Daily Presidential Tracking Poll (October 22, 2009 and Dear Leader is at -13)

Rasmussen Reports ^ | 10/22/09 | Scott Rasmussen

[SoFloFreeper]

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. That’s the lowest level of Strong Approval yet measured for this President. Thirty-nine percent (39%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -13

[SoFloFreeper]

holds steady.

[SoFloFreeper]

7 straight days of NEGATIVE DOUBLE DIGITS.

That is a new record for BO.

[DadOfFive]

Only 26% approval, new low?

[newfreep]

The “Strongly Approve” has fallen to a new low: 26%. Even the core believers are falling off the wagon!

[GOPsterinMA]

YEAH BABY!!!

[HerrBlucher]

The only way for Obama to recover now is to escalate his attack on Fox News, and define hate speech as any criticism of him.....yeah thats the ticket.

[DRey]

NEW LOW on strongly approve. Someone’s lost their innocence...

[SoFloFreeper]

LOOK AT THE INDEPENDENT NUMBERS:

Fifty percent (50%) of Democrats Strongly Approve while 66% of Republicans Strongly Disapprove of his performance. Among those not affiliated with either major political party, 18% Strongly Approve and 42% Strongly Disapprove.

[MrB]

26% _strong_ approval.

Overall, though, is still under 50, which is also good news.

Gives you a bit more faith in humanity and your fellow American.

[tgusa]

42% of independents strongly disapprove. Keep it up, 0, and you might even let the inept, bumbling DC Repubs back in the game.

[wayoverontheright]

The “Strongly Approve” has fallen to a new low: 26%. Even the core believers are falling off the wagon!

Disillusionment? Perhaps embarrassment?

I think blacks are dropping off too, he's embarrassing many of them.

[GoCards]

I really thought today we were going to see -20. I know its crazy but he sux.

[moose2004]

“Among those not affiliated with either major political party, 18% Strongly Approve and 42% Strongly Disapprove.”

This quote should be especially terrifying to the WH political advisers.

[DRey]

escalate his attack on Fox News

Yes. That worked so well for his numbers this week... Maybe he'll go after Christianity next, or stay-at-home moms. I wouldn't put it past him.

[markomalley]

Love this one: For the first time during Obama’s time in office, the Approval Index has been in negative double digits for seven straight days. Fifty percent (50%) of Democrats Strongly Approve while 66% of Republicans Strongly Disapprove of his performance. Among those not affiliated with either major political party, 18% Strongly Approve and 42% Strongly Disapprove.

(Please note no September nrs were reported by Rasmussen -- on the free side, at least -- that's why no September data point on the chart)

[newfreep]

I believe blacks will be the last to "see the light" and jump ship - too many black racists that will stay true to the skin color.

The mushy middle seems to be leading the desertion.

[Buckeye McFrog]

even the blissfully oblivious among us are beginning to be turned-off by the thuggery

[tgusa]

He’s acting like he knows he’s a single-term pony, thus the impetus to do everything now, now, NOW. We all need to turn the screws on our congresscritters.

[DRey]

I really thought today we were going to see -20

You're right about the -20, just wrong about the Thursday. Tune in on the 29th. ; )

[pburgh01]

Jobless claims rising “Above estimates” whatever that means, Obama clearly humming and hawing on Afghanistan and won't make a decision, the public getting more anxious about his socialistic takeover of the health care system, his wife looking like Marie Antoinette with all the parties and fiestas while the country suffers, ACORN, attacks on FoxNews, his staunchest supporters like David Lettermen being shown to be total degenerates, home prices falling again, gas prices up again with a collapsing dollar, the Nobel prize flap, shall I continue......2010 looks like 30+ seats lost for the Dems in the House and Harry Reid losing his seat, Obama is so magnificent isn't he. Our BET president.

[MrB]

He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.

[Hawthorn]

>> The only way for Obama to recover now is to escalate his attack on Fox News, and define hate speech as any criticism of him <<

Such tactics may work for a while, but they'll eventually lose steam. And if I may hazard a guess, they already have lost at least some of their effectiveness.

