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The latest roundup of President Obama's job approval or favorability ratings by state updates Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Washington.

Alabama

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 19

2008 election: McCain 60 percent, Obama 38 percent

Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 55 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 37 percent approve. Forty-seven percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 30 percent say they are staying the same and 20 percent say they are improving.
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Alaska

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 31; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 27-28

2008 Election: McCain 59 percent, Obama 38 percent

Rasmussen says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 46 percent approve. Thirty-four percent say their personal finances are worsening, 33 percent say they are improving and 30 percent rate them about the same.

PPP says 53 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 44 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents are split with 48 percent disapproving, 47 percent approving and 5 percent undecided.

Arizona
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 25; Behavior Research Center, June 30-July 11

2008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent

Rasmussen says 59 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 53 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Fifty-five percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 27 percent describe them as about the same and 17 percent say they are getting better.

The BRC's Rocky Mountain Poll says that for the first time in its surveys, Obama has a net negative job approval rating with 39 percent rating it as poor and 28 percent as good. Twenty-seven percent consider it "fair" and 6 percent are undecided. BRC attributes this in part to Obama's stand on the immigration issue. (Nationally, a Quinnipiac University poll conducted July 13-19 found that voters disapproved of Obama's position on illegal immigration by 58 percent to 30 percent, with 12 percent undecided).

Arkansas
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 18

2008 election: McCain 59 percent, Obama 39 percent

Rasmussen says 69 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 56 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 31 percent approve. Fifty-four percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 17 percent say they are getting better and 28 percent describe them as about the same.

California
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 24; Public Policy Polling, July 23-25; Public Policy Institute of California, July 6-20

2008 election: Obama 61 percent, McCain 37 percent

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 43 percent disapprove. Fifty percent favor the requirement in the new health care reform law that mandates all Americans to obtain coverage while 47 percent are opposed. Fifty-one percent say economic conditions are getting worse, 23 percent rate them the same and 21 percent believe they are getting better.

PPP says 54 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 39 percent do not, with 7 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent support the new health care reform plan while 40 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided.

PPIC says 56 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 38 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. That's 9 points lower than July 2009.

Colorado
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 29; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 7-8

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 45 percent

Rasmussen says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 44 percent approve.

PPP says 52 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 46 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 44 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 39 percent, with 12 percent undecided. Fifty percent oppose the health care overhaul he advocated while 43 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.

Connecticut

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 11; Quinnipiac University, July 7-13

2008 election: Obama 60 percent, McCain 38 percent

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove.

Quinnipiac says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 44 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 43 percent, with 8 percent undecided. This is Obama's lowest approval margin since the beginning of the year in Quinnipiac's surveys.

Delaware
Daily Kos/Public Policy Polling, Aug. 7-8; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

PPP says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove 56 percent to 37 percent, with 7 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of Obama's performance while 44 percent disapproved.
Florida

Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 1; Quinnipiac University, Aug. 11-16; Mason-Dixon Research, Aug. 9-11

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 48 percent

Rasmussen says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 47 percent approve, (totals are rounded up). Fifty-three percent say economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 19 percent believe they are improving and 25 percent say they are about the same.

Quinnipiac says voters are divided at 47 percent each when it comes to approving or disapproving of Obama's performance, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 44 percent with 7 percent undecided. Obama had been in negative territory in June and July. The last time he had positive marks was in April when 50 percent approved and 45 percent disapproved. Fifty-six percent disapprove of the health care reform plan while 35 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided.

Mason-Dixon says 48 percent see Obama unfavorably while 41 percent view him favorably, with 11 percent neutral.

Georgia

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 11

2008 election: McCain 52 percent, Obama 47 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 46 percent approve.

Hawaii

Rasmussen Reports, June 24

2008 election: Obama 72 percent, McCain 28 percent

Rasmussen says that 72 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 52 percent "strongly" approving) while 26 percent disapprove. Forty-nine percent oppose repeal of the new health care reform law while 43 percent favor it, with 8 percent undecided. Thirty-nine percent oppose enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 37 percent favor it, with 24 percent undecided.
Idaho
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 31

2008 election: McCain 61 percent, Obama 36 percent
Rasmussen says 71 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 63 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 29 percent approve. Fifty-nine percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 27 percent rate them about the same and 13 percent say they are getting better.

