The Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll 15SEP2011 (-17)

Rasmusswen Reports ^ | 15SEP2011 | Rasmussen Reports Staff

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 23% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17.

Overall, 46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) at least somewhat disapprove.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Holding steady today. I'm predicting a drop tomorrow.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Daily Approval Index Ping.

Another boring result.

[thackney]

[varon]

I'd like to see a poll on whether Obama will finish his first term!

[TonyInOhio]

Lefty wankers approve of Angry Barry.

[Sooth2222]

I’m wondering if Zero is now looking so pathetic that he’s beginning to generate sympathy....

[ZULU]

2012 will be very interesting.

[ConservativeStatement]

Today's choice:

[GonzoGOP]

Some interesting internals.

Thirty-two percent (32%) believe the president’s policies have helped the nation’s economy while 50% believe they have hurt.

Seventeen percent (17%) now believe the country is generally heading in the right direction.

Forty-seven percent (47%) have confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking system.

Each of those shows statistics shows a crisis of confidence. If people believe things are going to get worse, just dumping money into the system won't help as they will just pay down debt, buy gold, or bury it in the back yard. This psychological element is one of the main reasons that Keynesian economics won't work. Perception is reality. And the perception is that anything Obama does will make things worse. The more he tries to do the more uncertainty it will cause and the worse things will get.

[xkaydet65]

I think it’s clear that 3-5points of Obama’s deficit were the result of lefty angst. The jobs plan and especially the tax hike has brought them back.

[ConservativeStatement]

The issue that should always be a concern is how the GOP candidates are painted by the Lame Stream Media. Obama is going to look sane and moderate especially coming off the debates. Some will feel Obama is the lesser of two evils. The media is the enemy within and too many Americans will fall for the trap.

[Longbow1969]

Holding steady today. I'm predicting a drop tomorrow.

The real numbers in the poll are not holding steady. Today's actual number is 46A/53D - which is up for Hussein and, unfortunately, showing some steady improvement for him over the last week or so.

I'm not sold on this Presidential Approval Index. The straight up approve/disapprove numbers tell the real story in my opinion.

[Buckeye McFrog]

You can probably pick up a quick five points at any time by going out and saying “I’m for Jobs!”