Partisan Gap of Obama Approval Rating – Highest in History
For this stage in the game, still less than 3 months into his Presidency – the approval rating gap between Democrats and Republicans is the highest in modern history.
For all of his hopes about bipartisanship, Barack Obama has the most polarized early job approval ratings of any president in the past four decades. The 61-point partisan gap in opinions about Obama’s job performance is the result of a combination of high Democratic ratings for the president — 88% job approval among Democrats — and relatively low approval ratings among Republicans (27%).
By comparison, there was a somewhat smaller 51-point partisan gap in views of George W. Bush’s job performance in April 2001, a few months into his first term. At that time, Republican enthusiasm for Bush was comparable to how Democrats feel about Obama today, but there was substantially less criticism from members of the opposition party. Among Democrats, 36% approved of Bush’s job performance in April 2001; that compares with a 27% job approval rating for Obama among Republicans today.
The partisan gap in Bill Clinton’s early days was also substantially smaller than what Obama faces, largely because Democrats were less enthusiastic about Clinton. In early April 1993, 71% of Democrats approved of Clinton’s job performance, which is 17 points lower than Obama’s current job approval among Democrats. Republican ratings of Clinton at that point (26%) are comparable to their current ratings of Obama today (27%).
What does this say to me? It says that George Herbert Walker Bush was not disliked, and there was not this huge uprising in the Democratic ranks in the early 90′s. I think Democrats have become so rabid and hate-filled in regards to the last president that many of them have now moved into the liberal/progressive realm and hate any and all Republicans. There was some commentary earlier today on redstate proving this insanity and how many liberals are calling for the extinction literally and figuratively of conservatives, first and foremost, and then Republicans. I foresee a big crash and burn effect when Obama becomes a major disappointment, which he already is becoming both in more overseas commentary and here in the states for moderates and independents (the reason he won). Many liberals are still flying high on the “haterade” of the Bush years and will soon wake up with a horrible hangover. It’s still early… let’s see what happens in the next few months!
Pew Research Study here… (Pew is usually liberally biased as well)
Obama Governs the United States Through Polling Trends
This is just plain dumb! You don’t run a company, a state, a city, a town or the U.S. by polling and popularity – it will bite you in the A$$.
The problem I see with polling so often as the article actually indicates is that you will flip-flop on way too many issues and will never stand by principles. People’s minds change all the time depending on the times and whatever it is they may be going through. For example, I had a friend sign up for E-harmony, and he took that survey they require you to fill out; he took it twice. Each survey result was incredibly different because, he had a different mindset and mood each time he took the survey. Same thing goes for these polls that are conducted by Rasmussen, Zogby etc.
It’s good to know what the public is thinking but how can you ever be trusted by anyone if you never stand strong on your principles and always change your mind depending on other people’s moods. That seems pretty empty and shallow to me.
As President Barack Obama works to sell the American people on a sweeping agenda of domestic spending and policy changes, he’s relying on three men who have gone through neither Senate confirmation nor cable news spin cycles.
Data from pollsters Joel Benenson and Paul Harstad has become increasingly important to shaping the White House’s message as the crucial battle over the president’s budget intensifies.
“The pace [of polling] is picking up,” said one source familiar with the data.
In addition, David Binder, a San Francisco-based focus group expert, also has been traveling the country taking the national temperature on issues like energy and health care, others close to the White House said.
Most people I know, Democrat or otherwise, are not keen on the energy push and health care push at this point in time when there are still so many uknowns with the economy. Most Republicans are against those agenda items so you almost have to have more than 50% not fond of that idea currently… however, Obama is still pushing this as an agenda item so how can this be the true temperature of the country?
Rahm Emanuel – Another Dirty Dem
And so the saga continues… Just when you thought that the financial meltdown and housing crisis instigated by Fannie and Freddie was over and we had found all the characters on the Hill associated with this fiasco, another one rises from the ashes.
My, how convenient that we continue to find out about all the associations that these democrats have with failed companies, banks, insurance agents, hedge funds etc. The latest is Rahm Emanuel’s past job experience with Freddie Mac. He was appointed to Freddie’s board back in 2000 by Bill Clinton. His 14-month stint at Freddie earned him $320K and the board met no more than 6 times per year. (tough – I know)!
On Emanuel’s watch, the board was told by executives of a plan to use accounting tricks to mislead shareholders about outsize profits the government-chartered firm was then reaping from risky investments. The goal was to push earnings onto the books in future years, ensuring that Freddie Mac would appear profitable on paper for years to come and helping maximize annual bonuses for company brass.
The accounting scandal wasn’t the only one that brewed during Emanuel’s tenure.
During his brief time on the board, the company hatched a plan to enhance its political muscle. That scheme, also reviewed by the board, led to a record $3.8 million fine from the Federal Election Commission for illegally using corporate resources to host fundraisers for politicians. Emanuel was the beneficiary of one of those parties after he left the board and ran in 2002 for a seat in Congress from the North Side of Chicago.
Corruption and Deception in the Democrat Party? NEVER… j/k
