Obama Polls Poorly on Domestic Issues

2/9/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Handling of Health Care: Approve 36%, Disapprove 60%.
• Handling of the Budget: Approve 32%, Disapprove 64%.
• Handling of the Economy: Approve 36%, Disapprove 61%.

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Obama, Success or Failure

1/12/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Obama's handling of economy has dropped 6%
• Obama's handling of health care has dropped 6%
• Obama's approval rating is clearly below 50%

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Direction of the Country Pre Obama and Now

1/7/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Before Obama took office, 24% said the US was headed in the right direction.
• Now, 38% say we are headed in the right direction.
• During that span, wrong track has dropped from 66% to 57%.

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70 Percent Say Obama Does Not Deserve Nobel Prize

12/10/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Quinnipiac: 66% say Obama does not deserve Nobel prize.
• CNN: 80% say Obama does not deserve prize.
• "does not deserve" has jumped by over double digits since October.

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New Tabulated Obama Ratings by State

12/10/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• SurveyUSA: Obama approval rating down to 53% in California and New York.
• Mason Dixon Nevada: Obama's favorable rating down to 44%.
• Approval among Democrats: 37%.

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Obama's Approval Rating Down to 49percent

12/9/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Bloomberg: 54%
• Marist: 46%
• Ipsos: 49%

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CNN Obama Approval Rating Drops Below 50 Percent

12/5/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• CNN: Obama's approval rating below 50% for first time.
• CNN: Obama's approval rating has dropped 6% since last month.
• About one-in-six of those that disapprove of Obama say so because he is too liberal.

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Obama's Handling of Afghanistan Takes a Dive

12/1/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Rasmussen Reports: 35% approve.
• Gallup: 35% approve.
• Poll of polls average: 40%.

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Gallup's Analysis of Race and Approval Rating

11/29/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Approval among whites dropped to 39% from 61%.
• Approval among blacks unchanged in the 90s.
• Although comparable, Obama's trendline is much worse among whites and much better among non-whites than Clinton.

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Obama's Dwindling Support Due to Independents

11/24/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Obama has dropped 7% and 15% among Independents respectively since they each last conducted their polls.
• When Obama's approval rating dropped below 60% in July, it was due to loss of Republican support.
• Obama has yet to lose significant amount of Democrat support.

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Obama's Approval Rating Average Dips to 47 Percent

11/23/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Average of three recent polls: Approve 47, Disapprove 48.
• Health care is a major thorn in Obama's side.
• Obama is losing the support of independents.

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Obama's Handling of Afghanistan Drops Eleven Points

11/22/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• CBS Poll: Approve 38%, Disapprove 43%.
• Poll of Poll Averages: Approve 42%, Disapprove 49%.
• Prior Average: Approve 46%, Disapprove 42%.

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Is Obama's Approval Rating Really So Low

11/20/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Fox Obama: Approve 46%, Disapprove 46%.
• Quinnipiac Obama: Approve 48%, Disapprove 42%.
• But the averages of four other pollsters: Approve 55%, Disapprove 41%.

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Americans Still Trust Democrats Over Republicans

11/17/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Which party adults trust most?: Democrats 47%, Republicans 31%.
• Trust on the economy, Obama vs Republicans in Congress: Obama 52%, Republicans 37%.
• 61% say the Republicans are criticizing the President without offering their own alternatives.

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Tabulated Obama Approval Ratings by State

11/16/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Obama's approval ratings per state since September.
• Obama's favorable ratings exceed 60% in 8 states -- more than half of the states tabulated.
• Obama's approval rating is highest in New York and California.

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Obama The Weak and Indecisive President

11/13/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Gallup 2010: Republicans 48%, Democrats 44%.
• Gallup Healthcare: For the first time in a decade, Americans do not believe health coverage is a responsibility of the government.
• Obama is indecisive on the war and on health care.

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Obama And His Approval Ratings on the Issues

11/12/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Approval rating, Relationships with other countries: 58%.
• Approval rating, Gas prices: 40%, drop of 9%.
• Immigration may be coming to the forefront of political discussions.

