President Barack Obama's national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of economic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll.
Obama job approval slips to new low
Seeded on Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:20 PM EDT (msnbc.com)


Good bye Mr. Obama.
Hey Obama and Congress, hows that Hope and Change working for yea? Keep up the good work till November, then go home, for good.
A significant number of old buzzards who drank the tea will die off between now and 2012. Besides who are the republicans going to run with: Quitter Palin or Fundamentally Sound McCain. LOL
Really doesn't matter who runs in 2012 now..., does it?
Take America back !
Vote the Socialist Bums out in November & 2012 !!!
Where's that positive bounce the Democrats were counting on after forcing that sham and abomination of a health care bill on us?
Oh, that's right, the voters who didn't like it before hand are still intelligent enough to see through the BS afterward and call you on it. Democrats have reached their lowest polling number in 18 years.
I guess you reap what you sow.
I think people will remember in November, thankfully that's all we need to put an end to this utter fiscal madness and irresponsibility.
Gee...what did you expect MSNBC / Democrats?....Hmm?
Perhaps that we would forget how you FAILED to listen to us?
NOT A CHANCE! you will feel our anger at the ballot box and I can't wait until November!
ps There is NOTHING you can do to change our minds...short of resigning that is
Not so fast stupid, 2012 is along way away. Never say never. I remember you people saying the same thing during the 2008 elections.
"For the first time this year, about as many Americans approve of congressional Republicans as Democrats — 38 percent to 41 percent"
Nice try at a "spin", but here's the latest from Rasmussen - easily the most accurate pollster in the 2008 elections;
"A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% would vote for their district's Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent."
The Democrats held a 7% advantage in November of 2008, so that means 16% of voters have turned against the Democrats, and the Republicans have held an advantage for the last 10 months - just 6.5 more months to go to the mid-terms.
Obama is in a quandary - Does he keep pushing forward with his far-left agenda while he still has majorities in Congress, or does he soften his agenda in hopes of saving some Democrats in Congress? My bet is "full steam ahead".
roy wilson,
very truthful and enlighting
For the first time since Oba-a-a-a-ma's election I'm starting to feel some pride in my country. Hows that grab ya Michelle?
So glad Americans are beginning to wake-up and smell the coffee. Obama's ratings are a lot lower than 50%. Even Yahoo (which is even more liberal) say his ratings are 44%. Truth is, that's including the people who only slightly approve of Obama. Those that strongly approve of Obama are less than 30% something like 28%. But to be honest, his ratings should be lower than that. He's just a horrible, horrible man. He's totally anti- american, What the hell is he doing in our white house? I can't wait for him to be gone. I hope they impeach him in November. I think it will be the first time I've exhaled in months!
You hope he is impeached? You have taught me a new word. I thought the correct term for his removal would have been flushed.
There is a GOD !!!
"Barack Obama's national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul"
Does anyone other than MSNBC actually call what was done to America a "victory"? Massachusetts was a victory, what Obama did was a disgrace.
What... and bring back the recipe for failure party, what nonsense.
At 49%, AP is being kind to Barry. The more objective polls have him much lower. And, the Democrat Congress sets new records daily for disapproval. Cmonnnn...November!
The sad part is that the Dems and Repubs could have passed a bipartisan health care reform bill on the 12-14 changes that both parties agreed on. For anyone who watched the health care summit there were many issues that the republicans would have voted for. Why not pass what 98% of the USA wanted instead of passing what 38% wanted with all of the extra garbage thrown in?
Regardless of what any liberal thinks of the health care reform bill the president, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi had to buy a majority of votes from their own party. They could not convince their own people to outright vote for this bill.
Looking back... Obama has not accomplished much. He came into the White House with majorities in the House and Senate. They could have passed any law. The Republicans could not stop them. ANY BILL COULD HAVE BEEN PASSED!! The Cap and Trade bill was so bad that they couldn't buy the votes in the Senate and the entire world knows about the back room deals to try and buy votes on the Health Care Bill. The Democrats should have been able to pass an environmental bill and health care reform easily but the bills were so slimy that a lot of democrats didn't want anything to do with them.
Regardless if you are a Democrat or Republican you cannot refute the fact that Obama has screwed up a perfect opportunity (with majorities in the House and Senate) to pass real positive reform that our country needs. Yeah we got Health Care Reform but boy is it a horrible bill. Democrats didn't like it much but thought it was better than nothing. Obama did however manage to spend close to $5 Trillion or 30% of our entire National Debt while not adding much needed jobs.
Ho hum, another poll. News outlets have so many polls now.. Polls are useless.
Actually, I would hope that all americans would vote all of both parties out. Neither side is helping this country with the political back bitting they both do.
