Gallup: First-year quarterly drop in Obama’s approval rating one of the biggest in decades
posted at 9:47 pm on October 21, 2009 by Allahpundit
Not much Hope but a whole lot of Change. ObamaCare plus stagnant unemployment plus dithering on Afghanistan makes for a magical brew indeed, my friends.
In fact, the 9-point drop in the most recent quarter is the largest Gallup has ever measured for an elected president between the second and third quarters of his term, dating back to 1953. One president who was not elected to his first term — Harry Truman — had a 13-point drop between his second and third quarters in office in 1945 and 1946…
More generally, Obama’s 9-point slide between quarters ranks as one of the steepest for a president at any point in his first year in office. The highest is Truman’s 19-point drop between his third and fourth quarters, followed by a 15-point drop for Gerald Ford between his first and second quarters. The largest for an elected president in his first year is Bill Clinton’s 11-point slide between his first and second quarters.
When you think about the last three months and how far his support on major issues has deteriorated, it’s almost miraculous that he’s above 50 percent. The public must simply adore him on a personal level. What has he done for anyone lately? He got a health-care bill that’ll end up being completely rewritten through the Finance Committee and he got Iran to kinda sorta maybe agree to a nuclear deal that’s really just a bunch of hype annnnd … anything else? Winning the Nobel counts as something, I guess, even though a heavy majority thinks he didn’t deserve it. Oh — he chaired that meeting at the UN about ridding the world of nuclear weapons. So there you go. You’re welcome.
Actually, here’s some good news: North Dakota’s showing a net gain of 1,800 jobs since the stimulus was passed in February. Follow the link for the bad news.
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I’m curious what happens to these bailout firm people who have million dollar homes when their pay is cut to $200,000.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125615172396299535.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories
I know, no one is probably weeping for them, but if your pay was cut to 10% of what you make, how long would you be able to sustain anything close to your lifestyle? Talk about trickle down, this is like shutting off the whole valve! And what happens to all that money NY would make off of the taxes on these people. Weren’t they supposed to tax the wealthy making more than $250,000? Seems they just shrank that pool by a whole bunch. Don’t these people think anything through? (Other than wanting to destroy the whole country, of course.)
UnderstandingisPower on October 21, 2009 at 10:35 PM
I’ll go back again to my prediction. I do not see how he stays in office much into 2010 with these kinds of numbers..or I should say with numbers that continue to fall this way.
ORconservative on October 21, 2009 at 10:36 PM
For the last several years I’ve worked in regional retail ops management for a major wireless carrier. Before that I worked in retail technical support.
Unfortunately relocating is not in the cards however, whatever I ultimately wind up with, travel is not a problem.
Appreciate the sentiment, DerKrieger.
JoeinTX on October 21, 2009 at 10:39 PM
13. Going to Camp David on Weekends.
Clyde5445 on October 21, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Yeah! Smart power really pays off.
b3026 on October 21, 2009 at 10:42 PM
This is not surprising , but just think of how much lower it could be if everyone gleaned all the information most of us on here do. Not many people care to do that or even have the time. Some of my loved ones don’t even want to know because it is so depressing.
silvernana on October 21, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Unemployment-shunemployment — the barbaric, misogynist nations of the Middle East and a couple of Latin American totalitarian regimes love us again! Credit where credit is due, people.
Rational Thought on October 21, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm. Barack Hussein Obama.
CC
CapedConservative on October 21, 2009 at 10:46 PM
What better way to save failing corporations than to slash the CEO’s pay?
“The beatings will continue until morale improves.”
Works every time.
justltl on October 21, 2009 at 10:47 PM
What scares me the most, is that not just he is on a political suicide mission. I find it hard to believe, although it is playing out in front of me, that they can make the rest go down that road as well. What I do not get is how the sheeple following it cannot see that the loudest ones talking have already gamed the system and made their money, their worry list is short indeed.
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Nail meet hammer! It is pretty depressing bringing topics up with people at work and getting that , cow looking at a new gate expression. For those not from Texas or the country, translation = DUMBFOUNDED
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 10:52 PM
WHere are the trolls? Who will defend the Messiah’s honor? WHo? Who?
JAM on October 21, 2009 at 10:52 PM
I don’t think it’s a miracle. There is just some weird disconnect going on. The man should be in the 30s. Maybe there are enough who think it is still partly Bush’s fault or something. Maybe some aren’t paying attention yet. As time goes on I just can’t see how his numbers can stay up. He really is a failure.
petunia on October 21, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Don’t worry, Oberleutnant Obama will find change you can believe in:
1 Government seizure of the internet will wipe out the pesky bloggers.
2 Government seizure of talk radio will take care of Rush, etal.
3 Government seizure of Fox will leave only Liberal lapdogs on television.
4 Government takeover of medicine will take of “enemies of the state” (old people and unaborted babies).
5 Government control of the environment will lead to total control of business and personal freedoms.
6 Government sissification of the military will lead to politically correct martinets who can stifle political domestic dissent.Foreign wars will be unnecessary anyway since former enemies will be “allies” (until they nuke us.)
7 An Obama packed Supreme Court will obviate the need for costly and time-consuming elections.Why have an election anyway when 5 liberals can overturn the results-and the Constitution?
So you thought “our guy” was in trouble. Think again.
MaiDee on October 21, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Mrr. Cahter. Welcome back- Welcome back- Welcome back.
hawkman on October 21, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Lenin didn’t call them “useful idiots” for nothing. But Lenin didn’t have a clue. They are far worse than he ever imagined.
progressoverpeace on October 21, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Now Can you imagine somebody the media just has to cover Going Rogue on Obama’s administration and pointing out to the masses all the evil policy they are trying to implement. Some of the crap would eventually stick. Obama would go down like a turd in the porcelain god.
Clyde5445 on October 21, 2009 at 11:00 PM
I’m sorry I’ve been in that kind of circumstance before. It is so horrible. You’ll get through it. Good luck to you.
petunia on October 21, 2009 at 11:01 PM
How depressing it is that I have to agree with that part 100%
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Joe, what part of Texas?
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 11:03 PM
When the slurmongers suggest we must all be “racists” for giving Obama a poor mid-term review, here is the retort that comes to mind:
“Racist? The only thing I still like about the man is that he’s black!!”
;-) Followed by:
“So maybe that does make me a racist, but certainly not the kind of racist you had in mind. Agreed?”
RD on October 21, 2009 at 11:07 PM
I live in the DFW area…..Arlington.
Goodness, ladies and gents, I never expected this kind of response to my original post. It’s a nice thing to know we are all trying to look out for one another. A million thanks to all….
JoeinTX on October 21, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Not long ago, those would have been beyond outlandish.
Now they are genuine possibilities.
Keep your torches dry and your pitchforks sharpened.
justltl on October 21, 2009 at 11:11 PM
First thing this fraud has ever earned in his life.
Enjoy it, Champ.
David2.0 on October 21, 2009 at 11:14 PM
I am not so sure he really is above 50%.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 11:14 PM
I am in SA and am always willing to help if possible. What line of work, if you do not mind me asking.
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 11:27 PM
I did not notice the media saying a word against Barry for failing to anticipate and producing enough swine flu vaccines to protect lives and health of Americans, the way they went after Bush for any perceived failure. Just like the situation in Afghanistan, Barry hides, Americans die.
bayview on October 21, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Most recently in regional retail ops management. Have worked in tech support as well.
I know some folks in SA in my same situation as well. What is your line of business?
JoeinTX on October 21, 2009 at 11:33 PM
JoeinTX on October 21, 2009 at 11:33 PM
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 11:45 PM
The One got a positive bump after the NPP since folks who were not paying attention thought He had done something to deserve it. Then the bitter realization took hold..
IlikedAUH2O on October 21, 2009 at 11:47 PM
@BlueMarlin
Yes, logistics is certainly in there somewhere. I have perused the energy/utilities sector regularly but find slim pickings short of sales and marketing.
