakdown of this quarter's GDP drivers: 2.36 percentage points of the 3.5 percent third-quarter growth in GDP came from consumer spending. Car sales alone represented 1 percentage point of total growth, reflecting the success of the government's Cash for Clunkers program.
This is the biggest question facing the fledgling recovery, given that consumer spending represents 70 percent of total economic activity. Can consumers keep spending with unemployment at a 26-year high of 9.8 percent and expected to keep rising until next summer?
1.22 percentage points of the 3.5 percent GDP growth came from investment, with nearly half that strength coming from a surge in residential construction, an area that had been plunging since 2006.
The $8,000 new home buyer refundable tax credit was a major contributor, along with falling prices. Much of Business spending on computers and other equipment showed gains, but spending on commercial structures such as office buildings and shopping centers continued to decline.
0.48 percentage points of GDP growth in third quarter came from the increase in government spending.
All the strength in third-quarter government spending came from a 7.9 percent rise in spending at the federal level, reflecting in part the boost from the stimulus program. That offset a 1.1 percent drop in state and local spending, where budgets have been hard-hit by the recession. The expectation is that the stimulus program, which is helping states weather the recession, will keep government spending growing in coming quarters." Take away the non-reoccuring items and you have GDP growth flat. Just like I said. Much as I respect Mr. Wright I still prefer to use the spread between the 3 mo. and 10 yr treasury yields as a predicting mechanism for economic activity. And while that metric is certainly much better than 12 months ago it is still predicting basically flat to slightly negative GDP growth for 2010. I also fear the 7.9% increase in defict spending by the federal government will come home to bite us in the form higher interest rates and inflation down the road. That combination will choke off any recovery and send the economy back into a deeper recession. Hence my "opinion" that the policies of the administration are designed more for short term political advantage as opposed to long term economic growth and stability. | |
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| Obama's latest approval ratings. Posted: 10/31/2009 4:50:47 PM | What's really interesting is when you compare the polls on how people view Obama vs the only viable Rep. candidates.
Looking at the favorability ratings, Obama is at 56.1%
Huckabee at 33% (but he's not really gonna give up that sweet gig at Faux and run in 2012).
Romney at 34.5%
And Sara Palin with an unfavorable rating of 50.9%! (oh, well if she doesn't get another political office that just means she'll have more time to post on Facebook - good for her)
I guess Reps. are betting that people will vote for candidates they don't like - it's an interesting strategy for 2012. | |
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