Illinois
Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-15; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 9

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

PPP says 49 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove, with 5 percent undecided. In PPP's June survey, 53 percent approved of Obama's performance while 41 percent disapproved. Independents disapprove by 54 percent to 36 percent, with 11 percent undecided. Forty-six percent support the health care reform plan he advocated while 45 percent oppose it, with 9 percent undecided. Forty percent say Obama's endorsement of a candidate would make their support less likely, 26 percent say it would make it more likely and 34 percent say it makes no difference.

Rasmussen says 54 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove.

Indiana
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 4, 5 and 7

2008 election: Obama 49.8 percent, McCain 48.8 percent

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Seventy percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 21 percent are opposed, with 10 percent undecided.

Iowa

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 44 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 48 percent approve.

Kansas

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 4

2008 election: McCain 56 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Sixty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 54 percent "strongly" in favor) while 32 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Sixty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 23 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided. Sixty-four percent disagree with the Justice Department's decision to sue Arizona over the law while 28 percent agree, with 8 percent undecided.

Kentucky

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 53 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Fifty-five percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform measure requiring All Americans to obtain coverage (with 44 percent "strongly" opposed) while 43 percent are in favor of it.

Louisiana

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 30; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 21-22

2008 elections: McCain 59 percent, Obama 40 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 59 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 38 percent approve. Fifty-nine percent oppose the requirement in the new health care law that all Americans must obtain insurance (with 48 percent "strongly" opposed) while 36 percent are in favor of it. Sixty-two percent say economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 21 percent believe they are improving and 13 percent say they are about the same.

PPP says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 35 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided.

Maine
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 12

2008 election: Obama 58 percent, McCain 40 percent
Rasmussen says 54 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove. Fifty percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 21 percent say they are getting better and 29 percent describe them as about the same.

Maryland
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 41 percent "strongly" approving) while 45 percent disapprove. Fifty-five percent rate the economy as poor, 37 percent as far as 8 percent as excellent or good.

Massachusetts
Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 1

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of Obama's performance while 43 percent disapprove. Fifty-five percent favor the requirement in the new health care law that all Americans must obtain insurance while 42 percent are opposed. Forty-six percent say economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 27 percent believe they are about the same and 23 percent say they are improving.
Michigan
EPIC-MRA, Aug. 21-23

2008 election results: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

EPIC-MRA says 49 percent see Obama favorably and 44 percent unfavorably, with 7 percent undecided.

Minnesota

Minnesota Public Radio/Humphrey Institute, Aug. 25-29; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 12

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

MPR/Humphrey says that 44 percent of voters are less likely to support Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton if Obama endorsed him compared to 30 percent who said Obama's backing would make it more likely. Twenty-seven percent were undecided or said neither scenario would make a difference.

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 41 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 47 percent approve.

Missouri
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 23; Daily Kos/Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-15; St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV, July 19-21

2008 election: McCain 49.3 percent, Obama 49.2 percent

Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve. Seventy-two percent say they are somewhat or very angry at the policies of the federal government (with 48 percent describing themselves as "very" angry) while 25 percent are not very angry or not angry at all, with 3 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent say the job market is worse than a year ago, 36 percent describe it as about the same and 9 percent say it is better.

PPP says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 39 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 58 percent to 38 percent, with 4 percent undecided.

Mason-Dixon's poll for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 34 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 63 percent to 27 percent, with 10 percent undecided. Sixty-one percent oppose the new health care reform law backed by Obama while 31 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided. Sixty-one percent disapprove of his handling of the economy while 33 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Forty-four percent disapprove of his handling of Afghanistan while 39 percent approve, with 17 percent undecided. Seventy percent support enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 25 percent are opposed.