(In other words, the "law of diminishing returns" isn't confined to economic analysis!)

[Canedawg]

Good news, but I am expecting a slight bump from his sheeple as a result of yesterday’s story about cutting the pay of CEOs.

It will be temporary, so dont let it throw you.

[Hawthorn]

Love those beautiful red-and-blue graphs! Keep ‘em coming!

[capt. norm]

Only 50% of the Democrats strongly approve.

Looks like the rats are abandoning the sinking ship.

[LonePalm]

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Lazamataz]

Barack O’Clowna is a buffoon and an amateur.

[pburgh01]

We need that approval number, the generic one to drop in the low 40’s and then the fun begin.

[MrB]

I know there are some that will approve of the act,

but most leftists, even, understand the fascism of the government dictating what someone can be paid.

[iowamark]

His total approval has been fairly steady since August.

[dogcaller]

buffoon and amateur...
big red nose, floppy shoes.

[HerrBlucher]

Hmmmm, based on replies I am beginning to think “facetious” didn’t show through on my post....LOL!

[EyeGuy]

No way Zero had 65% “approval” on Inauguration Day.

I know Rasmussen is highly respected, but no way.

[stockpirate]

PING

You’ll love these numbers!

[DRey]

"No way Zero had 65% “approval” on Inauguration Day."

It's just hard to imagine anyone thinking of him as "the Messiah" (and they did) now that his thuggery is so utterly exposed. He'll never reach that number again.

[thethirddegree]

I think the Kool-Aid is wearing off.

[nikos1121]

I’ve been saying for weeks now that he will lose more and more from the strongly approve ranks.

For example, I was a Bush follower till the end, but if polled, there would be no way I would say I “strongly approved” of the way he was handling things after the Harriet Meir affair. I found him to be a poor communicator and highly passive regarding immigration and dealing head on with the democrats.

He also lacked the leadership regarding the pending mortgage crisis. If he saw it coming, and couldn’t get anyone in Congress to do anything, he should have taken it to the people...

But, I would still be counted as “Approving” Bush.

Same will happen with Obama.

I look for -14 or -15 tomorrow.

[MNlurker]

There was an internal report earlier this AM on the Va race that showed 31% of AA’s supporting McConnell(?)...maybe its actually happening...

[changeitback440]

just wait till the markets correct.......

[Cheryllynn]

Good news!

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[grobdriver]

Ahhhh... music to my eyes.

[Hawthorn]

>> I am beginning to think “facetious” didn’t show through on my post <<

Not to worry. I could easily tell you were being facetious, and I’ll bet the same is true for others reading this thread.

But even if it wasn’t your intention, I think you also made a very serious point. That’s because Axle-Rahmrod are likely to keep trying those Chicagoist thug tactics for at least a little while — maybe longer.

[Canedawg]

Most of these leftists support marxism and they know that strongarm tactics is the way to implement it.

I wont go on DU to see what the morons there are saying, but I did skim many of the comments of the online NYTimes readers about the article about cutting CEO pay, and they like it.

they clearly dont understand the implications of it, and still dont understand the role that the CRE and fanny and freddie played in causing the financial meltdown. They have bought into the obamunist propaganda.

[indylindy]

Obama has done nothing to make America better. He just does nothing but make threats and destroy things.

He needs to be kicked out for treasonous incompetence and failure to keep his oath to defend and protect the Constitution.

It has gotten that bad. I shudder and cringe thinking that nothing will be left of this country in 3 more years.

[MNlurker]

I concur.

[Hawthorn]

>> if they stay home come election day <<

That’s the key point.

And it applies not only to black voters but probably even more to the “youth” vote:

Youngsters got all fired up about The Big Ø in 2008, but most of them could hardly care less about whether their congress-person, U. S. Senator or state governor is Dhimmi, ‘Pub, socialist, libertarian or whatever.

(And probably ditto for a large swath of the independent vote.)

[Big Horn]

He can be replaced you know!

[riri]

He's filled with fury

He certainly does seem to be getting more angry. We need to continue to provoke him.

[clee1]

Ol’ Zero is sinking lower than whale $h!t, huh?