Obama's approval rating is 51% yunno

[Rosa Luxemburg]

gallup.com HE has gone up 1% and not a peep out of the media.

[jenmito]

1. I started this thread saying the same thing:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=279056&mesg_id=279056

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. Great minds think alike!

:hi:

[tekisui]

2. The media is supposed to clamor for a 1% increase?

That doesn't even get outside the margin of error. Seriously, it isn't a story.

[phleshdef]

3. Fucking YES because they clamor over 1% decreases all the time.

Stop pretending like you didn't get the point.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. Exactly!

[tekisui]

9. I don't get the point.

:shrug:

Link to an article about a 1% drop? I would be surprised if that was actually a story.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

11. It's usally headlines on the newsround if he dips one or two points

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. but ithey love to predict doom if Obama loses 1 %

[BklnDem75]

13. 1% increase?

More like 7% according to the media. Last time I heard a report about approval ratings, it was at 44%. Did any of them mention 50% approval this year?

[Ian David]

6. 67% in the Northeast. n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. 67% wow!

[BlooInBloo]

10. Of course. As usual it's just That Region Which Cannot Be Criticized No Matter What...

that brings down the average. Just like with pretty much everything else in America.

[jberryhill]

16. No, it's only the "real American" parts of America /nt

[seattle_blue]

12. by the numbers

every time the bush numbers took a hit the only way you would know about would be to use the google, and find out for yourself. From what I've noticed, if President Obama's numbers fall it's considered a great HEADLINE! story shouted from the rooftops. Obama's numbers fall=Shout it out!!!! A republican's numbers fall=(insert cricket chirps here) "Liberal" media...What else needs to be said?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. yes

[Robbins]

15. Gallup

There was no change today.And now among all voters Republicans only lead by 1 In Generic Ballet.
Of noone In the MSM will talk about It.All those the sky Is falling with health care reform were
wrong.And the public Is with Obama not republicans on Financial reform.

[ClarkUSA]

17. Chris Matthews mentioned it, along w/this interesting electoral tidbit from NYT's Jeff Zeleny....

The president’s name may not be on the ballot in November, but his record is on the line. For the past 50 years, nearly without exception, the party has lost seats whenever its president’s average approval rating in September and October before the election dropped below 50 percent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/us/politics/27obama.html

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. Interesting!