Posted on 10/20/2009 9:58:59 AM PDT by kristinn
For the first time since he took over in the White House, Americans don't see eye to eye with President Barack on the important issues, according to a new national poll. But the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey does indicate that a majority approve of how Obama's handling his duties as president.
According to the poll, which was released Tuesday, 48 percent of people questioned say that they agree with Obama on the issues that matter most to them, with 51 percent saying no. That's a switch from April, when 57 percent said they agreed with the president on important issues, with 41 percent disagreeing.
"Obama is facing crunch time on a number of controversial issues, from health care to financial regulation to cap and trade to Afghanistan," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "The fact that most Americans no longer agree with him on important issues makes his task harder."
Fifty-five percent of those questioned say they approve of how Obama's handling his duties, with 43 percent disapproving. The 55 percent approval rating is down 3 points from September. Most recent national polls place the president's approval rating in the low to mid 50's.
"Obama continues to do poorly among senior citizens," says Holland. "Most Americans over the age of 65 disapprove of how he is handling his job as president."
The poll also suggests that two out of three Americans say Obama has the qualities a president should have, down 12 points from April - one indication the Nobel Peace Prize may not have helped him much in that regard.
Most Americans, 56 percent, don't approve of the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama, and only a third believe that Obama has done enough to deserve the prize.
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
Note: that was “national adults” make it registered voters less and likely voters even less.
Translation:
We don’t agree with him, but we hate this country and people of faith so we totally back his agenda ..
I’m going to guess that the question they asked that let to an approval rating regarding his duties of office: “Do you agree that he wakes up in the White House some mornings and walks down to his office to sit behind his desk?” Yes...
Well, gosh and gee whiz, this just means that a majority of Americans are Neanderthals who lack the intellect to understand our commie masters.
How can one disagree with him on the issues but think he’s doing a good job?
Tell Wolf to go play somewhere no one gives a rats petard about CNN unless they are in an airport in Atl. and they only watch if there is an earthquake.
“For the first time since he took over in the White House, Americans don’t see eye to eye with President Barack on the important issues, according to a new national poll. But the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey does indicate that a majority approve of how Obama’s handling his duties as president.”
DUH!!!! ????????????????????????????????????
Does this make sense, or have Americans become so stupidly politically correct that they feel they have to like a President merely because he is a “minority” even though they feel he is total @$$????
“President Barack” ?
Keep in mind liberals are disappointed in him, so some are turning up in these polls as negatives. That’s why he is attacking FNC to stay in campaign mode, and those evil Health Insurance companies too. TO Get the base worked up again to rally for him.
GWB had a similar problem with us.
Exactly. How does this make sense???? I see it now...CNN wants to be balanced yet still sniffing Obama’s jockstrap.
who the hell did they interview?
“The poll also suggests that two out of three Americans say Obama has the qualities a president should have, down 12 points from April - one indication the Nobel Peace Prize may not have helped him much in that regard. “
66% believe hes presidential? why? because theres nothing on his desk? because he can’t make a decision? because he runs a smear machine?
It sounds like a line from a familiar movie...
Raymond Shaw (I mean, Barack Obama) is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life. (The Manchurian Candidate, 1962)
let's be honest, BHO walked into a mess left behind by the GOP. Granted, he is making it worse but it will catch up to him, eventually
When CNN poll is almost 10 points less favorable for Obama than the crap that ABC/WaPo put out yesterday, you get a sense of how out of touch the ABC poll really was.
Careful CNN - you're challenging Obama's "truth squad":
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Much or most of that mess was created by dems frank and dodd, and pelosi et al after 06. Obama himself may not have caused it, but his supporters and peers did, and he is definitely making it worse.
That is still a pitiful result. Obama doesn’t care, anyway.
But gee, on ABC this morning they were saying that almost 70% agree with him on at least health care—or was it 180%? Hard to recall, they like to stuff the ballot box so much, it’s difficult to find bonafide numbers.
It makes NO SENSE!
The only explanation I have is the typical effed up CNN poll.
I would love to know how they worded the question.
NObama says we need a real President in Afghanistan, and he cannot prove he is eligible to serve in this country....
TOO FUNNY.
“Most Americans, 56 percent, don’t approve of the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama, and only a third believe that Obama has done enough to deserve the prize.”
This is the opinion of “Adults,” I wonder what the opinion of “Likely Voters” is on the subject of Bambi winning the Nobel Prize, 66% don’t approve?
If CNN reports it that way then it must be closer to 75% because you know the poll was skewed.
“Most Americans still blame GWB and the GOP for our nation’s woes.”
Most Americans have a 30-minute attention span and don’t have the patience to wait. Many folks are opening their eyes and are realizing that Obozo is not the answer. Take everything that CNN, NBC and MSNBC has to say with a grain of salt. More reputable firms such as Rasmussen are showing Balloon Obusta rapidly losing political capital and trust.
Wait a minute...we disagree with him on the issues, but we approve of how he's handling his "duties?" What does THAT mean? Duties like, having occasional staff meetings? Duties like maintaining the illusion of "communicating" with the American people through his spokespeople? Duties like pretending he's up on our present military strategy for global and regional conflicts?
FROM CNN?!
The only thing that gets done at his desk is to check his schedule to see where the next party that day for him is.
Re:
“This seems to be the case with a lot of people I talk to. They’ll say things like, “I disagree with Obama about this...”, or “I have a problem with what he’s doing with...”, but in the same breath, they say they still “like” him. There is this overhang of “I like him personally” that I don’t get. I see nothing to like about a man who does the things Obama does and believes the things he says he does. Maybe it’s all just appearances, like all this crap about how Obama is “handsome”. Again, I don’t see it. To me he looks like a skinny dude with big ears and big teeth.”
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I would suggest the fawning Obama ‘fans’ (who disagree with his policies), switch their allegiance to another part-black man who actually has some talent: Tiger Woods.
If they feel the need to admire/like/respect some biracial person, fine — but they’ve hitched their wagons to the WRONG star with Ozero!
I KNEW this would happen well before the election — in this case, I hate being correct!
You don’t consider the work Rahm does at that desk to be legitimate? ;^0
wow. They admitted this in public?
Well, he does wear a tie. That’s presidential.
he’s Putins woman. does that make him the first female president?
The amazing thing is that Joe Biden is at 45% favorable. He was at 60%+ after the election last yr and at the inauguration. He’s down to 45. I wonder if the media will trumpet the steep plunge in Biden’s favorability. Considering they likely oversmapled dems for him to be at 45 means that virtually no Reps or Inds support him. 25% drop in less than a year. Meanwhile, Palin went from 42 to 40 in a year and the media has all these stories about her steep decline. Basically once you account for moe they’re at the same level of favorablility.
“...Americans don’t see eye to eye with President Barack on...”
President Barack.
Wonder how these numbers stack up against President Bill, President George, President Ronald,....
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