One More Note on Obama and Gallup

by Jonathan Singer, Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 09:12:10 AM EDT

Yesterday I noted that Barack Obama's approval rating had jumped 5 points in four days, per Gallup polling. Today brings a new round of numbers from Gallup and a new opportunity to give some context to the strong week the President appears to be having (at least according to Gallup).

Ten days ago, Gallup showed 51 percent of the public approving of President Obama and 44 percent disapproving -- a net 7-point positive rating for the President. Today, Barack Obama's approval rating sits at 55 percent, with 38 percent disapproving -- a net 17-point positive rating. That's right, over the past 10 days, President Obama's net approval rating has jumped 10 points in Gallup polling. But I thought that the President was sinking in the polls...

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Re: One More Note on Obama and Gallup

More good news from pollster.com... If you look at the economist's weekly survey, Obama's deficit amongst independents for the past few weeks has also disappeared, and he enjoys a plurality of support again.. He was trailing badly with indies for the past few weeks...

by LordMike 2009-09-04 09:35AM | 0 recs

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However, the latest Research 2000 poll shows Obama and the Democratic Congress losing Dems and Independents

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9 4/775471-Weekly-Tracking-Poll:-From-Ba d-To-Worse-For-The-Blue-Team

Many progressives have expressed frustration with President Obama's refusal to commit to a government-run health insurance plan. If the Progressive Change Campaign Committee has their way, the president will soon hear from them directly.

The PCCC is fundraising to put out an ad featuring former Obama campaign workers, volunteers, voters, donors and staffers telling the president to insist on a public option in health care reform.

The group is circulating a petition among Obama supporters who are disappointed by recent news out of the White House.

http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5649/t /4951/content.jsp?content_KEY=2793&t ag=pod_digby

by judybrowni 2009-09-04 11:15AM | 0 recs

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No hidden agenda there

Research 2000 is the Democratic version of Rasmussen.

by DTOzone 2009-09-04 12:06PM | 0 recs

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Sorry,this isn't Rassmussen or Politco.
If the pollsters aren't right-wing hacks, they don't carry any weight with the Little Old Lefties in tennis shoes.

by spirowasright 2009-09-04 09:38AM | 0 recs

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Excellent and unexpected news!

As a resident hand-wringer here at MyDD, I can't think of a single way to spin this negatively. At a time when it appears he was losing traction, polls are now revealing that he is on solid footing and making progress. There is hope for America after all. My impression was that the squawking lunatics were enjoying a renaissance, but it appears that all they accomplished was to betray their batshit craziness and fortify President Obama's reality-based bonafides.

Huzzah!

by JerryColorado23 2009-09-04 10:02AM | 0 recs

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I can spin this negatively

The 'merican people showing up at the townhall meetings disagreeing with Obama have been rounded up and detained and were therefore unable to answer the phone. Once the 'merican people find out about this his poll numbers will begin to drop precipitously again. Mark my words.

by the mollusk 2009-09-04 11:05AM | 0 recs

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So what you are saying is that the pollsters only contacted indoctrinated schoolchildren? Boy, just you wait until REAL Americans get wind of this.

by JerryColorado23 2009-09-04 11:13AM | 0 recs

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Makes sense to me

People criticize me for saying that Obama's sticking to his plan, but honestly I think he knows what he's been doing. He asked Congress to get the Health Care debate finished before the recess, if they somehow got over themselves and did it, he would've won with little effort expended. Worth a shot, right? Now that that didn't work, he can go to the American people and say, "Listen, I tried to do it their way, they dithered and weaseled and claimed that I was going to kill your grandma. Let's do this my way, shall we?"

The lowering polls was a natural artifact of Obama ceding the original part of the debate to Congress (which isn't and has never been popular). As he takes the reigns personally, his numbers will go up. People like a strong president.

Feel free to start calling me a mindless fanboy now.

by Dracomicron 2009-09-04 10:42AM | 0 recs

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People like a strong president.

I don't. I like debates and negotiations to be handled by the legislative branch. I don't want an authoritarian government.

But I guess I differ from Americans in that way. This is why I think we're at serious risk of dictatorship.

by DTOzone 2009-09-04 10:59AM | 0 recs

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I think you misunderstood what he meant by a strong president. He did not mean strong in the Bushian sense. Rather strong in the sense that Obama can, and hopefully will, make effective use of the bully pulpit and remind the legislative branch that the President is the leader and he sets the agenda... and if you don't want the President to set the agenda what exactly do you want him to do?

by JDF 2009-09-04 11:10AM | 0 recs

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You said it better than I did

Thanks.

by Dracomicron 2009-09-04 11:13AM | 0 recs

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Re: You said it better than I did

I need a job as a communications director (hell, I just needa job,) know anyone who is hiring? :-D

by JDF 2009-09-04 11:14AM | 0 recs

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Re: You said it better than I did

Sadly, no.

by Dracomicron 2009-09-04 01:59PM | 0 recs

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But he already did that

he set an agenda, Congress did what it wanted anyway.

by DTOzone 2009-09-04 12:04PM | 0 recs

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Hate to break it to you...

...but the Cheney administration is as close as we've gotten in a long, long time to a dictatorship, and I don't see us handing that kind of unquestioned power to an executive again any time soon.

The executive branch has gained power steadily since the creation of our nation; it's a natural human response to appreciate a strong, singular leader.

It doesn't help that the legislative branch has been mired in petty squabbles and fake procedural rules designed to stall change.

You're not wrong, the legislature should be running these debates. They had their chance. They blew it. Someone has to be the adult in the room. I voted for Obama to be that guy when necessary.

by Dracomicron 2009-09-04 11:12AM | 0 recs

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This is crazy

from pollster.com (America's finest news source)

Do you favor or oppose creating a government-administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with private insurance plans?
46% Favor, 45% Oppose

The crazy part....

This was a poll conducted in KENTUCKY. Not exactly a hotbed of Obama-style Nazism.

http://www.pollster.com/blogs/ky_2010_se n_kos_83192.php

Tell me again why a public option isn't "politically feasible" (TM).

by the mollusk 2009-09-04 10:54AM | 0 recs

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I see the death panels are working already.

by Steve M 2009-09-04 11:07AM | 0 recs

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I am not ashamed to admit I just had a giggle fit when I read this comment.

by JDF 2009-09-04 11:11AM | 0 recs

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Of course he's sinking like a stone in the Research 2000 poll...

by howie14 2009-09-04 11:09AM | 0 recs

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Hmmm-- judging from Gallup, the best thing Obama can do is stay on vacation!

by JackDanielsBlack 2009-09-04 11:44AM | 0 recs