Real Politics - Obama Approval Rating 73.6% versus Congress at 21.7%

[FrenchieCat]

Job Approval

OBAMA
Favorable 73.6
Unfavorable 15.6
Unfavorable Spread +58.0


CONGRESS
Favorable 21.7
Unfavorable 70.7
Unfavorable Spread -49.0

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/topic/in_the_news/president_obama_first_100_days/

Monday 26th January, 2009
Poll shows Americans want stimulus package
The majority of Americans have said they support an increase in government spending to help prop up the struggling economy.

CNN has reported that 58 percent of respondents in a national poll said they want more government spending, while 40 percent said they would not back more spending.

Support for an economic stimulus package increased to 71 percent when tax cuts for individuals and businesses were added to the package.
http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php?sid=455403

Obama Using His Personal Appeal to Put Change Into Motion
By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, January 26, 2009
...
"He ran promising real change in policies and in how the White House is run, and that is what he is doing," said Dan Pfeiffer, Obama's deputy communications director.

...Obama said, shrugging: "Nah, I don't sweat. You ever see me sweat?"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/25/AR2009012501895_2.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2009012601175&s_pos=

[Hippo_Tron]

1. Congress always has low approval ratings

It's a body based on deliberation and not action which is counterintuitive to being popular when the populace wants action. There's also a misconception that most members of congress don't work very hard.

[Posteritatis]

6. A bunch of them work very hard in the wrong direction too (nt)

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. Well, it was much worse than that before the election. Congress only had a 9%

approval rating, which was lower than that of Cheney. It's getting better...

[FrenchieCat]

3. Yes....but they might go back down again,

If they start playing petty politics once again.

[whistle]

4. President Obama has a mandate from the people of this country

...he should use that power to get the right things done now!

[FrenchieCat]

5. I believe this is his aim.