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Congress Does Not Deserve Reelection

10/28/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• 42% and 25% have a positive view of the Democratic and Republican parties respectively.
• 41% want their member of congress to win reelection.
• Obama's approval rating is 51% and his favorable rating is 56%.

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Obama's Popularity Non Existent in the South

10/23/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Obama has a 27% favorable rating in the South.
• Only 7% unfavorable rating in the Northeast.
• Only 47% of those in the south are certain Obama was born in the United States.

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Disturbing Poll Numbers for Obama by Harris Interactive

10/18/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Only 45% of adults approved of Obama's performance as president.
• 61% believe the country is heading on the wrong track.
• Methodology of this poll causes Obama to score an average of 17% lower in the lower two age brackets. So take it in stride.

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Obama Poll Nobel Prize, 2012

10/15/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• 65% say Obama should not have won the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Overall Obama job approval rating: 49% approve, 45% disapprove.
• Only 43% say they would vote to reelect President Obama while 48% say they would vote for someone else.

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Barack Obama's Disapproval Ratings Are Climbing

8/14/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Obama's approval ratings drops to new low, 47%, according to Rasmussen Reports.
• FOX and Marist observe no statistically significant change in Obama's approval rating.
• Disapproval numbers for Obama are climbing across the board.

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Obama May Unnecessarily Be Getting Negative Coverage

8/11/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Gallup's daily tracking poll suggests Obama's poll numbers have remained steady since July 21.
• Ipsos/McCltachy has measured Obama's poll numbers steady for the past couple of weeks.
• So why is Obama getting all this negative polling coverage?

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Obama's Approval Closely Correlated With Results from 2008 Election

8/10/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Obama's net approval is above double digits in all 50 states.
• He only polls below 60% in two states that voted for him: Nevada and Colorado.
• He polls above 60% in five states that voted against him: North Dakota, Missouri, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia.

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Obama's Approval Rating in Two Recent Polls

8/5/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Time: 56%
• CBS: 58%
• CBS has measured a 5% drop in approval since June.

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Obama's Approval Ratings Lowest of All Time

7/24/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance.
• Eighty-three percent (83%) of Democrats continue to approve of the President’s performance.
• Just 25% believe that the economic stimulus package has helped the economy.

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Net Approval for Obama's Handling of the Issues Dropping

7/22/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Compared to April, Obama's net approval on the issues has dropped an average of 17%.
• Americans' impressions of Obama as a good leader has dropped 9% since April, 54% to 45%.
• Obama's approval rating is 55%, lowest job approval rating average of two consecutive polls in the history of the Obama administration.

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Poll of Polls Average of Barack Obama's Approval

7/20/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• 6% drop in Obama's approval numbers since June, 65% to 59%.
• Other pollsters have measured similar drops. Ipsos: 7% drop, Diageo/Hotline: 9% drop, CBS: 6% drop.
• Obama's approval minus disapproval numbers have dropped on key issues: healthcare: 9%, economy: 9%, federal deficit: 6%, Afghanistan: 5%.

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Barack Obama's Honeymoon Period May Be Nearing its End

7/10/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Barack Obama's job approval rating in Gallup's latest three day rolling average is 57%.
• Approval has dropped among Independents and Republicans.
• Sean Hannity of Fox News says "Obama's approval rating is now in a freefall".

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Obama's Approval Rating Is Correlated in Part With A State's Unemployment Rate

7/5/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• Obama's approval ratings will likely decrease as the unemployment rate begins to rise.
• California, New York, and Washington have net approvals for Obama in the 30s.
• Iowa and New Mexico have had the largest absolute increase in unemployment and have also had the highest net disapproval for Obama in the past month.

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Obama's National Approval Ratings

7/2/09, by Proloy Bhatta

• CNN measured Obama's approval rating to be 76% in early February.
• Obama's lowest measured approval rating was measured to be 58% in late April.
• Obama's average approval rating the past 3 polls is 63%.

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