Good to know. I will keep my ears perked and pass the word to my fellow seekers about it. Never know what may come or what might pass….
JoeinTX on October 21, 2009 at 11:51 PM
At some point numbers will just become racist, approval, unemployment, inflation, interest rates etc… so they can cut out all the middle men
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 11:52 PM
At some point, whether we are there yet or not, Obama’s influence on the health of the U.S. as a whole has to be examined.
As of now, he has accomplished unprecedented debt…..economic stagnation and international weakness not seen since the 1970s….a moral ambiguity that defeats the leftist media’s ability to excuse…..and a huge bag of promises that he can’t even hope to make good on within the next 3 years.
He’s a media creation. A wax POTUS. He wilts with any sign of disapproval or criticism. The nation will suffer along with his ego…
JoeinTX on October 22, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Just think where his numbers would be if the MSM wasn’t in the tank for him. I agree with Rush that his popularity is not as good as the polls say.
Dire Straits on October 22, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Well said!
I think many have come to the same conclusions as you have, the sane ones anyway. I do not hold out much hope that these same conclusions will make it to the broader public anytime soon. They will however keep playing the “mopping up” meme eventhough they said they own the economy several months ago. They will continue to play his outreach meme as he calls every leftist dictator to talks and slaps allies in the face etc. etc..
bluemarlin on October 22, 2009 at 12:24 AM
Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner, and in the colder parts of the country, we’ll be seeing the home heating bills soon. Obama will always have 15% from blacks and another 20% or so hard left and somewhat hard left. But this economy is going NOWHERE. It’s on life support, and Obama is just buying off voter outrage by extending unemployment benefits and all of his other band-aids.
I’m just hoping that a grim set of holidays, a lot of unhappy families, and a cold winter create enough outrage to cause gridlock in DC until we can sweep Dems out of purple districts and states in 2010.
We’ll see.
Thanks, swing voters. You thought you voted for the nice black man next door. You stupid idiots didn’t realize you voted the radical next door.
The GOP is the party of No? It beats being the party of O, maybe I should say the party of Mao.
BuckeyeSam on October 22, 2009 at 12:37 AM
When Rush says that the economic and political decisions, and results of this Admin, are intentional………he is 100% correct.
This Admin wants to reinvent not just the upper, but the middle class as well, as subserviant castes who work for the government rather than their communities. A new nation of everyone seeking obeisance from the federl central government versus looking out for their own interests. The two become one and the same.
Every American poorer, more dependant, and less free is a scorecard for this POTUS who envisions a socialist, controlled economy doling-out money in a more PC and regulated system to fix the differences between the “winners” and “losers”….
I don’t care whether I am employed or not……..that SOB will never affect my or my family’s American work ethic or ability to fight off his big government schemes.
He will pass.
JoeinTX on October 22, 2009 at 12:46 AM
Well put BuckeyeSam. Those heating bills will get scary to alot of people but sooner or later the handouts are going to have to stop. Let us hope that the party of O is in a death spiral.
Dire Straits on October 22, 2009 at 12:46 AM
Obama is simply unsustainable…….much like the current Congress.
They cannot continue to exist with any hope of prosperity or continued American Exceptionalism. They do not coincide with one another. They are diametrically disposed.
2010 elections will find us, thankfully, with a less Obama friendly Congress. Wheat from the chaff………surely assuring us without an upstate Scozzafava GOP pseudo-win. What the Hell in Gingrich thinking these days? Seriously?
That Congress will also begin to dis-absolve the previous one’s actions and can only be helped by further delegations.
There aren’t enough serious, mindless, socialist libs in this country to allow them to continue………too many honest everyday people who have to work for that.
JoeinTX on October 22, 2009 at 12:57 AM
This kind of news infuriates Obama’s supporters and bring on charges of racism, but they should really be blaming themselves for backing a candidate who had no executive experience to speak of and very little in government, for not vetting his background carefully (largely, because they didn’t consider Marxist radicalism to be a negative) and for overhyping him as the great black hope. They assumed that all you have to do is get control of the levers of power and then you can do whatever you like without being accountable to anybody.
