Hmmm- Gallup Shows The President With A Twelve Point Higher Approval-Disapproval than (R)asmussen

[DemocratSinceBirth]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx


http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history

[Care Acutely]

1. Only 2 days into the convention and before he gives his speech.

Is this a convention bump for the President, or is that hole they dug in Florida starting to swallow them up?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I'll Take 49% -45% Approval On Election Day

There is a decent chance the winner will get less than a pop vote majority and a excellent there will be a small percentage of those who disapprove of the president's performance but will vote for him anyway because the alternative is unpalatable.

A twelve point difference is huge and distorts the average.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. There's a simple explanation--

Rasmussen figured in whether or not the voters are from precincts with jiggered electronic voting machines.

[socialindependocrat]

3. Somebody scewed up! n/t

[ananda]

5. Yep, somebody deliberately screwed up!

nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. It Messes Up The Average

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html#polls

[Auntie Bush]

8. Or everybody is screwed up! Maybe the President can unscrew them tonight!

These sure are discouraging polls, but I don't believe them. More than 1/2 our nation can't be that screwed up!

[fredamae]

6. Again-Polls

are only as reliable as the person/corp/org Paying for them is honest.

This perfectly examples manipulating demographics, wording etc to garner a desired result.
They keep telling Dems there is no enthusiasm etc---this goes a Long way toward demoralizing the electorate/base-especially those who are busy working 2-3 jobs and don't have the luxury of following everything political.....