If Obama was president: "Hope has turned to doubt and disenchantment for almost half of President_Barack Obamaâs supporters. More than 4 of 10 likely voters who say they once considered themselves Obama backers now are either less supportive or say they no longer support him at all, according to a Bloomberg National Poll conducted Oct. 7-10. Three weeks before the Nov. 2 congressional elections that Republicans are trying to make a referendum on Obama, fewer than half of likely voters approve of the presidentâs job performance. Likely voters are more apt to say Obamaâs policies have harmed rather than helped the economy. Among those who say they are most enthusiastic about voting this year, 6 of 10 say the Democrat has damaged the economy."
February 1983, Vol. 106, No. 2 Unemployment continued to rise in 1982 as recession deepened Michael A. Urquhart and Marillyn A. Hewson The economy entered 1982 in a severe recession and labor market conditions deteriorated throughout the year. The unemployment rate, already high by historical standards at the onset of the recession in mid-1981, reached 10.8 percent at the end of 1982, higher than at any time in post-World War II history. The current recession followed on the heels of the brief 1980 recession, from which several key goods industries had experienced only limited recovery. Housing, automobiles, and steel, plus many of the industries that supply these basic industries, were in a prolonged downturn spanning 3 years or more, and bore the brunt of the 1981-82 job cutbacks.
How can libtards be so desperate to try to obfuscate Obama's failures with the garbage in this thread? The ET welfare crowd had better start lining up jobs cleaning toilets because the socialist welfare state agenda is coming to a screeching halt.
March 3, 1987 POLL SHOWS REAGAN APPROVAL RATING AT 4-YEAR LOW By E. J. DIONNE Jr. President Reagan's approval rating has plunged to its lowest level in more than four years, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll. The survey, taken Saturday and Sunday after the release of the report of a Presidential commission on the Iran arms deal, found that 42 percent of those surveyed approved of the way Mr. Reagan was handling his job and 46 percent disapproved. It was his lowest rating since January 1983, when 41 percent approved of his performance. The survey also marked the first time since April 1983, when the nation was coming out of a deep recession, that more Americans disapproved than approved of Mr. Reagan's performance. Drop of 10 Points Mr. Reagan's approval rating dropped 10 percentage points since a Times/CBS News Poll five weeks ago. Though this was not as vast as the 21-percentage-point decline Mr. Reagan suffered in November after the Iran scandal came to light, it was a significant drop, especially since the President is now losing ground from a smaller base of more committed supporters. About half the 1,174 adults interviewed by telephone said Mr. Reagan was lying about key aspects of the Iran arms affair. Only a quarter said he was in charge of what went on in his Administration, down significantly from earlier surveys. Still, 62 percent said he would bring the White House staff under tighter control as a result of the findings of the Presidential commission, which was headed by former Senator John G. Tower of Texas, and a large majority said Mr. Reagan's age would not prevent him from being effective in his final two years in office. The poll's margin of sampling error was plus or minus three percentage points. Bush's Rating Also Drops Vice President Bush has also suffered a significant drop in his popularity. This time 32 percent of those surveyed said they had a favorable opinion of him and 19 percent a negative view; in January 43 percent were favorable and 23 percent unfavorable. The increase in the number having no opinion on Mr. Bush, to 48 percent from 34 percent, suggested that he was now facing more uncertainty and doubt than outright hostility. Still, the erosion has clearly hurt Mr. Bush politically. Asked how they would vote if the 1988 election were held now, 47 percent of registered voters said they would back former Senator Gary Hart, the Democrat with the most support in surveys of his party, and only 34 percent chose Mr. Bush. In January, the same matchup had produced a virtual tie: 45 percent for Mr. Hart, 43 percent for Mr. Bush. As for the Tower Commission itself, a majority of those surveyed, 52 percent, said it had been fair to the Administration, and 22 percent thought it had been too easy. Only 8 percent said it had been too hard on the White House. Positive Sign in Baker The clearest positive sign for the Administration was the popularity of Howard H. Baker Jr., the new White House chief of staff. Thirty-six percent of those polled had a favorable opinion of Mr. Baker; only 4 percent had an unfavorable view. And Mr. Baker was as popular among Mr. Reagan's supporters as he is among the President's detractors. But almost every other measure in the survey indicated a deep erosion in Mr. Reagan's popularity. Approval of Mr. Reagan's handling of foreign policy was at the lowest level of his Presidency: only 29 percent of those surveyed approved; 58 percent disapproved. And, in a response that was tougher on Mr. Reagan than the commission was, a majority of those surveyed said they did not believe Mr. Reagan's statement that he forgot when he approved the arms sales to Iran. They were asked: ''Ronald Reagan has said he does not remember when he approved the arms sales to Iran. Do you think he really does not remember, or is he lying about that?'' Thirty-five percent said they believed Mr. Reagan; 51 percent said he was lying. And on the Administration's central assertion - that the purpose of the arms sales was to help improve relations with Iran rather than win release of the American hostages in Lebanon - those surveyed were overwhelmingly skeptical. Twenty percent said the purpose of the arms sales was to improve relations with Iran; 62 percent said the arms had been sold to free the hostages. Not in Charge, 66% Say Mr. Reagan was also clearly seen as lacking control over the decisions made by his Administration. The researchers asked: ''Do you think that most of the time, Ronald Reagan is in charge of what goes on in the Administration, or do you think that most of the time, other people are really running the Government?'' Only 24 percent said Mr. Reagan was in charge, while 66 percent said that others were running the Government. When the identical question was asked in December, 38 percent said Mr. Reagan was in charge; in January 1984, 52 percent said he was in charge.
Who cares? What matters is Obama and the democraps rammed through a piece of shit they hadn't even read that they're running away from now in midterm campaigns. What also matters is that more Americans are on foodstamps now than ever before and unemployment has been 9.5% or higher for 14 months because of Obama's and the democraps' failed "recovery." You can try to obfuscate or blame this on everyone but those responsible but hard working, taxpaying voters aren't buying it.
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Hows her hopey changey stuff to the people of Alaska who thought their governor wouldn't quit on them to chase after money and be a celebrity ? <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dDDMi_RNuj8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dDDMi_RNuj8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
Since you changed the subject... the country would be far better off if Obama quit and played celebrity full time instead embarrassing the country by playing celebrity under the guise of being president.