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October 6, 2011

Quinnipiac University Poll: Obama Disapproval Hits New High

A new Quinnipiac University poll is out this morning, and the numbers are looking dismal for the president:

[...] American voters disapprove 55 - 41 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, an all- time low, and say 77 - 20 percent that the economy is in a recession, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters say 44 - 11 percent that the economy is getting worse, not better, while only 29 percent say the economy will improve if the president is re-elected (edit-emphasis mine).

Voters also disapprove 48 - 34 percent of the way Obama is handling the Israeli- Palestinian dispute. The president should be a strong supporter of Israel, voters say 63 - 20 percent, but they split 39 - 40 percent on whether Obama is a strong supporter, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University survey finds.

[...] "The trend isn't good for President Barack Obama. His disapproval has gone up 9 points since the summer, from 46 percent in July to 52 percent in September to 55 percent today," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Especially troubling for the president is that voters say 49 - 39 percent that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney would do a better job on the economy. GOP contender Rick Perry would do only slightly better, voters say, and Republicans in Congress would not be much better.

"Especially troubling for the president is that voters say 49 - 39 percent that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney would do a better job on the economy. GOP contender Rick Perry would do only slightly better, voters say, and Republicans in Congress would not be much better.

"The president is stuck at a politically unhealthy level for someone who wants to be re- elected. His standing with the American people is obviously closely related to their views of the economy."

What I want to know is what cave those abysmally clueless 29 percent live in that say the economy will improve if the president is re-elected.

Interestingly, Quinnipiac's disapproval rating for Obama closely matches up with Gallop's results (52 - 41). Rasmussen's "passion index" shows that overall, 42% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's job performance. Fifty-six percent (56%) at least somewhat disapprove.

In another measure of the president's reelection chances, Rasmussen finds that only eighteen percent (18%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction.

Posted by Hyscience at October 6, 2011 7:35 AM

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