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, Sept. 1; Public Policy Polling, July 16-18

2008 election: Obama 55 percent, McCain 43 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 43 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 48 percent approve. Forty-two percent say the job market is worse than a year ago, 35 percent rate it about the same and 21 percent say it is better.

PPP says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 44 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove of Obama by a 59 percent to 37 percent margin, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent oppose the new health care reform plan he advocated while 42 percent support it, with 7 percent undecided.

New Hampshire

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5; Public Policy Polling, July 23-25

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 42 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve.

PPP says 49 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 47 percent disapprove, with 4 percent undecided. Voters are split at 47 percent each on the new health care reform plan, with 7 percent undecided.

New Jersey
Quinnipiac University, Aug. 9-17; Fairleigh Dickinson University, July 27-Aug.2; Monmouth University, July 7-11

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

Quinnipiac says Obama's job approval rating in the state has dropped to an all-time low, with voters split at 47 percent each on whether they think he is doing a good job or not. In June, 50 percent had approved of his performance while 47 percent did not.
Fairleigh Dickinson says 49 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent do not, with 11 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by a 40 percent to 36 percent margin, with 24 percent undecided. In March's poll, 53 percent had approved of Obama's performance compared to 38 percent who did not.

Monmouth says 52 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 42 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Independents are evenly split.

New Mexico

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 24

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 42 percent

Rasmussen says 57 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 43 percent disapprove. Forty-nine percent favor the requirement in the new health care reform measure that all Americans obtain coverage while 48 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Fifty percent believe the economy is getting worse, 26 percent say it is getting better, 19 percent rate it about the same and 6 percent are undecided.

New York

Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 1; Quinnipiac University, Aug. 23-29

2008 election: Obama 63 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 61 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 41 percent "strongly" approving) while 38 percent approve. Fifty-six percent say the job market is worse than a year ago, 28 percent rate it about the same and 14 percent say it is better.

Quinnipiac says 51 percent approve of the way Obama is doing his job while 41 percent disapprove, with 7 percent undecided. Independents disapprove 49 percent to 44 percent with 6 percent undecided. This is Obama's lowest score yet in New York and Quinnipiac's Maurice Carroll says, "It's not a good time for President Barack Obama. Even in true-blue New York, his job approval is hovering at the half-way mark."

North Carolina

Public Policy Polling, Aug. 27-29

2008 election: Obama 49.7 percent, McCain 49.4 percent

PPP says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 43 percent approve, with 3 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by a 64 percent to 32 percent margin, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-five percent oppose the health care reform overhaul he signed into law while 40 percent support it, with 5 percent undecided.

North Dakota

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 10-11
2008 election results: McCain 53 percent, Obama 44 percent
Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 42 percent approve. Forty-one percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 25 percent say they are getting better and 31 percent describe them as about the same.

Ohio

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 30; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 27-29

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 47 percent

Rasmussen says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 46 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 45 percent approve.

PPP says 54 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 41 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 59 percent to 33 percent, with 8 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent oppose the health care plan Obama signed into law while 37 percent support it, with 10 percent undecided.

Oklahoma

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 26

2008 election: McCain 66 percent, Obama 34 percent

Rasmussen says 65 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 55 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 34 percent approve. Fifty-three percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 28 percent say they are about the same and 17 percent say they are improving.

Oregon
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 22

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 47 percent disapprove. Fifty-four percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 32 percent describe them as about the same and 12 percent say they are getting better.

Pennsylvania

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 30; Franklin & Marshall College, Aug. 16-23; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-16

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 42 percent approve.

F & M says 63 percent believe Obama is doing only a fair or poor job (with 28 percent saying "fair" and 35 percent saying "poor") while 37 percent say he is doing an excellent or good job. F & M also found that 66 percent of those who voted for John McCain in 2008 plan to vote for GOP Senate candidate Pat Toomey but only 49 percent who voted for President Obama plan to vote for Democrat Joe Sestak. Fifty-six percent of Toomey supporters say their vote is intended as a vote against Obama and congressional Democrats while 57 percent of Sestak backers say their choice is a vote in favor of them.

