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The latest round-up of President Obama's job approval or favorability ratings by state updates Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, New Mexico, and Rhode Island.


Alabama

Rasmussen Reports, May 25; Capital Survey Research Center, April 13-14 (no link available)

2008 election: McCain 60 percent, Obama 38 percent

Rasmussen says 59 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 40 percent approve. Sixty-seven percent favor repealing the new health care reform law (with 55 percent "strongly" in favor) while 28 percent are opposed.

Capital Survey Research says 52.5 percent are very or somewhat dissatisfied with the job Obama is doing, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-nine percent believe the country is on the wrong track and 25.6 percent blame the Democrats in Congress, 20.2 percent blame Obama and 13.9 percent citing former President Bush, with the rest of the culprits in single digits. While 70 percent say the U.S. health care system needs to be changed, 52.9 percent oppose President Obama's health care plan while 40.5 percent support it with 6.7 percent undecided.
Electoral MapAlaska

Rasmussen Reports, May 6

2008 election: McCain 59 percent, Obama 38 percent
Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 51 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Sixty-two percent back a repeal of the health care measure he signed into law (with 55 percent "strongly" in favor) while 37 percent oppose doing so.

Arizona

Rasmussen Reports, May 17; Daily Kos/Research 2000, May 3-5; Public Policy Polling, April 23-25

2008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 50 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Sixty-three percent favor repealing the health care reform measure Obama signed into law (with 53 percent "strongly" in favor) while 35 percent are opposed.

Research 2000 says Obama is seen unfavorably by 49 percent and favorably by 46 percent with 5 percent undecided. (McCain is seen unfavorably by 52 percent and favorably by 43 percent, with 5 percent undecided).

PPP says 51 percent disapprove of Obama's job performance while 45 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-one percent oppose the health care reform plan that Obama signed into law while 42 percent support it, with 7 percent undecided.

Arkansas
Daily Kos/Research 2000, May 24-26; Rasmussen Reports, May 19

2008 election: McCain 59 percent, Obama 39 percent

Research 2000 says 61 percent see Obama unfavorably while 37 percent view him favorably, with 2 percent undecided. Independents see him unfavorably by 77 percent to 21 percent. Fifty-one percent said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports repeal of the new health care reform law while 37 percent favor someone who supports it or would work to improve it.

Rasmussen says 67 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 57 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 32 percent approve. Seventy-two percent back repeal of the health care plan he signed into law (with 60 percent "strongly" favoring such a move) while 24 percent are opposed. Forty-two percent have an unfavorable view of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan while 33 percent see her favorably, with 25 percent undecided.

California
USC/L.A.Times, May 19-26; Rasmussen Reports, May 24; Daily Kos/Research 2000, May 17; Public Policy Institute of California, May 9-16

2008 election: Obama 61 percent, McCain 37 percent

USC/L.A. Times says Obama is seen favorably by 59 percent and unfavorably by 36 percent. Fifty-four percent want to elect a senator that will support his policies (with 44 percent "strongly" holding that view) while 35 percent don't, with 11 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says that 55 percent approve of Obama's performance while 42 percent do not.

Research 2000 says Obama is seen favorably by 62 percent and unfavorably by 33 percent with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate that supports or would work to improve the new health care plan while 37 percent would be more likely to vote for someone who would repeal it completely.

PPIC says 59 percent approve of the way Obama is doing his job while 37 percent disapprove, with 4 percent undecided. That's 13 point drop in his approval rating since a year ago.
Colorado
Public Policy Polling, May 14-16; Rasmussen Reports, May 3

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 45 percent

PPP says 50 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided. Independents (31 percent of the sample) disapprove by 53 percent to 41 percent, with 6 percent undecided. Fifty percent oppose the health care plan he signed into law while 42 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 55 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 45 percent approve. Sixty-one percent support repealing the new health care law he signed (with 48 percent "strongly" favoring such a move) while 37 percent oppose the idea.
Connecticut

Rasmussen Reports, June 1; Daily Kos/Research 2000, May 24-26

2008 election: Obama 60 percent, McCain 38 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 43 percent do not.

