Rasmussen: Obama loses majority support
posted at 11:36 am on July 24, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Rasmussen’s presidential tracking polls detecting slippage in support for Barack Obama first, and now they report that his approval ratings have fallen below 50% for the first time. Driving the indicator, as it has all along, is the departure of independents from the president’s banner. Obama only has a 37% approval rating among unaffiliated voters, which will make his Capitol Hill colleagues even more nervous as Obama’s big-spending plans come up for votes:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 30% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8.
Just 25% believe that the economic stimulus package has helped the economy. …
Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. Today marks the first time his overall approval rating has ever fallen below 50% among Likely Voters nationwide. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove.
It marks the first time that Obama has gone underwater since he started his remarkable run for the presidency in early 2007. Undoubtedly, voters have now put the responsibility for the economy squarely on Obama’s shoulders after six months of worsening indicators. The steep decline in support for his health-care bill represents in part a lack of confidence in his ability to deliver after the failure of the massive stimulus package, which he promised would put America back to work.
Even the Democratic gender gap has mostly been wiped out for Obama. Although crosstabs are not available on daily tracking reports, Rasmussen’s poll shows an approval rating of 51% among women, just two points above the overall average. If Obama had hoped to maintain the traditional Democratic inroads with women with his focus on health care, that appears to have backfired, as the survey on that issue earlier in the week showed women opposing it by a 50%-46% edge, with men more clearly in opposition at 53%-44%. Why? Pluralities among both genders believe that their personal coverage will get worse under ObamaCare.
With that in mind, it will be interesting to watch Rasmussen on Monday and Tuesday next week when the effect from the Obama presser gets absorbed in the polling. Will Obama get a bump just from being on TV? Or will his lackluster and trite presentation of old arguments work against him with the people who are already unhappy with ObamaCare?
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Raacist!
daesleeper on July 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM
O fell into a burning ring of fire.
jimmy2shoes on July 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM
And the “unsinkable” Barry Obama dips below the waterline…
How is the Petulant One going to react to this rejection?
My prediction: Expect some of the shrillness you see out of his good buddy Hugo.
wildcat84 on July 24, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Coming soon – majority opposition
UltimateBob on July 24, 2009 at 11:41 AM
B-b-b-but HE QUOTES NIEBUHR!!!!
CDeb on July 24, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Stand by for The Mother of All Distractions.
fogw on July 24, 2009 at 11:42 AM
I have a hard time getting too excited that the numbers are down. Dude isn’t going down without a fight and I’m afraid of what that fight is going to look like.
teffertoes on July 24, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Look at this beautiful, beautiful chart. The lines are getting closer and closer.
BadgerHawk on July 24, 2009 at 11:42 AM
And the sheeple continue having a hard time in admitting “we wuz conned”.
OldEnglish on July 24, 2009 at 11:42 AM
wildcat84 on July 24, 2009 at 11:42 AM
He never learned the lesson as a child that lies always have a way of catching up to you. Good.
moonsbreath on July 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM
But, but, you liked me, you used to really like me!
JAM on July 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Limbo approval. How low can he go? We ain’t seen nothing yet.
The era of Hopenchange is slowly fading.
Barry, you blew it.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Stupid is….as stupid does. Are you lisening MSM?
Rovin on July 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Obama is oblivious to reality and probably wanders aimlessly around the White House talking to his best friend . . . Mr. Teleprompter. This country didn’t elect a president; it elected a sickness that will destroy the country.
rplat on July 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM
His poll number is now at 0% among law enforcement.
Nice move, Barry.
JammieWearingFool on July 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM
He needs another Cairo speech.
cntrlfrk on July 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM
I dont’ think he’ll get any bump from the Fantasty Hour. At best, he’ll flatline due to it.
I think the attention storm over the “stupid” cops has effectively drowned out the creative accounting and outright lies and double-speak over health care, which may have indeed been the point. However, the more that is learned about the Cambridge incident, the more people are going to shake their heads and “tsk tsk.”
JamesLee on July 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM
I’m not.
atheling on July 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Nah, he just needs to smear a radio talk show host or Alaskan governor. That’ll distract the masses.
Doughboy on July 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Scroll down and look at this one. It’s even funner.
IrishEi on July 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM
It’s going to have to be a whopper. Michael jackson’s death couldn’t even turn things around for him.
UltimateBob on July 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM
The Crowley/Gates controversy is just starting to get it’s legs. The next few weeks are going to be interesting.
