Comments on: Mythbusting–Presidential Polls Edition http://www.redstate.com/pejman_yousefzadeh/2009/02/25/mythbusting-presidential-polls-edition/ Thu, 14 May 2009 16:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rod_Patrick http://www.redstate.com/pejman_yousefzadeh/2009/02/25/mythbusting-presidential-polls-edition/#comment-4088 Rod_Patrick Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:21:41 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/pejman_yousefzadeh/?p=1235#comment-4088 By: scarlos http://www.redstate.com/pejman_yousefzadeh/2009/02/25/mythbusting-presidential-polls-edition/#comment-4087 scarlos Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:43:01 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/pejman_yousefzadeh/?p=1235#comment-4087 Though it measures the Approval index, which is Strongly Approve minus Strongly Disapprove, and that's been down 16 points since Inauguration day. His worst showing was recent, with 38% strongly approving and 28% strongly disapproving. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll Though if you subtract the Democrat's Generic party advantage (measured by Rasmussen at +4) to get his personal approval ratings, they measure at roughly 55%, which is far from the omnipotent presence he had coming into office. Add in that he's the first minority president and supposedly "Saving us from a new Great Depression" that's not very good ratings. Though it measures the Approval index, which is Strongly Approve minus Strongly Disapprove, and that’s been down 16 points since Inauguration day.

His worst showing was recent, with 38% strongly approving and 28% strongly disapproving.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Though if you subtract the Democrat’s Generic party advantage (measured by Rasmussen at +4) to get his personal approval ratings, they measure at roughly 55%, which is far from the omnipotent presence he had coming into office. Add in that he’s the first minority president and supposedly “Saving us from a new Great Depression” that’s not very good ratings.

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