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Fully half of Americans disapprove of job Pres. Obama is doing for the first time in the latest Gallup daily tracking poll, according to new data released today.
In interviews conducted Fri.-Sun., just 42% of Americans approved of the job Obama was doing, while 50% disapproved. The approval rating is equal to Obama's lowest (tying the figure one day earlier in the rolling sample), and the 50% disapproval rating is the highest of his presidency...
Last week, a Gallup analysis showed that, since '46, when the POTUS is above 50% approval, their party loses an average of 14 seats in the House in the midterm elections, compared with an average loss of 36 seats when the POTUS' job approval is below 50%....
Meanwhile, In this week’s Gallup generic ballot test, Republicans pulled ahead of Democrats by a full 7 points — their widest lead so far this year.
Republicans took 50 percent of the vote, compared with 43 percent for Democrats. The data are based on Gallup daily tracking poll data from Aug. 9 to Aug. 15, which surveyed 1,662 registered voters...
In the newest Gallup Poll, Democrats and Republicans had an equal share among responders, with 42 percent identifying themselves as each. This is a decline from earlier this year, when Democrats had a relatively steady 4- or 5-percentage point advantage in party identification...
Support for Democrats is waning among independents, a group that was integral to Obama’s success in 2008. In the most recent poll, Republicans held a 13-percentage-point advantage among independents, compared with just 9 points in March... there’s a sizable enthusiasm gap this year that has narrowed only slightly in recent months, a fact Harber says the GOP will capitalize on. Gallup also found that 44 percent of Republicans said they were excited about this year’s midterms, while only 28 percent of Democrats said the same.
“In the end, the Obama wave voters, the people who elected this guy — these voters aren’t going to show up in 2010,” Harber said.
cpwill notes: 7 points ahead. i do believe that going into 1994 the Republicans were ahead by ... 5 points?
In interviews conducted Fri.-Sun., just 42% of Americans approved of the job Obama was doing, while 50% disapproved. The approval rating is equal to Obama's lowest (tying the figure one day earlier in the rolling sample), and the 50% disapproval rating is the highest of his presidency...
Last week, a Gallup analysis showed that, since '46, when the POTUS is above 50% approval, their party loses an average of 14 seats in the House in the midterm elections, compared with an average loss of 36 seats when the POTUS' job approval is below 50%....
Meanwhile, In this week’s Gallup generic ballot test, Republicans pulled ahead of Democrats by a full 7 points — their widest lead so far this year.
Republicans took 50 percent of the vote, compared with 43 percent for Democrats. The data are based on Gallup daily tracking poll data from Aug. 9 to Aug. 15, which surveyed 1,662 registered voters...
In the newest Gallup Poll, Democrats and Republicans had an equal share among responders, with 42 percent identifying themselves as each. This is a decline from earlier this year, when Democrats had a relatively steady 4- or 5-percentage point advantage in party identification...
Support for Democrats is waning among independents, a group that was integral to Obama’s success in 2008. In the most recent poll, Republicans held a 13-percentage-point advantage among independents, compared with just 9 points in March... there’s a sizable enthusiasm gap this year that has narrowed only slightly in recent months, a fact Harber says the GOP will capitalize on. Gallup also found that 44 percent of Republicans said they were excited about this year’s midterms, while only 28 percent of Democrats said the same.
“In the end, the Obama wave voters, the people who elected this guy — these voters aren’t going to show up in 2010,” Harber said.
cpwill notes: 7 points ahead. i do believe that going into 1994 the Republicans were ahead by ... 5 points?
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