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America's Fed Up: Obama Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low, Poll Shows
NBC News ^ | 5 Aug 2014

Posted on 08/05/2014 5:20:51 PM PDT by mandaladon

Two words sum up the mood of the nation: Fed up.

Six in 10 Americans are dissatisfied with the state of the U.S. economy, more than 70 percent believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, and nearly 80 percent are down on the country’s political system, according to the latest NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll.

The frustration carries over to the nation’s political leaders, with President Barack Obama’s overall approval rating hitting a new low at 40 percent, and a mere 14 percent of the public giving Congress a thumbs up.

“We’re in the summer of our discontent,” said Democratic pollster Peter Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff. “Americans are cranky, unhappy… It is with everything going on the world.”

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


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hillary; obama
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The NBC/WSJ pollsters attribute the wide discontent to the lingering effects of the Great Recession, as well as a loss of faith in the country’s politicians. ...............Lost of faith with Obama and democRATS.
1 posted on 08/05/2014 5:20:51 PM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

Too late, the damage has been done and the rot is deep.


2 posted on 08/05/2014 5:22:27 PM PDT by mylife
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To: mandaladon

Surprise, surprise....when even NBC says it, put a fork in him. He’s done.


3 posted on 08/05/2014 5:25:57 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: mandaladon

I remember when the Main-streamers told us about Bush’s low approval numbers that they would quickly inform us about Congress’s even lower numbers. (yeah, I am being sarcastic).


4 posted on 08/05/2014 5:27:10 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: mandaladon

And Yet ... They still report the news as if everyone supports the Obama policies, and they are the only ones that make sense. Also that Obama is a great guy.

When 70% of people hate Obama and know he is royally screwing America.


5 posted on 08/05/2014 5:27:37 PM PDT by Williams
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To: mandaladon

The commie ‘RATS are so “fed up” with their Kommie Kenyan messiah that they all have started pimping for Slick Willie’s wife. The Caucasian female version of their Kenyan messiah. The only difference between Barry and Hillary is that Hillary’s eyes go crossed a lot.


6 posted on 08/05/2014 5:29:47 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp! It is my home!!!)
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To: mandaladon

And Obama’s favorable/unfavorable rating remains upside down at 40 percent positive, 47 percent negative.

But if the president’s numbers are bad, Congress’ are even worse.

Only 14 percent approve of the job Congress is doing – the seventh-straight NBC/WSJ poll dating back to 2011 when this rating has been below 15 percent.

In addition, Americans hold congressional Republicans in lower regard (19 percent favorable, 54 percent unfavorable) than congressional Democrats (31 percent favorable, 46 percent unfavorable).


7 posted on 08/05/2014 5:29:48 PM PDT by kabar
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To: mandaladon

4 of 10 approve??? That’s nothing to celebrate.


8 posted on 08/05/2014 5:31:20 PM PDT by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: mandaladon

Well they put him in there. So live with it. Must be mad because the welfare check was not as large as promised. When you are happy with a $435.00 non working government check and not get off your butt and make more than that, you are an Obama butt kisser and lazy piece of gunk.


9 posted on 08/05/2014 5:31:32 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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To: mandaladon

NBC is so far ur obammys ass it isn’t funny and even they re telling the truth that america hates this magic negros guts.


10 posted on 08/05/2014 5:31:41 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
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To: mandaladon

The disapproval rates of Congress are meaningless. People always say that Congress sucks, but my congressman is OK because he brings home the bacon.


11 posted on 08/05/2014 5:31:51 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: mandaladon

So, Nothing But Crap kickin’ Bozo to the curb to make way for ‘Her High Cheekboneness’ or ‘Shrillary’?


12 posted on 08/05/2014 5:32:29 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Illegals Are Getting Flat Screet TV's....NOT TB Screenings!)
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To: mylife

And big sarcastic thank you to those that voted for him.


13 posted on 08/05/2014 5:32:38 PM PDT by CommieCutter (The only thing the smart phone accomplished was bringing the dumb people to the internet.)
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To: mylife

Americans don’t know what they want, could not agree on what they want, and lack the political will to do wha tneeds to be done to correct the situation. All they know is they don’t like what they have.


14 posted on 08/05/2014 5:33:51 PM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: mandaladon

The undocumented Moslem Indonesian without a birth certificate:
"Too late for them."

15 posted on 08/05/2014 5:34:23 PM PDT by Diogenesis (The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

You must be talking to the commies I know; their usual reaction to stories like this is “so what? It’s not like he’ll be on the ballot again. Wait for Hillary..”

They prefer to skip 2014 talk and move straight on to 2016. They seem to know that this Autumn will bring an Obummer ass-whoopin’


16 posted on 08/05/2014 5:35:19 PM PDT by MarkRegal05
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To: mandaladon

““Americans are cranky, unhappy… It is with everything going on the world.””

Its going on because we have a ‘leader’ from behind pot smokin golf playin loser and people see it.


17 posted on 08/05/2014 5:36:47 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: mandaladon

Hard to see what has changed recently but whatever it takes I am glad to see people finally feeling free to vent their frustrations.


18 posted on 08/05/2014 5:37:12 PM PDT by erlayman
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To: ryan71

Zero’s poll numbers are far worse. Count on it.


19 posted on 08/05/2014 5:38:48 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: mandaladon

What I want to know is; did they poll the dead voters on this?

Or the rigged voting machines?


20 posted on 08/05/2014 5:44:08 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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