Tag: "poll"

Obama's Record Low & Matt Lauer's Sad Face

By R. Mitchell on Sep 06, 2011 in Politics

Today Show’s Matt Lauer had NBC’s Chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd on to discuss the very discouraging results of the latest NBC News/WSJ approval poll. Lauer did his best to keep a stiff upper lip, but the disappointment was palpable. And why not? NBC’s own poll shows President Obama’s disapproval rating at a record [...]

Ride on the Spare (Libya)

By A.F. Branco on Aug 23, 2011 in Political Cartoons

These are Not the Charts Obama is Looking For

By R. Mitchell on Aug 23, 2011 in Featured, Politics

Both Gallup and Rasmussen have completed surveys that show that the President is losing his bid for re-election with so many groups, so many ways and oh so quickly. Gallup has the President sliding to just 38% approval, his worst showing ever in the Gallup survey. When looked at as a trend, the imagery worsens. [...]

Is Gallup Showing a Bias for Obama?

By R. Mitchell on Aug 13, 2011 in 2012 Election News, Politics

On Friday, Gallup posted a report that tried to downplay Obama’s abysmal approval rating. This and another recent post show that the pollster may not be as unbiased as they would have Americans believe. In an article entitled “As Economic Confidence Drops, Obama Approval Fairly Stable”, Gallup’s Frank Newport makes the assertion that although Obama’s [...]

GOP Over Dems in One Generic Ballot – Reversed in Another

By R. Mitchell on Aug 12, 2011 in 2012 Election News, Politics

Gallup released a poll demonstrating that Democrats were favored over Republicans by 51% to 44% margin. Just four days ago, Rasmussen Reports released a similar poll that showed the opposite result. Gallup also painted the results in a favorable light for Democrats by comparing the new results to those in the last two election cycles. Gallup’s first [...]

President Obama Would Lose if Mitt Romney or Rudy Giuliani Was the Nominee

By DJ Redman on Jul 26, 2011 in 2012 Election News, Featured, Politics

Republican field problem is one of recognition – most are unknown NEW YORK, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – By this time next summer the Republican candidate who will challenge President Obama will be known but at this point the list of candidates and potential candidates for the nomination is still far from finalized. With the “will-he-or-she-run-questions” still being [...]

Obama: 80% Favor Balanced Approach [Fact Check]

By R. Mitchell on Jul 15, 2011 in Featured, Politics

Obama reiterated several times in this morning’s presser that 80% of voters favored a balanced approach to the debt problem. The President’s idea of a balanced approach is equal tax hikes and budget cuts. Unfortunately, there isn’t a single poll to support his delusion. A Rasumussen Report poll indicates that only 45% would favor tax [...]

Three-Quarters of Americans Give President Obama Negative Ratings on His Handling of Jobs

By R. Mitchell on Jun 29, 2011 in In The News

Three-Quarters of Americans Give President Obama Negative Ratings on His Handling of Jobs Majorities also give the President negative marks on his handling of healthcare, the environment, unrest in the Middle East and education NEW YORK, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — President Obama has seen his overall job rating drop this month as well as his rating on [...]

Why 2012 Must be a Referendum on Obama’s Policies

By R. Mitchell on Jun 11, 2011 in Featured, Opinion

When CNN’s John King asked Former Obama advisor David Axelrod about the 2012 election, Axelrod answered that that the election would not be a referendum on Obama, but a choice between Obama and his opponents. Part of his statement is correct, the part of the election being a choice. As far as a referendum – [...]

Majority of Americans Do Not Trust President Obama or His Economic Advisors to Handle Budget Deficit

By R. Mitchell on May 31, 2011 in Politics

NEW YORK, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The issue of the budget deficit is one that many people know exists, but are not exactly clear on how it should be handled. And, when it comes to who among elected officials they would trust to handle the deficit, it turns out majorities of Americans would not trust any [...]

Who Would You Vote For in the 2012 Presidential Primary

By R. Mitchell on May 31, 2011 in 2012 Election News, Politics, Polls

There is some contention between Conservatives, Republicans, Libertarians and Tea Party members. Just how will the primary vote go? Well, that’s up to you. What kind of candidate are you looking for? [poll id="18"]

No Bounce for President Obama on Economic Job Ratings

By R. Mitchell on May 24, 2011 in Money

NEW YORK, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – While his overall job rating may have gone up after the death of Osama Bin Laden, President Obama’s economic job rating has not seen the same bounce. Just one-third of Americans (32%) give him positive ratings on the overall job he is doing on the economy while almost seven in ten [...]