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November 24, 2009
Don't Sweat the Polls
Listening to cable news and Republican talkers, you'd think President Obama was nose diving in the polls. Not true, according to PPP:
On our national survey in June Obama had an 82% approval rating with Democrats. Now it's 83%. He had a 46% approval rating with independents. Now it's 47%. No real change on either of those fronts. But with Republicans he's dropped from an 18% mark to just 10%. That shift is what put his approval rating below 50% -- he's gone from a small amount of crossover support to a very small amount of crossover supports.
Independents and Democrats still support the president. Republicans, trapping in their death spiral, are fading fast.
Filed under: Polls || President Obama
Posted By Bob Cesca | November 24, 2009 11:48 PM
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I'm not really sweating the polls. I'm far more concerned with the fact that the Sec'y of Ed is promoting more Bush era policies and touring with Newt Gingrich, a man who obviously wants education completely privatized, to promote those failed policies. I'm more concerned with the failure to close Gitmo and the resignations coming from the people who were dedicated to making that happen. I'm more concerned with the economics team being as much a Republican dream team as they are the presidents actual advisers. I know the Jamie Dimon story is just a rumor at this point, but sadly it doesn't come across as being far fetched.
I'm not mentioning the problems with championing health care reform because that fight has proceeded well on its own around here.
No sir, it's not the polls I'm concerned about although there's no reason to expect they will not trend sharply downward as long as very few pieces of the progressive agenda are addressed. The actual policies are more worrisome than the polls at this point. Think about what's going to happen when the campaigns ramp up soon.
Not spazzing out here, just expressing concern.
Posted by: camel54
at November 25, 2009 9:22 AM



