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Obama's Approval Rating Dips to New Low

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Obama's Approval Rating Dips to New Low - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 46 percent, according to a new CBS News poll.

That rating is Mr. Obama's lowest yet in CBS News polling, and the poll marks the first time his approval rating has fallen below the 50 percent mark. Forty-one percent now say they disapprove of Mr. Obama's performance as president.

In last month's CBS News poll, 50 percent of Americans approved of how the president was handling his job, while thirty-nine percent disapproved.

O'Failure.:doh
 
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We told the libs, but they voted for him anyway.
 
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We told the libs, but they voted for him anyway.

Not just the libs...they were the sheep counted on and they came through. Many more of the clueless independents and those pretending partisanship voted for this guy, he was wildly popular and received more votes for President than any man in history.

We told independents and fence sitters as well, they are just as much if not more to blame here. The Libs were a known entity, we knew the anti-Bush kneejerks would vote Obama....those who came to this decision, who were impressed by his teleprompter reading, those that didn't do their homework and really didn't study this man they were voting into Office...they shoulder this burden.
 
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We told the libs, but they voted for him anyway.

Oh and...you can now offer an "I told you so", only fair.:)
 
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Obama sets a new low
I predict that he will do it again as even more folks realize that his "solutions" are making things worse... :roll:
 
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So that means Reagan was a failure too since he had similar ratings at this point. And Bush Jr, was a failure in his second term since at this point in his second term he was under Obama's level.. nice too know.

You base Obama's presidency on past president's ratings? :rofl
Obama is Obama. His name is not Reagan or Bush Jr. You cannot justify his failures by pointing out past apparent failures turned successes. :doh
 
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You base Obama's presidency on past president's ratings? :rofl
Obama is Obama. His name is not Reagan or Bush Jr. You cannot justify his failures by pointing out past apparent failures turned successes. :doh

No I am not. I am just pointing out that if these ratings matter in anyway then some comparison to previous presidents must be in order. And considering Reagan at this point had similar numbers then one must draw the conclusion that if Obama is a failure now, then Reagan was a failure then.
 
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No I am not. I am just pointing out that if these ratings matter in anyway then some comparison to previous presidents must be in order. And considering Reagan at this point had similar numbers then one must draw the conclusion that if Obama is a failure now, then Reagan was a failure then.

Said it once and I'll say it again. OBAMA IS NOT REAGAN OR BUSH JR. or Kyle or Joey or Freddy or anyone else. He is Obama. His rating is his. His policies are not Reagans. They are his. Reagan has nothing to do with it. People disliking the early Reagan admin. does not mean that his and Obamas admin. have anything in common. People are different now than they were then. Maybe not for the better but that is irrelevant.
 
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It's not really a huge surprise. He isn't exactly doing much to please the people who voted for him or living up to his campaign promises. He must not be too interested in getting re-elected, which is a good thing if this is how his Administration is going to be run. However, i do find it a little ironic that approval numbers now suddenly matter to people on the right now that Obama is President.
 
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With the State of the Union speech coming up, Obama's going to have his very own season premiere for his very own version of "Lost"
 
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With the State of the Union speech coming up, Obama's going to have his very own season premiere for his very own version of "Lost"

Personally, I think it's kind of funny that he couldn't bump the season premiere of Lost. I'm also quite glad because I'm a huge fan of that show and would much rather watch that than watch a speech with more empty promises.
 
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Personally, I think it's kind of funny that he couldn't bump the season premiere of Lost. I'm also quite glad because I'm a huge fan of that show and would much rather watch that than watch a speech with more empty promises.
I know I'm looking forward to it! In a strange way I'm glad they decided to end the show on a timeline - should make for a great season, hope the writers are up to it!

Obama needs as many people watching his speech as possible, it should give him a little boost in the polls. If I were the Dems, I'd have someone yell "Liar!" and then have everyone turn and stare at Joe Wilson in shock.
 
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would much rather watch that than watch a speech with more empty promises.
What I hate most is when they use people as props. They've always got a few up in the balcony waiting to be "used" for political gain.
 
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I think the point of Pete's comparison to past presidents is that its much too early to determine. Many presidents struggle in their first year and many are able to turn it around by the end of their first term. We'll just have to see where its at in a few years
 
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Cynically, I think this Haiti disaster will boost his numbers at least in the short term. But there's a really high chance that Haiti will blow up due to the massive loss of infrastructure. If Obama and the administration do well, his numbers will hit 50 or higher again and they'll ride the Haiti success all this year and make it a center piece of 2012 if it comes out successful.

The sheer amount of dollars and aid needed however I think will be staggering just to keep Haiti afloat and then rebuilding for such a poor nation? Not sure how that is going to work out.
 
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Said it once and I'll say it again. OBAMA IS NOT REAGAN OR BUSH JR. or Kyle or Joey or Freddy or anyone else. He is Obama. His rating is his. His policies are not Reagans. They are his. Reagan has nothing to do with it. People disliking the early Reagan admin. does not mean that his and Obamas admin. have anything in common. People are different now than they were then. Maybe not for the better but that is irrelevant.

And let me repeat again.. I never claimed that they were!

All I am saying is that if Obama is a failure now for whatever reason because his approval rating is at what it is at, then Reagan must have been a failure too for whatever reason because his approval rating was similar at this point.

So answer me this.. was Reagan a failure at this point in his administration or not?
 
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Just remember. "It aint over till the fat lady sings".

Don't count your marbles until the game is over.

Conservatives love polls when it favors their ideologies but have contempt for them when they go against them.

You can't have it both ways.
 
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And let me repeat again.. I never claimed that they were!

All I am saying is that if Obama is a failure now for whatever reason because his approval rating is at what it is at, then Reagan must have been a failure too for whatever reason because his approval rating was similar at this point.

So answer me this.. was Reagan a failure at this point in his administration or not?

Reagan wisely didn't promise heaven and earth and place himself as "hope" and "change" for the entire World - so no, he wasn't a failure because he didn't artificially inflate expectations to the wild beyond. He had what's called "experience".
 
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Reagan wisely didn't promise heaven and earth and place himself as "hope" and "change" for the entire World - so no, he wasn't a failure because he didn't artificially inflate expectations to the wild beyond. He had what's called "experience".

LOL he promised just as much lol.. give me a break with this revisionist crap.
 
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And let me repeat again.. I never claimed that they were!

All I am saying is that if Obama is a failure now for whatever reason because his approval rating is at what it is at, then Reagan must have been a failure too for whatever reason because his approval rating was similar at this point.

So answer me this.. was Reagan a failure at this point in his administration or not?

Not true in any way. Just because they had the same rating doesnt mean both are failures.

You cant just take what you see and ignore the reason behind it.
 
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So answer me this.. was Reagan a failure at this point in his administration or not?
You should start a new thread in the history section.
 
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See BS says only 46% approve of their Messiah's performance?

I wonder what an honest poll would say, then?
 
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I think the point of Pete's comparison to past presidents is that its much too early to determine. Many presidents struggle in their first year and many are able to turn it around by the end of their first term. We'll just have to see where its at in a few years

The Messiah ain't gonna be one of them.

Reagan knew full well, and told us, that the implementation of his program was going to be painful. In the end, Reagan created an economy that spawned twenty two million mostly private sector jobs.

The Messiah is spawning an economy that's going to keep losing jobs....because he's repeating "the mistakes of the past", ie, socialism, instead of repeating Reagan's policies of success, ie, capitalism.
 
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