I’d like to think that Americans will learn a lesson from this experience about electing naive ideologues as President, but I remember The Man from Plains with the toothy grin and hunting all over town for a gas station that had gas for sale.
flataffect on October 22, 2009 at 1:10 AM
I hate to play the reverse race card here, but this brings to mind the Bradley Effect.
VoyskaPVO on October 22, 2009 at 1:31 AM
From that article.
Reading that sentence makes me weep for our Republic.
The fact that we have allowed the Federal Government to have this kind of power over private businesses is absolutely monstrous.
Hawkins1701 on October 22, 2009 at 1:54 AM
*Well, multiple sentences.
Hawkins1701 on October 22, 2009 at 1:55 AM
“The public must simply adore him on a personal level.”
Many moons ago, a troll spouted her unwavering support for the re-election of Obama in ’12 because she believed he was a great role model of a father. That was her criteria plain and simple. She adored him for this reason only, didn’t care about his non-existent experience, didn’t give a regard for the massive, explosive spending, reckless and naive foreign policy, lying at the drop of a hat, 7th-grade level history, math, geography, current events, etc. No, no, no. The lack of knowledge didn’t phase her one iota.
What mattered was that he seemed to be a responsible parent,
thus deserves re-election.
betsyz on October 22, 2009 at 3:24 AM
Folks, please wake up and smell the roses. Obama cannot be judged by the performance of previous presidents:
1)Obama’s ultimate goal is to impose a totalitarian dictatorship on America with him being President for life like his buddies Castro and Chavez. If he cannot achieve that legally (repeal of the 22nd Amendment) he means to achieve it illegally by declaring marital law eventually, a bill if you remember was passed during the Bush administration giving the POTUS unlimited powers; then he plans to declare the Constitution null and void.
2)Along with #1 Obama will instruct his armies to seize all private guns to prevent dissident uprisings from occurring
3)Obama couldn’t care less about polls except the members of his own party do, for fear they cannot be re-elected. So by 2010 he has to have #1 in place or ACORN placed so well to guarantee the Dems a new massive majority in Congress
4)Don’t be fooled by the subterfuges: the elimination of Sarah Palin is his number one goal. And by any means possible.
5)By re-imposing the fairness doctrine (or its cousin) Obama wants to eliminate the opportunity any right-wing opposition to thwart his plans
6)Along with #5 once Obama takes over the Internet and Facebook there will be no way for millions who are opposed to Obama to communicate with each other; he then can pick us off one by one
7)Obama means to take the unemployed youth and place them in a national civilian army whose purpose is to aid the military and intimidate private citizens
8)Eventually Obama will set up internment camps; if Sarah Palin is not already dead, she will be in one and so will Rush Limbaugh if he hasn’t escaped to New Zealand.
9)Obama will enlist the aid of Russia and other communist nations to come to his assistance to keep the American people in check
10)Obama will eliminate any reference to the Christian religion once he gains full power and the only Messiah America will know from then is “The Anointed One” Barack Hussein Obama mmm mmm mmm.
technopeasant on October 22, 2009 at 3:47 AM
AOL is presently conducting an Internet poll on Obama’s performance as POTUS:
Disapprove 81%
Approve 19%
67,219 votes
http://news.aol.com/article/obamas-poll-numbers-take-a-hit/730460
technopeasant on October 22, 2009 at 4:42 AM
You people are stupid. The country loves Obama /troll
Best I can do this morning
NoFanofLibs on October 22, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Too many White House dance parties, not enough time paid to the things that matter. The unemployment time bomb is ticking louder each day.
tarpon on October 22, 2009 at 7:25 AM
I thought the filthy lying coward finally getting poll numbers which reflect reality WAS the good news. Congrats to North Dakota too bad for the 49 other states.
highhopes on October 22, 2009 at 7:33 AM
Hey jetting off to Europe for IOC parties was important. How many government workers salaries were involved so Obama could party down with Oprah?
highhopes on October 22, 2009 at 7:35 AM
This is part of that 23% who strongly approve of the filthy lying coward’s performance. You can’t help these people other than make sure they are in a safe place where they can do no harm to themselves or others.
