WASHINGTON (CNN) — It's late July, a time for hot and humid weather in the nation's capital. But when it comes to President Barack Obama's approval rating, an average of the most recent national surveys indicates a cooling trend.
According to a new CNN Poll of Polls, 54 percent of Americans approve of how Obama is handling his duties in the White House. That's down 7 points from late June, when the president's approval rating stood at 61 percent. The latest approval rating is the lowest for Obama in his young presidency. The CNN Poll of Polls, compiled and released Thursday, is an average of seven national surveys conducted over the past nine days.
Once again, I'll reiterate: I wonder what his numbers would look like if the media didn't treat him like he tap-danced on hot coals and shat ice cream...
Gee, imagine that. Fail to do anything other than propose new taxes and spend, spend, spend our way into debt at the speed of Democrat leads to falling poll numbers. Who knew? The disastrous "Cash for Clunkers" program has been put on hiatus after a whole week - imagine that, offering cash money for people to turn in old cars, and getting a big reaction! - they can't manage a simple giveaway, and yet they want to run our health care? NFW.
My favorite part was this, though:
UPDATE: "The president isn't fixated on the ups and downs of polling," said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs at Thursday's briefing.
Right. And that's a cold sore, not herpes.
That is all.
2 comments:
Jay,
The quote about the President not being fixated on the ups & downs of polls sounds strikingly similar to a response Bill Clinton gave years ago when asked about the AWB . . . I'll paraphrase.
-> we should more concerned with making our streets safe by getting the guns and less fixated on the rights of individuals . . .
Something tells me that Barry would agree.
- Brad
Not only did they fail to grasp the amount of response to a "free money" rebate program, now they want to double down and add another 2 billion ( which should last, at most, another week as everyone rushes to get a piece before it runs out again).
At which point the same thing that happens after every other rebate and cash back program the Auto industry runs. The volume of new car sales wll immmedatly plummet to near zero levels, since all the buyers have either bought thier new car or are willing to sit on the side lines and wait for the innevitable next rebate program.
It's what happens every time you distort the market, and why the industry always ties these rebates to the end of the previous model year in late september.....not July.
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