Research 2000 says Obama is seen favorably by 62 percent and unfavorably by 34 percent, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports or would work to improve the new health care reform law while 39 percent would be more likely to vote for someone who favors repealing it, with 8 percent undecided.
Delaware

Rasmussen Reports, April 29

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

Rasmussen says 54 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 46 percent disapprove. Fifty-one percent approve of the health care plan he signed into law while 34 percent oppose it.
Florida

Rasmussen Reports, May 16; Mason-Dixon Research, May 3-5

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 48 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent approve of Obama's performance while 49 percent disapprove (with 43 percent "strongly" disapproving).

Mason-Dixon says 53 percent rate Obama's job performance as "fair" or "poor" while 47 percent call it "excellent" or "good." The poll says Floridians aren't enthusiastic about two issues on Obama's agenda: immigration reform and tighter regulation of financial markets. 45 percent oppose proposals to allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship while 39 percent are in favor, with 15 percent undecided. Thirty-eight percent support strengthening financial regulations, 34 percent are opposed and 15 percent are undecided.

Georgia

Rasmussen Reports, May 20 Daily Kos/Research 2000, April 5-7

2008 election: McCain 52 percent, Obama 47 percent

Rasmussen says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve. Sixty-three percent favor repealing the health care reform law (with 54 percent "strongly" in favor) while 32 percent oppose such a move. Fifty-five percent favor enacting an Arizona-like immigration law in Georgia while 27 percent do not, with 19 percent undecided.

Research 2000 says 51 percent see Obama unfavorably, while 45 percent see him favorably, with 4 percent undecided.

Hawaii

Rasmussen Reports, March 24

2008 election: Obama 72 percent, McCain 28 percent

Rasmussen says 77 percent approve of the job Obama is doing, while 23 percent disapprove.
Idaho
Rasmussen Reports, May 11

2008 election: McCain 61 percent, Obama 36 percent
Rasmussen says 69 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 60 percent "strongly" disapproving while 30 percent approve. Sixty-nine percent would also like to see his health care reform plan repealed (with 61 percent "strongly" feeling that way) while 28 percent are in opposition.

Illinois
Daily Kos/Research 2000, May 3-5; Rasmussen Reports, April 28; Public Policy Polling, April 1-5

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

Research 2000 says 56 percent regard Obama favorably while 39 percent see him unfavorably, with 5 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 61 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 39 percent disapprove. Fifty percent oppose efforts to repeal the health care measure he signed into law while 47 percent favor such a move.

PPP says 50 percent approve of Obama's performance, while 42 percent disapprove, with 8 percent undecided. Forty-six percent back the health care plan he signed into law, while 43 percent oppose it, with 11 percent undecided. (The margin of error is 4 points). Forty-seven percent oppose any efforts to repeal the law, while 42 percent support them, with 10 percent undecided.

Indiana
Rasmussen Reports, June 2-3; SurveyUSA, April 22-26

2008 election: Obama 49.8 percent, McCain 48.8 percent

Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 45 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve. Sixty percent favoring repealing the new health care reform law (with 48 percent "strongly" in favor) while 33 percent oppose doing so. Fifty-nine percent would support Indiana enacting an Arizona-like immigration law while 26 percent are opposed, with 15 percent undecided.

SurveyUSA says 57 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 34 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. Sixty-six percent believe the country is on the wrong track.

Iowa

Public Policy Polling, May 25-27; Rasmussen Reports, April 29

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

PPP says Iowans disapprove of Obama's performance by 52 percent to 43 percent, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent oppose his health care reform plan while 36 percent support it, with 11 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says that 51 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 41 percent "strongly" disapproving while 48 percent approve.

Kansas

Rasmussen Reports, May 11

2008 election: McCain 56 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 35 percent approve.

Kentucky

Rasmussen Reports, June 1; Daily Kos/Research 2000, May 24-26

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says that 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 51 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 37 percent approve.

Research 2000 says 60 percent view Obama unfavorably while 37 percent see him favorably, with 3 percent undecided. Fifty-seven percent said they'd vote for a candidate who wants to repeal the new health care reform law while 32 percent back candidates who support it or would work to improve it, with 11 percent undecided.

Louisiana

Rasmussen Reports, April 7

2008 elections: McCain 59 percent, Obama 40 percent

Rasmussen says 62 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 53 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 40 percent approve. Fifty-eight percent say the health care overhaul he signed into law will be bad for the country, 35 percent say it will be good, 3 percent predict it will have no impact and 4 percent are undecided. Sixty-seven percent favor efforts to repeal the law (with 57 percent "strongly" in favor) while 30 percent oppose such a move, with 3 percent undecided.

