Say WHAT?!?!? Obama up 5 to 51% approval in today's Gallup Tracking poll!

[jenmito]

And down to 45% disapproval:http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/Presidential-Job-Approval-Center.aspx

[bluestateguy]

1. Looks like he had one very good day in the trackin poll

Keep your excitement contained, however. Gallup has not been friendly to Obama this year. He's gotten better polls from Fox News.

[jenmito]

2. I know...

I check that poll every day and many days they have Obama's approval even lower than (R)asmussen has him. It was just a shock to see him up 5 points from yesterday.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. The stronger he is, the more support he gathers.

It was his compromise above all else approach that cursed so much trouble. For him. For us. For the country.

[boxman15]

4. I'm not gonna get too excited over this. This is probably an outlier.

Gallup typically has Obama a couple points below the average of pollsters. Tomorrow he'll probably be back down to 46-48%. Daily tracking polls don't mean too much on a day-to-day basis.

One thing I'm interested in seeing (or not seeing) is whether the MSM picks up on this. They always do when they have outliers that go the other way (say the 43% they had him at a few days ago). When that happens, it's breaking news. Will this be? Probably not.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. When Gallup shows him ten points ahead,

it will mean that the Repub businessmen recognize it's time to join 'em.

[jillan]

6. Now this is 2 polls showing positive movement for the President.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-20/obama-leads-in-poll-as-voters-view-romney-as-out-of-touch.html


Also thought this little tidbit was interesting...
Professionals Pick Obama; Execs and Business Owners, Romney
Government workers back Obama over Romney

http://www.gallup.com/poll/154883/Professionals-Pick-Obama-Execs-Business-Owners-Romney.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication

Makes sense!


Let me join you

[demwing]

12. Thanks for bringing that up

this gives a bit of support to the Bloomberg poll.

Since Gallup was called out for under polling minorities, I've noticed Obama's approval numbers have started inching up.

[jenmito]

13. Thank you...

the media were so quick to call the Bloomberg poll an "outlier," I guess we now have TWO "outliers." Thanks for those other pesky facts!

[DCBob]

7. This goes well with the Bloomberg poll.

I think we are moving in the right direction!

[jenmito]

14. Yup...

and I'm sure the media will be all over this 2nd "outlier" poll.

[DCBob]

18. This might be the impact of the President's immigration reform.

Very popular with Hispanics and other immigrant groups.

[jenmito]

19. True...

not to mention the speech Obama gave to the Latino group ABOUT his reform and other things. Maybe it got side-by-side coverage with ROMNEY'S speech to the same group. That must've also been positive.

[DCBob]

20. price of gas may also have had an impact.

regardless this is good news

[jenmito]

28. That's right...

they can't spin that. They CAN ignore it, though.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

31. ...and Independents, which surprised me. But apparently, Independents overwhelmingly

support the move.

[rury]

8. Gallup is not usually kind to President Obama

and tends to over-sample Repubs in their polls, so I'm thinking Obama is actually at about 56% approval.

[Robbins]

9. Gallup

They have him at 51 percent approval and yet he Is In dead heat with Romney 46 to 45(Obama Is at 46)

This Is my problem with Gallup.Those who approve of Obama as President will vote for him.

[Rosanna Lopez]

10. 50% is good, but what is Gallup doing?

I'm not sure what to think of a 5-point jump in approval overnight like that. Gallup has kind of been like Rasmussen this year - out of whack with some of the other pollsters. It has been consistently giving Romney high numbers.

It's nice to see Obama over 50%, but he could just as easily be back down in the mid-40's in a few days from now the way Gallup has been bouncing all over the place.

[Kablooie]

11. It'll probably bounce around a lot more after the SCOTUS health decision is released tomorrow.

No matter how it goes, both sides will try to make political hay out of the news and confuse the middle voters even more than they are now.

[DCBob]

15. and of course the media pundits will explain how this will hurt the President..

no matter what the SCOTUS decides.

[Aerows]

25. No matter what happens

political hay will be made, no matter what day, no matter what decision, no matter which direction the wind is blowing and if it is raining.

[WI_DEM]

16. and what about the horse race numbers with Romney?

[WI_DEM]

17. up five in one day means it will be quickly adjusted down as well.

[bigwillq]

21. OMG! OMG! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Republic is saved!

[jenmito]

22. It seems as though your main purpose for posting is making fun of others' posts.

Nothing more.

[bigwillq]

23. Maybe.

Maybe not.

I like to keep 'em guessing.

[jenmito]

26. You don't keep ME guessing.

I know your game.

[bigwillq]

27. Don't hate the game. Hate the playa.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

32. love cano

[bigwillq]

33. Yea, he's a great player.

Nice shot last night to win it.

Yanks teed off on Dickey. I loved it.

[Aerows]

24. The more people meet Mitt Romney

The less they like him. Republicans are even voicing disapproval of him because he lies so much. Obama isn't perfect, but the man is genuine. Romney is as genuine as a pleather shoe.

[Tarheel_Dem]

29. K&R

[Happydayz]

30. Oh great

I didn't know that the SCOTUS decides on HC today. The media is about to go into an over drive Obama hate machine if they rule against HC reform. If they don't rule against they will definitely try to find something negative to spin. I don't take gallup to seriously, they are in the same category as Rasmussen. They make up polls without actually polling anyone hoping the public will be swayed by their bias. And when its near election day, they actually conduct polls to make it seem as though they are a trust worthy polling agency. Which is pure bs!!

[WI_DEM]

34. And just as quickly Obama is back down to 47% approval and 48% disapproval

after one day.