Rasmussen: Obama @ 48% approval. Gallup: Obama @ 45% approval.

[jenmito]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx
:wtf:

[bluestateguy]

1. The hand-wringers are taking over this board

I don't know how much more I can take.

[jenmito]

2. I'm not wringing my hands. I'm wondering why Gallup would be lower than the lowest

outlier poll-Rasmussen. That's all.

[JoePhilly]

5. Law of statistics. Occassionally you get an outlier. It happens.

[asphalt.jungle]

3. don't think she's a hand-wringer.

it's the fact that ras has him at 48% that stands out. basically if gallup is saying 45% then the expectation is that ras would be around 38% not 48%.

[jenmito]

4. Thank you. You're exactly right. n/t

[golfguru]

16. Don't shoot the messenger...she is not making news, just

reporting it.

[Frances]

6. Would you mind cheering me up?

I'd appreciate it.

[Kdillard]

7. Doesn't matter these things will have him up and down. The only thing that matters are what his

Numbers are in 2012 when he is up for reelection and which Republican he is up against.

[Phx_Dem]

8. Rasmussen?! WTF? They must have hired a new pollster who

didn't know the rules . . . "No good results for Democrats!!"

So now he's been fired. :rofl:

[spiritual_gunfighter]

9. you know this is nucking futz n/t

[Lord Helmet]

10. On the bright side, Kos has him at 54% approval 41% disapproval.

LINK

[jenmito]

11. Yup. I know. That IS good. Thanks. n/t

[Beacool]

12. Polls go up and they go down.

It's cyclical. Worry about it a week before the next election if they are this low. Now it's too soon to care.

:shrug:

[Aramchek]

13. polls are not a true measure of public opinion, they are a means to affect public opinion

The MSM is in full-on assault mode against Obama.
It is their only hope of slowing him down.

[Dr Morbius]

14. Considering the state of the economy, 45% is a pretty good number.

In 2012, 45% would be awful, but with the unemployment rate at 9.7%, it's actually a pretty encouraging approval number.

[Jennicut]

15. Jen, Gallup does fluctuates a lot. If Rasmussen is higher, it is because

the #'s went down on the weekend. They always seem to drop on the weekend with Gallup. Different type of people that are home. I think they will go back up shortly. Daily polls are enough to drive people crazy.

[ProgressOnTheMove]

17. These polls will gather momentum, you have the likes of Neal Bortz telling folks to fire...

Democtratic voters from their place of work so that don't help. What needs to be one is a bill that gives heavy fines for business do that kind of thing, or at least be more discreet about political opinions at work where the boss right wing leaning at least.