2016 Postmortem

Robbins

(5,066 posts) Thu Apr 26, 2012, 06:19 PM Apr 2012

Obama continues to do well In Gallup polling

Obama Job approval-Aprrove 50% 44%

Obama-49% Romney-43%

Gallup must have changed it's voter model.With him at 50 percent approl for few days Is best they have had him consently since
2010.Of course the MSM won't mention this poll at all.

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Obama continues to do well In Gallup polling (Original Post) Robbins Apr 2012 OP

Obama is doing "good"?! An effective Dem. president would be up 15 points MrTriumph Apr 2012 #1

These numbers are remarkably good given the current economic and political climate... DCBob Apr 2012 #2

I wish "Faux Newz and other RW media" were the only ones bashing. When's the last.... Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #3

Got that right. DCBob Apr 2012 #5

That is just not how the country is anymore. Jennicut Apr 2012 #8

Less than a week ago the MSM was going nuts over the polling Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #4

Yes! Johnny2X2X Apr 2012 #6

He's at 50% vs Romney for the first time today Mutiny In Heaven Apr 2012 #7

MrTriumph

(1,720 posts)

1. Obama is doing "good"?! An effective Dem. president would be up 15 points

Reply to Robbins (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 07:32 PM

Apr 2012

An effective Dem. president would be up 15 points- maybe 20 points- over the weakest R candidate since Goldwater.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

2. These numbers are remarkably good given the current economic and political climate...

Reply to MrTriumph (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 08:12 PM

Apr 2012

and the non-stop 7x24x365 Obama bashing on Faux Newz and other RW media.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,228 posts)

3. I wish "Faux Newz and other RW media" were the only ones bashing. When's the last....

Reply to DCBob (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 11:26 PM

Apr 2012

time any incumbent was up 15 to 20 pts. on the opposition? Sane people know these are good numbers for the president.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

5. Got that right.

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:03 AM

Apr 2012

I think the President and his team are very pleased with these numbers.. all things considered.

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

8. That is just not how the country is anymore.

Reply to MrTriumph (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 06:39 PM

Apr 2012

With 24/7 news and sound bytes and instant media (twitter, Facebook) a president and candidate is constantly attacked. I was 16 during the 1992 campaign and it was nothing like it is now. And that was only as far back as the 90's. Clinton did not to deal with that.

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

4. Less than a week ago the MSM was going nuts over the polling

Reply to Robbins (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 01:49 AM

Apr 2012

Now barely a peep.

Funny that.

The MSM will do everything that can to make this competitive.

Blowouts are bad for business. They want a close horse race.

Johnny2X2X

(19,024 posts)

6. Yes!

Reply to Robbins (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 12:31 PM

Apr 2012

Good numbers, but why is it not big news, when the numbers were not as good, there were stories all over.

I guess you could look at it this way, Obama is such a favorite that it's only news when he's behind in a couple polls, he's expected to be ahead in all of them.

The Romney bounce from securing the nomination is over.

Mutiny In Heaven

(550 posts)

7. He's at 50% vs Romney for the first time today

Reply to Robbins (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 01:10 PM

Apr 2012

50-43 and it's a five day sample, too.

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