In political time measurement it's about a half a lifetime from now until November 2010 and about several lifetimes from now until November 2012; a lot can and will happen. Even though there is strong opposition to the party in control at this moment, their unfavorables can certainly turn around between now and the elections, and, as promising as things may appear right now for the republicans, they certainly have the ability to screw up a marble just like they did from 2002 until 2006 when they were kicked to the curb and then continued to do so until 2008 when they were deposited in the dumpster.
How sweet it is. Well, I wish that Hillary Clinton had become President but I knew that Obama would LOSE IT BIG TIME.
I wish we did not have term limits. I curse the people who voted for the limits. I say, votes are enough to get someone out of office. We didn't need term limits.
We could still have Bill Clinton as President and before you young whipper snappers start spouting out of the mouth, let's just say when Bill Clinton LEFT OFFICE:
- his approval rating was 65%
- unemployment was LESS THAN 4%
-the US had a budget surplus (promptly spent by Bush Jr.)
Nick
Obama's ratings CONTINUE TO FALL and fall big time. I laugh that he's coming to "rescue" Senator Boxer.
If anything, the Republican vote may be split and Boxer will win. I am hoping that one of those clowns gives it up - Carly Fiorina is not exactly politician material.
Obama will be a one term President. He got into office because everyone hated the Republican SO MUCH... just like when Jimmy Carter won. Carter came in after Nixon/Ford.
The poll I saw yesterday gave Obama 44% rating or lower.
knx1070.com (CBS affiliate and I believe CBS did the poll).
Obama had better hurry up and get those folks their amnesty to shore up the dems voter base.
Karen in L.A.
I have two words for your glowing review of the Clinton years. Perjury (which could have lead to major implications due to the black mail) and the Clinton recession Bush Jr inherited. And for your information, I voted for Clinton both times. I’m not a partisan cry baby, just pointing out facts.
Burn
Perjury? Clinton was forced him to DENY AN AFFIAR which is what any normal person would do. Perjury about an affair is NOT a high crime and misdemeanor. In fact, I thought it was a SERIOUS WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY - $40 million to find out Clinton had sex. WOW. What a revelation.
Frankly, I could care less if Bill Clinton was gay and was having orgies in the White House every day. IT IS SIMPLY NONE OF OUR BUSINESS. Linda Tripp and the Republicans had an agenda to bring Clinton down. AND THEY DID NOT SUCCEED DID THEY?
I could care less what the F the President is doing as long as the economy is good, unemployment is low and the budget has a surplus.
Finally, you are one of the 35% when Clinton left office. I will love him always and he is my favorite President.
karen,
you obviously don't expect much for "your favorite president" clinton was a snake and a liar. he was corrupt and a lousy president/husband/father. and to do all of that while he was in OUR whitehouse, unforgivable!!!
we won't even get into he let our gaurd down on Nat Sec.
David
So sorry that you don't fall into the 65% who APPROVE Clinton. You are definitely in the minority. Clinton had one of the highest approval ratings ever when leaving office.
Like I said, you are one in the Linda Tripp/Ken Starr crowd. I wonder what they are doing these days? I do know what Starr is doing - he's working as the dean of the law school at Pepperdine University in Malibu California.
Pepperdine is not even close to major league. Their lawyers major in surfing.
and Good riddance!
80 year old Woman,
Glad to see you're back. Exactly my sentiments!
America Rebound Celebration!!!
Coming to neighborhoods and communities everywhere near you, NOVEMBER 2010! Sequel in 2012!
President's approval rating = 39%, unemployment 10.2%- the year is 1983; the president is Ronald Reagan. I rest my case.
Dan the man, not so fast partner" That unemployment rate dropped starting in 1984 to 1986 over 4 percentage points! Thanks to President Reagan... If you going to state a claim, why don't you give the hole information! You won't and cant, cause the truth hurts don't it! What Reagan did worked no matter how you liberal idiots spin it!!!
Dan - your analysis is lacking for one reason. Reagan was elected TWICE.
Or maybe you are saying this will happen with Obama - that he gets elected twice.
My analysis is:
Nixon is forced to resign and EVERYONE hates him. Ford has zero chance of being elected.
Here comes smiling Jimmy Carter with his message of peace and love and togetherness.
Fast forward. EVERYONE hates Bush Jr. His approval rating was something like 20%.
Here comes smiling Obama with his message of change and hope we can believe in.
Just like Jimmy Carter, we Americans got tired of it. Like Cher in Moonstruck would say - snap out of it.
Dan-898142 President's approval rating = 39%, unemployment 10.2%- the year is 1983; the president is Ronald Reagan. I rest my case
So Reagan got relected in 1984 with an approval rating around 39%? Not too many libs out voting that year I guess. Anyway, Obama took office with a 69% approval rating and with unemployment at around 7.5%. Here we are fifteen months later. Obama is between 45% and 50% approval and unemployment has risen 2%.