MarkTheGreat on July 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
I think Obama fights this by reinventing himself into Rev. Wright. Which we saw a bit of in that failure of a press conference.
Which will only push his numbers even lower. Barry ran as a centrist, as a charismatic messiah of “hopeandchange”. Morphing into Al Sharpton won’t help his chances of re-election.
I look for Hillary to bail on him soon and start running for the nomination for 2012. I think she could defeat him. Look for Clinton rats to start abandoning the sinking ship very soon.
wildcat84 on July 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
I had honestly not thought Ogabe would sink this fast. At this rate he will be in the 30s by Christmas.
Forget ObamaCare and Cap & Tax. Any Democrat voting for this will be dead in 2010.
Norwegian on July 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Good time to shove ObamaScare down our throats just to remind everyone who Won.
Bishop on July 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
I believe the Presidential Approval Index is daily. We will see tomorrow and Sunday what the results are.
INC on July 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Look for a crisis to appear, DeMint to be targeted, and a strong-armed Congress passing his agenda without regard to his ratings.
genso on July 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Obligatory:
“This is not the Rasmussen poll I once knew…”
the_souse on July 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
I would love to see Crowley sue Obama for defamation, and have Obama claim in court the royal priviledge, that a sitting president can’t be sued.
MarkTheGreat on July 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Exactly! I’d be real nervous if I worked in a foreign pill factory.
Rovin on July 24, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Obama on ABC: “Quite frankly, it surprises me there is a controversy with what I said.”
That is a 100% accurate truthful statement. It was rehearsed and pre-planned with her sitting in the front row underneath his face.
Marcus on July 24, 2009 at 11:48 AM
That chart canNOT be sent out any more!
WashJeff on July 24, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Sunday will be the first day that includes the 3-day average of all post-presser results.
IrishEi on July 24, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Get the retarded traitor out of office before it’s too late.
progressoverpeace on July 24, 2009 at 11:49 AM
I’ve figured that was coming ever since she was named to State. Obam’ter was smart linking her to his adminstration, so she isn’t in the Senate stinkin’ up the joint and blocking him.
His numbers and gaffes keep moving in opposite directions, look for her to have a public spat with him, resign in a huff because she can’t compromise her principles and be a part of his dangerous actions or some such, and start firing up the ol’ War Wagon once again.
JamesLee on July 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM
They do that and they are done in 2010 and 2012. No, I don’t see the democrat congress falling on the sword for Barry.
You already are seeing that they won’t do that. It’s the DEMOCRATS who are responsible for shelving cap and tax and Obamacare, the Republicans can’t do a thing to stop anything they wish to do.
Which makes this the perfect storm for the GOP to profit from. IF they don’t repeat the mistakes that lost them power in the first place.
wildcat84 on July 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM
During the town hall yesterday, he spent more than a few sentences on how talk radio is whipping people into a frenzy against his policies. It was a pointed shot.
I wonder where he’ll go with that if his numbers continue to slip?
myrenovations on July 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Yep. Slow Joe told us so.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM
I think he will always have about 30% of the population, consisting of the true left wingers and blind minority vote; I am expecting everyone else to turn against him, giving him an overall 30% approval rating when he is turned out of office.
Vashta.Nerada on July 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Exactly….this will not be Clinton redux. This is all-or-nothing for Obama.
genso on July 24, 2009 at 11:51 AM
The Hindenburg comes to mind.
“Oh the humanity!”
Tony737 on July 24, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Hello, Fairness Doctrine. They already suppressed the GOP in printing the chart outlining the bureaucracy of ObamaCare.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 24, 2009 at 11:51 AM
im sure axelrod and emmanuel are at defcon 1 about now.
weewilly on July 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM
He’ll order his FCC to censor talk radio by threatening the licenses of the stations via the planned “community” boards which will be made up of ACORN.
Which of course won’t be able to be done in the dark, thus finally exposing Obama for what he is: a leftist dictator thug.
wildcat84 on July 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM
It will be an interesting psychological analysis to see how such a narcissistic person who has had years of such idolation and near-worship without a single life achievement deals with an overall rejection by the public at large. While he will always have his ever-loving followers, how will his type of personality react to suddenly discovering more and more people hate him. It might be a scary reaction.
chromium on July 24, 2009 at 11:53 AM
And, for the crowning glory, the aide feels that “probably the best part of the bill is the increase in Hospice care which will solve the prolonging of life issue.”
http://www.redstate.com/
ICBM on July 24, 2009 at 11:53 AM
I had this on another thread but will post here too.
