Today's Gallup Tracking Poll-60% approve, 33% disapprove

[jenmito]

Just yesterday was 58% approve, 36% disapprove. Why such a big change? I like it, though. :D http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx

[johnaries]

1. There's always some statistical noise. You have to look at

trends, not individual results. Looks like Obama is holding pretty steady around 60%.

[jenmito]

2. CNN claimed he's slipping. n/t

[DireStrike]

7. They've all been claiming slipping, and saying "he will slip" and "past presidents were at the same

level of support at this time."

blah blah blah.

[jenmito]

8. Yup. They want to make him look weak at this time that he's trying so hard to get

health care passed.

[johnaries]

13. Well, if ever there were an example of "noise"....... nt

[Jennicut]

3. He is holding steady and all attemps to say otherwise are not panning out.

[jenmito]

4. Tell that to CNN who keeps running a piece about how "6 months in to his term,

he's slipping to 57%." They probably use Rasmussen in their average for their "poll of poolls." :eyes:

[Jennicut]

5. Razzie polls are the most skewed and innaccurate polls around

CNN cracks me up because they did a poll of polls recently on Obama's overall job performance and it was 60%.

[jenmito]

6. Here's their article about it:

"Polls: Obama approval rating falls below 60 percent"

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/obama.polls/index.html

[WI_DEM]

9. It's pretty close to what Research 2000 shows with Obama at 62% with every region strong

for him except the south.

www.dailykos.com

[jenmito]

11. Thanks for that info.

:hi:

[Enthusiast]

14. And that is revealing. nt

[varelse]

10. Obama is extremely popular on a global scale as well

The Obama Effect Considered

This is especially encouraging to me because during the election, he was generally seen (if you believe poll results) as relatively weak in the areas of foreign policy and national security.

[jenmito]

12. Thank you for that...

yes, it's nice to see him looking strong on those things. :)

[NYC_SKP]

15. Why Can't Obama "Close the Deal"?

Same as it ever was with the MSM...

The President is doing fine. In fact, he's doing splendidly well, all things considered.

And they know it.

:P

[jenmito]

16. They're trying to paint him as a failure as they report with glee how much "trouble" his

healthcare plan is in. :eyes:

[heidler1]

17. I hope that it has dawned on enough of us Obama supporters so all of the pissed off

posters that want Obama to succeed were hurting their owm pet cause by threatning to give up unless Obama put their pet cause as # one.

[DCBob]

18. It is odd all the sharp swings..

I think people are reacting to current news which tends to be sensationalized by the media -- both negative and positive.

[Wednesdays]

19. K&R

:kick:

[democrat2thecore]

20. Daily tracking polls are a joke. - nt

[jclincali]

21. No change. All within MOE

[Engineer4Obama]

22. No there was a 2 point bumb

Which is statistically insignificant because it is in the margin of error. That's different than saying no change. However if he gains another two points the next day (still within the margin of error) it would indicate a trend and no longer be statistically insignificant.

[jclincali]

23. Look at the trend lines. The trend is down towards the high-mid fifties for approval.