Thursday, July 9, 2009

Obama Daily Tracking Poll

The latest Rasmussen polls show some very real slippage for Obama. A few different measurements I find very interesting. A big one is the 38% Strongly Disapproving of Obama's performance and 30% Strongly Approve. Also, the gender gap in those numbers is interesting. According to the website:

There is a gender gap when it comes to perceptions of Obama’s performance. By a 46% to 27% margin, men Strongly Disapprove. Women are more evenly divided—33% Strongly Approve and 30% Strongly Disapprove.
Finally, it looks like 39% say he is doing a good or excellent job handling the economy while 43% say he is doing a poor job. Is this a blip on the radar, or are people in this country beginning to see his policies for what they are and rejecting them? Also, how will Obama react if his numbers continue their downward spiral? Will he pull back the reigns a little, or try even to ram through policy even more quickly before more of the population catches on?

If he keeps overextending, 2010 may be a repeat of 1994 all over again.

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