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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts) Tue Apr 24, 2012, 10:53 PM Apr 2012

Gallup: Obama Now at 50% Job Approval; Leads Romney, 49% to 42%

Source: Gallup

The 50% approval mark is notable because all incumbent presidents since Eisenhower who were at or above 50% approval at the time of the election were re-elected. Obama's job approval rating has typically been in the mid-40% range for the last three months.

Obama reached 50% briefly earlier this month, but that soon dissipated, perhaps due to mixed news in the government's April 6 unemployment report after largely positive reports in the prior two months. In recent days, Obama appears to be more solidly around 50%, averaging at least 49% approval in each of the last four individual nights of Gallup polling.

One possible reason for Obama's recent rise is the decline in gas prices, which some analysts believe could indicate that prices have peaked. Rising gas prices have often been associated with a decline in presidential approval ratings.

Obama's increased approval coincides with his taking a lead, 49% to 42%, over Mitt Romney in Gallup Daily tracking of registered voters' 2012 presidential election preferences. That marks a shift from last week, when Romney held an edge in Gallup tracking.

Read more: http://www.gallup.com/poll/154091/Obama-Job-Approval-Leads-Romney.aspx

So where's the media, Drudge's siren, etc to trumpet this as much as they did Romney's brief one-point lead a few weeks ago?

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Gallup: Obama Now at 50% Job Approval; Leads Romney, 49% to 42% (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Apr 2012 OP

"they" have billions invested in keeping this as a horse race Botany Apr 2012 #1

I wouldn't say teachers are happy about the president either Fearless Apr 2012 #3

He's winning in all these categories, but the Corporate Media wants us to believe that the race is Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2012 #5

Yeah ... but ... cosmicone Apr 2012 #6

Gallup poll is not associated with anyone named, Gallup since the 1980s. CenaW Apr 2012 #2

Americans are so fucking stupid! The president has NOTHING to do with the fluctuation in gas prices! Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2012 #4

Botany

(70,516 posts)

1. "they" have billions invested in keeping this as a horse race

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 12:32 AM

Apr 2012

the demographics against romney are brutal

Women
latinos
gays
the young
african americans
unions
environmentalists
seniors worried about their safety net
democrats & liberals
people who lost their job because of Bain Capital
students
teachers

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

3. I wouldn't say teachers are happy about the president either

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 10:54 AM

Apr 2012

Arne Duncan is a plague on real education.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

5. He's winning in all these categories, but the Corporate Media wants us to believe that the race is

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 11:02 AM

Apr 2012

neck in neck! They want it to be close and that's why we need to work our assess off this fall.

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

6. Yeah ... but ...

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 09:19 PM

Apr 2012

Romney leads by 10:1 in the following:

Ignoramii
Bigots
KKK
CEOs
Hedge Fund Managers
Bible thumping fundies
Gun nuts
Abortion clinic bombers
Polluting chemical makers
Oil companies
Scam artists
Insider traders
and, the largest constituency, just plain stupid people.

CenaW

(38 posts)

2. Gallup poll is not associated with anyone named, Gallup since the 1980s.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 12:50 AM

Apr 2012

Gallup is primarily, based on an old reputation,
an opinion maker and shaper, not an opinion reporter.
Purchased by an unnamed billionaire. ..
Set up as being owned by Selective Research, a front group, that was a small research outfit.
It is all very secret who actually owns. . ..
but their polls are not worth John Vance Garner's bucket of warm spit.
If you go to the Gallup.com website you have to read past all the glory days of Gallup to find out it is Gallup in name only.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

4. Americans are so fucking stupid! The president has NOTHING to do with the fluctuation in gas prices!

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 11:01 AM

Apr 2012

It scares me how misinformed people are. That's why Obama and the Democrats must FIGHT HARD against Republican lies and propaganda. If Americans are swayed by the rise and fall in gas prices, then we are fucked because they will fall for ANY Republican lie!

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