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President Obama’s job approval rating has hit a record low of just 39 percent in the latest McClatchy-Marist poll. From Marist Poll:
According to this McClatchy-Marist Poll, the president’s approval rating is at 39% among registered voters nationally, an all-time low for Mr. Obama. For the first time a majority — 52% — disapproves of the job he is doing in office, and 9% are unsure. [...]
President Obama’s current approval rating is his lowest since last December when 42% of voters thought his performance fell short. When McClatchy-Marist last reported this question in its August 9th survey, voters divided about how the president was performing in office. 44% of the national electorate approved while 46% disapproved. 10%, at the time, were unsure.
The poor state of the economy remains the great anchor dragging Obama’s numbers down. The poll found that 75 percent of Americans believe the country is currently in a recession and only a third of the voters approve of Obama’s handling of the economy, 61 percent disapprove.
If the economy started to grow Obama’s overall approval numbers would climb, but the problem for Obama is that almost no economic forecasters are expecting significant growth in the near term. The International Monetary Fund is the most recent organization to lower its growth projections for the United States economy. It is now estimating the US economy will grow by only 1.5 percent in 2011 and 1.8 percent in 2012. If the projections prove right, Obama will have a very tough time winning re-election.
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“It may seem perverse to suggest that, at the very moment the
House of RepresentativesAmerican electorate is repudiating his policyin Iraqon the economy, PresidentBushObama is poised for a political comeback. But don’t be astonished if that is the case.”Who will be Obama’s Broder?
Muhammad Ali may have been right…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVfAi7PNaeE&feature=player_embedded
Instead of crack, they created a recession to make the black man fail.
Muhammad Ali may have been right…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVfAi7PNaeE&feature=player_embedded
Instead of crack, they created a recession to make the black man fail.
At least he still beats Perry although if there is a depression all bets are off. Not much Obama can do about Europe.
Primary Challenge!
What country are the 39%ers living in.
The ONLY thing that could make a genuine change in the economy is the Fed, Jon.
As the Fed is both politized and “monitized” … despite the fact that the Fed’s charter REQUIRES it to pursue policies to bring the unemployment rate below 10% … the FED will continue to do nothing …
Expect Obama Inc. to make lots of meaningless noise and a pretend-move to the left …
Obama IS “getting it” … exactly what he deserves.
The majority of the people of this nation are also going to “get it”, as H. L. Mencken put it … “…good and hard …”
Meanwhile, people news in NYC seems to be “improving” as numbers are increasing and the NYPD has, apparently “backed off” … as well, the IWW, the Wobblies have joined the “occupation”.
DW
Why is my comment awaiting moderator approval?
Have I done something wrong?
Very strange.
DW
Next stop on the Obama Free Fall Express: 30 percent, which is the equivalent of baseball’s Mendoza Line.
Everyone should send an e-mail to the WH that says “We told you so.” This is pathetic.
Suskind interview on TDS previews one of O’s reelection talking points: “Ive learned…”
I am going to assume that there is a technical problem, as I see that an “old” new post has been put up.
Glitches happen.
;~DW
I’d really like to talk to some of the 44% that approve. I think they’re mostly mythical, KOS doesn’t have that many regular posters.
Nobody I know has anything positive to say about him anymore.
Boxturtle (Prediction: It will go even lower)
Obama’s people will probably claim that the Jobs speech will turn the numbers around just give it time. The thing is the jobs plan is to little to late Obama needs jobs now lots of them at good pay to change things talking might move markets but it does not put food on the table.
Well, I certainly disapprove of his performance. With the exception of a few crumbs periodically thrown to us liberal retards, this is Bush’s third term and that’s not the ride I signed up for.
It seems to me that obumble has more problems than just the economy. When he had strong majorities in both houses of congress he deliberately wasted his strength by getting all ‘bipartisany’ to resusitate the repugs, who were down and would have be disabled for a long time like after the Goldwater candidacy. he took a good issue, medical coverage for all, and allowed it to be ruined by selling out behind closed doors. he continued along that line in everything he has done since. he dissed his base by ignoring them early on, then having his proxies call the progressives names or simply insulting them when they began to make inroads in his ‘message’ and get under his skin. Of course, this is a quick overview, but I think it is a place to start.
When did we start getting ‘moderator approval?’ I don’t remember seeing that note before.
I think it’s quite obvious to most Americans, BO lacks leadership for the masses.
The best thing he can do for us is just finish his miserable term in office by golfing.
How funny is it that the DKos people who continually chide the progressives as being ‘purists’ are becoming the minority opinion? It will be nice to be free from their smugness for a little while.
Generally, my mother taught me that it wasn’t nice to kick somebody when they are down. But, IMO, that’s the best time to kick them. They’re down there anyway. And likely to be in “listening mood”.
:-)
I knew things were gonna be difficult for him. But, to quote that famouns crimefighter “Super Chicken” as he said to his faithful sidekick “Fred”, “You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.”
Count me disenfranchised and disapppointed too and save me a seat on your bandwagon. As far away for the horse as possible. I’m allergic.
Can we bring beer?
The poll is going down because no one believes anything he says anymore.
Will he raise taxes? No.
Will he get any of his jobs package into law? No.
Will he close Gitmo? No.
Will he hob nob with movie stars? Yes.
39…and dropping…
And in the Hill cloakrooms, the talk today is based on the reality that he has neither the will nor the clout to turn that around, which means that the talk is about who and what is going to fill the political vacuum that he has so determinedly created.
Box! How low you think he needs to go for influential dems to start publicly bailing on him? Another 5-7 down and we could see it, I’m thinking.
Will he do his best to ax SS and medicare? oh yeah.
I am getting this in spades from a variety of sources. People who supported Obama now accept that he is incompetent. They are very sad, and so am I. We have to move on get get someone who can do the job.
It can’t happen too soon. There is a window of opportunity here that will close in January. There is still time for a viable candidate to present him or herself. The only viable ones that could actually have a chance and do the job are Gore and Clinton. There’s nobody else who has even the most distant chance of winning in November.
Moderator approval?/ I’m logged in, I don’t see anything indicating a need for moderator approval.
In regrds to Obama, it has all been said before. His new crap is just his last gasp appeal to the base he abandoned long ago. He along with the vast majority of the Democrats will go away in 2012. It is a shame, but when Democrats represent the interests of the rich, they aren’t Democrats, just Republican lite.
I hope Nancy goes away next year too.
To those candidates I say this: Remember Joe Lieberman and Mark Penn. Gore and Clinton aimed to fail as much as Obama.