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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 01:30 PM Apr 2013

Poll: Obama approval falls 6 points



A new NBC/WSJ poll finds President Obama's approval rating has fallen 6 points since his reelection to 47 percent.

At the same time, his dispproval rating has ticked up 5 points to 48 percent, the poll found.

That puts him underwater for the first time since August last year, when an NBC/WSJ survey found him at 48 percent approval and 49 percent disapproval.

(WATCH: POLITICO Roundtable: Week's winners & losers)

The poll also found that 31 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction -- down from 41 percent last fall -- while 61 percent think the nation is headed in the wrong direction. That's up from 53 percent.

NBC/WSJ polled 1,000 adults between April 5 and April 8. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/04/poll-obama-approval-falls-points-161422.html?ml=bp

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Poll: Obama approval falls 6 points (Original Post) damnedifIknow Apr 2013 OP
And he ain't running in 2014. grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #1
I think he needs to stop appeasing republicans damnedifIknow Apr 2013 #2
But his disaster of this week will be tied to the entire party Doctor_J Apr 2013 #21
Woohoo! A VICTORY for DU! Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 #3
A victory for common sense. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #4
The budget has not passed, so its affects have not been felt. Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 #5
The poll is not about the budget passing. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #7
NO ONE I KNOW thinks Chained CPI is a good idea... Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 #8
But is this his only option? tblue Apr 2013 #9
When dealing with a REASONABLE legislature... Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 #13
So how much more hope and change should we upaloopa Apr 2013 #12
This Republican House is unparalled in its obstrustionst mindset. Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 #14
I see no reason to give into bullies. The more you give the more they take. upaloopa Apr 2013 #18
You are totally right CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #15
Will the present offer be applicable by the next poll? Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 #16
Fallen since the election, but at the same point as August. Robb Apr 2013 #6
this is what happens when you campaign on saving social security and then ask for CUTS. nashville_brook Apr 2013 #10
Except that the poll was taken 2 days One of the 99 Apr 2013 #20
You ain't seen nothing yet! Joe Bacon Apr 2013 #11
And Obama will still be President for three more years plus after that alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #17
This poll was taken 2 days before the President One of the 99 Apr 2013 #19
"The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points." Denzil_DC Apr 2013 #22
its a bogus poll. mgcgulfcoast Apr 2013 #23
 

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
4. A victory for common sense.
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 01:44 PM
Apr 2013

If you mess with people's basic necessities for survival, people bite back.

 

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
7. The poll is not about the budget passing.
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 01:53 PM
Apr 2013

The poll is about whether people feel like country is headed in the right direction.
Evidently people don't feel the proposed Social Security cuts are taking the country in the right direction.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
8. NO ONE I KNOW thinks Chained CPI is a good idea...
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 01:57 PM
Apr 2013

...and I'm REASONABLY SURE the President does not think it is. BUT, he has been dealing with a congress UNPARALLED in its opposition to a sitting POTUS. There's WAY more than meets the eye here.

tblue

(16,350 posts)
9. But is this his only option?
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:03 PM
Apr 2013

Really? A vigorous defense of Social Sec shouldn't be too much to ask of a Democratic president. If it is, then we have no chance at righting this ship.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
13. When dealing with a REASONABLE legislature...
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:18 PM
Apr 2013

...perhaps. But the present House of Representatives is a completely UNIQUE animal. Unparalleled.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
12. So how much more hope and change should we
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:18 PM
Apr 2013

abandon in hopes that the Repubs will work with us?
I mean we already are right of center and a million miles from where we thought we were on election night 2008.
Just who won those last two elections anyway? Seems the Repubs post election game plan works better than ours.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
14. This Republican House is unparalled in its obstrustionst mindset.
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:20 PM
Apr 2013

Un-fucking-paralleled! Seriously... look it up.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
18. I see no reason to give into bullies. The more you give the more they take.
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 03:47 PM
Apr 2013

We already have the widest gap in wealth and the middle class is decimated. Giving more away is just plain stupid. We have everything to lose and nothing to gain as individual citizens.

CountAllVotes

(20,854 posts)
15. You are totally right
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:35 PM
Apr 2013

Just wait for the next "poll" ...

I have a feeling his approval level with continue to sink like a stone.

The sad part is that he did it all by himself too.



 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
16. Will the present offer be applicable by the next poll?
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:39 PM
Apr 2013

I really hate to repeat myself, but I cannot pass judgment on present tactics until this has been drawn out. IF he signs a bill with Chained CPI, I will be his fiercest critic. Until then, I will reserve judgment.

nashville_brook

(20,958 posts)
10. this is what happens when you campaign on saving social security and then ask for CUTS.
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:04 PM
Apr 2013

reaping what you sow.

too bad this is going to kneecap good Dems who are fighting for reelection in 2014. We'll likely lose the Senate. Oh well.

One of the 99

(2,280 posts)
20. Except that the poll was taken 2 days
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 10:14 PM
Apr 2013

before the President released his budget proposal. So how could it measure for something that hadn't happened yet?

Joe Bacon

(5,163 posts)
11. You ain't seen nothing yet!
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:06 PM
Apr 2013

Wait for the next Debt ceiling fiasco where Obama gives the Republicans deeper budget cuts. And then see the sticker shock starting October 1st when people see how much health insurance is going to cost in the exchanges!

One of the 99

(2,280 posts)
19. This poll was taken 2 days before the President
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 10:05 PM
Apr 2013

released his budget proposal. So how could it have anything to do with it?

Denzil_DC

(7,188 posts)
22. "The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points."
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:12 AM
Apr 2013

The Politico article doesn't bless us with a link so we can look at the internals, but it does give us that much.

Looks like some folks learned nothing from last year's polling debacles.

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