Obama's gallup tracking: 43/49

[scheming daemons]

By this time next week, wanna bet he's back above water?

I predict 48/44 next friday.

[gateley]

1. Is this up or down from the last one?

It's hard for me keep track, and actually, I don't really even try. :7

[tritsofme]

2. I rather doubt it.

I think he is stuck in this range for a while, until we see some real movement on the economic front.

[tridim]

3. It is still only because of the South that he is below 50%.

He is very popular everywhere else in the country.

[tritsofme]

5. At least in Gallup's numbers, he hasn't touched 50% in any region since July

Start Date End Date East Midwest South West
8/29/2011 9/4/2011 48 44 37 43
8/22/2011 8/28/2011 43 40 35 42
8/15/2011 8/21/2011 44 43 36 39
8/8/2011 8/14/2011 48 41 35 41
8/1/2011 8/7/2011 47 39 40 41
7/25/2011 7/31/2011 49 43 36 45
7/18/2011 7/24/2011 50 40 40 46
7/11/2011 7/17/2011 49 45 41 43
7/4/2011 7/10/2011 49 48 40 50

http://www.gallup.com/file/poll/122465/Obama%20Weekly%20Job%20Approval%20by%20Demographics.xlsx

[Hart2008]

6. The facts don 't matter to the true believers! NT

[Honeycombe8]

4. Nah. Not that much that fast. It'll go up and down through the end of the yr, I expect. nt