Obama at 54% to 39% at Gallup

[louis c]

I've been watching the poll numbers at Gallup every day. They trend back and forth, but they stay in a range of between plus 8% and plus 18%. Today the number is plus 15%.

I point this out because so many in the right wing media try to make so much out of his early, sky high numbers and compare the most recent, respectable approval numbers as "record lows" to those early numbers (i.e. Drudge Report). In other words, they compare Obama to Obama, because if they compare our President to any other Republican, they would be embarrassed.

Obama won the general election in 2008 by 53% to 46%, seven points. That was a landslide, by modern election standards. The Democrats carried Republican bastions such as Indiana, Virginia and North Carolina as well as the swing states of Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico with a 7 point national spread.

To me, his numbers are quite good and he is still the most popular politician in America, and he continues to have my full support.


Link;
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx#

[Tippy]

1. K&R

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. the only reason that Bush had any positive #s was simple

9/11 tore us apart, and as a nation we strove to come together. Attila the Hun, if president, would have been no less popular.

These numbers represent real support, hope, and dreams.

[FrenchieCat]

3. Yeah...I noticed that whatever his poll numbers are, they are always compared

to his numbers two weeks after inauguration day.....

like it is realistic to think that this is relevant.
It is actual a media plow to make great numbers
seem not so great!

[louis c]

7. My point, exactly

I'll take a 15 point lead any day.

Can you imagine a hypothetical against Pawlenty, Romney or Palin?

Obama would be a 20 point winner

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. In this economy?? With two wars ongoing???? Unemployment

where it is?? Rush, Hannity and Beck on crack??? These numbers!!!! Say it ain't so joe... Shrub would be at a generous 8 percent.

[newtothegame]

5. Absolutely. He's the biggest celebrity on the planet. n/t

[JuniperLea]

6. "Obama's approval PLUNGES 2%!!!"

Hahaha! These idiots are entertaining... too bad there are so many other idiots that don't get it and parrot the stupidity.

[bobbolink]

8. And if he was a strong leader, his numbers would be higher.

Grayson is demonstrating that every day.

[FrenchieCat]

9. Grayson didn't get elected by 57% of voting Americans nationwide.....

So, to compare what Obama has to do, and do it while Black
(hell he couldn't even comment on the professor being arrested in his own house
without getting jumped on by everybody and their mother)...

to Grayson doing some talking,

Well, it ain't the same.....
and if you don't realize that,
then, hey.....what can I say? :shrug:

[bobbolink]

10. Allllll those excuses for him not taking strong leadership.

If you don't understand that, well, then you're FrenchieCat

[louis c]

11. Obama is still the best hope we will ever have

I'm 57 years old and we will never elect anyone to the left of Obama in my life time. So, I'm all in with this guy.

[bobbolink]

13. Yes, I know....he's "better than *"

Just like that ham sandwich.

[FrenchieCat]

14. Not at all like a ham sandwich.......

and this statement of yours will be proven wrong again and again
as times goes on.

I will bookmark this comment of yours,
and you will feel foolish soon enough.

But I can wait for this.....
even if you and others simply cannot.

[bobbolink]

16. And I've been bookmarking all the attacking comments of your side, so that when you

want us all to vote for YOUR guy next November, you can be confronted with your own ugliness.

Your own comment was that he was so much better than *. Why you can't see that simpleton comment for what it is, surely is puzzling. Many others are tired of that very thing.

We are also tired of being bashed by the RW for all these years, and when you can't make your point or defend your candidate without personal attacks, you are seen in exactly the same light.

BASTA.

[NNN0LHI]

12. Recommended

Great thread.

Don

[lonestarnot]

15. Even though it's your thread.

:evilgrin: