By FITSNews || On Tuesday, CBS News published the results of a new poll showing that only 40 percent of Americans approve of President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy.
For more on that poll, click here.
On Wednesday, it was ABC’s turn to deliver some bad news to Obama. According to the results of the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, just forty percent of white voters approve of the job Obama is doing as President. Less than half that number, 19 percent, strongly approve of Obama’s job performance compared to a whopping 43 percent who strongly disapprove.
For more on Obama’s troubles with white voters (who comprised 79 percent of the electorate during the last midterm election in 2006), click on this informative article from Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post. It’s frightening stuff if you’re a Democrat.
Needless to say, groups like the NAACP are working hard to offer their explanation for Obama’s poor performance among white voters, although the last time we checked independent white voters were the main reason Obama was elected in 2008.
Translation? People have turned on Obama because he’s been a failure, not because he’s black.
Incidentally, the ABC/Post poll also found that Obama’s approval ratings on the economy have fallen by twenty points over the last three months – among Democrats.
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ABC News/ Washington Post Poll
By ArtVandelay July 14, 2010 at 5:10 pm
I would bet a large sum that the suffering economy is the culprit of much voter dissatisfaction but Mr. Obama’s supporters and detractors shouldn’t read too much into these numbers. He still has 2 more years in office.
Since I am old enough to remember, it is really quite amazing how much Mr. Obama’s presidency is mirroring one Ronald Reagan’s. He came in on a wave of change also, but he coined it as wanting to turn around government…2 years later, Reagan also faced a major recession that had his poll numbers in the crapper and his policies questioned and attacked…2 years afer that he was re-elected in a landslide.
How quickly we forget…
By dave July 14, 2010 at 9:39 pm
The only way Obama will get re-elected is if he grants amnesty to 50 million illegal invaders and then extends voting “rights” to 25 million convicted felons.
I agree, he will get re-elected, but not on the merits of his policies but rather on the backs of law-abiding citizens whose rights are devoured daily by Obama’s unconstitutional abuse of authority.
By Joe July 15, 2010 at 3:03 am
Art says: “Since I am old enough to remember, it is really quite amazing how much Mr. Obama’s presidency is mirroring one Ronald Reagan’s. He came in on a wave of change also, but he coined it as wanting to turn around government…”
I, too, am old enough to remember. What I don’t seem to remember, however, is what Reagan did that Obama is doing. Maybe you can help me.
I don’t seem to remember Reagan running around the world, bowing to leaders of other countries and apologizing for the actions of the United States. I remember a president who stood up for us and other countries (Poland vs USSR for example) and showed clear, decisive, forceful leadership. If you can, with a straight face, tell me that Obama is anywhere near the leader Reagan was, particularly on the global stage, go ahead and try.
More on leadership – Reagan campaigned on slashing the high income tax rates to rescue this country from the disastrous economic policies (malaise) of his predecessor. He got what he wanted with a Democratic-controlled Congress. Reagan sold the plan to the American people, Congress knew it and had no choice but to pass it. And, of course, cutting taxes worked fabulously.
Contrast that with Obama’s signature plan – health care reform. He never sold the plan, the American people weren’t convinced and with a Democratic-controlled Congress – he had to resort to bribes, payoffs, threats, arm-twisting and empty resolutions to his own Democratic lawmakers to get it passed. Barely. And we never saw any of the negotiations on C-SPAN, as we were promised.
Stimulus/TARP Payouts vs cutting taxes – again, Reagan sold the American people on the idea that cutting taxes would help businesses create jobs, put more money back into the free-market and improve the economy. Just as JFK did, by the way. Meanwhile, Obama has never sold the American people on the stimulus and TARP bailouts (started by Bush, regrettably) which to this point, haven’t reduced unemployment but have exploded deficits through the roof. The American people could see light and “hope” at the end of the tunnel in the early 80′s, whereas they certainly don’t see any right now.
Need more? I don’t seem to recall Reagan publically siding with another country against people in his own. Launching insane lawsuits against states who vow only to do what the Feds are supposed to do but aren’t doing. Allowing foreign leaders to come to this country and on its soil, trash us.
Finally, can you imagine Reagan taking vacations, hitting the golf course and generally being MIA during an environmental disaster such as the Gulf Oil spill? Obama addressed the nation on it how long after it happened? Even worse, the address focused less on solutions and more on his climate change bill. When even those moonbats Olbermann and Matthews panned it, you knew you weren’t seeing another Reagan in action.
Of course, there are a myraid of other ways Reagan and Obama are different. Reagan renewed American hope through vision and strength; Obama’s approach of contantly blaming others and foreign appeasement hasn’t exactly resonated.
I laugh hysterically at liberals who are finally seeing what the rest of the country is seeing – a president who just does not lead and quite frankly has proven incompetent in every way.
The only way Obama wins reelection is if he somehow TURNS INTO Reagan – because he certainly is not one right now.
By ArtVandelay July 15, 2010 at 1:33 pm
That’s quite and essay Joe and as with any partison, borderline delusional supporter of Reagan you only have picked out the good of his presidency and based much of your argument on half truths or untruths you have been manipulated to believe via foxnews and/or youtube or other partisan propoganda about Obama
Your criticisms of Obama have been UNIVERSALLY proven false time and time again
Bowing…that’s right reagan never showed respect to people of other cultures he just told them to bow down and kiss the ring..
apology…hardly. See below
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/us/politics/24prexy.text.html?_r=1
this so called “apology” begins in paragraph #2
As far as leadership goes, since you are old enough to remember Reagan was hardly held in the esteem he is now in 1982 (you know 2 years in..) when the economy was bad. I seem to remember him having many of the image issues Mr. Obama is now. Look it up since your memory escapes you.
bribes, payoffs and threats to pass heatlh reform…not even going to respond to that foolishness
Stimulus & TARP, yep cutting taxes two years ago when the failure of GM would have destroyed a major american city and the bank failures would have crippled the country…that would have been brilliant. Surely you remember that Mr. Reagan cut taxes in 1981, by the FALL OF 1982 9 MILLION PEOPLE WERE OUT OF WORK and we were in the worst recession since the depression. Look it up since you have obviously forgetten that also. Those Reagan tax cuts worked wonders huh, and don’t you dare say it took time to take affect when you aren’t giving Mr. obama that same benefit. Oh I forget to mention the millions Reagan had to dole out in TAX PAYER MONEY over the savings and loan crisis, but that’s nothing like TARP.
