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Home - by BigFurHat - March 30, 2011 - 13:32 America/New_York - 8 Comments

Obama is in FREE FALL, spiraling towards the ash heap of history.

From American Thinker

This is quite extraordinary when you consider the president has committed American forces to a war in the Middle East. It is extremely rare for a president not to get a nice little bump in approval from the public as they instinctively back the president in a crisis.

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But from poll to poll, Obama is seeing his numbers reach their nadir, or near bottom for his presidency.

First, Quinnipiac:


American voters disapprove 48 – 42 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and say 50 – 41 percent he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012, both all-time lows, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.This compares to a 46 – 46 percent job approval rating and a 45 – 47 percent split on the President’s re-election in a March 3 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. In a hypothetical 2012 matchup, President Obama gets 36 percent of the vote to 37 percent for an unnamed Republican challenger.

Democrats approve 80 – 13 percent of the job Obama is doing, but disapproval is 81 – 9 percent among Republicans and 50 – 39 percent among independent voters. Men disapprove 52 – 41 percent while women split 44 – 44 percent.

Voters oppose 47 – 41 percent America’s involvement in Libya. In the survey concluded Monday evening as President Obama was addressing the nation about Libya, voters say 58 – 29 percent that he has not clearly stated U.S. goals for Libya.


For a president who basically lives or dies by the power of his rhetoric and speechifying to persuade voters, this is very bad news. He appears to have lost credibility on the most important issue of them all; war and peace.

Gallup shows that the public thinks Obama is something of a wimp:
 
OBAMA UNDERWATER: “A new poll out this morning from Quinnipiac of over 2000 registered voters nationwide puts Obama’s approval level at 42%, the lowest in any Q-poll for Obama, with 48% disapproving. His re-elect number is actually even lower.” That’s because he’s been a miserable failure at pretty much everything. Even the NCAA bracket .
 
How Much Trouble Is Obama In?

The polls are looking bad for President Obama these days. Today, Quinnipiac released a survey showing Obama at his lowest ebb yet among voters:

American voters disapprove 48 - 42 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and say 50 - 41 percent he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012, both all-time lows, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

The survey covers Libya, but that isn't the big issue:

Some reasons for his overall numbers might be that Obama receives negative ratings on his handling of the budget deficit, the economy, foreign policy, health care and energy policy.

Well, yes, that would do it. If you look at the demographic breakdowns, the most striking finding is that Obama has lost upper-income voters, whom he carried in 2008.

Scott Rasmussen's likely voter surveys are showing similar results. At the moment, Obama is -17 in the "approval index," the difference between those who strongly approve and strongly disapprove of his performance:



Overall, Obama's approval/disapproval stands at 43/56. Voters' attitudes toward Obama mellowed after the November election, but have hardened again over time.

Of course, much will happen between now and November 2012. The Libyan adventure presumably will end, one way or another; more important, the economy is almost sure to improve to some degree. But Obama faces the intractable problem that most voters suspect his policies are making things worse, not better. Thus, the Tarrance Group released a likely voter survey today that shows widespread skepticism of the value of increased regulation:

The American worker is also seen as receiving a hit from more regulation, with 59% agreeing that "additional federal regulation on businesses put the average American worker at risk of job loss." Also, a majority (56%) agree that "additional environmental regulation has a negative impact on local communities through tax increases and job loss."

There is a perceived impact on jobs from increased regulation, as three quarters (75%) agree that "if regulations make it too expensive to keep jobs in America, businesses will continue to move overseas where there are much lower labor and environmental standards." Also, a majority (53%) agree that "additional environmental regulation makes American companies less competitive than foreign companies."

Americans also believe regulations have an impact on their pocketbook. Nearly three quarters (72%) agree that "additional environmental regulation increases the price of energy for things like gasoline and electricity." Another 68% agree that "more environmental regulation increases the price of everyday items like food and clothing."

Those attitudes may make it more difficult for Obama to claim credit for whatever improvement the economy makes between now and 2012.


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Not likely. Democrats love the guy and the GOP is serving up a herd of numnutz to oppose him.
 
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