PPP says 55 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. The pollster says that this is one of the biggest declines for Obama anywhere in the country compared to his victory margin in the state in 2008. Independents disapprove by a 63 percent to 32 percent margin, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent oppose the new health care reform plan advocated by Obama while 39 percent support it, with 7 percent undecided. Forty-nine percent say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Obama, 20 percent say they would be more likely to do so and 31 percent say it makes no difference to them.

Rhode Island

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17; Brown University, July 27-30

2008 election: Obama 63 percent, McCain 35 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 42 percent disapprove. Forty-four percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 37 percent say they are staying the same and 17 percent say they are improving.

Brown says 56 percent say Obama's performance has been fair or poor while 42.8 percent rate it excellent or good. Forty-seven percent disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy while 46 percent approve.

South Carolina

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 25

2008 election: McCain 54 percent, Obama 45 percent
Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 54 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Fifty-two percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 31 percent describe them as about the same and 15 percent say they are getting better.

South Dakota
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 3

2008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent

Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve.

Tennessee

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 9

2008 elections: McCain 57 percent, Obama 42 percent

Rasmussen says 62 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 52 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 37 percent approve. Fifty-nine percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform law requiring every American to obtain insurance (with 50 percent "strongly" opposed) while 37 percent support it.

Texas
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 22

2008 election: McCain 55 percent, Obama 44 percent

Rasmussen says 65 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 54 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 34 percent approve.

Utah
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 23

2008 election: McCain 62 percent, Obama 34 percent
Rasmussen says 67 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 51 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 33 percent approve. Forty-six percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 28 percent describe them as about the same and 24 percent say they are getting better.

Vermont

Rasmussen Reports, June 17

2008 elections: Obama 67 percent, McCain 30 percent

Rasmussen says 62 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 40 percent "strongly" approving) while 37 percent do not. Fifty-two percent are opposed to repeal of the new health care law (with 41 percent "strongly" opposed) while 41 percent favor doing so, with 7 percent undecided.

Virginia
Rasmussen Reports, July 18

2008 election: Obama 53 percent, McCain 46 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 40 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve. Fifty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 42 percent "strongly" in favor) while 41 percent are opposed. Fifty-one percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 34 percent are opposed, with 15 percent undecided. Forty-eight percent disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law while 38 percent agree, with 14 percent undecided.

Washington State

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 31

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 41 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 48 percent approve. Fifty-one percent say the job market is worse than it was a year ago, 35 percent rate it about the same and 12 percent say it has improved.

West Virginia

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 29

Election 2008: McCain 56 percent, Obama 43 percent

Rasmussen says 70 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 58 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 29 percent approve. Sixty-nine percent oppose the requirement in the new health care law mandating that every American obtain insurance (with 54 percent "strongly" opposed) while 29 percent favor it. Sixty-four percent say the economy is getting worse, 16 percent say it is improving and 15 percent say it is staying the same.

Wisconsin

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 24

2008 election: Obama 56 percent, McCain 42 percent

Rasmussen says 51 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 46 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 48 percent approve. Sixty-eight percent say they are somewhat or very angry at the policies of the federal government (with 41 percent describing themselves as "very" angry) while 30 percent are not very angry or not angry at all, with 3 percent undecided. Forty-four percent say the job market is worse than a year ago, 38 percent describe it as about the same and 17 percent say it is better.

Wyoming

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 18

2008 election: McCain 65 percent, Obama 33 percent

Rasmussen says 67 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 58 percent "strongly" disapproving while 32 percent approve. Sixty-four percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform law that all Americans obtain coverage (with 53 percent "strongly" opposed) while 33 percent are in favor of it. Forty-one percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 39 percent say they are staying the same and 20 percent say they are improving.
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Rob & Kathy

Obama can't poinnt to his positive accomplishments. The majority doesn't consider them positive...

September 06 2010 at 10:32 PM Report abuse +6 rate up rate down Reply
Michael

Obama seems to be taking the entire Democrat party down with him.