So by your analysis a 20% drop in approval and a rise of 2% in unemployment fifteen months into his term somehow means Obama is another Reagan and a huge success..
Huh?
Don't think so colonel. When Reagan took over from the disasterous CARTER administration the interest rates were 21 1/2 %. After in office, by cutting taxes and helping small business, the job market boomed. The job market under the dums will never increase significantly under this administration's policies. You can only tax the rich so much before they pack up and move to another country. When you have 1/2 of the population NOT paying any taxes at all, there comes a point when the working, middleclass and rich gets tired of this crap. Its time for ALL to pay at least some. At the rate we are going under this disaster, by the next 10 years, we will be paying 1/3rd of you total tax revenue to pay the interest on our national debt. At that rate, something other than the taxpayer will have to give.
well hows all that hope and change working for ya mr. junior large in charge? novembers not that far away, remember the alamo? just like wild bills frist term, time to rein in the leash.
Hope and Change has worked quite well for me. I just got my $1500 tax credit for new energy star windows. The view is great!
To all you whiners, suck it up and get over it.
Yeah but you had to BUY those windows to get that credit. Obama will be the one who has to "get over it" in 2012. He's a ONE and DONE president.
Most polls showing worse for Obama and his spend thrift democrats.
And then there's Arthur, representing the"Something For Nothing" wing.
Arthur:
You had to spend money in order to get some of your own money back....think about it. Duh
Don't pick on Arthur too much. He probably couldn't afford the windows any other way. Besides, it is good for the planet and it may be the only contribution he's capable of making.
Arthur,
i'll thank my kids and grand-kids for you, your welcome!
Arthur
How much did you pay for those windows and besides the tax break, did you get any other benefit from them?
Arthur-379160 Be sure to thank your grandkids for your rebate.
After all, they paid for it.
arthur,
Obama loves you and those that think like you. Now please, get back in line, Obama's not through with you.
Arthur
Glad you enjoyed your welfare and Im sure you will appreciate picking up those bills expounded by million other Americans. I guess you have problems understanding that credit cards do have bills that come with them. Typical, "I got mine, who cares about the bill because I wont pay it anyway." You are the problem we have with this country.
49% approval...That is the overall populaton, not likely voters, which is what the Rasmussen poll does. Rasmussen has 32% approve. Before you say Rasmussen is Faux News, it was they who called Obama over Hillary for the nomination and it was they who called it the closest Obama over McCain.
Rasmussen has 50% approve as of today.
Obama that is.
Last week they were at -7, today +1
Ah, come on now, Ben spoke with authority. The republicans are good at pulling things out of their @ss.
You must be reading the CNN poll.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
No, Real Clear Politics average of all polls.
The only place to go.
Check it out.
clarke, something we can finally agree on, RCP is the place to go. And yes Rasmussen has Obama at 50 as of the last poll they took. But that number changes daily. The real number is the average score and Obama has been below 50 for months and months and, even more telling, his negatives are almost as high or higher than his positive. RCP average has his spread at +1. Yesterday it was -.7. The overall trend, however, has been down. Also the state run media outlet, the AP, stated a tie for who will vote for each party. That's not what RCP has been posting all this year and the current numbers are:
CNN/Opinion Research
4/9 - 4/11
907 RV
46
50
Democrats +4
Gallup
4/5 - 4/11
1613 RV
48
44
Republicans +4
Rasmussen Reports
4/5 - 4/11
3500 LV
45
36
Republicans +9
GWU/Battleground
4/5 - 4/8
1000 LV
41
40
Republicans +1
FOX News
4/6 - 4/7
900 RV
43
39
Republicans +4
USA Today/Gallup
3/26 - 3/28
968 RV
46
45
Republicans +1
Seeing how the historical standard with the generic congressional vote polls is that the dems are always ahead until the elections are well less than 6 months away this should be troubling for democrats.
I can hardly wait for the mass exit.......................
Why has it taken so long for AP to realize what other polling organizations have know for over a month?
poles are rigg comon its all in the way you ask the questions thepoles had mccain right there with obama the day before the election what happened obama killed him you repubs keep spending all that money its not yours anyway come nov youre done
The truth is Obama is being revealed for who he really is - a fraud. He sold a packaged product of hope & change wrapped in an American Idol Black suit. He is a bumbling idiot, full of deceit and unable to carry on a conversation with the press without laughing at "real" questions or blathering on-and-on without saying anything with substance. He is ego without wisdom. He is vain and unworthy of the office he now holds.
