Gallup: Obama 83 approval rating for transition, 22 pts more than Bush's 15 pts more than Clinton's

[jezebel]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/113824/Obama-Wins-83-Approval-Rating-Transition.aspx

PRINCETON, NJ -- President-elect Barack Obama receives a remarkably high 83% approval rating for the way in which he has handled the presidential transition, significantly higher than the approval level for either of his immediate predecessors just before they first took office.




Obama's transition approval rating has actually increased slightly over the last month, despite the fact that he has encountered a few "speed bumps" in terms of his Cabinet appointments, including the withdrawal of his appointee for commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who was forced to drop out owing to investigations into possible improper business dealings in his home state.

Gallup asked Americans in January 1993 and January 2001 the same transition approval question concerning Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, respectively. In both instances, Americans were quite positive, although at a level well below their approval of Obama today.

[onenote]

1. of course, here at DU, approval of the transition appears to be somewhat lower!

Personally, I think Obama and his team have done a great job.

[phleshdef]

3. I love DU and the Liberal blogosphere in general, but lets face it, we are the fringe.

[nodramamama]

13. The fringe got it right on Iraq

Although I approve of Obama's transition effort.

[stillcool]

16. actually I got it right.

and I am not the 'fringe'. I thought that anyone that read got it right.

[nodramamama]

17. Relative to Iraq war supporters at the time, we were the fringe

By "fringe", I assume you agree, we are referring to a small minority.

[stillcool]

18. No..I'm not convinced of that at all..

no one I know, believed the bullshit. Afghanistan they fell for, but Iraq was never a good sale...hence all the protests prior to the invasion of Iraq.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Iraq_War#Prior_to_the_invasion_of_Iraq
The logic they used was immediately shot down. Just because the media pushed the bullshit for years, and continue to highlight any asshole that spews the bullshit...doesn't mean the majority of people fell for it.

[tekisui]

2. He is doing it right.

[Occam Bandage]

4. It's kind of funny that, as the complaints here grow louder, Obama's general approval grows higher.

[mwei924]

11. No surprise there.

Most people aren't die-hard political junkies who spend a lot of time talking about it online and don't have a rigid political philosophy. When they hear from cursory glances at the paper or the news that Obama's "under attack" from the left, it just makes him look more bi-partisan and more appealing.

[Jennicut]

5. Whoa. That is one heck of a number.

Obama is going to start as one of the most popular presidents in a long time.

[LiberalFighter]

6. On RepublicanOperative.com website

The poster opine that "These numbers are just stunning, and serve as further proof that Barack Obama will enter the White House with a greater mandate than any newly elected President in a very long time."

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

12. LOL - This site is more Pro-Obama then DU...I wonder why I haven't been around here much lately...

[LiberalFighter]

7. I think most sane people would want to support Obama considering...

what we have gone thru in the last 8 years. They want him to succeed and guide this country in the right direction.

[BeyondGeography]

8. We're in the dumper and people want someone who is perceived as being all about solutions

Partisan sniping is OUT. That was Obama's messsage all along and people are on board with his approach. It will be interesting to see if these kinds of numbers hold up when the shit starts to fly. Something tells me they will, especially if Obama is able to get enough of Congress to keep its eye on the ball.

[WI_DEM]

9. Bush has been a divider not a united since day one.

[BuyingThyme]

10. What was the approval rating for his transition to the pre-transition transition approval?

[DCBob]

14. Amazing numbers. That means some of hard core Bushies have given in.

Miracles can happen.

[davidpdx]

15. Good to hear

Oh nos

DU approval of Obama is 42%

:sarcasm: