Uh oh... this can't be good

[scheming daemons]

Obama's approval rating on 8/18: 41%

Obama's approval rating on 9/14: 47%


http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx



What's happened since then?

Well... BP spill is off the front pages, and combat operations in Iraq have ended.... but....

Mainly... Obama has started "politicking", as he put it.



And it is working.

[butterfly77]

1. Yeah,

so stop trying..

[uponit7771]

2. Yeap, horrible news for the MSM

[Lochloosa]

3. Man...that sucks.

:party:

[JuniperLea]

4. Put the Gallup margin back in there...

And I bet it's really above 50%.

[jenmito]

5. The facts don't matter. The line is still that Obama's approval is at the lowest point of

his presidency.

[scheming daemons]

7. We need to bombard Morning Joe (and others) with emails

They touted the 41% poll last month for a whole show..... nothing on this one.

[jenmito]

8. I'll email Chuck Todd. I have emailed him quite a few times exactly on this subject and

he has written back, agreeing with me. The problem was that Joe Scarborough was out for days when I told Chuck about how Morning Joe pimps the Gallup poll only when Obama's numbers are down, and he said he agreed that the polls should be covered when his numbers are up as well as down. I'll try again.

[jenmito]

6. He's at 47% in (R)asmussen, too, which means he's probably really above 50%. n/t

[slay]

9. More real change, less "politicking"

i hope he's learned his lesson that you can not be bi-partisan with republican wackos - it accomplishes nothing and stalls any real progress.

[Capn Sunshine]

20. well, one hand washes the other in DC

you can't get stuff done if they think you're weak.

[Hawkowl]

10. Too bad he's not running in 2010

All politics is local ya know. Those congress critters are on their own pretty much.

[Phx_Dem]

11. If those numbers were reversed, MSM would call it PLUMMETING!

Now that it's going in the opposition directly, what will they call it?

Answer: :rofl: You silly goose. They won't call it anything because they won't report it.

[jenmito]

12. I emailed Chuck Todd and asked him to tell Joe and Mika to cover this and he replied

that he WILL. We'll see if they DO cover it tomorrow.

[jillan]

39. Nope - not a word.

what is his email address? I was on the daily rundown website and couldn't find it.

[Skittles]

13. yup, he is good at "politicking"

very good around election time

[jenmito]

14. Yup-he's been touting his accomplishments. That's GREAT politicking. n/t

[Skittles]

15. LOL

:rofl:

[jenmito]

16. It's good that you see the humor in your attempted insult.

;)

[smiley_glad_hands]

18. You really are an all around downer aren't you?

Get over it or move on.

[Capn Sunshine]

21. Ease up on Skittles

She doesn't need ME to stick up for her, but she's been here long enough to have a right to her opinion, even if it is wrong. That's how she rolls.:patriot:

[smiley_glad_hands]

22. Ive been here just as long maybe not as a posting member but since the beginning.

I have a right to my opinion as well, and I can only call it like i see it. Get over it, no one got a pony, life is not perfect and neither are politicians.

I didn't work my ass off to elect Jesus. I did it to elect an imperfect person running as a Democrat.

[Capn Sunshine]

24. We agree then

I was just expressing my distaste for your handling of a fellow Dem. Damn. Thanks for the reminder why the Lounge is the only sane place on this site any more.

[smiley_glad_hands]

25. Yes we agree, but I've lost all patience for anyone willing to let repugs win...

by being constantly negative and trying to push that negativity on to others. Quite frankly, its time to put up or shut up. You either want repugs to win or you want Dems to win. There is no grey during election season.

Were not going to get change by bashing everyone who's willing to listen and allowing those who'd rather we move to france to win.

On edit: I was only registering my distaste of her handling of a fellow Dem.

[Skittles]

27. GET OVER YOURSELF

[smiley_glad_hands]

33. You should be saying that to your self. Nt

[Skittles]

28. and *I* call it as I see it too

and up yours with the PONY shit

[smiley_glad_hands]

34. You need to look in the mirror then.nt

[Cherchez la Femme]

42. Are you in 3rd grade with these 'comebacks'?

Jesus!

[smiley_glad_hands]

46. No but the negative nancys here sure act like they are. No one got a pony btw. Nt

[Skittles]

26. I am NOT wrong

not at ALL - we could have and SHOULD have had BETTER THAN THIS

[lillypaddle]

29. You ARE wrong

and extraordinarily tiresome. Same ol' shit, thread after thread.

[smiley_glad_hands]

35. In your make believe world, you need to live in reality. Nt

[mkultra]

37. nope, your wrong

Its a democracy, it will never be much better than this. It can certainly be worse though.

[Ignis]

40. Uh-oh. Daring to say you had higher hopes...

...appears to be a hanging offense at DU these days.

:shrug:

[Skittles]

43. ain't that the truth?

OMFG it is BIZARRO WORLD

[Ignis]

45. It's like being asked to rate something on a 1-to-10 scale...

But if you dare answer anything but "10," prepare to be pilloried. :banghead:

[JNelson6563]

30. As are the critics.

Hiya Cap'n, my dear old friend. Indeed, all those for the camp of darkness are free to spread their misery. It's just that it is getting so very tiresome, not to mention boringly predictable and rather redundant. So I say let them fend for themselves and let the poop fly!

Good to see you my dear! :hi:

Julie

[mkultra]

36. No matter how long, once you make the move to tearing down the dems

then they are going to get grief.

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[Peacetrain]

17. AWESOME

[jillan]

19. There has also been some good signs on the economy - our exports have gone up

lower jobless claims...

[smiley_glad_hands]

23. Oh no, more good news, I better find the duct tape.

Seriously though, I can see the momentum begin to shift on multiple fronts for the Dems.

[chill_wind]

31. The big picture: Mixed Poll Averages at TPM Poll Tracker

Cluster graph of multiple polls over all the months

http://polltracker.talkingpointsmemo.com/contests/us-approval-obama

There's nothing bad here. Nothing great here. Certainly nothing dramatic.
Even PPP, the Dem affiliated poll still has him at 47% on 9/13, same as on 8/09.

[barbtries]

38. that can be good

and in fact is good.
i still maintain that as long as democrats show up at the polls, the republicans will NOT take over congress. VOTE

[bc3000]

41. I'm often critical of Obama but

But he's smarter than I am so maybe it's all part of his plan.

[dkf]

44. BP was a biggy after all.