He doesn't improve the American image but reduces it by bankrupting our country and disgracing us around the world displaying how ignorant he is. Yes, I think he's fooled a lot of people that he's brilliant. No he's just masterful at pretending to be something he is not. But, his lies are catching up to him, and his actions are revealing who he is.
When was the last time he gave the press a chance to ask questions since he defended the Black racist professor? yep, that was the last time because he is empty; can't speak without a teleprompter and is afraid of questions that he either cannot even answer or cannot honestly answer without revealing the nakedness of his skinny, empty headed, communist, racist view of the world. I can't wait to be rid of him, we have never had a worst prez and will suffer because he fooled so many people with his snake oil. We don't want the change he is selling, we want America restored to greatness and freedom. None of what we need can this idiot deliver. Wake up people.
There are no adequate words to effectively respond to your boundless ignorance. You need to study world affairs, domestic economic realities versus international factors, the effects of the last eight year administration, and blend in some objectivity and common sense. You are quite obviously ignorant, and base your "opinions" on the garbage you read on the toilet in the rag newspapers. You are a bigot and a disgrace to everything this country is supposed to stand for. I don't hate you. I pity you.
cdyshphrd:
It sure sounds like hate to me...take a deep breath..not everyone agrees with you..in fact at least 52% DON'T.
Power2the People:Wonderful post!And very very true.Obama is in real trouble now,as it appears he's losing the media.
cdyshphrd:This news article is about Obama,NOT BUSH!I pity YOU!
power2thepeeps,
awesome post, enjoyed it!
cdyshprd, YOU ARE displaying "boundless ingnorance", you are WRONG!!!
Power2ThePeople----GREAT POST!!!!
This is so tragically funny that I had to repost it.
I disagree with you Power, Obama knows exactly what he is doing. He is not ignorant (like the typical response from a progressive like the truly ignorant CDYshaphrd in 8.1. ) The fact is that he is just a socialist leaning democrat. He has never worked for a living. So, it is hard for him to understand the working persons point of view. And, like all socialist, he is great at spending other peoples money. The fact is, we are rapidly running out of time.
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 31% 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 -10
Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...
Shades of gray huh?
Bring back the whole thing, not just the "strongly" part.
4/11 - 4/13
1547 A
49
45
+4
Rasmussen Reports
4/11 - 4/13
1500 LV
50
49
+1
Associated Press/GfK
4/7 - 4/12
1001 A
49
50
-1
CNN/Opinion Research
4/9 - 4/11
1008 A
51
47
+4
GWU/Battleground
4/5 - 4/8
1000 LV
50
47
+3
FOX News
4/6 - 4/7
900 RV
43
48
-5
Here is the Real clear Politics poll averages for this month so far.
Read it for yourself Clark...just another liberal progressive in denial. Most ALL polls show Obama sinking....thank goodness Americans are waking up to Obama's policies and deciding they don't like them one darn bit.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
clarke, for election purposes you should toss out the polls of adults (A) and consider only those using registered voters (RV) and likely voters (LV) in which case Obamas averages are 47.6% approve and 48% disapprove.
Clark,
The good part is where the Tea Party beats BHO by 4%. Or the Generic poll where the Republicans have been beatting the Democrats by 8% for the last 6 months.......
For more fun look at the presidential approval ratings for ALL the US presidents sense JFK at their one year mark... according to Gallup polls.....
They ALL have higher approval ratings except Regan and Ford @ 45% or Carter who was tied with BHO @ 50%..... Bush Jr was at 80%, Bush Sr was at 70%, and JFK was 78%.
Keep riding that loseing horse.....
repubs are so full of @!$%# three defferent people have put up these so called pole numbers every one has a different number you guys are so full of bull@!$%# you cant take a @!$%# why dont you take a laxative you feel better
ron avery,
I was finally able to decipher your posts. And all it is, in your eloquent words, is "@!$%#". Try to keep up, all indicators say your guy is falling, along with his party.
Hmmm, 67% approval when he got 53% of the popular vote. Currently at 49% approval, what percentage of the popular vote would he get now?
True that...I am hoping for the change in 2010 and 2012....
Thats 49% if you choose to believe it? I bet that Narcissist Liar is a good 4 points lower then that! Everyone knows how the liberals love to fudge the numbers on everything, just look at that joke of a health care legislation! Yeah ok' that's going to save money, why anyone takes the liberal idiots on this forum seriously is beyound me? All they do is spew half truths, lies and bullsh**" numbers to support their weak claims for another weak democrat limp D***" president...
