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Limbaugh's Wrong: Gallup's Obama Approval Below 50%

New survey is latest disappointment for President

Nov 20, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A new Gallup poll is the latest this week to show President Obama's approval ratings falling below 50%. Today's results, which appear to refute Rush Limbaugh's contention that Gallup's results are tilted to favor Obama, show 49% of voters approve of his handling of the presidency and 44% do not.... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • Quinnipiac University • approval ratings • Gallup poll • Gallup • President Obama • Limbaugh Obama • Public Policy Polling

Rush: Gallup Counting Too Many Blacks for Obama

That's why the president's approval ratings are above 50%, he says

Nov 20, 09 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh has a novel explanation for why President Obama's approval ratings remain above 50% in Gallup polls: The agency is purposely boosting the number of black respondents. "Gallup has him just teetering on the little teeter-totter at 50% and they're doing everything they can—they're upping the... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • approval ratings • Gallup poll • Gallup • President Obama • Rush Limbaugh racist quotes

nate silver

Should Democrats Panic? Yes, but Only 'a Little'

Party's in 'fairly bad shape,' but there's time to rebound

Nov 13, 09 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A new Gallup poll shows Republicans ahead of Democrats in a generic House ballot, a reversal of political fortune from October. Is it time for the party to panic? "Maybe a little," writes Nate Silver . "My 30,000-foot view is that between the pressures of the jobs... More »

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Congress • Democrats • House of Representatives • Gallup poll • 2010 election • Nate Silver • Republicans

 GOP Wants to Resurrect 
 That Town Hall Feeling 

Party hopes to drum up anger over health bills

Nov 11, 09 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Republicans are hoping to re-create the late-summer town hall meetings at which angry voters lashed out over proposed health care legislation. Sen. Lamar Alexander tells Politico the party is planning 50 phone and in-person gatherings over the next few weeks. "If every American has a chance to read the... More »

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health care • Democrats • health insurance • Senate Republicans • Republican Party • town hall meeting • House Republicans • Gallup poll

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 2010 a Toss-Up as 
 Indies Flee the Dems 

But trend and dismal 21% approval of Congress could spell Dem's demise

Oct 7, 09 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sizable lead among registered voters Democrats have maintained since the 2006 midterm elections has eroded to almost nothing. In the latest Gallup poll, Dems have just a 2-point advantage over Republicans going into the 2010 midterms, 46% to 44%, well within the sampling error. That’s down from a... More »

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Congress • Senate • GOP • House of Representatives • Republican Party • candidate • Democratic Party • Gallup poll • opinion polls • Election 2010 • midterm elections

 Obama's Approval 
 Ratings Stabilize 

After summer's drubbing, he's sitting pretty at 52%

Sep 29, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s approval ratings have stabilized this month, after taking a beating over the summer. According to the latest Gallup poll, Obama rests at a healthy 52% average approval rating, putting him on par with most recent presidents. He “is certainly doing as well as, or better than,... More »

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(Newser) - President Obama's job-approval rating slipped to 50% in Gallup poll results out today, a new low for the 10-month-old administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. The drawn-out health care reform debate apparently is dragging down the number, which hit 69% after the inauguration. The disapproval number is 43%. "It's... More »

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Bush administration • Bill Clinton • Richard Nixon • Clinton administration • George HW Bush • Gerald Ford • approval ratings • George W. Bush • Gallup poll • Gallup • Obama administration • President Obama

 Health-Care Protesters 
 Winning Sympathy: Poll 

34% 'more sympathetic' to protesters, 21% less

Aug 13, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Town-hall protesters have succeeded in making some Americans “more sympathetic” to their health care views, a USA Today/Gallup poll finds. Of 1,000 adults surveyed, 34% say they’re now more sympathetic of the protesters’ stance, while 21% say they’re less. Among independents, that grows to a 2-to-1... More »

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(Newser) - The public is rapidly losing faith in President Obama, new polls show. His overall approval rating is below 60%—a USA Today/Gallup poll gives him 55%, putting him 10th among the 12 post-World War II presidents after six months in office. A Public Trust Monitor/Politico survey finds 54% trust Obama,... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Republican Party • Democratic Party • approval ratings • economy • poll numbers • Gallup poll • polls • President Obama

(Newser) - The 2012 presidential race is heating up—at least in a Gallup poll of Republican voters. CQ Politics looks at the results, which have former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney out front, with 26% saying he should top the GOP ticket. Sarah Palin snags 21%, Mike Huckabee gets 19%, and Newt... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • GOP • Mike Huckabee • nominee • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Gallup poll • opinion polls • Election 2012

