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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 08:38 AM Jul 2012

Gallup puts negative spin on poll showing Obama's approval up among workers

U.S. Business Owners Now Among Least Approving of Obama

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. business owners' approval of President Barack Obama fell in the second quarter of 2012 to 35%, essentially tying farmers and fishers for the lowest approval among major occupational groups. Overall, professional workers remain the most approving, at 52%.

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The findings are based on 25,464 interviews conducted with working U.S. adults in Gallup Daily tracking during the second quarter of 2012. Gallup asks employed adults to describe the work they do and then codes each respondent into one of 11 job categories.

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In the overall average for the second quarter of 2012, 47% of working Americans approved of the job Obama is doing as president, and 47% disapproved. This is slightly improved from 45% approval and 48% disapproval in the first quarter.

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/156206/Business-Owners-Among-Least-Approving-Obama.aspx


Now the chart:



While there are too few respondents in some occupational groups to report their approval ratings by month, the internal data suggest the decline in business owners' approval of Obama came for the most part between March and April, with approval holding at a lower rate since then. The data precede Obama's much-discussed July 13 comments that small-business owners have had help from others to achieve success. Thus it is not yet clear whether those comments have led to further deterioration in Obama's standing among small-business owners.


Summary:

Obama's approval jumps between 2 points and 13 points among the vast majority of workers (seven of the 11 categories), it's steady at 52 percent in an eighth category, but is down among business owners.

Must be those darn regulations.

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Gallup puts negative spin on poll showing Obama's approval up among workers (Original Post) ProSense Jul 2012 OP
Of note is the blue-collar BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #1
Yup, I bet ProSense Jul 2012 #3
K&R /nt demwing Jul 2012 #2

BumRushDaShow

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1. Of note is the blue-collar
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 08:43 AM
Jul 2012

e.g., "manufacturing or production worker" and "construction or mining worker" - that bump is good. They had to reach to make the negative for sure. It must kill them.

Only 2 categories were "down" and am wondering who they consider a "transportation worker"?

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