Obama's approval in FL now 51%!

[jenmito]

President Barack Obama's job approval rating in Florida is 51 - 43 percent approve, a jump from his negative 44 - 52 percent score April 7, before the killing of Osama bin Laden, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

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President Obama's improved job rating in Florida is largely due to a big swing among independent voters, from a negative 39 - 55 percent April 7 to a split 47 - 45 percent today. Democrats now approve of the president's performance 86 - 11 percent compared to 79 - 16 percent in April. Republicans disapprove 84 - 13 percent, unchanged from April.

Men split 49 - 47 percent now compared to a negative 38 - 58 percent then, and women approve 53 - 40 percent now compared to 49 - 46 percent then.

"Whether these numbers represent a 'bin Laden bounce,' President Barack Obama's popularity is up in Florida, which will be a crucial state for him in the 2012 campaign," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "The good news for the president is that by 50 - 44 percent Florida voters say Obama deserves a second term in the Oval Office, compared to April when they said 51 - 42 percent that he did not."

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1297.xml?ReleaseID=1605 :bounce:

[jezebel]

1. This can't be. Just the other night O'Reilly and Karl Rove were saying how unpopular Obama is in Fla

and in NC and in Va and how he will never ever ever win those states and basically it's a cake walk for the Republican, they just need to get a candidate.

Could they be wrong?

[jenmito]

2. Well...

the "they just need a candidate" is a pretty big condition, even if they WERE right (which they're not).

[jenmito]

3. Kick with additional info. in OP. n/t

[vroomvroom]

4. 1.5 Years is a Long Time. Means Nothing.

When its 1-month before elections and it looks like this then i will be excited.

Let's not forget that Hillary was up by 40pts on Obama just 2 weeks before the Iowa caucus. And we know how that turned out.

[jenmito]

5. The obligatory negative comment from you.

No surprise.