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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (14773)	7/5/2009 11:58:35 AM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll Thursday, July 02, 2009 Email to a Friend ShareThis.Advertisement The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 33% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-five percent (35%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -2. This is the third straight day the Approval Index has been below zero (see trends). A Rasmussen video report notes that 42% now give the President good or excellent marks for handling the economy . That’s his lowest rating to date (Premium Members can see crosstabs and trends.Thirty-seven percent (37%) say the country is heading in the right direction. The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates also available on Twitter. Overall, 53% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance so far. Forty-six percent (46%) disapprove. During June, there was little change in the party affiliation of the American people and Democrats retain a 7-percentage point advantage. Rasmussen Reports will not be polling for the next few days due to the Fourth of July holiday. New data will be released each day on our home page and we will resume the Presidential Tracking Poll on Sunday. Next Approval Index update will be released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on Monday morning. Public support for Judge Sonia Sotomayor slipped following the highly publicized Supreme Court reversal of a decision involving New Haven firefighters. Voters are evenly divided as to whether or not she should be confirmed. Most Americans expect violence in Iraq to increase now that U.S. troops have left that nation’s cities. However, by a four-to-one margin, Americans say that the Iraqis should deal with the problem on their own. rasmussenreports.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (14773)	7/5/2009 1:42:04 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 103300

Where do you get your Palin approval numbers. Here is a recent Christian Science Monitor blurb that reflects everything I have read in the past four months. She is mid 50s at best in approval in Alaska. After quitting, she will be below 50. Recent polls put Governor Palin’s in-state approval rating in the low or mid-50s, respectable but a far cry from one-time ratings near 90 percent. Some tie the drop to what they say is her newfound proclivity for “red meat” conservative issues over pragmatic Alaskan interests. Others cringe at the family melodramas that have become tabloid fodder. Either way, the loss of support for “Sarah-dise” – the nickname used for Palin’s smooth-running early tenure –