Poll: Obama Boasts 62% Approval -- In Texas?

[babylonsister]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/01/poll-obama-really-popularin-two-deep-red-states.php

Poll: Obama Really Popular...In Two Deep-Red States
By Eric Kleefeld - January 22, 2009, 4:56PM


President Obama's isn't just coming into office with really highly popularity nationwide -- he's apparently coming into office with really high popularity in states he lost by landslides last November.

Here are his approval ratings in two deep-red states, from Rasmussen:

• Texas: Approve 62%, Disapprove 35%. This includes 41% strong approval, and 19% strong disapproval.

• Tennessee: Approve 60%, Disapprove 35%. This includes 39% strong approval, and 21% strong disapproval.

For reference, John McCain carried Texas by a 55%-44% margin, and won Tennessee by 57%-42%.

[Taverner]

1. Maybe our Liberal Bretheren in Tejas know its safe to come back out now...

[sutz12]

2. More like this is a reflection of the illegal gerrymandering done by the Repubs..

:shrug:

[Taverner]

4. Little bit of this, little bit of that...

Still doesn't surprise me

There is no fire and zeal like that of a Texas Democrat!

[Occam Bandage]

3. If Obama manages to meet expectations over the next four years,

which I acknowledge is somewhere between "unlikely" and "lol" on the probability spectrum, he's going to kick some major electoral ass in 2012.

(edit: why the hell did I write "in 2004?")

[Old and In the Way]

5. This in part explains why Rush is in such a panic.

If Rush starts losing his Red States...what does he have? If his base starts to warm up to Obama...he's in big trouble.