Maine
2008 election: Obama 58 percent, McCain 40 percent
Daily Kos/Research 2000 says 67 percent of voters view Obama favorably, compared with 25 percent who see him unfavorably, with 8 percent undecided. Independents see him favorably by 73 percent to 18 percent.
Public Policy Polling says voters approve of Obama's job performance by 49 percent to 41 percent, with 10 percent undecided. They split on his health care reform proposal with 41 percent favoring it, 40 percent opposed and 19 percent undecided.
Maryland
Washington Post, May 3-6; Rasmussen Reports, April 20

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 36 percent

The Post says that 54 percent support the health care changes that Obama signed into law while 37 percent do not. Fifty-two percent oppose repealing the health care reform plan he signed into law (with 40 percent "strongly" in opposition) while 46 percent favor doing so. Sixty percent grade Obama's handling of the health care issue as fair or poor while 39 percent call it good or excellent.
Rasmussen says 59 percent approve of Obama's performance, while 41 percent disapprove. Fifty percent say the health care measure Obama signed into law will be good for the country while 40 percent say it will be bad, with 2 percent predicting no impact and 7 percent undecided. Forty-nine percent oppose efforts to repeal the law while 46 percent favor them.

Massachusetts
Rasmussen Reports, May 10

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 42 percent "strongly" approving while 37 percent do not. Forty-six percent favor repeal of his health care reform plan while 45 percent do not.
Michigan
Rasmussen Reports, April 22; EPIC/MRA, March 28-31

2008 election results: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 49 percent disapprove. Fifty-four percent back repeal of the health care measure signed by Obama while 40 percent oppose doing so, with 6 percent undecided.

EPIC/MRA says 50 percent view Obama favorably and 40 percent unfavorably. But 55 percent give him negative marks for the job he is doing, while 44 percent give him positive marks. Forty-eight percent say it is a bad thing the health care overhaul was approved, and 45 percent consider it a good thing, with 7 percent undecided.

Minnesota

Rasmussen Reports, May 24; Minnesota Public Radio, May 13-16

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 46 percent do not. Fifty percent favor repealing the health care reform law (with 41 percent "strongly" in favor) while 43 percent are opposed, with 7 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent favored enacting an Arizona-like immigration law in Minnesota while 34 percent were opposed, with 14 percent undecided.

MPR says 51 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 49 percent do not.

Missouri
Rasmussen Reports, May 3

2008 election: McCain 49.3 percent, Obama 49.2 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 42 percent approve. Sixty-two percent favor repealing the health care plan he signed into law (with 51 percent "strongly" favoring that) while 35 percent oppose doing so.

Nebraska
Rasmussen Reports, March 4

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 42 percent
Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving), while 38 percent approve. Sixty-four percent oppose the health care plan advocated by Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress (with 51 percent in strong opposition), while 32 percent favor it. Fifty-five percent rate Obama's handling of the health care issue as poor, 16 percent call it fair, and 28 percent say it is good or excellent.
Nevada
Rasmussen Reports, April 27; Research 2000, April 26
2008 election: Obama 55 percent, McCain 43 percent

Rasmussen says 51 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 45 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 48 percent approve. Fifty-three percent favor repealing the health care measure he signed (with 47 percent "strongly" favoring it) while 44 percent are opposed.

Research 2000 says 47 percent have an unfavorable view of Obama while 44 percent see him positively, with 9 percent undecided.
New Hampshire
Rasmussen Reports, May 11; Public Policy Polling, April 17-18

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says voters are evenly divided at 50 percent each on whether they approve of the job Obama is doing or not, although 41 percent are in the "strongly" disapprove camp while 32 percent are in the "strongly" approve. Fifty-three percent favor repealing the health care reform measure Obama backed (with 41 percent "strongly" favoring such a move) while 44 percent are in opposition.

