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21 Aug 2009, 4:29 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090821/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_poll
WASHINGTON – A new poll says that Americans, concerned over the future of health care reform and anxious about the growing federal budget deficit, are losing faith in President Barack Obama.

The Washington Post-ABC News survey found that less that half of Americans — 49 percent — say they believe the president will make the right decisions for the country. That's down from 60 percent at the 100-day mark of the Obama presidency.

The poll published Friday says Obama's overall approval is 57 percent, 12 points lower than it was at its peak in April. Fifty-three percent disapprove of the way he's handling the budget deficit and his approval on health care continues to deteriorate.

The national survey was conducted Aug. 13-17 and has a sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
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21 Aug 2009, 5:21 pm

Coincidentally, Stephen Colbert had something to say about this topic:

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertrep ... eId=240773



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21 Aug 2009, 7:49 pm

"Obama and those who support his policies have not f*cked in weeks." God I love Stephen! :D



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21 Aug 2009, 10:21 pm

Obama never was as popular as the media made him out to be. His approval ratings were right on par with most new presidents while his unfavorable being higher than most. 57% is one of the higher polls I've seen, mostn have him hovering closer to 50%



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22 Aug 2009, 12:43 am

And how long has it been since he's been in office? Not even a year. Give the guy some time, at the very least after 4 years you'll get to kick him out =.= .



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22 Aug 2009, 3:39 pm

Wait a few more months for the other two market bubbles to collapse. See how popular he is then.



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22 Aug 2009, 4:25 pm

Pay no heed, its just the legions of closet racists manipulating numbers ;).



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22 Aug 2009, 8:04 pm

zer0netgain wrote:
Wait a few more months for the other two market bubbles to collapse. See how popular he is then.

There are some indicators that the recession might already be past its worst and the economy could recover fairly soon, and some economists have ascribed this to the stimulus plan. If the economy improves before the next election, expect the Democrats to maintain their power.


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22 Aug 2009, 11:00 pm

Orwell wrote:
zer0netgain wrote:
Wait a few more months for the other two market bubbles to collapse. See how popular he is then.

There are some indicators that the recession might already be past its worst and the economy could recover fairly soon, and some economists have ascribed this to the stimulus plan. If the economy improves before the next election, expect the Democrats to maintain their power.


The basic indications of a recovering stock market have very little to do with the actual loss of jobs and sinking housing market. Obama's gifts to the super wealthy crooks who probably had a great deal in getting him into office are pretty likely a temporary lift to a sinking economy.

See http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts08122009.html



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22 Aug 2009, 11:04 pm

Sand wrote:

The basic indications of a recovering stock market have very little to do with the actual loss of jobs and sinking housing market. Obama's gifts to the super wealthy crooks who probably had a great deal in getting him into office are pretty likely a temporary lift to a sinking economy.



In any case, in a recovering economy rising employment is a trailing indicator. Employment rates are the last thing to catch up.

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