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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (2237)	11/24/2008 7:17:37 PM
From: pompsander	Respond to of 103300

I agree it will be lower....I think we are all headed for hard times and whatever decisions are made, good, bad or stupid, will be reflected more in the pain people will be feeling regardless,...

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (2237)	11/25/2008 11:39:24 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Re: "What's Obama's poll rating now?" Pretty strong, it seems: Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Nov. 6-8, from: Obama and Bush: A Contrast in Popularity Transition marked by sharp divergence in leaders’ ratings November 10, 2008 gallup.com Obama --- 70% of Americans holding a favorable view of Obama. Bush --- 27% of Americans approve of the job Bush is doing as president Additionally, nearly two-thirds of Americans say they are confident in Obama's ability to be a good president, similar to his 70% favorable reading. While using a different methodology, the even more recent Rasmussen polling results appear to show that Obama has gained more public approval over the course of the month, while Bush's approval has fallen significantly further: Daily Presidential Approval Index Tuesday, November 25, 2008 rasmussenreports.com Three weeks after his November 4 victory, President-elect Barack Obama’s ratings have reached a new high at the same time that investor confidence has fallen to record lows. Ratings for Congress improved a point following the legislators’ rejection of an auto-industry bailout. Forty-three percent (43%) of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing his role as President-elect while 20% Strongly Disapprove. Those figures give Obama a +23 rating in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index. That’s a point higher than his previous best and up fifteen points since the night after the election (see trends). The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. Rasmussen Reports believes that this is a better measure of public perceptions than the overall approval ratings. Overall, 60% of voters somewhat or strongly approve of Obama’s performance so far while 37% disapprove. The Presidential Approval Index is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time and a FREE daily e-mail update is available. By way of comparison, 13% of all voters Strongly Approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove. That gives the current President a -30 rating on the Presidential Approval Index....