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March 20, 2009

Obama's poll numbers continue to fall

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Apparently Americans are increasingly waking up to the reality that Obama is anything but the hope and change they thought they were getting when they voted for him. According to the latest Rasmussen poll, his approval rate is down to 55%:

[...] The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 35% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-one percent (31%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of +4 (see trends).

Obama has been on the job for two full months and a review of the numbers shows a significant increase in the number of Americans who believe government spending will rise during the Obama years. Additionally, 50% now worry that the government will do too much rather than too little in dealing with the economic crisis. That's up seven-percentage points over the past month.

[...] Overall, 55% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance so far. That's his lowest overall rating to date. Forty-three percent (43%) disapprove.

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Posted by Hyscience at March 20, 2009 9:36 AM

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