Barack Obama sees worst poll rating drop in 50 years

A clear demonstration of 'you can fool all of the people some of the time or some of the people all of the time but not all of the people all of the time'.
 
Barack Obama sees worst poll rating drop in 50 years - Telegraph

The decline in Barack Obama's popularity since July has been the steepest of any president at the same stage of his first term for more than 50 years.

Gallup recorded an average daily approval rating of 53 per cent for Mr Obama for the third quarter of the year, a sharp drop from the 62 per cent he recorded from April.

His current approval rating – hovering just above the level that would make re-election an uphill struggle – is close to the bottom for newly-elected president. Mr Obama entered the White House with a soaring 78 per cent approval rating.
 
Fuzzy math anyone?

In just the last few years I saw George Bush's poll numbers drop from 88% down to 27%

Obama went from 68% down to 54%

I think Boy George would have killed for a 54% approval at the end
 
Fuzzy math???

Obama's approval rating dropped from 68% to 54%

George Bush went from 88% approval down to 27%
They will say it was streeeeeetched over a longer period, but you are right, 62 to 53% isn't really the devastating bombshell they make it out to be,

Bush's Historical Approval ratings:Historical*Bush*Approval*Ratings

It's also still the percentage he won the election with.

The whiners do make a lot of noise, though, don't they?

But then again, they've been trying to de-legitimize him from day one... tough to do with 365 electoral votes instead of a supreme court decision, though.
 
Fuzzy math???

Obama's approval rating dropped from 68% to 54%

George Bush went from 88% approval down to 27%
They will say it was streeeeeetched over a longer period, but you are right, 62 to 53% isn't really the devastating bombshell they make it out to be,

Bush's Historical Approval ratings:Historical*Bush*Approval*Ratings

It's also still the percentage he won the election with.

The whiners do make a lot of noise, though, don't they?

But then again, they've been trying to de-legitimize him from day one... tough to do with 365 electoral votes instead of a supreme court decision, though.
Good point.
 
I guess it must be Bush's fault that Obama's ratings are so piss-poor. It couldn't have anything to do with Obama being such a dipshit could it?:lol:
 
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I guess it must be Bush's fault that Obama's ratings are so piss-poor. It couldn't have anything to do with Obama being such a dipshit could it?:lol:

It took Bush 8 years of concerted effort to piss off soooo many Americans.

:clap2::clap2::clap2: Congrats are due to Obama for yet another first.
 
From the OP article: "Gallup recorded an average daily approval rating of 53 per cent for Mr Obama."

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Tsk. 53%. Poor fella.

How will he ever recover? Dismal. Just dismal.
 
Things not working out as expected Barry?

That's a shame.

Barack Obama sees worst poll rating drop in 50 years - Telegraph

The decline in Barack Obama's popularity since July has been the steepest of any president at the same stage of his first term for more than 50 years.

Is he waiting on this:

Mr Obama is also facing widespread criticism for his drawn-out decision-making process over what to do next in Afghanistan.

Until after this?:

The bad polling news came as Mr Obama returned to the campaign trail to prevent his Democratic party losing two governorships next month in states in which he defeated Senator John McCain in last November's election.

Governor Jon Corzine of New Jersey is in severe danger of defeat while Democrats are fast losing hope that Creigh Deeds can beat his Republican opponent in Virginia. Twin Democratic losses would be a major blow to Mr Obama's prestige.
 
Things not working out as expected Barry?

That's a shame.

Barack Obama sees worst poll rating drop in 50 years - Telegraph

The decline in Barack Obama's popularity since July has been the steepest of any president at the same stage of his first term for more than 50 years.

President Obama Job Approval
RCP Average
Approve51.7Disapprove44.0Spread +7.7

Congressional Job Approval
RCP Average
Approve25.0Disapprove66.8Spread -41.8

Direction of Country
RCP Average
Right Direction39.6Wrong Track56.3Spread -16.7

Generic Congressional Vote
RCP Average
Democrats45.0Republicans39.5Democrats +5.5
 

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