Poll: Obama Loses Support With GOPers -- Gains With Everyone Else

[babylonsister]

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Poll Analysis: Fall In Obama Approval Fueled Entirely By Republicans
By Eric Kleefeld - February 23, 2009, 9:55AM


A new polling analysis from Gallup shows a very interesting piece of data within the slight decline of President Obama's approval rating, down from its 68% honeymoon rating when he took office, to 63% now. Not only is the dip fueled solely by a fall in Republican support -- in fact, his ratings have gone up slightly among everyone else.

Between the polling sample from January 21-25, compared to February 9-15, Obama's ratings went from 90% to 94% among self-identified liberal Democrats, from 87% to 88% among moderate Dems, from 80% to 84% with conservative Dems, and from 47% to 50% among independents. On the other hand, his approval fell from 53% to 47% moderate Republicans, with a plummet of 36% down to 22% with conservative Republicans.

Obama's ratings are still very strong, and it appears the dip in his ratings is coming from people who were unlikely to have approved of him in the first place, but for the honeymoon factor. Everyone else, on the other hand, is either staying the same or approving even more.

[Orrex]

1. Next, they'll start polling Republicans 3:1 over Democrats

And then the media will wonder aloud if public support for Obama is falling, since these "objective" polls will show it so clearly...

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. As long as the GOP is happy within their little circle of crackpots

the more the real world will learn how out of touch they really are.

[Botany]

3. We have the #s

let the right wing go hold their breath till they turn blue

[onehandle]

4. The GOP joins the Libertarians and Greens in the "fringe" category.

Where they belong.

[ananda]

7. Erm... Greens are good.

Greens m i g h t be fringe, but they
b e l o n g at the center.

[onehandle]

13. Greens became irrelevant in 2000 when they helped elect Bush.

They tilt at windmills while Democrats work to erect wind farms.

[quantass]

5. Great! The only best way of getting indication we are on the right track

[bdamomma]

6. the gop's heads must be exploding!! too bad.

just move along without the gop'ers, it is us vs. them.

[damonm]

8. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch a' people...

[Jennicut]

9. The radical right is becoming increasingly isolated and therefore ruining any chance the Rethugs

have of becoming a majority party again. You can't rely on this small group of the American public to dictate where your party should be. The Rethug party is not building up, gaining in the center with independents. Nope, its shrinking and all that is left are these right wing wackos.

[ecstatic]

10. I guess they can thank Rush and Hannity

They had to go in overdrive hate mode just to get their fellow rethugs to turn on Obama.

[backscatter712]

11. If the Rethugs are going apeshit, Obama's doing something right.

Keep it up!

[HughMoran]

12. Can my opinion of right-wing morans get any lower?

Nah. Lobotomies for all!

[Enthusiast]

14. Moderate Republicans have bought into

the propaganda. It's no surprise, they watch Hannity and listen to Liebaugh.

[tblue37]

15. I never think to look at who has posted a thread that I click on,

But whenever I see that pile of hearts at the bottom, I know it's babylonsister. Others have accumulated a lot, but you have more than anyone, I think!