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President Obama Heads into Midterms at Lowest Approval Rating of Presidency (UNDER 40: 37%)
Harris Interactive ^ | Monday, Ocotber 25, 2010

Posted on 10/25/2010 12:33:14 PM PDT by kristinn

President Obama is spending the next week crisscrossing the country in support of Democratic candidates before this year's midterm elections. While the president may do a great job of energizing the base, he may not be able to convert any Independents who have yet to decide for whom they will vote. Currently, two-thirds of Americans (67%) have a negative opinion of the job President Obama is doing while just over one-third (37%) have a positive opinion. This continues the president's downward trend and he is now at the lowest job approval rating of his presidency.

These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 3,084 adults surveyed online between October 11 and 18, 2010 by Harris Interactive.

It's perhaps not surprising that nine in ten Republicans (90%) and Conservatives (89%) give the job the president is doing negative ratings. What may be surprising is that one-third of Democrats (34%) and Liberals (33%) also give him negative ratings, as do seven in ten Independents (70%) and six in ten Moderates (60%).

Americans who give the president the highest positive ratings are those with a post-graduate education (48%), a college education (47%), and those living in the West (42%). On the other end of the spectrum, almost three-quarters of those with a high school education or less (72%) and two thirds of Midwesterners (66%) and Southerners (66%) give the President negative marks on his overall job.

While the president is at a low point, there is a political body with ratings much lower than his. Just one in ten Americans (11%) give Congress positive ratings on the job they are doing while nine in ten (89%) give them negative marks. While Congress may be under Democratic control, even four in five Democrats (81%) give them negative ratings.

Part of this negativity may have to do with the way Americans believe the country as a whole is going. Just one-third of U.S. adults (34%) say the country is going in the right direction while two-thirds (66%) say it is going off on the wrong track. While not close to the low it was before the 2008 election (11% said things were going in the right direction), this is one of the lower points of this year.

SNIP


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2010midterms; 2010polls; bho44; bhojobapproval; democrats; elections; fail; obama; obamatruthfile
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1 posted on 10/25/2010 12:33:19 PM PDT by kristinn
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Harris has a typo on the dispproval number for Obama. It’s 63% from Table 2 at the source link.


2 posted on 10/25/2010 12:36:05 PM PDT by kristinn (Lowering the IQ on FR since Jul 31, 1998)
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To: kristinn

You get the feeling the Dems are in deep denial land right now...I mean they’re talking like it’s 2008?


3 posted on 10/25/2010 12:36:24 PM PDT by Braak (The US Military, the real arms inspectors!)
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To: kristinn

I hope he can get to all 57 States.. Everywhere he goes, he helps the rest of us..


4 posted on 10/25/2010 12:36:24 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: kristinn; ElkGroveDan; MamaDearest; bitt; Bitsy; 70th Division; unkus; JLAGRAYFOX; dk/coro; ...

The Imam’s approval will dump even lower when We The People realize they’re going to kissing their lives or the lives of their family members goodbye thanks to DeathCare.

Welcome to the real horrors of Obamacare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HnkxIh62dQ&NR=1

Share with your address list.


5 posted on 10/25/2010 12:36:36 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (YEAH, I ALREADY VOTED TO CLEAN THE SEWER!!!)
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To: kristinn

Okay, liberal media and entertainers, time to call for a Waaaaambulance


6 posted on 10/25/2010 12:37:09 PM PDT by moodyskeptic (Cultural warrior with a keyboard)
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To: kristinn

Obama the campaign cooler. Everyday he’s out there his polling drops.


7 posted on 10/25/2010 12:38:09 PM PDT by AU72
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To: kristinn

37%

WOW...


8 posted on 10/25/2010 12:39:00 PM PDT by RockinRight (if the choice is between Crazy and Commie, I choose Crazy.)
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To: moodyskeptic

This poll was of adults, not even registered or likely voters - So it’s even worse for Dems than this poll indicates.


9 posted on 10/25/2010 12:39:38 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: kristinn

President Obama is spending the next week crisscrossing the country in support of Democratic candidates before this year's midterm elections.


10 posted on 10/25/2010 12:40:00 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: kristinn

“two-thirds of Americans (67%) have a negative opinion of the job President Obama is doing while just over one-third (37%) have a positive opinion.”


That adds up to 104%. Must be due to inflation . . . .


11 posted on 10/25/2010 12:40:30 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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Obama and Biden need to resign NOW. No... wait... not now. Resign on November 3rd!


12 posted on 10/25/2010 12:41:01 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the Constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: kristinn

I sure wouldn’t want Obama showing up in my district if I was a Dem! He is the kiss of defeat!


13 posted on 10/25/2010 12:42:24 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the Constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: Col Frank Slade

Harris does not do a lot of polls - when they do them - they are very good and accurate. The sample size was almost 3,100 people which is big.


14 posted on 10/25/2010 12:43:01 PM PDT by Frantzie (Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
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To: April Lexington

What about the Newsweak Poll that they have been touting on PMSNBC? That one had Ozero’s approval over 50%.


15 posted on 10/25/2010 12:43:24 PM PDT by Friend of the Friendless (R-Illinois)
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To: April Lexington

I expect we’re going to see one angry little man on the morning of November 3rd, and I can’t wait!
The American people will probably get a tongue lashing from the would-be messiah.

He just doesn’t get it.


16 posted on 10/25/2010 12:46:55 PM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
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To: kristinn

17 posted on 10/25/2010 12:46:58 PM PDT by Zakeet (Like the wise Wee Wee said, "We can't be broke ... we still have checks in the checkbook.")
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To: AuH2ORepublican
That adds up to 104%. Must be due to inflation . . . .

It's Election Time. Results up to 118% are considered valid. I think...

18 posted on 10/25/2010 12:47:15 PM PDT by Seven plus One
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To: Friend of the Friendless

The sad think is, they polled only Leftists! BWAHAHAHAHHAHA!


19 posted on 10/25/2010 12:47:17 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the Constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: Zakeet
Looks like there is a bit more to this president thing than just strutting around doing the Moms Mabley imitations all day...
20 posted on 10/25/2010 12:49:06 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the Constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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