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dennis4868 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 10:31 PM
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President's Approval Rating - Gallup
Approve: 50% (+2)

Disapprove: 43% (-)

This is not bad at all.....
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 10:39 PM
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1. Compared to Bush's 16 months long 90 to 70% after 9/11, it is horrid......
Edited on Thu May-19-11 10:41 PM by FrenchieCat
But as we know, Americans have different standards for different folks.

If you are a failure from jump street, and you fail some more....people like that.
If you are a success and are competent, 40 to 20% less is what you get.

USA, USA, USA!
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 12:28 AM
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4. Bush isn't Black
Had he been, nothing would have gotten him those ratings. IMO, natch. There's no way O will ever get the credit he deserves.
:grr:
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PatSeg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 09:57 AM
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15. After the death of Bin Laden,
I really expected his approval ratings to be much, much higher. Bush got ridiculously high approval ratings because of 9/11 and people felt it was patriotic to support the president.

I agree that Obama probably won't get the credit he deserves, at least not while in office, but I think history will be very generous to him.

:hi:
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 12:26 PM
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16. I agree about history, if, of course, we can keep the Texas school board out of it. :7
People still think Reagan was a great President. :eyes :. Those who are interested, though, KNOW. :pals:
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PatSeg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 12:36 PM
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19. I can't remember at what point
I noticed that Reagan was being revered instead of ridiculed, but I know I was a bit shocked. I had to go back into my memory banks to see if there was something I'd overlooked. History gotten rewritten very quickly in his case and most of it was based on wishful thinking. :shrug:
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 11:27 PM
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2. 50% approval is a good sign.
I sure as hell don't want ANY Republican, despite my misgivings regarding President Obama.
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dennis4868 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 12:27 AM
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3. I have NO misgivings regarding Obama....
and feel if he was white his approval rating would be in the 70% range....
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slay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 12:54 AM
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5. I have a LOT of misgivings about Obama - I'm white - and if asked I would say Disapprove
i know some of you think he's great, but IMO he's not. If you want me to list the wars, the medical marijuana raids, his love of all things corporate, his total neglect of the poor and homeless - I will. I've got a lot more than that that I'm not happy with him about either.

That said - he is better than ANY republican (which in reality isn't really saying much).
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dennis4868 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 01:50 AM
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6. I disagree with EVERYTHING....
You wrote....if it was not so late I would go onto detail as to why I disagree with you big time....good night.

www.whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 02:11 AM
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SkyDaddy7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 05:11 AM
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8. Horrible failure???
DU has its comedians!! :rofl:
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Solomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 07:33 AM
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10. You beat me to it. Not just a horrible failure, but a "horrible horrible"
failure. Get it right.


:rofl:
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slay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 12:34 PM
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17. Yep - indeed
but since peeps in GD:P would rather censor me and alert on my posts - i will save my energy for people who actually want to discuss things.
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dennis4868 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 09:17 AM
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12. It's okay....
I dont debate people who hyperspeculate about everytghing when it comes to Obama and don't play with the FACTS.....
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slay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 12:35 PM
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18. Ah so you disagree - and think some Republicans WOULD be better than Obama huh?
think before you type next time. :eyes:
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Hutzpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 09:43 AM
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14. Can you find me a presidential candidate that can accomplish
those goals that you've outlined as failure?

Will be waiting for your response.
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quaker bill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 06:45 AM
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9. Given that sitting Presidents with approvals above 40
generally are re-elected, 50 is quite good.
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aaaaaa5a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 08:10 AM
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11. Just for some context


Ronald Reagans approval rating was 43%

Bill Clinton's approval rating was 47%


at the EXACT same point of their Presidential administrations.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 09:20 AM
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13. I will take that number and run with it all day thanks K&R
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Johnny2X2X Donating Member (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-20-11 03:23 PM
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20. Good News
but, how many Liberals still have a negative approval rating for him? These voters will still vote for them even though they think he is too Conservative in their minds. I would guess another 5% would be these voters so Obama is looking good.

I don't know why people keep speculating, it's going to be Mitt Romney against him.
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