Well, I'm not sure if there's much point in my writing this blog anymore, but I'll do so anyway. A few days ago, I noticed President Obama's poll numbers were sagging some. I found this to be especially interesting because the economy has been continually improving under his leadership - so for his approval numbers to move in the opposite direction, I found this to be intriguing and somewhat perplexing.
In an August 3rd - 5th Fox News poll, it had President Obama at 42% approval and 52% disapproval (net -10). Identical numbers were displayed in an August 9th - 13th Reuters/Ipsos poll. An August 10th - 12th Economist/YouGov poll showed the president at a -9 net approval (44% approval versus 53% disapproval).
My hunch about all this was that a growing number of liberal Democrats and Independents were angry at the president for the NSA controversy, and this played a significant factor in his dropping poll numbers. However, I felt so long as the economy continued to improve and the president at least spoke in favor of reforming NSA surveillance and data-gathering, that this downward trend in approval numbers would only be temporary. It appears as I may have been right on both counts.
In those three before-mentioned polls, approximately only 70-75% of Democrats said they approved of the president and just 25-30% of Independents approved of the job he's doing, with Republican support being right around 10%.
The two most recent polls are showing numbers heading in the opposite direction for the president. The right-leaning Rasumussen Reports has President Obama at a net -5 (47% approval, 52% disapproval) and Gallup has him at a +5 (48% approval, 43% disapproval). It will be interesting to see if this upward trend in his numbers continues or if liberal Democrats and Independents decide they haven't fully forgiven him yet.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
In an August 3rd - 5th Fox News poll, it had President Obama at 42% approval and 52% disapproval (net -10). Identical numbers were displayed in an August 9th - 13th Reuters/Ipsos poll. An August 10th - 12th Economist/YouGov poll showed the president at a -9 net approval (44% approval versus 53% disapproval).
My hunch about all this was that a growing number of liberal Democrats and Independents were angry at the president for the NSA controversy, and this played a significant factor in his dropping poll numbers. However, I felt so long as the economy continued to improve and the president at least spoke in favor of reforming NSA surveillance and data-gathering, that this downward trend in approval numbers would only be temporary. It appears as I may have been right on both counts.
In those three before-mentioned polls, approximately only 70-75% of Democrats said they approved of the president and just 25-30% of Independents approved of the job he's doing, with Republican support being right around 10%.
The two most recent polls are showing numbers heading in the opposite direction for the president. The right-leaning Rasumussen Reports has President Obama at a net -5 (47% approval, 52% disapproval) and Gallup has him at a +5 (48% approval, 43% disapproval). It will be interesting to see if this upward trend in his numbers continues or if liberal Democrats and Independents decide they haven't fully forgiven him yet.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
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