Zogby Poll's Numbers Called into Question by Me [View All]

[louis c]

I follow all the polls. Well, as many as I can.

Zogby contends that Obama's polling numbers are 42% approval and 57% disapproval.

As A scroll down, I notice that the 42% approval is combined Excellent and Good responses and disapprove is a combined fair and poor.

Since when is fair considered "disapprove"? In every conversation I have about our President, if someone tells me, "well, he's doing a fair job" I feel that has to be at least a neutral position. I would estimate that Obama would get a majority of votes from people who answered that he's doing a "fair" job.

Using this criteria, I could just as easily say 58% approve. At the very least, you can split the difference and give Obama a slight lead in job approval. But 16% fair respondents become "unfavorable"? Come on, I don't get it.


Link:
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1737