Obama’s Approval Rating Slips in CNN Poll as Economy Takes Toll

[maseman]

Source: Bloomberg/CNN

March 16 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s approval ratings are slipping as Americans fret about the economy, a CNN poll found.

Obama’s approval rating declined to 64 percent in a March 12-15 survey conducted for CNN by Opinion Research Corp. That’s down from 76 percent in a Feb. 7-8 poll. The new president’s disapproval rating climbed to 34 percent from 23 percent.


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[AndyA]

1. Wait a minute...isn't the bad economy CLINTON'S fault?

:shrug:

[rateyes]

2. No, it's Clinton's

penis's fault.

[maseman]

3. Wasn't that the real Head of State?

[pattmarty]

7. No, now you're thinking of "W" and Dick (head) Cheney.

[rateyes]

16. I would respond to that in my own way, but then

the thread would find itself locked. :rofl:

[ryanmuegge]

31. It's the fault of Clinton, Bush I, Bush II, Reagan, Carter, and Obama.

And all of the other deregulation, free-trade idiots in Washington. The economic policies of the two parties have varied very little for the past few decades.

[olddad56]

35. I disagree, Bush Jr.s policy of corporate crime differed from even his father.

[acmavm]

4. They don't stop those AIG bonuses you'll see some major

slippage. People are PISSED, and rightfully so.

[Webster Green]

5. CNN's propaganda is working then?

Fuck CNN!

:grr:

[biopowertoday]

6. and only 57 % approve of his care policy. I am

for signal payer and the the WH to not put this on the table for discussion is deplorable.

The smallest percentage -- 57 percent -- approve of the way Obama is handling health-care policy.

[FrenchieCat]

20. He's not done anything in reference to health care other than

hold a couple of summits. There is nothing to base an approval on....but then, CNN knows that! :eyes:

[biopowertoday]

27. The WH via Gibbs comments have taken Single payer off the table. and you

know that now don't you. And if you do not then your head is buried in sand.

[bluestateguy]

8. He's doing just fine. 64% is a very good number.

This should not have even been posted.

[Doctor_J]

9. Right-wing propaganda is working

We need to think outside the box about what to do about that

[tomm2thumbs]

10. uh oh

i hope that this isn't a bad sign

[Bicoastal]

12. 20 months until mid-terms. Nearly four years until re-election.

I wouldn't worry too much about it if I were you.

[Jennicut]

24. LOL. Um, no. 64% is an excellent # and its the Rethugs that brought the

poll down somewhat. Never trust the MSM to give you a narrative on anything.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Great timing!

Right when there's a market rally (the "Obama Rally" in fact)! Way to go CNN! :thumbsup:

:sarcasm: :eyes: :puke:

[brentspeak]

13. Obama will be owning this problem in about a month unless he gets rid of Geither/Summers

He has to abandon the bailout-Wall.St philosophy like...right away.

[stillcool]

23. Obama has owned this problem..

since before he was even inaugurated, and the bail-out the 'financial' industry 'philosophy' was well underway.

[bullwinkle428]

43. Of course, the wingnut commentators are saying it's BECAUSE

Wall Street is uncomfortable with Geithner and Summers! It sounds like they're fucked either way!

[RedCloud]

44. Wall Street is a group of panicky thugs.

Why should they be worshiped, much less listened to? How big was the Big Lie that AIG was cramming down our throats? If they used bailout to pay "debts" to banks that have already gotten billions in bailout money, then AIG execs should be jailed, then imprisoned at hard labor. The responsible thing for these crocodile tears execs to do would be return the money to the Treasury that was already paid to the banks, not pay them twice!

[Politicalboi]

14. Polls that get Freeped

And it's coming from CNN. Who cares what CNN says. I find it disgusting that after the 8 years of Bush now they care what the President is saying and doing. And they make a big deal out of the teleprompters. Oh look he cares about what he's going to say.

[L0oniX]

15. Oh Wow ...CNN ...Landrew speaks ...we must believe and obey. Are you of the body?

[BumRushDaShow]

18. DUzy!

:rofl:

[bdamomma]

17. as President Obama says he inherited this mess.

The economy will take time to recover, no thanks to those greedy CEO's and the Bush administration.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

26. he needs to keep saying that he inherited the mess and louder

I wish they would show more graphs on TV of the surplus under Clinton and debt under Bush

[Igel]

30. That was tried before.

Unfortunately, the dems won that argument and got people believing that the president is responsible for what happens to the economy two months into his term.

Now we have to live with it. Of course, now the argument is that * "owns" the economy for a full 8 years. Too bad they taught all those critical thinking skills.

