Posted on 03/28/2012 5:20:40 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The outlook might be bleak for Obamacare, but the outlook for Obama himself is downright rosy. Two new polls show the president's approval rating and electoral prospects much improved from previous polls.
A CNN/ORC poll found that 56 percent of the public like Obama generally, 51 percent approve of his job performance and 54 percent would vote for him over Mitt Romney. More from Political Ticker's summary of the poll:
If the general election were held today instead of in early November, 54% of registered voters say they would back Obama, with 43% supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the front-runner in the GOP nomination battle. That's up from a five-point 51%-46% advantage the president held over Romney in February.
And Obama would have a 55%-42% lead over Santorum, the former senator from Pennsylvania who's Romney's main rival right now for the nomination. The president led Santorum by a seven-point 52%-45% margin last month.
“President Obama currently wins majority support among groups that have been problematic for him in the past, including men, older voters, and suburbanites,” says CNN Poling Director Keating Holland. “He has a solid lead among independents as well.”
Importantly, the poll also showed a majority of voters still blame Bush and Republicans for the poor economy.
A new Quinnipiac poll of swing states also showed Obama on the uptick in crucial parts of the country:
In Florida: Mr. Obama bests Mr. Romney 49%-42%, and tops Mr. Santorum 50%-37%.
In Ohio: Mr. Obama leads Mr. Romney 47% – 41%, and Mr. Santorum 47%– 40%.
In Pennsylvania: Mr. Obama has about 45% support compared with Mr. Romney’s 42%, within the poll’s 2.8 percentage point margin of error. Mr. Obama bests Mr. Santorum 48%-41%.
The assistant director of polling for Quinnipiac says the results might be explained by voters’ views on the economy and gas prices: Six in 10 think the economy is improving and just one in six blame Obama for high gas prices. Instead, voters fault oil and gas companies and oil-producing countries.
A part of me is really burned up by these polls: It suggests to me that voters buy Obama’s blame-anybody-and-everything-around-me rhetoric without a second thought. By a number of measures, the economy is improving and, sure, Bush shares some of the blame for how weak the economy has been. But what were the Bush-era behaviors that were most problematic? Big spending. Yet, compared with Obama, Bush was a penny pincher! And Obama’s energy policies haven’t exactly helped to make energy costs more affordable.
Another part of me just thinks, “Oh well, the election isn’t today.” Much can and will still change before November.
LOL. Yeah, you are right, I can.
I’ve been one that said I’d never vote for Romney. I would have been happier with the lame duck kenyan.That has changed in the last week. I will vote for anyone over the racebaiter who is trying to incite civil war. This guy has got to go, no matter my differences with Romney
smoothsailing posted this earlier from the internals
From the internals:
BASED ON 1,014 AMERICANS
925 REGISTERED VOTERS
457 REGISTERED DEMOCRATS
411 REGISTERED REPUBLICANS
He is definitely a racebaiter. Also, he would not be lame duck. He has shown that he sees congress and our constitution as irrelevant. He uses his czars and executive orders to get what he wants.
Agreed, although I would add that underestimating the Supreme Court’s ability to accrete power was another error. The English Commonlaw system had not prepared them for a juridical super legislature.
Zero’s Chicago Team hasn’t even begun to unload on RINOmney yet.
They did unload on everyone else in the primary to ensure RINOmney is the candidate.
Vote for RINOmney????? No sale.
“We will also be able to thank the people on Free Republic who refuse to vote if the nominee is Romney. “
Don’t kid yourself. RINOmney will be crushed - partly because he is a pathetic RINO-weasel and partly because he loses the base and partly because he is in a cult that many won’t vote for.
His nomination is the only thing you need to thank for his defeat.
Oh, I will be sure to vote.
It will not be for Lightworker Hussein or Bishop Willard, but I will vote.
America deserves better than another half-baked RINO.
According to those numbers, at least 89 of those polled aren’t even registered to vote. But they are Americans!
American 3rd graders? American cats? American pineapples?
John Paulson’s contribution to the American Political Landscape -——>> a second term for Obama.
(Paulson is the Head of the Romney SuperPac breaking all records for negativity in politics)
When you beat the other guy down with negativity, you also beat yourself down,...... just a little more slowly.
Or as Andrew Jackson supposedly said:
"John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!".
I think the Supremes had their decision made for them. This is all "window dressing".
The CNN-ORC poll is crap. I made a thread on it earlier.
Obama is not popular. I remember Carter. Obama is worse...people are ready to fire him.
Agree!
It’s the demographics people. We’re outnumbered now. Get out of the echo chambers and stop preaching to the choir. Go read other forums and newspost comments.
Agreed. He’s got to go away
Lol! Haven’t we learned anything about the lame stream
Media after 3 & 1/2 years??! Just last week they were playing mind games w/ the public that one or two of the conservative judges would be pulled away to vote w/ the left-wingers for odumdumcare! It was all bunk and so are these gubbledigook polls. Obama will never be voted president again bc he’s lost the independents and as far as i can tell from my Jewish friends even the Jewish liberals are finally getting sick of this scum.
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.