Breaking: New Washington Post/Abc poll-Obama approval rating at 66%-highest in 20 years

[Politics_Guy25]

http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Politics/story?id=7210524&page=1

Positive reviews of Obama's work in office, particularly on the economy, inform these gains. Sixty-four percent express at least some confidence that his economic plan will help -- down from 72 percent in January but still a substantial level of support. Sixty percent approve of his handling of the economy, an accomplishment, given its dire condition. And his overall job approval rating, at 66 percent, is essentially steady from a month ago and the best in 20 years for a president at this stage in office.

Three points:
1. The democrats have a president on our side who is as popular as Ronald Reagan was at this point in his presidency. This is huge for our ideals and could help us to bury Reaganism in a way 42 could not.
2. Despite the hate, the american public stands by their president.
3. There's some pretty good news for Barack Obama in our latest ABC/Post poll out this morning ? a 66 percent job approval rating and advances in views of the nation's direction. But he might not brag on it at the dinner table: There are even better results for his wife. Seventy-six percent of Americans now report an overall favorable opinion of Michelle Obama, a new high for her and toward the high end historically: Gallup had Laura Bush topping out at 80 percent in February 2005 and Barbara Bush at 85 percent in August 1992. Both by then had far longer in the spotlight than Michelle Obama to date.

That final point was from an e-mail that the network sent out.

ENJOY THIS MOMENT FOLKS. We are living through a moment of historic ascendancy for the democrats/progressives that is unrivalled since at least JFK but more likely FDR.

[Bicoastal]

1. But but but...but ZOGBY!!

Zogby couldn't possibly be wrong, could he?

[jefferson_dem]

24. And Hannity has been saying the President's approval ratings have been "plummeting" for weeks.

what gives? :shrug:

[Barack_America]

26. Hannity's referring to the influential "Fox News Lunchroom" poll, of course. nt

[Barack_America]

2. They must not have sampled "Democrats".

No way it would be that high if they did.

:P

ETA: That really is great news. Thanks so much for posting it. The perfect note to head to sleep on!

[Politics_Guy25]

8. It really is great news! and LOL cleo

Yes, 66% from a gold standard poll is just wild. My goal for the Obama presidency is for him to leave office heralded as one of the all-time greats and for the conservative movement to have been crushed by him the way Reagan crushed liberalism. Anything less would be a disappointment. Tough standard I know. lol.

LOL cleo. Glad the manager sent the girl home. She probably needs the time. I hear ya about the gallup poll. I felt the same way yesterday but Rasmussen went up 2 points so I didn't panic :) Little did I know that this one was coming.

[cali]

15. and there are some DUers who will be as disappointed by this

as the freepers will be.

[Clio the Leo]

3. lol, tonight at work we were joking.....

... about a young girl who works there who was upset about some teenaged love angst and crying because her boyfriend had broken up with her. The manager was so annoyed by the whole thing that she sent her home early.

When I learned of this, (and needless to say my adoration for the man is known through the land lol) I started play crying saying, "WAAAAHHH!!! OBAMA WAS DOWN TWO POINTS ON THE GALLUP POLL YESTERDAY AND I'M SAD!!!! Can I go home too?"

He's actually doing better after the Afghanistan annoucement than I thought he would be. Tomorrow will be an interesting day for us poll junkies.

[Flying Dream Blues]

5. Good try! :) nt

[BlooInBloo]

4. Obama's only friend remains the American people. Thankfully, that's worth a lot.

[Barack_America]

7. Quite possibly the only thing that's worth anything. nt

[BlooInBloo]

11. Heh. It would be funny if whining from the left is actually driving his approval higher.

[Kaleko]

12. Don't forget the hordes of Swedes, Germans, British, French,

Kenyans, Indians and... and... ah, you know, the WHOLE WORLD, practically.

The collective consciousness of humankind wants Obama to succeed.

Now, that should count for something... :patriot:

[stevedeshazer]

6. That's higher than on DU. That oughta tell us something, no?

:(

[SpartanDem]

9. He needs to

beat the weak kneed Senate Dems over their heads with these poll numbers.

[Politics_Guy25]

10. YES-SO TRUE!!!!-N/T

[Cant trust em]

19. That's about the best point I've read on this site in quite a while.

Congratulations.

[Undercurrent]

13. Yahoo!

Cause for celebration, and a fine "kiss my ass" to the MSM, and their daily round up of hatchet men.





(Guess they didn't poll the handful of Democratic Undergrounders attacking our Democratic President.)

[Clio the Leo]

14. And he's at 61% with independents which is the number that ultimately matters the most....

Everyone be sure and read all of the charts here....

http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1088a1ObamaandtheEconomy.pdf

... good stuff.

[geek tragedy]

17. No, if Independents like him, that means he's a dishonest sellout.

I read it in "Purism for Dummies' by Ralph Nader.

[Clio the Leo]

18. lol exactly....

... any politican with a brain knows the way you keep your office is to say "screw the swing vote" ..... and appease the fringe!

Look at how well it worked for that Palin woman!

[geek tragedy]

16. Did they sample the guy who started the "hey Cluebama" thread?

He seemed like a political genius who could teach Obama quite a bit about connecting with the public.

[Jennicut]

25. Well the 5% of Dems who disapprove of Obama must be bitterly disappointed

After all the corporate sell out has a big approval rating from the rest of the Dems polled.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

20. but...but...teleprompter...and Glenn Beck....9/12!

We have you surrounded by something called volcano monitoring, you betcha!

[Roadless]

21. great news

Nice to see some positives.

[wroberts189]

22. So.. he should have enormous political capital right?

hope so.

[Barack_America]

23. Morning kick!

:kick:

[CBR]

27. Great news this am! nt

[ClarkUSA]

28. Krugman and Limbaugh will be so disappointed.

[WI_DEM]

29. obviously they didn't poll DU!!!!!!

[saltpoint]

30. People like Obama. They know the Bush administration trashed the

mechanism of government. They blame Bush and his administration for said trashing. They acknowledge the scope and depth of the mess. They know it's a big mess and will take a long time to address. They're rooting for the new guy to help clean it up.

So am I.

[Uzybone]

31. not to worry, the GOP and their cronies

which includes the MSM, self important bloggers and some economists are working hard to cut that number down.

[Occam Bandage]

32. Ah, see, the problem is they sampled Americans and not self-styled "True Progressives." nt

[jenmito]

33. K&R. I'm surprised I had to do a SEARCH to find this great news!

Maybe too many people are busy complaining?