Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Satisfaction With U.S. Historically Low for Midterm Year
Gallup ^ | May 19, 2010 | Jeffrey M. Jones

Posted on 5/19/2010, 9:17:03 PM by Berlin_Freeper

PRINCETON, NJ -- So far in 2010, an average of 23% of Americans have been satisfied with the way things are going in the United States. That is well below the 40% historical average Gallup has measured since 1979, when it began asking this question. The 2010 average is also the lowest Gallup has measured in a midterm election year, dating to 1982.


(Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gallup

1 posted on 5/19/2010, 9:17:05 PM by Berlin_Freeper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Berlin_Freeper

Hmmmmm, NOT satisfied with becoming a European-socialist nation??? Nah!!


2 posted on 5/19/2010, 9:19:20 PM by Semperfiwife (Mama Grizzly here, reporting for duty)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Berlin_Freeper

That doesn’t bold well for the Dems.


3 posted on 5/19/2010, 9:19:40 PM by mainepatsfan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Berlin_Freeper
It's not his fault.

It's not a referendum on him.

It's always this way.

4 posted on 5/19/2010, 9:19:44 PM by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Semperfiwife

I can’t get no....
Satisfaction
I can’t get no...
Recov’ry Traction...

When I’m trying to
Find a Job
and it
feels like I’m on
a Losing Streak
So they give me unemployment
For thirteen more weeks
I can’t get no....
No no no.....

Hey hey hey....
Some new tax to pay...

I can’t get no
Sat-is-fac-tion
Where’s my tax cut?
Oh, a re-trac-tion

Barry lied
And he lied
And he tried
To divide

I can’t get no...
No no no


5 posted on 5/19/2010, 9:39:36 PM by Buckeye McFrog
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Semperfiwife; Windflier

Its a comin


6 posted on 5/19/2010, 9:41:28 PM by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Berlin_Freeper

Remind me who was pres in ‘86? The libs hate that...


7 posted on 5/19/2010, 9:57:39 PM by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CPT Clay

Whew.... there’s a serious - damn near historic landslide coming, and it’s going to land squarely on the Dems.

Note that the satisfaction number in ‘94 was a full ten percentage points higher than it is today. We all know what happened in those mid-term elections.

What’s funny, is that even with data like this confirming everyone’s forecast for November, there are pundits and Washington insiders blathering on about how the Dems will retain control of Congress this year.

They’re whistling past the graveyard.

I can’t stand Newt as a politician, but he knows his stuff about the business of politics. He predicted yesterday that the Republicans could pick up as many as 70 House seats in November.

One thing’s for sure, and that is, the American people are ready to fire the Dems - right across the boards.


8 posted on 5/19/2010, 10:51:43 PM by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: neodad
Remind me who was pres in ‘86? The libs hate that...

To be fair, the satisfaction rating was the same in 1998, and we all know who was president then.

9 posted on 5/19/2010, 10:59:57 PM by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Berlin_Freeper

That’s Unpossible - The One promised us rainbows and skittles...


10 posted on 5/19/2010, 11:27:07 PM by AzSteven ("War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." Jean Dutourd)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Windflier

Cant stand Newt and his baggage but he is a good “idea” man and he has an ability to verbalize our values on many issues.


11 posted on 5/20/2010, 3:46:31 PM by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson