RASSMUSSENREPORTS: OBAMA APPROVAL NOW 50%, DISAPPROVAL 49(+1)

[Tiggeroshii]

I'm pretty sure I'm still in violation of the terms of my little bet I made for myself several weeks ago, but I like to think I was still sort of on the right track.

Approval: 50%

Dissaproval: 49%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history

[Sheepshank]

1. You don't see numbers like this on Rassy very often n/t

[monmouth]

10. I think much of this rise has to do with the repub debates. By the time

they're over Obama will be in the "65" area..LOL..

[No Joe]

34. 288

Electoral votes. :hi:

[TheWraith]

2. So much sound of crickets. You'd think DUers would be happier that he's kicking ass. nt

[msongs]

3. the rasmussen sample likes Obama's republican policies lol nt

[TheWraith]

5. Keep lying to yourself if you want.

The only thing you show off is how little connection you have to what's really going on.

[CakeGrrl]

7. Yadda yadda yadda lol nt

[dennis4868]

8. blah blah blah....

come on irrational Obama haters....get the false Obama "narratives" going again...much work is to be done :-(

[Tarheel_Dem]

13. She knows how to push buttons, and get attention. It's disruptive, but our reactions to her seem...

to be her only point in this forum, and she can scurry off to other sites and brag about it. :hi:

[Number23]

21. Yep. The best thing to do with unruly creatures who want only to disrupt is to ignore them

[Tarheel_Dem]

24. Agreed. I think we should re-adopt "Let It Sink".

:hi:

[emulatorloo]

9. At least we know your knee reflexes are excellent!

[MjolnirTime]

19. you can't handle the truth, can you?

[Sheepshank]

25. so why didn't you post Rassy numbers earlier, in support of your ridiculous assumption?

Your statement makes very little sense, and the data actually refutes it. Bull shit statement from an Obama hater that hangs out on a Dem BB. How dumb is that?

[frazzled]

4. Also, in other news today: PPP poll will show Newt Gingrich in the lead!

For the Republican nomination, that is--nationally. Which, if it holds, Obama's approval will skrocket to 70%.

I kid you not: this is hysterical. http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/1861?ref=fpblg_beta

[jenmito]

6. I saw that, too, and was going to start a thread about it. I think the last time (R)asmussen had

Obama's approval at or above 50% was when bin Laden was killed.

[yellowcanine]

11. Obama appears to be benefiting from comparison with the Republican candidates.

The longer Romney fails to break out on top the more he is going to be tied to the nut jobs who are the Republican candidates. If he does finally win the question is going to be, "but who did he beat?" A long primary only benefits the eventual winner if he had worthy opponents.

[Robbins]

12. Ha

RAS having him at 50 percent approval destroys the Obama can't possibily win memo the MSM would like to send.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. I think sane people are seeing his competition and going WTF?

These are not serious people. Also, can we add a couple of points since it's Rass? :shrug:

[totodeinhere]

15. Rasmussen is generally regarded as biased in favor of the GOP. Yet he has Obama doing better than

any other poll right now in terms of approval vs disapproval. Every other poll shows Obama with a negative approval rating. The RCP average is -4.7, yet Rassy has it as +1. The latest ABC/WaPo poll has it at -9.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html

[TheWraith]

16. RealClearPolitics is typically full of shit.

And frankly, every poll has Obama trending strongly upwards over the last few weeks.

[totodeinhere]

17. How can you blame RCP? All they are doing is republishing other poll results.

If you don't believe it check the individual websites of the various pollsters and you will see that the stats quoted by RCP are accurate.

[Denzil_DC]

22. RealClearPolitics have been known to cook their results

During the 2008 election, it was obvious they changed the polls they took into account in calculating their daily averages, blatantly underestimating the Democratic vote - a different day, a different set of pollsters,depending on the results.

Not saying that's necessarily what they've done here because I don't pay them much attention as a result, but they're no reliable authority.

[TheWraith]

23. Bingo. Typically any pro-Republican outliers are always included there...

...while any which favor Democrats are discarded. RCP is full of it.

[totodeinhere]

29. Give me a specific example please. n/t

[totodeinhere]

27. Please name a current national poll that shows Obama doing better that RCP is not listing.

I looked and couldn't find one. I'll wait for your link. If you can provide one then I will gladly stand corrected.

[Tx4obama]

26. Huh?

RCP only reposts OTHER organization's polls.

I check out the two links below everyday....

Obama Approval Rating: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
Latest Polls: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/

[BklnDem75]

20. Only 2 of the 7 recent polls are up to date

Should we focus on numbers that came out last week Thursday?

[totodeinhere]

28. Every poll listed on the RCP site is the latest poll that each polling organization has done.

Not all polls are conducted at exactly the same time.

[BklnDem75]

30. So should we pretend last week's numbers mean anything?

[totodeinhere]

32. We should take all polls with a grain of salt at this point, whether or not they

are favorable. But poll results are posted at DU all the time. I think it's just a matter of curiosity.

[BklnDem75]

33. Week old polls I'll take with even more salt

Just like I would if the poll was positive.

[MjolnirTime]

18. the Tiggeroshiii Effect, in effect

:)

[Tiggeroshii]

31. Haha

I'm definitely confident there will remain a steady rise, and some permanence in such a rise as well.