July 24, 2009
Mr. Obama;
This leter is to inform you that as of today July 24, 2009 your service to the American people is no longer needed. As your employer, the American people have determined that during your 6 months probationary period your actions have considerably weakend the American economy, weakend American sercurity ,and tarnished the American reputation throughout the world. Due to these factors it is our right and responisbility to inform you that you have until the end of business today July 24, 2009 to pack your belongings along with any and all staff members and remove yourself from OUR White House. Please be advised that security will be assigned to you and each member of your staff to ensure that nothing of vaule or importance will be taken from the premisis.
Joyfully,
The American People
milwife88 on July 24, 2009 at 11:54 AM
The instant he believes he won’t get a second term, and that day is coming soon:
“buckle your seatbelt Dorothy ’cause Kansas, is going bye-bye”.
He is going to go completely insane trying to shove his eight year plan to socialize America into three years. If you thought the daily crisis’s and scandals have been bludgeoning us up to now, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
Rebar on July 24, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Axelrod and Emanuel think they can outsmart everyone. Looks like they didn’t have Barry prepared with enough plausible lies for the Press Conference. Oops. At least they got the “Gates” question planted to take some of the sting away.
marklmail on July 24, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Barack
HusseinMillard Fillmore ObamaDr.Cwac.Cwac on July 24, 2009 at 11:56 AM
And I can’t wait to see what those unemployment numbers jump to next month, now that the new minimum wage kicks in today.
BTW, Fox just reported that Congress is being asked to “clear their calendars” for Saturday.
Knucklehead on July 24, 2009 at 11:56 AM
It’s time for barry to write a new book, “The Audacity of Failure.”
farright on July 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Good news! POTUS alone will be supplying enough tax money to fund S-CHIP.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I’m gonna copy and paste what I posted over in the headlines about Hillary.
Honestly, I don’t see Hillary winning the nomination no matter how low Giggles goes. Carter had heavy primary challenges in 80 and still won the nomination. Ford got challenged by Reagen himself in ‘76 and still prevailed.
No, a Hillary who stayed in the Senate would’ve been a far more dangerous foe for Giggles come 2012. If his numbers keep going down, he’ll drag everyone associated with him down as well – Reid, Pelosi, and Hillary as well. Even if Hillary resigns tomorrow she’ll still be associated with the administration from now on – because she will forever be “Former Secretary of State Clinton.” Giggles keeps polling low, Hillary will be damaged goods as well.
crazy_legs on July 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Me thinks Barry Hussein ACTED STUPIDLY…..
SDarchitect on July 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
If Rahm keeps performing like this you’ll see Michelle as Chief-of-Staff before Christmas. Am I allowed to say Christmas?
Limerick on July 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Aaaaaaand it’s official; Pelosi to bring the HC bill to a vote before the August recess.
Hold on to your crack pipes.
Bishop on July 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Yes, that’s what I was trying to say. Tomorrow 2 out of the 3 days and Sunday all three.
INC on July 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I wanted to email this out to friends and colleagues but I see the email app is gone. Whats this facebook crap?
Sammy316 on July 24, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Good point.
It depends on his mental stability.
When your whole world psychologically crashes down on you, anything is liable to happen. He could adjust to the reality and remake himself to adapt to the situation and make a comeback.
Or he could come flying apart at the seams and start acting like Hitler in the bunker, acting out self made delusions and lashing out at his inner circle. He might even become insane enough to send the tanks after his “enemies”.
But you’re right… After being worshiped his whole life, never having to actually work for anything and ascending to the pinnacle with no actual substance, having “The Emperor Has No Clothes” shouted in his face could send him off the cliff.
How would we deal with a mentally insane president?
wildcat84 on July 24, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the WH today:
“Uh oh. We’re losing them.
MOAR PRESS CONFERENCES AND SPEECHES!!!”
Good Lt on July 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Wow, his pecs must be sagging….
jbh45 on July 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM
RACIST!
Good Lt on July 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Agreed. She’s tainted goods. Plus, many male Dem voters dislike her.
atheling on July 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Groan.
BadgerHawk on July 24, 2009 at 12:00 PM
The White House budget for Kool filter kings just increased.
