Liberals Still Overwhelmingly Back Obama

[wyldwolf]

A forthcoming Public Policy Polling survey shows that 85% of liberals actually approve of the job President Obama is doing with just 12% disapproving. In addition, 88% support his health care plan with only 7% opposed.

"Not only are those numbers good, but they're steady. Obama's favor with liberals hasn't been on the decline. In May his approval with liberals was 87/10. In February it was 81/15. In November it was 87/4. Even as his ratings have declined overall he's stayed in that sort of mid-80s range with liberal voters."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/08/10/liberals_still_overwhelmingly_back_obama.html

Apparently the "professional left" (however you choose to define the term) doesn't speak for Democrats - of any stripe.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. why am I skeptical of those numbers?????????

Maybe I live in a strange arena..FEW of the "Liberals" and NONE of the Progressives that I know would say they "approve" of the job Obama is doing. I would say the overwhelming emotion is "disappointment", altho not "disapproval".

So perhaps if given a choice of only two, "approve" or "disapprove", they might choose the former. But that is not how they would tell it if given the chance to describe it in their own words.

They may support him publicly and might vote for him in 2012..but actually "approve"?...nahhhhh

[wyldwolf]

2. probably because you have a narrow definition of 'liberal.'

[geek tragedy]

3. Pauline Kael famously said she didn't know anyone who voted

for Nixon, so she couldn't believe he won.

Apparently you are the outlier.

[Jennicut]

6. Like I said on another post, those who call themselves liberal will now be questioned

[DevonRex]

4. .

:rofl:

[impik]

5. Because all you know is the world of left blogosphere

and this is highly detached from the world outside.

[BrklynLiberal]

7. I guess I should just ignore all the living breathing humans that I know who

feel that way?