The absurd thing is that it isn’t even true beyond the fact that he’s a black man who hasn’t abandoned his children like way too many have. His mother-in-law is living in the White House to raise the kids while the parents are jetting all over the world.
highhopes on October 22, 2009 at 7:40 AM
As a pool geek, I track the Rasmussen data, as they survey LIKELY voters (compared to most published surveys, which canvass all adults). Yesterday, Obama’s “strongly approve” rating was 27% vs his “strongly disapprove” score of 40%, the lowest score of this presidency. At some point, these poll numbers will be noticed by people who have to run for office next year.
johnboy on October 22, 2009 at 7:52 AM
Sorry, meant to say as a “poll” geek, not “pool.” I pretty suck at swimming.
johnboy on October 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM
How much “power” does Obama have over these folks? He can’t force them to work at these firms and how many of them (that are rain makers for their divisions) do you think will stick around and tolerate a 90% pay cut? Not many – think overseas employment, or retirement. I would hazard that there just might be a reason that most of these folks make that kind of money and it’s most likely b/c of what they bring to the table. Obama’s actions simply run these companies aground faster in his attempt to gain populist approval but he’ll get populist outrage when these “bailed out” firms go under or need another bailout. He’s setting himself up for a major fail here.
volnation on October 22, 2009 at 7:57 AM
Supposedly that is why the VA and NJ elections are being considered as a referendum on the filthy lying coward’s performance. I’m not sure I completely buy it but if Bob McDonnell wins big then it may raise some concern with squishy politicians who think the White House will give them political cover if they vote contrary to their constituencies wishes.
highhopes on October 22, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Saw the chart at the link provided (Good News For North Dakota) which shows Obama’s estimate (State by State) for jobs to be created by Stimulus $$$
How the F*ck could anyone be “off” by SIX MILLION?????? Oh, yes, and that’s with 3 months reporting yet to go!
alwyr on October 22, 2009 at 8:12 AM
whispers – the password is – “likely voters are in the 40%s”
marklmail on October 22, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Where’s Allah’s “To be fair to Obama” moment? I scanned the article but didn’t see one. Is there something wrong with my browser? I’m running Firefox 3.
Sharke on October 22, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Using the MSM math they have created…that means a loss of 6 million jobs…6 million.
You take the projections, of about 3 million increase and add to that the actual 3 million loss, and that comes to 6 million short of their projections. Which in the MSM math, projections are reality.
6 million loss jobs…
right2bright on October 22, 2009 at 9:09 AM
He’s still black, and Americans still have white guilt.
jp on October 22, 2009 at 9:13 AM
That would be great news if North Dakota wasn’t at full employment. With an unemployment rate of 4%, ND doesn’t have an unemployment problem to fix.
Pablo on October 22, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Can we please get rid of those “OBAMA TELLS MOMS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL” and “OBAMA URGES HOMEOWNERS TO REFINANCE” web ads now, please?
crazy_legs on October 22, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Looks like folks are spitting that HopenChange meal they had up.
Get out and register to vote. Vote with absentism ballot.
Put these crooks out of work for once and for all.
bluegrass on October 22, 2009 at 9:25 AM
LOL..someone else hates those ads! I thought I was nuts because I really hated those ads. They sure make women look like morons that’ll do anything Obama tells them.
But maybe the idea is they work if you remember them, but I can’t remember the company anyhow.
Jeff from WI on October 22, 2009 at 9:37 AM
I agree. I’ve been saying ever since his numbers started to dip but his “personal likability” numbers stayed up that reverse racism has a lot to do with it. “I hate all his policies but I like the guy. See I’m not racist!!!” Once the average American gets sick of being called racist for every disagreement they have with Giggles, the “personal likability” numbers will tank.
crazy_legs on October 22, 2009 at 9:48 AM
The greatest Precedent evah!
