Did August *REALLY* hurt Obama's approval ratings?

[scheming daemons]

7/29:

Approve: 52%
Disapprove: 41%


9/02:

Approve: 54%
Disapprove: 40%


http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx



Time to put that meme to bed. The "August, bloody, August" of townhall mayhem hasn't dented Obama's approval at all.


It's a story the MSM wants to be true... and even if the numbers don't indicate it to be true, they're going to say it anyway.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. We do not get PO in the final bill that is meaningful

it did hurt with me. And others like me.

I don't have belief in pols, I hold them accountable,

[emulatorloo]

4. There is no final bill yet. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. yeah and I don't get something significant when all is said and done

I am done. PERIOD

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. Well damn.

Now I don't know if I should support the PO or not.

[emulatorloo]

10. LOL n/t

[scheming daemons]

5. What is this "final bill" you speak of?

Doesn't exist yet, friend.

[fugop]

2. Seriously...

If there is a hell, I hope there's a special place in it for pollsters and the media freaks who push their results as gospel.

With any luck, they'll be right next to Dick Cheney.

Who will waterboard them with abandon.

[DrToast]

3. Yes

http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/fav-obama.php?xml=/flashcharts/content/xml/Obama44Fav.xml&choices=Favorable,Unfavorable&phone=&ivr=&internet=&mail=&smoothing=&from_date=2009-08-01&to_date=2009-08-31&min_pct=&max_pct=&grid=&points=&trends=&lines=

[scheming daemons]

6. That link proves my point

Rasmussen:

8/02: 49 approval, 49 disapproval
8/30: 49 approval, 49 disapproval



So... both Gallup and Rasmussen show no change in the past month.



What about DailyKOS?

July 31: 60-38
August 28: 55-40

a *SLIGHT* dip... statistically insignificant.




The fact is... most of Obama's drop came BEFORE the August recess... and August has had very little effect on his poll numbers.

[Jennicut]

7. Totally right on here...its an MSM lie to get health care reform killed

[yellerpup]

11. Kick.

Thanks for the good news.

[treestar]

12. The honeymoon's over, that's all

[Binka]

13. Was There Ever A Honeymoon?

The Corpo-Media fucked Obama and stuck him in the tool shed right after the inauguration.

No there was NOT a honeymoon, more like sauerkraut-uranus.

[WeDidIt]

14. If asked today by a pollster

I would say I disapprove.