September 06 2010 at 6:40 PM Report abuse +11 rate up rate down Reply
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sysaphus71

Micheal, and this is bad....how? The National nightmare is coming to an intermission. Maybe the second act won't be so tragic.

September 06 2010 at 8:30 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
parkhf

I wonder if the polls aren't more a reflection of the stated questions or how the questions are asked than the true opinions of the people. If people in KY knew Rand wanted to get rid of their medicare and SS, his popularity would drop. I would suggest that might be true of many of these new winning candidates. I talked with my sister in KY recently and she couldn't believe Rand Paul would do such a thing. Even if she limits her news to the local paper and Fox, don't they make these facts known? She is a smart person. This feels like 1984.

September 06 2010 at 3:56 PM Report abuse -5 rate up rate down Reply
truthforfreedom

Johndavidfloyd You have defined what the U.S. is intended to be perfectly. Thank you. We are a Republic. This super majority for four years seems an eternity, but, I think things are changing and hopefully, will bring some balance to this one sided mess.

September 06 2010 at 1:10 PM Report abuse +6 rate up rate down Reply
heritagebenefits

Voters, please research candidates BEFORE you elect them. If a candidate has NO experience in the real world, DON'T vote for him/her. I researched BHO and was horrified when he won the election. Had the voters read more about his past and his ideology they would have voted differently. Hillary or McCain would have been better, because they were experienced. Along with no experience, BHO is a corrupt politician who will stop at nothing to achieve his agenda. For example, Elena Kagan was his defense attorney on his citizenship cases before the Supreme Court. An low and behold, he nominated her for Supreme Court Justice, so that she can rule on them!

September 06 2010 at 10:34 AM Report abuse +10 rate up rate down Reply
silversmithdk

Every day I feel more and more like I am on the Titanic. Obama is on the bridge and we just hit the iceberg. To save the ship from sinking he opens all windows and doors so all the in-comming ocean water can escape the ship and return back into the ocean !

September 05 2010 at 11:40 PM Report abuse +21 rate up rate down Reply
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Chuck Ross

Bush already sank the Titanic, Get a brain.

September 06 2010 at 5:16 PM Report abuse -10 rate up rate down Reply
I LOVE YOU MOM!

Sheila, if obama were white, he would not BE president. Imagine the response if a member of the DNC told the other members, "hey, I've got an idea, instead of Hillary, there's this white junior senator from Illinois we could run. Granted he's never held a real job, except as a community organizer and for a short time as the attorney for this crooked community group, and he's never voted much, usually just votes PRESENT, and he has never run or managed any company, not even a quickie mart, but he reads a teleprompter really well and has a great voice. Oh yeah, he belongs to a black liberation church that preaches hate against white America, but at least it shows he's not bigoted even if he is white. Oh, yeah, he's friends with several Marxists who tried to kill and blow up places. But he sounds real good giving speeches." Do you really think they'd have finally stopped laughing?

September 05 2010 at 11:10 PM Report abuse +22 rate up rate down Reply
sysaphus71

An honest to God question: ....other than the two year election cycles.... Is there anything that guards the citizens against administrations that willingly go against the will and wishes of the governed. DO THE GOVERNED HAVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATED OPTIONS IN THIS CASE. What likely chance, that if there are legal options ,that they can be initiated. Is it only high crimes and misdemeanors and that route or are there other means to redirect the country from a path that it does not want to go, legally

September 05 2010 at 9:07 PM Report abuse +20 rate up rate down Reply
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Bobby

Why not just show a brief chart of the results instead of all the verbiage.

September 05 2010 at 8:37 PM Report abuse +10 rate up rate down Reply
tenderlies1

I think we are putting the horse before the cart. Its a bit premature to call a Presidential race today. All we are doning now is the same old Political crap. Republican President democratic controlled houses. Democratic President Republican controlled houses. They have to keep someone to blame for any failed policies but actually what we need is kick the encumbents all out as well as the old heads that have been there for decades they have certainly proved time and time again that they are not for any changes

September 05 2010 at 7:23 PM Report abuse +7 rate up rate down Reply

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