PPP says 48 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 47 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by a margin of 51 percent to 43 percent, with 6 percent undecided. Fifty percent oppose the health care reform plan he signed into law while 42 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.
New Jersey
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Oct. 22 - Nov. 1; Public Policy Polling, Oct. 31 - Nov. 1; Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 29; Quinnipiac, Oct. 20-26
2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent
Fifty-three percent approve of the job Obama is doing, compared with 37 percent who don't, with 10 percent undecided, according to Fairleigh Dickinson.
Public Policy Polling has voters divided at 45 percent each on whether or not they approve of Obama's performance, with 10 percent undecided.
Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of Obama's performance and 44 percent disapprove, with 1 percent undecided.
Quinnipiac says voters approve of the job Obama is doing by 55 percent to 39 percent, with 6 percent undecided. The New York Times says Obama is viewed favorably by 62 percent and unfavorably by 25 percent, with 12 percent not expressing an opinion.
New Mexico

Rasmussen Reports, June 3

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 42 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent approve of Obama's performance while 48 percent do not. Fifty-two percent favor repealing the new health care reform law (with 40 percent "strongly" in favor) while 42 percent are opposed, with 6 percent undecided.

New York

Rasmussen Reports, May 12; Siena Research Institute, April 12-15

2008 election: Obama 63 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 61 percent approve of the job Obama is doing (with 40 percent "strongly" approving) while 38 percent disapprove. Fifty-two percent oppose any effort to repeal the health care reform plan Obama signed (with 43 percent "strongly" in opposition) while 45 percent favor it (with 37 percent "strongly" in favor).

Siena says 59 percent view Obama favorably while 35 percent see him unfavorably, with 6 percent undecided.

North Carolina

Rasmussen Reports, May 5; Elon University, April 19-22; Civitas Institute, April 13-15

2008 election: Obama 49.7 percent, McCain 49.4 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 43 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 44 percent approve. Fifty-nine percent favor repealing the health care measure he signed into law (with 51 percent "strongly" favoring such a move) while 37 percent are opposed.

Elon says 48 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 46.7 percent approve, with 4.7 percent undecided. Forty-six percent have an unfavorable opinion of Obama while 45.4 percent see him unfavorably, with 8.4 percent undecided. Nearly 32 percent say Obama has done the best job of dealing with the main issues faced by the country
compared to 30.6 percent who say the best job has been done by congressional Republicans and 12.2 percent cite the
congressional Democrats. Twenty percent say none of them.

Rasmussen says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 43 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve. Fifty-nine percent say the health care plan he signed into law will be bad for the country, 33 percent say it
will be good and 6 percent are undecided. Sixty-one percent favor repealing it (with 48 percent "strongly" favoring
such a move) while 32 percent oppose doing so, with 6 percent undecided.

Civitas says 45 percent see Obama unfavorably while 44 percent see him favorably, with 12 percent undecided.

North Dakota
2008 election results: McCain 53 percent, Obama 44 percent
Rasmussen says 55 percent disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job (with 42 percent "strongly" disapproving), while 44 percent approve. Fifty-eight percent oppose the health care reform plan advocated by Obama (with 48 percent in "strong" opposition), while 36 percent favor it. Fifty-three percent say Obama has done a poor job of handling the issue, 14 percent rate it fair and 32 percent call it good or excellent.
Research 2000 says Obama is seen unfavorably by 54 percent and favorably by 41 percent, with 5 percent undecided. Independents (32 percent of the sample) see him unfavorably by 59 percent to 37 percent.
Ohio

University of Cincinnati, May 11-20; Quinnipiac University, April 22-26

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 47 percent

The university's Ohio Poll found 49 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 46 percent approve with 5 percent undecided. The percentage of those who approve has fallen 17 points since April 2009. Fifty-one percent disapprove of his handling of the economy while 46 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided.

Quinnipiac says 50 percent disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job while 45 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 55 percent to 38 percent with 7 percent undecided. The disapproval margin in March was 48 percent to 47 percent. However, 44 percent say Obama has been a better president than George W. Bush compared to 34 percent who say he is worse, with 19 percent rating the two about the same. Asked whether voters wanted to see whoever was elected to the Senate support or oppose Obama's policies, 48 percent came down on the side of opposed them compared to 45 percent who wanted to see them supported, with 7 percent undecided.

Oregon
Rasmussen Reports, May 24

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 49 percent do not. Forty-nine percent oppose repealing the health care reform law while 46 percent favor doing so, with the number who "strongly" favor each position at 40 percent each. Fifty-three percent favor enacting an Arizona-like immigration law in the state while 40 percent oppose doing so, with 8 percent undecided.

Pennsylvania

Daily Kos/Research 2000, May 24-26; Rasmussen Reports, May 19

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Research 2000 says 48 percent regard Obama favorably while 45 percent see him unfavorably, with 7 percent undecided. Forty-two percent would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports or would work to improve the new health care reform law while 38 percent would be more likely to vote for someone who favors repeal, with 20 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 47 percent approve.

Rhode Island

Rasmussen Reports, May 27

2008 election: Obama 63 percent, McCain 35 percent

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 43 percent do not. Fifty percent oppose repeal of the new health care law while 47 percent are in favor, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty percent favor Rhode Island adopting an Arizona-like immigration law while 38 percent are opposed, with 12 percent undecided.

South Carolina
2008 election: McCain 54 percent, Obama 45 percent
PPP says 49 percent disapprove of Obama's job performance, while 46 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided.

South Dakota
Rasmussen Reports, May 26

2008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 44 percent "strongly" disapproving while 43 percent approve. Sixty-one percent strongly favor repealing the new health care reform law (with 49 percent "strongly" in favor) while 35 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided. Sixty-two percent would favor enacting an Arizona-like immigration law in the state while 26 percent oppose doing so, with 11 percent undecided.

Tennessee

Rasmussen Reports, March 22

2008 elections: McCain 57 percent, Obama 42 percent

Rasmussen says 62 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 52 percent "strongly" disapproving), while 36 percent approve.

Texas
Rasmussen Reports, May 13

2008 election: McCain 55 percent, Obama 44 percent

Rasmussen says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 50 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 42 percent approve. Sixty-three percent favor repealing the health care reform measure he signed into law (with 53 percent "strongly" in favor) while 33 percent oppose doing so.

Utah
Deseret News/KSL-TV, Nov. 19-23

2008 election: McCain 62 percent, Obama 34 percent
Sixty percent disapprove of Obama's job performance, while 38 percent approve.

Vermont

Rasmussen Reports, March 18

2008 elections: Obama 67 percent, McCain 30 percent

Rasmussen says 62 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 52 percent "strongly" disapproving), while 36 percent approve.

Virginia
2008 election: Obama 53 percent, McCain 46 percent
SurveyUSA, Dec. 11-13; Public Policy Polling, Oct. 31- Nov.1;
SurveyUSA says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance, while 44 percent approve, with 2 percent undecided. Sixty-eight percent of whites (72 percent of the sample) disapprove, while 88 percent of blacks (18 percent of the sample) approve. Independents disapprove by a 63 percent to 35 percent margin. Last month, 60 percent disapproved and 37 percent approved.
Public Policy Polling says Virginians disapprove of Obama's performance by 52 percent to 41 percent, with 6 percent undecided.
Washington State

University of Washington, May 3-23; Rasmussen Reports, May 4

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

The University of Washington poll says 58 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 39 percent disapprove. Forty-five percent approve of the health care reform plan while 41 percent disapprove. Fifty-two percent would like to see the state adopt an Arizona-like immigration law while 39 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent do not. Forty-nine percent favor repealing the new health care law (with 41 percent "strongly" in favor) while 37 percent oppose such an effort.

Wisconsin

Rasmussen Reports, May 25

2008 election: Obama 56 percent, McCain 42 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while (with 41 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve. Fifty-six percent favor repealing the health care reform law (with 45 percent "strongly" in favor) while 38 percent oppose doing so. Fifty-seven percent favor enacting on Arizona-style immigration law in Wisconsin while 29 percent oppose, with 15 percent undecided.

Wyoming

Rasmussen Reports, March 25

2008 election: McCain 65 percent, Obama 33 percent

Rasmussen says 68 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 63 percent "strongly" disapproving), while 31 percent approve. The same number oppose the health care overhaul. Sixty-eight percent believe the reform plan will be bad for the country. Sixty-nine percent favor repealing it.

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patyork40

the guy is in TOTALLY over his head

June 08 2010 at 10:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jimstngry

Let us not forget the mess the repubs put us in after mostly republican control during and after Reaganomics in the 80s and thereafter leading up to the "Great Recession"! Aside from Clinton's signing of Bush Sr.'s republican congress and senate "NAFTA", the repubs should take full credit for the mess are United States is struggling through. Call it Bush bashing or whatever, credit should go to many years of republican control leading up to this mess, but please "do not forget" who's to blame, especially during upcoming elections! Corporate lobbist is not what our forefathers intended our representatives to represent! "We the people", must one day soon take a stand and demand our country back! Tea baggers, coffee drinkers or whatever should be fighting for "We the people", must demand that corporate lobbing be illegal!