[FrenchieCat]

19. 76% was a trumped up number! gallup never showed the President at more than 68%

and that was just a couple of days after inauguration.

The articifically pumped it up, so that it showed accurate (Gallups is at 62%, I think)
they could "claim" that his numbers are plummeting. They are slick by half; but that's
why they are called MediaWhores. :puke:

[Enthusiast]

21. Propaganda is having an impact

The media is just getting ramped up in their attacks on President Obama. If Palin is to be elected in 2012 the media will have to get Obama's approval rating down to 40%.

[NeoConsSuck]

22. Right after CNBC got humiliated

the torch has been passed to CNN to discredit Obama.

The right wing media never gives up, and neither should we.

[kaygore]

25. His stand on health care and education have lost him support

Many of the Democratic faithful hoped that Obama would be more open the a single payer alternative or at least give the insurance companies a run for their money with a Medicare buy-in option--not so, so support lost and disillusionment setting in

Many of the Democratic faithful hoped that Obama would see the serious long-term damage of NCLB with its reductionist testing mania and the fallacy of charter schools' efficacy and value as test beds for educational change--not so, so support lost and disillusionment setting in


Many of the Democratic faithful hoped that Obama would hold the companies and their executives whose risky behavior, greed, and bad judgment have crashed our economy--not so (in fact many of the very people responsible for the crash are in positions of power in the administration), so support lost and disillusionment setting in


Many of the Democratic faithful hoped that Obama would realize both the letter and the spirit of his promise to end the occupation of Iraq, but his rhetoric sounds much like the same lies and spin that Brush employed--so support lost and disillusionment setting in

I could continue to enumerate the disconnect between what Obama is doing and what so many who voted for him and for significant change thought that he would do.

I know that he never spoke of single payer health care, for example, when campaigning, but he did say that he would listen to all options.

I realize that the man is faced with some of the most serious challenges that have faced this nation in decades; however, band aids will not solve the problems. More of the same but with well homed rhetoric will not solve the problem.

Not holding those accountable for their failures will not solve the problem.

The election of 2010 is fast approaching. We need real change. If not Obama, then I guess we will need to elect representatives with some guts and backbone.

I wonder if Jon Stewart is willing to run???? (just joking...and looking for a candidate with brains and backbone)

[superconnected]

28. He's been in less than 2 months.

[bdamomma]

38. exactly, we know that but the media is continuing with their smears.

the media can F off!!! They should be kicked to the curb too.

[and-justice-for-all]

29. So what are the odds that if Obama did nothing...

that his numbers would be any different? M$M = propaganda bullshit.

[Psephos]

32. It's called the honeymoon, and like all honeymoons, it's soon over. Duh.

Bush had 81% approval during his.

lol

That didn't last long.

[newspeak]

41. *'s approval rating jumped after 9/11

I remember after * was "selected", many Americans were pissed. His approval rating jumped after 9/11. Hell, there were some on this board stating that we should give * a chance and come together because of the tragedy. The whole world was behind * after 9/11, even Saddam. I also remember the media pumping * up like a hero--he was FDR, he was Churchill--cooing and fawning over him like he was some kind of hero for doing nothing.

I remember after he was selected, he couldn't even do the traditional walk to his inauguration because people were throwing things. I guess some have a short term memory about *'s popularity.

[AndrewP]

33. So CNN is treating this like a fucking car race?

[beltanefauve]

36. Uh, yes,

That's exactly what they're doing. And that's until the next big, bright, shiny object, such as a Brittany breakdown, or American Idol or whatever.

[ryanmuegge]

34. Great speeches about change only work so long, Obama.

Eventually substantial change has to materialize to maintain high approval ratings. I know true change where it matters (trade policy and jobs) isn't the intention, but this is just the beginning of Obama's public opinion decline.

[No Elephants]

37. I'm guessing it's not so much the economy as the way the bailouts have been handled and all the

stories about how the companies are throwing parties and "retreats," buying $2000 wastebaskets and handing out bonuses.

[MarjorieG]

39. Anger doesn't solve the trillions leveraged impacting globally, Public needs to understand more

about what Congress, Obama could and couldn't do before inauguration, and weren't consulted to do by the Feds.

I'm really ready to takeover AIG derivatives division and look under the hood for fraud. Would send a signal like no other and we'd face the problem now.

[AlphaCentauri]

40. Just jail the people who got us in this mess

the approval rating will go up to 90%

[Le Taz Hot]

42. And as the MSM media

does what they are paid to do -- talk about the "failed Obama administration" 24/7.