I'm really, really confused. Just what is it that people don't approve of? The economy is coming back. Health care has passed. Obama is making new ground in ridding the world of nuclear weapons. What EXACTLY do people want? A white president? losers
Jake, how about under Obama's spending program and according to the analysis of his budget our national debt will go from $10 trillion to $20 trillion over the next ten years. By 2020 the interest on the debt alone will cost $1 trillion per year. The debt to GDP ratio will be 90% which economists consider the prelude to insolvency. Is that enough for you? BTW, the economy cannot recover with these crushing debt numbers.
I'll settle for a half-white president.
10% unemployment, $1.4 trilion deficit in first year, $10 deficit projected by CBO for 2011 budget.
There is the problem.
Jake,
We don't approve of all the money being spent, we don't approve of the government involved in our healthcare, I am sure a lot of companies would like to believe that Obama will not raise taxes but we all know he has to in order to pay for all his bribes, payoffs and other huge spending. If they didn't have to worry about increased taxes maybe there would be more jobs. Believe me our enemies will not adhere to the no nuclear weapons if they want to kick our butts. Finally, were the people who hated Bush all racists? The left has really over used the race card and the everything's Bush's fault...but when you got nothing else to support your ideas I guess you have no ther choice..
and Jake, your theory has just been shredded! nice try though, just try not to be so blinded.
This president is damned if he does good and damned if he doesn't. Funny, most of what he's accomplished was attempted by other president's who failed in their mission. He is getting the job done and is faced with such opposition. yes something is very wrong here and it is ugly. God bless America. Go Obama, continue to get things done!
Call me when he "does good."...:)
they donty approve of a black man thats smarter than them and they know he is going to take all these perks and tax cuts hes is for the people not big money
shellnj,
I'm still waiting for the idiot to do something good? He's being damned for being a damn poor president to say the least. In fact i would say no better then the worst president in the last 100 years, President Jimmy Carter!!!
Also" Ron Avery, starting to hit the bottle a little early this morning don't you think?
Jake, its simple. All we want is for IGNORANT progressives like you to quit crying sheep and bringing up the race card when you have absolutely nothing more to offer. (and quit voting would be nice too). The working middleclass can't stand much more of this insanity from the progressive idiots.
Give me a break......why would I waste my time? you are one of those people who only see what they want to see and blinded by ignorance.
Go Obama, keep movin and getting things done!
I'm sorry, but I am becoming nauseated by the ignorance of the anti-Obama groups. This man has been the President for ONE YEAR. He took over a total FUBAR (nice way to say, a real mess). Domestically as well as Internationally, he is fighting one disaster after another with dignity and grace. He is setting an admirable example as a man of peace, reaching out RESPECTFULLY to other world leaders, and relentlessly trying to break down the Wall of Shame we call Congress. You should all be ashamed. He didn't cause this mess, he inherited it from an eight year old administration. Why can't everyone just give him a chance? Could YOU turn this country around in one year? I don't think Christ could. Take out your frustration on yourself. Ask what YOU can do to HELP. Negativity is divisive at a time when we should give this brave man our support and patience. GROW UP YOU SELFISH BRATS! Nothing changes overnight. QUIT YOUR WHINING!!!
A president gets four years to prove he is worthy of another four, regardless what the last coach did. Coach Obama has used up a third of his contract and the average fan doesn't like the direction of the team.
cdys, jeez but the abject idol worship gets tiresome. The fact is that the Bush administration didn't start our debt problems any more than Obama did. They started in 1965 when LBJ allowed congress to start raiding the social security and medicare trust funds. But what Obama has done is he has created far more additional debt than all the presidents before him combined. And in just one year. Under his guidance our economy is on the verge of collapse. How's that for change you can believe in?
cdyshphrd:
Turn the channel...open your mind...think for yourself. Obama is spending more money in your 1 year than all combined...at a time when our Country is hurting.
You are absolutely correct. I take it all the people who do not like Obama make over $250,000 a year and have health insurance. Most Americans will see lower taxes and mor,e choices for health care. I always wonder who could be against that. Oh yeah, the rich , the healthy the religious and the ignorant.
wendy,
thanks for your moronic contribution tonight. you displayed your ignorance greatly.
cdyshprd---Oh but some things DO change overnight! Thanks to Obama we now have the government in our health care, our debt is out of sight, unemployment is NOT going down because he is making it so difficult for the private sector, he bows to foreign leaders, throws Israel under the bus,on and on and on. Yes, he did inherit some problems but he continues to make them worse. And it's high time he stop the blame game and take responsibility for what HE'S done! Hurry November 2010 & 2012! Good riddance to them all!!!
For your information, wendy. obama has raised taxes by a little over 600 billion dollars. With 14 different taxes he has increased the taxes on people making less than$250,000, by a total of 314 billion dollars! One doesn't need to make over $250,000 to oppose obama, one needs only to be a Constitutional American!!