Limerick on July 24, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Don’t do crack, it is a ghetto drug. – Bob Roberts
myrenovations on July 24, 2009 at 12:00 PM
I think I heard on FOX earlier that Obama is traveling to some Blue Dog states this weekend to push his health care fiasco. Anyone else hear that?
I’m hoping for double-digit negatives :-)
IrishEi on July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
The theme of which will be: how the evil, racist Amerikkka wouldn’t let a black man succeed as president.
AZCoyote on July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
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BigD on July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
This poll needs a video to go with it showing a guy wandering around a hospital saying “Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?” into his cell phone.
percysunshine on July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
“Let me be clear. I can see St. Helena from my house!” – Napoleobama
Fallen Sparrow on July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
I wonder how Bozo will jigger his way out of this mess.
txag92 on July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING THAT IF YOU DISAGREE AND DEBATE WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION THAT YOU ARE UNAMERICAN.
I SAY THAT WE ARE AMERICANS AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE AND DEBATE WITH ANY ADMINISTRATION!!!!!!!!!
Just play that clip in about 1,000 ads and the screeching will turn everyone off.
Good Lt on July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
I vote for impeachment but then we would have a mentally challenged prez instead.
farright on July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
I think these pollsters are surveying too many “typical white people.”
bw222 on July 24, 2009 at 12:02 PM
At what point with his numbers going lower will the press finally turn on him and start trying to save their own hides by going after his?
tims472 on July 24, 2009 at 12:02 PM
At least Biden is funny.
bw222 on July 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Better Biden reciting ‘Sam-I-Am’ then Barry reciting ‘Das Kapital’.
Limerick on July 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM
In contrast with Dumbo, President Bush fell below 50% for the first time in february of 2004.
Falz on July 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM
I hope she does. Everyone who votes for it is voting themselves out of office in 2010, with the exception of people from far left districts like Pelosi…
wildcat84 on July 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM
How would we deal with a mentally insane president?
wildcat84 on July 24, 2009 at 11:58 AM
I don’t know I was too young to remember the Carter years.
milwife88 on July 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM
I wonder how the Firstwoman (can’t use lady) will handle all this? Will she not be proud anymore (if ever) of America? Will she again think this is a mean country as if she ever thought otherwise…
vulcannomad on July 24, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Look, this 49% INCLUDES the guaranteed 15% for blacks.
marklmail on July 24, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Heh
Narcissus looked at himself in a pool of water and fell on love with his own reflection.
He died soon thereafter.
Isn’t that how the story goes?
blatantblue on July 24, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Fell IN love
blatantblue on July 24, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Along with the Gates comments.
If I were the filthy liar, I’d be spending the weekend converting the West Wing into a kennel for all the puppies he’s going to need.
highhopes on July 24, 2009 at 12:05 PM
While that’s sad and unfortunate, I understand this fact. What I don’t get is why does he poll so much better with women? He’s continually shown his disdain for women and his policies would hurt women and their children.
I hope it’s not because “he’s so dreamy” (gag). Speaking of gagging, I saw a kid at Cedar Point yesterday and he was wearing one of those Obama propaganda looking poster shirts. The kid didn’t even look like he was old enough to vote (probably 14-16) and he came in through the Resort Entrance. It pretty much ruined the rest of my day. That was so sad to see.
MobileVideoEngineer on July 24, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Let me be clear. He just wants to eat his waffle.
the Coondawg on July 24, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Obama to Rahm: Can’t we jigger these polls?
Upstater85 on July 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Americans are waking up,slowly but surely,thanks to blogs like this and conservative radio.This is so wide open for the gop.Will they take it and run or continue to fight amongst each other?
ohiobabe on July 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Listen for the Freudian slips and watch for the grand distraction…oh, and expect some investigation into someone from Bush’s administration…and another ‘date night’ to draw attention away from the political and on to the personal. Just watch. It’s coming…
LEBA on July 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Breaking: Gates appointed Doorman at the WH.
Limerick on July 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Arrr… walk the plank matties
farright on July 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Fox is reporting that Reid and Baucaus have been called to the White House.
While all of us are enjoying our weekend, we’re going to get screwed on top of it.
News conference now by Cambridge PD.
Knucklehead on July 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
One pill
Two pill
Red pill
Blue pill
ICBM on July 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Carter wasn’t insane, just unfit for the job. The current occupant isn’t insane either. Just truly evil.
highhopes on July 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
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