President Obama now sports a -7 approval rating among likely voters according to Rasmussen’s Daily Tracking poll:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 30% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -11 (see trends).
Twenty-nine percent (29%) are confident that Congress knows what it’s doing when it comes to the economy. If Americans could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, 57% would throw out all the legislators and start over again. Just 25% would vote to keep the Congress.
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates also available on Twitter and Facebook.
Overall, 46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. That’s the lowest level of total approval yet measured for Obama. Fifty-three percent (53%) now disapprove. Eighty-one percent (81%) of Democrats approve while 83% of Republicans disapprove. As for those not affiliated with either major party, 66% disapprove. See other recent demographic highlights from the tracking polls.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:52 am
One can only be a far Leftist for so long until Moderates start to jump ship.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:02 am
let us hope so !
August 31st, 2009 at 9:43 am
Sarah Palin plans first trip to Asia
Former Alaska governor set for initial commercial speaking engagement
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32624246/ns/politics-more_politics/print/1/displaymode/1098/
August 31st, 2009 at 9:58 am
Palin gets 1,070+ invitations
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=7081DA07-18FE-70B2-A876E29B07164809
August 31st, 2009 at 10:00 am
What I’m wondering is whether it’s even conceivable that his Strongly Disapprove number could ever top 50%. He would become a toxic pariah and the GOP would re-emerge as the dominant party. One reason would be that Democrats would be forced to defend their president all the way down. After all, Obama’s disfavor would be engendered by a strict adherence to core Democrat principles, sub-sequently repudiated by the electorate. It would be an educational experience for Democrats.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:33 am
#3 and #4
I am as strong a Sarah Palin supporter as can be but did you notice the topic of this thread is NOT Sarah Palin but Barack Obama and his declining fortunes. Nowhere in the explanation for the falling poll numbers is Sarah Palin mentioned. To conjecture that she could be partially responsible for this phenomenon is one thing but to indulge in non sequitur about her possible future itinerary is not becoming and frankly distracts from this momentous occasion of Obama hitting an all-time low in his approval rating at 46%.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:46 am
“I am as strong a Sarah Palin supporter as can be but did you notice the topic of this thread is NOT Sarah Palin but Barack Obama and his declining fortunes.” You notice another thing Bob, this is not going to be the first time that Mrs. Palin is going to Asia.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:51 am
Huckabee defends Kennedy remark
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=71198D1C-18FE-70B2-A8E2347358839D50
August 31st, 2009 at 10:57 am
H/t brandon from HHR:
http://www.hedgehogreport.com/?p=9788#comment-534756
“SurveyUSA has just released their August tracking numbers, previous month in paranthesis:
Alabama: 40/58(42/56)
California: 62/33(66/30)
Iowa: 45/51(56/40)
Kansas: 45/51(41/53)
Kentucky: 36/61(41/55)
Minnesota: 53/44(51/46)
Missouri: 48/50(55/42)
New Mexico: 52/46(61/37)
New York: 58/38(63/34)
Oregon: 54/39(54/42)
Virginia: 42/54(44/49)
Washington: 51/46(56/41)
Wisconsin: 45/50(50/45)”
August 31st, 2009 at 10:59 am
http://www.hedgehogreport.com/?p=9788#comment-534765
“Obama among Independents in the SUSA poll:
Alabama: 24/74
California: 52/46
Iowa: 49/49
Kansas: 41/50
Kentucky: 35/65
Minnesota: 47/50
Missouri: 32/63
New Mexico: 37/63
New York: 42/52
Virginia: 39/59
Washington: 29/70
Wisconsin: 35/61″
August 31st, 2009 at 11:02 am
California sucks. Wisconsin and New Mexico join the haters club.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:09 am
Aron,
I think thsee surveyusa polls deserve a front page post.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:14 am
I am ashamed of my state. But what can you expect? Obama is offering all these freebies and we have plenty of takers here.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:31 am
http://www.hedgehogreport.com/?p=9788#comment-534857
“Bob Riley(R-AL): 61/36(55/41)
Arnold Schwarzenegger(R-CA): 19/76(18/79)
Chet Culver(D-IA): 36/51(44/50)
Mark Parkinson(D-KS): 49/35(41/32)
Steve Beshear(D-KY): 47/47(48/47)
Tim Pawlenty(R-MN): 48/50(53/44)
Jay Nixon(D-MO): 50/41(60/31)
Bill Richardson(D-NM): 55/43(49/49)
David Paterson(D-NY): 24/71(25/70)
Ted Kulongoski(D-OR): 40/53(35/53)
Tim Kaine(D-VA): 45/46(47/44)
Christine Gregoire(D-WA): 35/62(35/63)
Jim Doyle(D-WI): 33/62(32/64)”
August 31st, 2009 at 11:39 am
Rasmussen
Overall: 46/53
GOP: 15/83
DEM: 81/17
Other: 34/66
Men: 37/62
Women: 53/45
White: 39/60
August 31st, 2009 at 11:48 am
60 percent disapproval among whites? There is NO WAY THE GOP DOESN’T GAIN SEATS if these numbers hold. Your average red district that just elected a “blue dog” to congress over the past two cycles have typically 80-90 percent white populations.
There is no way that the Democrats can win in these places unless they run far away from Obama.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:04 pm
OH LOOK The mass Gov. Has a big Announcement regarding Ted kennedy’s seat comming up? Let mes guess he will say No GOP canidates allowed to run for his seat?
August 31st, 2009 at 12:04 pm
After the first of the year we will see many of the dems that are up for re-election beg Zippy not to campaign with or for them.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:08 pm
has the rnc EVEN tryed to find a candidate agains harry reid and nancy polisi there useless!
August 31st, 2009 at 12:32 pm
“http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx” Oh well, that is still not good for Mr. Obama.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:37 pm
who is the most 2012 candidate that obama alexrod and robert gibbs fear most romney?
August 31st, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Democrats are already distancing themselves from Obama. Look at what they are doing to him on healthcare.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:53 pm
#19, they’re finally getting candidates against Reid…as for Pelosi, I doubt she’ll ever lose reelection. It would need to be a fantastic year for the GOP (50+ House seats), she would need to be very unpopular and seen as having ignored the left, and the GOP would need an extremely moderate and charismatic candidate…and then maybe there would be a 10% chance of her losing.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:58 pm
how does our party STOP ACORN come election time I am so sick of them !?
August 31st, 2009 at 12:58 pm
As a Democrat, I think Romney has the best chance at beating Obama. He could run a very strong campaign against him.
Worst, probably Santorum, but he isn’t running. So of those running, I think Palin would fo worst. I can see a scenario where the Republicans gain large majorities in Congress, but Obama narrowly wins reelection thanks to people not wanting Sarah to be President.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Tom in SoCal Says
Obama is offering all these freebies and we have plenty of takers here.
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Cali can’t qualify for many of this stuff. Not the mortgage rewrite (houses too expensive to qualify), not much of the housing credit ($8,000 is nothing compared to how much the homes are here), not the auto bailouts, not any of the bailouts really, etc. Californians are stupid pure and simple.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I see obama a one termer like Jimmy carter!!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I just noticed something Obama like to travel so much Why doesn’t he do some good and travel to CA to spend time with these families I see on tv of these huge CA wildfires?
August 31st, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I just saying…. IF it was W. bush the liberal media would be screaming that he has not been to CA for a wild fire visit…
August 31st, 2009 at 3:00 pm
If the president has to be in Cali everytime something burns, they might as well move the White House here.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Californians are stupid pure and simple.
And yet the state is responsible for 13% of our GDP.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:20 pm
#31, pretty accurate since it has 13% of the US population.