I have my doubts that many of the people that voted for and still support the socialist and chief. Can think for themselves or even understand the Constitution to be a Constitutional American! How smart is a liberal idiot that sells out for the first thing thrown their way without reading the fine print?... Just amazing!!
Are you talking about the FUBAR that the democratic controlled congress made? Is that it? What a piece of work you are.
All I know is the dam is breaking and whether they're Dems/Rep; if they keep spending, lying, cheating, stealing our tax money, selling out our country and dragging to 3rd World status... get rid of them. We need to mobilize and seriously get them out. The tea party people only represent a small percentage of those who are dissatisfied with all politicans who have made Washington, DC their home at our expense. Where are the servants of the people, representatives who put their country before their self-interests?
Spending, lying , cheating ? Where were you during Enron, Cheney, the Iraq war ( based on lies), the budget surplus that went to a deficit under Bush. Do you really want a party that applauds Sarah Palin, who doesn't know what news journals she reads and thinks she can see Russia from her house.
It is scary. She is a puppet , with someone else pulling the strings.
wendy, really?
who mentioned Sarah, get over it! you're so blinded by her that you didn't even know she never said the russia comment, that was tina fey. you should try some "objectivity", but i know a progressive like you is not capable of that through your blindness that your post above proves.
Wendy, you need to get with the program. Sarah Palin has more real world experience than Obama ever had. He is a community organizer, period! Never received a real paycheck, never ran a company, never had to meet payroll. He only knows how to spend other people's money!! And he certainly takes the prize for that one!!
PHN..
That is a very good post and so true, that one has got to hurt! Hey Wendy.. LMAO!!
John-1126....she is not worth mentioning at all.
Interesting. How did a democratic candidate pull 62% of the vote in a election yesterday??
FL 19 elected the Dem with 62% of the vote, the repub was in the middle 30's and the independent got a whopping 2%. But that's not news
There wasn't enough conflict, spitting , violence , and insults to make it news worthy.
Or maybe It threatens their pumped up conflict, via the Tea Party crowd. Conflict sells, they have to pit as many Americans against each other as possible to get some interest.
Scar,
A Democrat winning Florida District 19 is NOT news. Obama got 65% of the vote in 2008 and Gore got 71% in 2000. 19 is definitely an ice hockey district dominated by carpetbaggers.
It wasn't that great of an election..nobody cares right now..but come November that Democrat that won...will be gone. The voters will be OUT in droves...and the democrats will lose both houses. And STOP the Obama agenda of taxation and spending.
And why did the independent get just 2%. And before anyone tries to pass bad info (the old welfare excuse) . It is a comparatively well to do district. I would guess a majority from the NE of the US.
Oh Jobseeker: Only 8% of Floridians are native born. Just so you know. Don't run a election against carpetbaggers:-))
Rich liberals from the NE vote Democrat, not news. They got their money and want to make sure nobody gets the same opportunities they got. They probably fought taxes tooth and nail while they were getting rich, and now sit in the Florida sunshine voting for Democrats who believe in taxing the hell of the workers.
scar,
that district is 2 -1 populated by dems and the retiree was a radical liberal, NOT new DUDE!
There was also a state representative election in Florida for District 4 on the same day where the Republican won with 64% vs 34% Dem.
MSNBC only reported the results they liked.
http://enight.dos.state.fl.us/
pjam09,
You can't expect a liberal on this MSNBC forum to post anything like a 64% to 34% Republican win! Thats why they call it liberal spin...
The population in that district is over 73% democrat. Could be a good reason, don't you think?
Obama lied about health care and illegals (TV ad says residency not a problem), He's more interested in reducing our security and the security of other nations but won't even address our own border security problems when Americans and Enforcement officers get killed (what happened to his oath of "Protect and defend") and he wonders why his poll numbers are down? He's so arrogant he won't even face the fact he has, IS, a problem! Sure, no nukes in other countries, but leave our southern border open and let someone bring in chemical, bio warfare over across the border. And it's not enough he wastes money, but now Ms Ugly is on her own tour wasting our money we don't have. I'll be so glad when their out and her jet setting in on their OWN DIME. About time MSNBC gave some real news instead of Obama script.
ladydane,
exactly!
Bravo, ladydane!! You are spot on!
ladydane,
What would you expect from a socialist? They have to have a crisis to exploit, so he's not going to fix them all or even some when he has George Bush to blame! The border problem is just Obama' banking a crisis for later!
Who the heck are these people polling. I cant find one person in my neighborhood. Can any of you?
The pollsters use a very small sample, on the order of a few thousand, of Americans to determine how the balance, on the order of 300 million. are thinking. The few thousand are not randomly picked, they are very carfully selected based upon characteristics known only to the polling experts. The idea is that if you have the correct sample, an accurate determination can be made without incurring the expense of a much larger sample.
