Poll: Obama Ends Year On Down Note

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  wheels on December 22 at 10:16 a.m.

  Unfortunately I think Pres Obama’s ratings will remain in the tank.He can’t seem to understand that the continued spending frenzy wil not solve anything.’To BigTo Fail’ has failed.The wars need to end, there’s another real estate implosion on the horizon and the TARP $$ is still in the banks.Notice how excessive executive compensation is making a rebound.

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  Charlie on December 22 at 11:08 a.m.

  Fire congress and put himself on probation.

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  hmoffsuite on December 22 at 11:42 a.m.

  Question: What does Obama have to do to bounce back from his current disapproval rating?

  It is very simple. Repair the economy. Specifically, create jobs and get unemployment way down. The only problem is that most of the initiatives that Obama is trying to advance are not the way to solve the problem. In fact, they may make it worse. The health reform bill, as it currently stands, is detrimental. As is cap and trade and the climate measures. To name just a couple. However, since the bulk of the stimulus funds have yet to be spent and are being held until much later in 2010, a brief bust of job creation might be accomplished, just in time for the November elections. I don’t like having our economy used as a pawn for the democrats’ political gain. Should the economy worsen, which it might, Obama’s numbers will deterioriate further. Throw in any setbacks in Afghanistan and/or problems with Iran, and his numbers might become frightful.

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  idawa on December 22 at 12:56 p.m.

  much adieu about nothing.

  Obama’s approval rating are very similar to both Reagan and Clintons at this point — I chalk it up to the disappointment over an administration that does not deliver immediate change as many had hoped + the fear by some that everything is changing (see too much change for some, not enough for others). In fact, Reagan approvals were in the mid-40s for much of 1982 and 1983. Yet, both those president won re-election. Unless the Republicans can find a stellar candidate or the economy slips into a depression, I don’t think he will have much too worry about come 2012 (we re-elected Bush after all, so the re-election bar is not very high).

  I imagine, just like Reagan and Clinton, that he will face a congress that has flipped in the mid-term though. It is just the historical voting pattern of Americans.

  That said, if the economy is going well and if the healthcare seems like it is working, the current Republican strategy might have send themselves to the hinterlands for 20 years ala ‘33-‘53.

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