WordsMatter on October 22, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Obama truly is the celebrity president – a lot of people like him generally as a person but they don’t care for his ideas/policies.
gwelf on October 22, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Um, not to sound corny, but conservatives are generally the nicest people I know. This could be a good idea for this site ( or another one for someone with mad tech skills). A social network where conservatives and independents who value hard work could help each other out- We could network to help each other find jobs, employees with actual work ethics, etc. Make the power of the internets work for us?
Kristamatic on October 22, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Going with the assumption that you’re not joking, the flaw in your argument is that Giggles simply isn’t smart enough to pull it off. Our first Affirmitve Action POTUS is really dumb as a box of rocks once you take him off of TOTUS (and not all that much brighter with TOTUS).
crazy_legs on October 22, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Loser and still loosing any trust the public may have had in him.
Trust is the primary currency of the office of President, and President Obama is and will continue to run U.S. into the red, on his way to purple in the color spectrum.
MSGTAS on October 22, 2009 at 10:03 AM
The one I’ve been seeing on Facebook recently is “OBAMA WANTS YOU EDUCATED” with Giggles’ mug staring out at me with that arrogant smirk. Usually I flag them as offensive. Mrs Crazy Legs keeps telling me to ignore them because it jacks up my blood pressure.
crazy_legs on October 22, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Hey ORconservative
Who is going to get him out in 2010? You think the Dems are gonna turn on him?
caseyjones on October 22, 2009 at 10:07 AM
LOLOL
Jeff from WI on October 22, 2009 at 10:16 AM
This is the basis for the Fox News hatred. The numbers don’t lie, so Obama has to blame someone else.
tessa on October 22, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Projection .. at it’s best.
J_Crater on October 22, 2009 at 10:28 AM
The public doesn’t adore him. He’s a Democrat, and that’s all that matters. I share the opinion that voting him out is going to extraordinarily difficult.
wordsmith on October 22, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Dollar Weakens Following Collapse of Obama Merchandise Market: http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/10/dollar-weakens-following-collapse-of.html
Mervis Winter on October 22, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Gee North Dakota added jobs. Wonder why? Easy answer. Those of us who live in ND tend to be a conservative related to money matters, our banks did not make a lot of stupid loans to people who really could not afford them, our population is well educated and has learned how to work, and we have also allowed the tapping our our oil and coal natural resources.
Great place to live. The cold even helps keep the riff raff away.
Rockman44 on October 22, 2009 at 11:19 AM
North Dakota has actively gone out to other states with high unemployment and recruited. They were at a job fair in Michigan last Spring when I was still looking. Clearly their efforts have paid off.
highhopes on October 22, 2009 at 11:28 AM
The good news? Typing is your strong suit…
petunia on October 22, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Well Republicans don’t do what the people who elected them tell them or they wouldn’t have increased spending so much in the Bush years!
The people are saying the same thing to both parties and neither party is listening!
petunia on October 22, 2009 at 12:29 PM
-13 on Rasmussen strongly approve-strongly disapprove scale. 47% at least somewhat approve of him; 52% don’t approve. I’ll take those numbers over Gallup.
rlwo2008 on October 22, 2009 at 12:40 PM
I can one up you on that:
You conservatives are going the way of the Whigs! Hi race fans! /simpleshithead
NathanG on October 22, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Why are so many pollsters still “cooking the books” for Obama? According to RealClear Politics on 10/22/09, the ABC News/Wash Post poll is 57 / 40 (+17) pro-Obama. There’s a 23 point difference from Rasmussen’s spread of 47 /53(-6)!
*
(I think Rasmussen’s numbers are much closer to truth!)
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These polls are blatantly dishonest and amount to paid political advertising! If these travesty’s are allowed to stand then the left will use their results to de-legitimize the inevitable conservative gains in 2010!
Metanis on October 22, 2009 at 1:05 PM
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