The same idea is used in manufacturing. The magic number is 31 parts out of potentially hundreds or thousands. This works, if you understand what characteristics are important, sophisticated mathematical techniques and statistical sampling theory. If you don't understand these disciplines, you had probably just accept what the pollsters are telling you since you would have no basis to debate them.
Sooo Basically they scientifically pull it out of their a*s?
Finally someone with sense. I have never bee polled and have never seen a poller. For all of you happy to see poll numbers, just remember prior to the 2008 elections, when they had the old buzzard ahead of Obama and they were celebrating his win. After this last election, I don't put my stock into polls. There are many Americans that don't participate in this public stupidity and keep their candidate selections private. They must poll the same stupid people every day to keep themselves in the news.
my thinking exactly, from my take most people are on the fence.
darryl,
that's a great point. theirs not one person in my neighborhood that supports obamster. well except this one clown, he also had balloons, banners, and streamers all over his front yard this last thurs - still, saying "welcome back tiger", weird huh?
david,
I have a neighbor like that, crazy lib. Although his banner says, "Welcome back, Carter". Weird, huh?
No, and I can't find anyone that voted for Obama either. Must have been a good day for ACORN.
Funny most of the people in my neighborhood voted for Obama and will probably vote for him again, Seeing what our options are!!!
Generally, polls have limited accuracy because we don't always know what questions were asked or how. Having said that, it is truly apparent that congress is going to be in deep trouble in November. Not just dems, but incumbents in general. That can only be good.
We need to put some brakes on some of this stuff and get the economy going first and foremost.
Totally agree with you Kirby, on all counts.
Putting people back to work should be the priority. And polls are crap.
Polls can be crap. They tend to be crap when they're compared to one another because the questions are phrased differently and different people are asked. However, if you follow the same poll and pollsters, they strive for consistency in their questions and interpretations. Otherwise they're useless, not only to us, but themselves.
The real value in a poll is watching how it changes over time. The absolute numbers are less important than the trends.
Who writes this crap? In one paragraph we're told: One-third of those surveyed consider themselves tea party supporters, and three-quarters of those people are overwhelmingly Republicans or right-leaning independents.
Then we're told at the end that: The tea party coalition remains fuzzy to most people; only 16 percent say they know a great deal or a lot about this political phenomenon born a year ago.
Okay, so let me see if I can get this straight . . . 33% of those surveyed consider themselves TeaBirthers, yet only 16% say they know something about that party?!?! WTF? Do they just make this stuff up? It's a lot like Sex Panther I guess -- 60% of the time, it works every time.
Obama has a 100% approval rating with ME!!!
See you Tea bags in November. You all will be easy to spot wearing tin foil hats!
The Tea Party will be out tomorrow, just turn on any TV.
Not sure about the Tea bags, that you seem to know so much about. But this topic is BHO's falling approval ratings, not your sexual preferences.....
dude, you just destroyed dokken, good work! i always preferred slayer anyway!
Polls are for people that refuse to think and learn for themselves.Not one word is mentioned by the nut who wrote the article about the demographics that were used for the poll.
The only thing that matters is what the votes tally up to in Nov.2012.The only people who disapprove of Obama are the same bunch that have been disapproving everything he does from day one.
And balls big enough to say just wait for November.Where were they in 08?They voted against Obama then and still lost.Same bunch-differant time.
Bigbugy,
Rasmussen Polls does a demographic break down of the people they polled...
But do not expect this from MSNBC....
Hey AC -- I bet when the polls favor your opinion, you're all for it (like this one). But when a poll suggests something like, I don't know, that most Tea Party members are fat, white, inbreds who can hardly count on their six fingers, that you would suggest it's biased and wrong. Tell me truthfully now, how off am I on that?
TB.
Nice try posting the same tired liberal viewpoint about the tea party. Try bringing something new and insightful to the conversation.
TB in SD,
I do not know, I have never attended any of their gatherings.
But you can read Rasmussen Reports and find that your description is WRONG.......
If the Tea Bag fits, wear it. When you bring me a gay, black Tea Bagger, then I'll change my tune a bit, but until then, I'll continue to use the same old liberal rant. And as for Rasmussen, I may as well just watch Fox News . . .
exactly
TB.
I'm looking for an intelligent liberal.
Know any?
TB,
Try going to www.moreheadteaparty.com for the opion of a Black Tea Party supporter.
I sorry but I'm not into your hang-up with homosexuals. You will have to do your own trolling. I'm sure Barney Frank will be glad to give you a hand.......