June 07 2010 at 1:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gjones1052

I must admit that I don't believe in all the polls but some are pretty consistant with their numbers. I also am amused by the constant Bush 2 bashing STILL going on. When does this President start taking responsibility? When something good happens it's because of him, conversely, when things go bad the finger gets pointed at Bush. By the way, the $1.3 trillion dollar deficit that Bush left, you might want to remember that $700 billion of that was TARP, which Sen. Obama supported. He must accept partial responsibility for that as well as the other unfunded spending that has occured on his watch which has eclipsed the spending that occured under Bush even with 2 wars being fought simulaniously.

June 06 2010 at 9:30 PM Report abuse +22 rate up rate down Reply
siticojotijodo

You can not predict specifically any election results from some polls. However, in this case, the clear indication is that if the pres election was held today, Obama would lose big in both electoral votes and popular votes. The indication is that even in those States were he leads, he has lost considerable voter percentages, And the results are consistent throughout.

June 06 2010 at 9:16 PM Report abuse +23 rate up rate down Reply
johndeagun

I would have expected his polls to continue to decline...with no jobs, healthcare, wrong side of Arizona 1070, a poor job with the oil spill, Sestak and Romanoff, and his cold shoulder to Isreal, I really think impeachment is just around the corner for him. He had a great opportunity but after 18 months to prove himself it's all gone down hill.

June 06 2010 at 8:20 PM Report abuse +28 rate up rate down Reply
velociwrangler

Republicans blocking every effort.... John, does the term "opposition party" ring a bell. We are teetering on bankruptcy, although some economists say we have already turned the bend are are diving headlong into bankruptcy, and spending wildly will only accelerate the trip. If President Bush was taking us to financial ruin on a freight train, President Obama is doing it on the Concorde. I do not believe President Obama is doing so on purpose, but rather has let his ideology guide him in the face of reality showing otherwise.

June 06 2010 at 8:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
velociwrangler

Much like Cicero, in the Golden Age of the Roman Republic, the President is an orator without peer, but lacks any hint of administrative wherewithall and appears clueless in a crisis during which voting "present" doesn't count for much.

June 06 2010 at 8:01 PM Report abuse +26 rate up rate down Reply
sysaphus71

The Presidential polling will continue at or slightly below these levels.
Compare how Obama acts and reacts to a situation compared to say....Mitt Romney
It will be painfully obvious that the President does not have the instincts
that someone that KNOWS how to lead has.
I only ask you to observe and make your own mind up.
But I will tell you this ...if someone like,for example, Mitt Romney WAS President ,the oil may still be leaking but it may have been contained better and you can bet the farm that the economy would be better and unemployment would be lower.
In my mind ,it is all about confidence and credibility.....I have yet to see any of this from the present administration.

June 06 2010 at 7:40 PM Report abuse +27 rate up rate down Reply
kt3059

John...Do you not recall that approval for those wars came with support for both sides. In regards to being bailed out of our economic woes, that might be news to many, especially those still unemployed.

June 06 2010 at 3:15 PM Report abuse +29 rate up rate down Reply
JANICE

No fancy words plain and simple; No matter who became President! The United States, Already was in BIG trouble! America, needs to (Stop! pointing the fingers) So sick of the Rep. and Demo. "YOU ALL ARE TO BLAME!" So tired of the race thing, it sickens me. Try working together! Give back the respect Washington,once had....It's a JOKE...you talk about spending money!!! How much was spent on both parties...trying to stick it to one and other...UNITE
No big words here! SO... Everyone can understand.....Live in America...be an American! Respect this country Please speak our language...our laws or get the HELL OUT. Let's start IN Washington!!!!! (Congress and House... all a joke! What do you expect from the people, look at YOURSELVES!!! LEADER"S and ALL Americans??? (HELLO)
Bottom line...Let's get the RESPECT and what this country stands for...Enough CRAP!! Before it's too late!! We have wars right here among the people...keep pointing the fingers....America, will be gone as WE all know it...I say God Bless America....Im not alone!!!! please UNITE!!!( to get respect you need to give it) Don't sleep on the people! They will make you...or break you.."Rich" "Middle class" and "poor"

June 06 2010 at 1:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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