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September 06, 2011
Obama PollageddonTwo polls out today and not a bit of good news in either one of them for Obama. First the Washington Post-ABC News poll. More than 60 percent of those surveyed say they disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy and, what has become issue No. 1, the stagnant jobs situation. Just 43 percent now approve of the job he is doing overall, a new career low; 53 percent disapprove, a new high. Unfortunately for Obama, "congressional Republicans" won't be the alternative on the 2012 ballot. And for all the talk about how "congressional Republicans" poll lower than Obama, when respondents are asked, "Who do you trust to do a better job" on key economic issues the GOP is close to or actually leads Obama: On "Creating jobs" Obama and the GOP tie at 40% And on "Handling the federal budget deficit" the GOP leads Obama 42% to 39. The poll sample is 1,001 adults and not registered voters (where GOP usually does better) and breaks down to 33% Democrats, 24% Republican and 36% independent. There's no way to predict what the electorate is going to be next year but you can compare it to the '08 exit polls...39% Democrats, 32% Republican 29%, independent. Clearly the Democratic turnout. If you really think GOP turnout is going to be lower and all the shrinkage goes to indies, good luck with that. Want some more Obama DOOM? Of course you do. Obama's job approval rating has sunk to a low of 44 percent, a 3-point drop since July. His handling of the economy stands at a low of 37 percent. And only 19 percent believe the country is headed in the right direction, the lowest mark for this president. The bold part? DOOM. 54% are basically saying, the guy is done. That's NBC, the house organ of the Obama administration. They do give it the old college try to find some good news for their guy. If there's a silver lining for Obama, it's that a combined 70 percent of respondents still find him likeable (though nearly six in 10 say they disapprove of many of his policies). And 50 percent approve of his handling of foreign policy, which Hart says is significant because it suggests that the public doesn't think that everything Obama touches can be viewed negatively. Yeah, well, the part where people actually have to chose is over a year away. A challenger is going to have time to define themselves and build support. Obama for the first time in his life is going to have run on his record and it's miserable. It's going to be a lot harder to dazzle people with BS when they have already decided you are a SCOAMF. Which leads to this interesting internal question from the poll (pdf): Which of the following two statements comes closer to your point of view? If people have decided that keeping the deficit down is a top priority then that bodes well for the GOP and indicates calls for massive spending (the only trick Obama and the Democrats have, well other than "teh RACISM!") aren't going to be well received. All the caveats...polls are just snapshots and a lot can happen in 14 months away but Democrats better hope this is one hell of a speech he gives on Thursday. Added: Slublog remembered to dig out the partisan breakdown of the NBC poll: 39% Dems or leaning, 17% independent, 34% GOP or leaning. | Recent Comments
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