Some people have got to be the dumbest in the world!! They must think that as soon as Obama went into office the economy fell, "Well, lets let reality kick in, I see that the economy really started falling while Bush and his corporate buddies was in office!!! Most of the same Republicans that helped Bush is still in that small minority in congress and still trying their best to pull the wool over those Americans that will listen to them! Guess what, Maybe if the Republicans gained back control, they could finish what they started and take us into that depression so that they could gain off of more people becoming poor just to fill their greedy pockets!
tt904.
Here's some reality for you. Bush didn't create the economic problems we have. Congress did. And now you can tell us all how the Congress was controlled by Republicans. Of course, you'd be wrong. Fortunately for you, being right isn't a requirement to post.
MJL9280: Yeah, you're so right -- all of these problems just started when Obama took office. Of course, you wouldn't know the truth if it kicked you in the nuts. And I guess, fortunately for you facts don't get in the way of your talking points. Good for you Fido!
mjl9280,
great post, but those libbies don't deal in truth or facts. they prefer lies, spins and DNC talking points. case in point, TB in SD's response; observe lie, spin, and oooh, their other favorite "HATE".
nice trifecta!
TB.
I didn't say these problems started when Obama took office. Before you take me to task, or attempt to, read AND comprehend my post. It will make for a much better dialogue if you can actually keep up.
As for facts, I'm pretty fond of them. When you get a chance, show me the incorrect "fact" in the post you reference. Here's a fact for you. The president, whoever it is, doesn't create laws, good or bad. He only signs the bill after Congress forwards it to him. So, how exactly is it not the fault of Congress?
tt, sorry, this took years and years to culminate. Why don't people understand, we haven't had free trade since the Federal Reserve started messing with the stock market? Further on, doesn't anyone remember Clinton signing NAFTA into affect?
Obama and these poles, who believes anything they read or see anymore? I for one, feel extremely manipulated by the media any time I have the dumb idea to read the news or turn on something as simple as the movie channel. I fell like I want to rebel against the Federal government and I see movies on the civil war being played on the classic movie channel. I'm just sick of all of it. Somebody turn off the fricking bubble machine, it's gotten too big.
I doubt his "intellectual presence" even really cares about the American public. He cares about his agenda, and his place in history. Our presidents just get scarier and scarier. Seen no good in 30+ years now, it's all about them, and the POWER they weild. Justice and liberty means nothing to our Government, just nothing........................
Maybe the next president should be required to have more than a 2.5 gpa
Incumbents must be thinned way back. They are what ails Congress and there are a majority of them that need to hit the unemployment lines. This Nation usually fairs well with a Dem President and Repub Congress. For the economy, this Congress is a train wreck, and have been one since the Majority of Dems took control. Even the power and the people will correct the rest.
I really don't know what to make of polls that reflect negatively on Obama, yet we have an economy turning the corner with stocks rising, unemployment bottoming out, consumer confidence/spending up, a health care bill passed, and China and Russia are engaged in talks with America on strategic issues.
I don't want to speculate or I don't want anyone to speculate; just show me how these two polar opposites can coexist.
how nice for you that you live in obama's lie and la-la land. WAKE UP!!!!
Andy.
I think what you can make of the polls that reflect negatively on Obama is this:
The majority of Americans do not think he is doing a wonderful job. The majority of Americans are worried about the deficit. The majority of Americans don't like the healthcare bill. The majority doesn't believe he is focused on the right things--"It's the economy, stupid." Quoting Mr. Clinton, not calling you stupid. The majority of Americans believe we are not going in the "right" direction. And finally, after 7 or 8 years of China and Russia blocking our attempts at sanctioning Iran, do you really believe there was a major breakthrough? If you do, I have a condo with your name on it, for the right price, 60 miles east of Daytona Beach?
If you pay attention all the respondents were republican,so called right leaning independents,and tea baggers, this survey means nothing.
He's one and done. But that's not the worst part for you dummycrats. He has destroyed your dummycrat party and his signature health care bill will be repealed and replaced. Politicians and leaders are supposed to do the will of the people, or convince the people that their ideas are good ones. He has been unable to do either and it there will be a serious price to pay at election time.
You guys were this cocky during the election you lost you were this cocky during the health care debate you lost you were this cocky while trying to kill the stimulus you lost, you have lost every battle against Obama and the democrats and you will loss in November.
Because you have no ideas all you have is fear mongering lies and deceit that's not change thats your status Que.
Uh Huh. Whistling past the grave yard is not going to work, but I admire your spirit. I repeat. he's one and done. See ya in November. Oh, why don't you give us your assessment of why all the dummycrats are quitting. Like Dodd, Bayh, Berry, Stupak, and the ones with the ballz to face the public are getting their butts kicked, like Reid, Spector, Driehaus. What's up with that, creator? Let's hear your brilliant analysis.