Posted on 03/12/2012 1:48:09 PM PDT by RobinMasters
President Barack Obama's approval rating has plunged below 50 percent, and Republican front-runner Mitt Romney would beat him if the election took place today, a poll showed Monday.
The survey, by ABC News and The Washington Post, indicated that only 46 percent of Americans now approve of the way Obama is handling his job, and 50 percent disapprove as he took a hit from rising gas prices.
The situation was a reversal from early February, when 50 percent approved of the president's performance and 46 percent disapproved.
The survey was released as the battleground for the Republican presidential nomination moved to the deep South for primaries in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday.
If the presidential election took place today, the poll found that Romney would beat Obama 49 percent to 47 percent.
The president was barely ahead of former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who is running second in the Republican pack — 49 percent to 46 percent.
Previously, Obama held significant advantages over both.
According to the survey, the drop was attributed to soaring gas prices threatening to crimp America's slow recovery from a recession.
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ABC want Obama to lead from behind
Slow recovery?....If it gets any slower it’s gonna need a Death Certificate............
How bad must the real numbers but if this is Obamah-Loving ABC’s own poll?
What idiots.
Jut wait till Obama gets a hold of that holy underwear!
“soaring gas prices ...”, stocks stalled, bond yields sneaking up, stubborn unemployment...
Obama might be held to account for his, Harry’s and Nancy’s policies despite the media and it’s sluts.
Second poll in a week having the Republican (whomever it is) beat Zero.
Never pictured 0bama as being a “top guy” anyway...
“soaring gas prices ...”, stocks stalled, bond yields sneaking up, stubborn unemployment...
It's probably more likely that a reporter asked for the results of the survey and was told 4 to 6%.............. so, the news copy reads forty six percent............and that, boys and girls is how news is made.
ABC want Obama to lead from behind
Hey, it’s a win-win for the left. If Obama wins, they get a socialist. If Romney wins, they still get a socialist.
It’s the left behind dems who need to start up a new party. If anyone has been taken over by anti American enemies it is the dems.
It’s the left behind dems who need to start up a new party. If anyone has been taken over by anti American enemies it is the dems.
It’s the left behind dems who need to start up a new party. If anyone has been taken over by anti American enemies it is the dems.
Yes, Romney unwittingly reaping the benefit of Newt’s masterful campaign to illustrate the critical importance of energy prices to the economic health of the US. Newt has single handedly driven down Obama’s poll numbers.
Go away, Obama and take your fat police wifey with you.
Gee, staying in the pan but turning down the heat from scorching hot to just burning hot.
Happy days are just around the corner...
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