 Obama's Approval 
 Rating Softens 

Economy pulls down numbers

Jun 23, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerns over the economy are weighing down President Obama’s poll numbers, which have fallen to their lowest point since his inauguration, Politico reports. Obama’s 57% approval rating in a Gallup tracking poll this weekend remains high, but a series of recent polls find his support falling among Republicans... More »

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Pew • Pew Research Center • approval ratings • economy • NBC/WSJ Poll • poll numbers • Gallup poll • Gallup • New York Times/CBS News poll • Obama administration • NBC News/Wall Street Journal • President Obama

 Sotomayor Has 
 Wide Support: Poll 

She's popular, but not as much as Justice Roberts was

May 28, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly half of Americans consider Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court an "excellent" or "good" development, while just 13% judge her a "poor" choice, a Gallup poll finds. Respondents split along party lines, with 28% of Republicans and just 1% of Democrats deeming the nomination... More »

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John Roberts • partisanship • US Supreme Court • Gallup poll • Obama administration • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor

Poll: GOP Support Down Across Demographic Groups

GOP backing has shriveled since 2001 among all but weekly churchgoers

May 19, 09 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP has failed to gain followers in any demographic group since 2001, and support has shrunk among all groups except frequent churchgoers, according to the latest Gallup figures. The biggest drop in support —down 10%—was among college grads. But the percentage of respondents calling themselves Republicans was... More »

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Americans Shift to the Right on Abortion: Poll

Majority call themselves 'pro-life' for first time in survey's history

May 15, 09 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time in 15 years, a majority of Americans identified themselves as “pro-life” on the issue of abortion, a Gallup poll finds. In a drastic shift from just a year ago, 51% say they’re pro-life, 42% pro-choice, after a 50%-44% split in favor of pro-choice in... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • women • abortion rights • Protestants • Catholics • pro-life • Gallup poll

Analysis

Republicans Take Page From Libertarian Book

From tea parties to budget proposals,
GOP changes tune

Apr 22, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - It looks as though the GOP is turning libertarian, says Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. The tea parties it championed last week take their cue from libertarian movement shindigs, and participation was high in libertarian-leaning states like New Hampshire. The GOP’s alternative budget was a like-minded proposal, "dramatically... More »

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opinion

 Michelle Is Even More 
 Popular Than Hubby 

Her transformation is 'remarkable:' Smith

Apr 2, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans like Michelle Obama even more than they like her husband, a new Gallup poll shows. Nearly three-quarters view her favorably, compared to 69% for the president. And while Barack's ratings have fluctuated, the first lady's keep rising. "Her transformation in the public eye is one of David Axelrod's... More »

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Michelle Obama • first lady • popularity • Gallup poll • President Obama

 Economic Hopes 
 On the Rise: Poll 

Past 2 weeks have seen steady rise in optimism

Mar 27, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - More Americans appear to have hope that the economy is finally back on track. Over the past two weeks, the percentage of Gallup responders who hold that the economy is getting better has continually increased. From Monday through Wednesday, that percentage—29%—was the highest it’s been since July... More »

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 Obama's Approval Dips to 63% 


Feb 23, 09 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s approval rating has slipped from 68% just after inauguration to 63% one month in, the Chicago Tribune reports today—just above average for the past few presidents at this stage. Though the modest slip is likely due to a hardening of Republican opposition, any "increased public... More »

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recession • economic stimulus package • approval ratings • Gallup poll • Obama administration • President Obama • Republican opposition

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 Blue States Dominate, 
 and Purple Gains Ground 

Dramatic shift in electorate favors liberals: poll

Jan 29, 09 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Blue states are far bluer than red states are red, says a new Gallup poll. Party registrations favor Democrats—they lead by 10 or more percentage points in 29 states and the DC, compared to four states where Republicans dominate—suggesting that Dems can expand on ther gains they made... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • partisanship • Utah • Rhode Island • electorate • red state • blue states • Election 2008 • Gallup poll • swing states • party politics

(Newser) - President Obama's poll numbers are sinking back into the stratosphere now that he's in office, Politico reports. The first Gallup poll since his inauguration gives Obama a 68% approval rating, down from 83% a week ago. Just 12% of the most recent sample disapproved of Obama. JFK holds the record... More »

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transition • inauguration • approval ratings • Gallup poll • Obama administration • President Obama

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