Yes I am quite sure Mr. Reagan would have stood for legislated profiling of american citizens. You do realize that freed slaves had to have their “papers” also right? You do also realize that Mr. Obama has deported almost 400,000 illegal immigrants (mostly criminals) since he came into office right. Once again LOOK IT UP! Check out the Department of Homeland Security’s stats..oh wait I am sure Obama has bribed them to print false numbers…sorry.
Allowing foreign leaders to come here and trash us, last I checked this was a FREE COUNTRY with GASP..FREE SPEECH! So you want government to legislate who can speak at what college or the United Nations yet you want limited government? I’m confused…?
Vacations, playing golf during oil spill, you do realize that the coast gaurd response was immediate and obama visited the gulf shortly thereafter. You are right though, Reagan never dropped the ball in a crises…that whole Iran Contra thing was a anomaly the inslaw affair also.
I will leave you with this…A man is entitled to his own opinions…not his own facts
By Joe July 15, 2010 at 9:25 pm
“Your criticisms of Obama have been UNIVERSALLY proven false time and time again”
Really? Yeah, trot out the old “fox news” stuff there Art. First line of defense for you people when you really have nothing. Why didn’t you throw in Glenn Beck or Rush?
“bribes, payoffs and threats to pass heatlh reform…not even going to respond to that foolishness”
Let’s see – do the names Mary Landrieux, Ben Nelson, Chris Dodd and Bart Stupak (just to name a few) ring a bell? You are aware of what they got for their votes on that HC disaster – aren’t you? Again, it goes directly to my point – that you conveniently ignored – that Obama DOES NOT LEAD. It took all of that crap, from people in his OWN PARTY, to pass what the American people are quickly learning to be a bill of goods. Especially seniors.
“I will leave you with this…A man is entitled to his own opinions…not his own facts”
“You do also realize that Mr. Obama has deported almost 400,000 illegal immigrants (mostly criminals) since he came into office right.”
That’s great Art. Do these votes he cast also suggest he is “tough” on illegal immigration?
Support the DREAM Act for the children of illegal immigrants. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared “sanctuary cities”. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
Rated 8% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
“I will leave you with this…A man is entitled to his own opinions…not his own facts”
You illustrate that quite effectively.
I never said Reagan was perfect in every way. While he proved cutting taxes was the way to recover an economy in crisis, he also allowed federal spending to get way out of control.
But what I referred to – time and again, which you did not address – was this notion that somehow Obama and Reagan are similar in governing styles. Oh yes, the circumstances under which they took office may be similar but that’s where any similarities end.
Whether you agreed with him or not, Reagan could lead. Reagan rallied the American people from the defeated, depressing years of Carter to his cause. Obama has not shown that. Not even close.
If you are going to make an argument that Obama is somehow the leader Reagan was, well, I can’t wait to hear it. Please give it a shot.
By ArtVandelay July 15, 2010 at 11:22 pm
“Really? Yeah, trot out the old “fox news” stuff there Art. First line of defense for you people when you really have nothing. Why didn’t you throw in Glenn Beck or Rush?”
- ummmm the truth is the truth. You ever think the frequent finger pointing at those organizations is because they DO EXACTLY as they are accused. The “bow” the “apology” you forgot about the “terrorist fist bump” all false and all perpetuated by those poor persecuted pundits…spare me. A simple google search will produce mounds of evidence to support this so give me a break. Don’t throw the brick and hide your hand…own up to your unfair, half truth criticism…I’d respect your opinion a lot more.
Stupak, Nelson…So your contention is that Obama does not lead because he uses the Democratic process to get bills passed? Surely you realize what Obama and congress did to get health reform passed is PAR FOR THE COURSE. The difference today is that the 24 hour news cycle brings those back door deals to light. Let’s not pretend Mr. Reagan was this great orator and leader and never sweetened a deal for an ALLY or ENEMY to get a bill passed. The examples of such are too numerous to name so once again SPARE ME!
Illegal immigration…your argument suggested Mr. Obama should allow Arizona to persecute people. I argued Mr. Obama could not allow this to stand. He has alreay offered his plan for illegal immigration (which is consistent with his voting record) all the while getting tough on criminal illegals. So you posted his voting record to say what…? You merely further proved my point.
Explain to me again how Reagan’s cutting taxes was the way to recover an economy? Did you miss the fact that his tax cuts had us mired in a recession and high unemployment merely a year later? Did you bother to look up how the gap between the ultra wealthy and everybody else widened under Reagan. Did you miss the fact that the economic growth under one BILL CLINTON outpaced Reagan’s? Yes the economy grew under Reagan…the benefactors were largely the wealthy at the expense of me and you.
Lastly, where did I EVER say obama was the leader Reagan was? I merely stated the fact their presidencies are quite similar so far. You jumped to a conclusion that only served to prove your bias and partisan delusion. The truth is universal…at the same time in both of their presidencies Reagan and obama were in much the same place, that’s just the simple FACT…