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To: stockman_scott who wrote (99417)	8/10/2011 9:07:56 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 149317

I have bolded those portions which refute what the author of your post says. The Telegraph, I believe id owned by our friend the famous or shall we say the notorious Australian media baron. I read the Telegraph article as someone trying to drive a wedge in the Democratic party. The Reuters article, whose excerpts I posted, seems more "fair and balanced" (I don't use this phrase FOX News uses it.) ======================================== Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track: poll ....excerpt 2012 IMPACT? Republicans appear to be suffering the most from the last-minute debt deal last week that was reached only after anguished negotiations between Obama and congressional leaders. The survey found 49 percent of Americans held a negative view of Republicans after the deal was reached, and 42 percent held a negative opinion of the conservative Tea Party movement. Tea Party conservatives stuck closely to their demand that deficit reduction be handled solely through spending cuts and were willing to risk a default to achieve their aims. By contrast, 40 percent of those polled saw Democrats in a negative light. "Coming out of this, the Republicans are I think taking the balance of the blame for the debt deal negotiations," Clark said. Obama was viewed negatively by 42 percent as a result of the debt deal, while House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, the top U.S. Republican, was viewed negatively by 37 percent. A USA Today/Gallup poll this week suggested possible evidence of an anti-incumbent wave building, saying only 24 percent of Americans believe most members of Congress deserve re-election, the lowest percentage since Gallup began asking the question in 1991. Clark said Obama's approval is in relatively safe territory, but that his re-election could be threatened if he were to dip into the 30s. "A difficult economic situation will create a difficult situation for the president when it comes to re-election a year from now," she said. "When the economy is bad, people look for a change." The debt agreement that consumed weeks of debate and resulted in a two-staged arrangement to cut spending is not getting rave reviews. More people surveyed, 53 percent, held a negative view of the compromise agreement, compared to 38 percent who think it is a good deal. Democrats were more balanced in their views, with 47 percent approving it and 45 percent disliking it. A majority of independents, 53 percent, and Republicans, 63 percent, did not like it. "The process was very damaging to Washington," said Clark. Americans held mixed views on the best way to stimulate economic growth. Cutting spending, 49 percent, and taxing the wealthy, 46 percent, came highest, followed by investment in infrastructure, 34 percent. Democrats are urging Obama to move away from the debate over how to reduce America's structural deficits and concentrate solely on creating U.S. jobs. Obama has signaled he plans to do this. "Shift the focus on job creation," former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson told MSNBC. The Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,055 adults, including 885 registered voters, had a margin of error of 3 percentage points for all respondents and 3.1 points for registered voters. read it all at reuters.com

To: stockman_scott who wrote (99417)	8/10/2011 10:43:15 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

NYT-CBS News poll: Obama is doing okay. Congress? Not so much By Jonathan Capehart The latest New York Times/CBS News poll should cause some reflection in this town. I know, I know, wishful thinking on my part. But dare to dream. What the survey of the national mood shows is that the American people aren’t as enamored with the Tea Party as the Tea Partyers in Congress might think. They’re none-too-pleased with Congress overall and Speaker Boehner in particular. And when it comes to President Obama, here’s the kicker: Despite being knocked around in the debt-ceiling drama, he is doing relatively okay. At 82 percent disapproval, Congress has the highest negative rating in the history of the poll. Boehner’s job performance got a thumbs down from 57 percent of those surveyed. His approval rating is just 30 percent. Folks were none-too-pleased by the debt-ceiling mess. They didn’t like how anybody behaved. Not Republicans (72 percent). Not Democrats (66 percent). And the disapproving view of the Tea Party, which has members of Congress who profess to do its bidding, continues to grow. The Times poll from April put the approve-disapprove at 26 percent-29 percent. Today, it’s 20 percent-40 percent. Not only that, now 43 percent think the Tea Party has too much influence on the GOP. In April, it was just 27 percent. Through the wreckage of the last month emerges Obama. Battered and bruised, for sure. But still standing. Compared to Congress, Americans liked his handling of the debt-ceiling negotiations: 46 percent approve, 47 percent not so much. They trust him more to make the right decisions on the economy (47 percent) than congressional Republicans (33 percent). And they like job he’s doing, again relatively speaking. Obama’s approval rating rests at 48 percent. Of course, not all polls show the same result. Gallup puts the president’s weekly job approval rating at 42 percent. The Pew Research Center shows Obama at 44 percent. The Post-ABC News poll from last month showing him with 47 percent job approval pretty much mirrors the Times poll. Ever since Obama walked through the doors of the Oval Office for the first time as president, he has been beset by one crisis after another that would sap his support or raise doubts about him and his leadership. There was the imploding economy in early 2009 and the actions taken to prevent another Depression; the politically debilitating health-care debate and the law that helped fuel the rise of the Tea Party and the loss of the House; the response to the gulf oil spill and the swine flu epidemic; the struggling economic recovery and frustration over the lack of jobs; the debt-ceiling fiasco; the delegitimizing birther nonsense that gained traction; and a Republican minority in the Senate and then a Republican majority in the House that see their sole purpose as thwarting anything that might be viewed as a success for the president, even if it might do right by the country. Given all that, a 48 percent approval rating is damned impressive.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (99417)	8/11/2011 1:25:50 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

* Gallup’s latest poll shows President Obama leading a generic Republican challenger by six points, 45% to 39%. In July, Obama trailed the generic GOP candidate, 47% to 39%,