Obama Approval Rating Reaches Three-Year High In Poll

[trailmonkee]

Source: huffpo

A month after the election, President Barack Obama's approval ratings are at a level he hasn't seen for years, with contentious negotiations over the upcoming "fiscal cliff" so far not dampening his support.

Obama has an approval rating of 53 percent among registered voters, according to a poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University -- the strongest approval level the university has measured since the summer of 2009.

Obama's disapproval rating of 40 percent makes the president's net approval rating the best in over a year.

"Nothing like winning an election to boost your job approval," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "President Barack Obama hasn't had a score this good since his 52-40 percent approval rating May 5, 2011, right after the death of Osama bin Laden."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06/obama-approval-rating_n_2250788.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[Blunt477]

1. Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)

[Zorra]

18. You nailed it on the first post. We want our Prez to be an assertive progressive. nt

[MrModerate]

19. Here, here! A component of his previously low approval ratings . . .

Came from the fact that he wasn't kicking Republican butt hard enough.

Those who thought the ratings resulted entirely from righties and far-righties never quite understood that many of us were voting in 2008 for a left-of-center progressive and were disappointed to end up with an (admittedly honest and thoughtful) moderate Republican.

These days Obama looks more like a Democrat.

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

2. Because he put on his man pants and told the baggers...

no.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. It should be higher! Way higher!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. The sound you just heard

is the GOP collectively shitting themselves.

[skrempi313]

5. The President Continues To Slap Around Repubicans

The GOP Shouldn't have obstructed him for 4 straight years

[Skittles]

6. that is what having a spine does!!

WOO!

[grahamhgreen]

9. +1,000 - Imagine if he had stood up for a Public Option, or we all had Medicare now!!!

[Indi Guy]

7. Nothing like the contrast between the rational and the insane...

...to make one grow a renewed appreciation for the rational.

Our recent campaign season provided that very contrast.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

20. you know, I think you hit it right there.

Finally at least some of the Democratic worldview is getting publicized; if people who get their current events and world view from M$M never have a chance to see SANITY, the insane worldview starts to seem normal.

The repuke propaganda has been accepted and regurgitated for so long and on so many different fronts...that is what propaganda is for. And it works.

Thank GAWD the election season offered some sound bites that even the mouthpieces couldn't cover up. Some of it even infiltrated the barbed wire and tinfoil around that poo-factory known as Fux Spews!

[Indi Guy]

26. Thanks but...

...I wish you were more outspoken

[BlancheSplanchnik]

27. well, you know....

It's easy to be misunderstood on the web.

It's just so easy to sound LESS disgusted than you really are.

[closeupready]

8. He's earned political capital; now he should spend it.

K&R

[grahamhgreen]

10. Invest it.

[barbtries]

11. the more he stands up to the republicans

the better his numbers will be. i predict.

[sheshe2]

12. Those are great #'s.Thanks for posting Trailmonkee!

IMHO I do feel our "youngster" posters should show a tad more respect to our President. Just saying.

[Cha]

13. Love it that President Obama Won such a Strong Victory and

is building on that Strength!


"President Obama meets with members of the Governors Association Executive Committee, including Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, December 4

(Judging by other pics, PBO was looking at Scott Walker in this one …. me likes the ‘four more years’ grin)"


http://theobamadiary.com/

Thanks trailmonkee

[tarheelsunc]

17. It looks like he is graying exponentially now.

Or maybe he used some dyes during the campaign?

[willhe]

14. well...

that was always the problem with the polls.

of course wingnuts hate the negro president but the left disapprove of bending over playing harlot for the right. you do right on the left youll always be sky high. this country is more progressive than the pundits try to tell us.

[SunSeeker]

15. LOL. Beating the GOP got him the same rating as killing Bin Laden!

Coincidence? I think not!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

21. heh heh.....

Nice point!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

16. Only 52% after getting OBL is pretty telling.

Had Bush got Bin Laden by 2008, he'd have had likely 70% approval. More proof they only care about themselves.

[ebbie15644]

22. sticking to democratic principals will do that for you!

[INdemo]

23. If he tries to cut Social Security or Medicare just watch those numbers

plummet.

[reflection]

24. Sludge had a headline a few days ago that read

"BUYER'S REMORSE: OBAMA'S JOB APPROVAL DROPS TO 49%" (like that is a damning figure or something)

I'm SURE he will be along shortly to append the record with this great news.

[Politicub]

25. Rock on!!!