New Low of 26% Approve of Obama on the Economy

[boston bean]

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new low of 26% of Americans approve of President Barack Obama's handling of the economy, down 11 percentage points since Gallup last measured it in mid-May and well below his previous low of 35% in November 2010.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/149042/New-Low-Approve-Obama-Economy.aspx

[high density]

1. As corporations sit on trillions and refuse to hire people

I'm not sure what more the government can do to fix this problem, especially with the teabaggers in charge of the House.

[humbled_opinion]

Do some research

Although the corporations may be moving overseas and therefore not hiring U.S. workers they by no means are not hiring people and they are by no means not making record profits.

Most of the jobs in the USA are created by Small Business.

http://www.sba.gov/advocacy/7495/8420

Small business are not the super rich and are afraid of expansion when they are unsure of market conditions.

[Mojambo]

2. Holy shit. n/t

[boston bean]

8. That was my first thought too. nt

[Bluebear]

16. +

[personman]

3. That's what happen when you appoint ultra-capitalists to key economic positions. nt

[ProSense]

4. Democrats Alone Back Obama's Performance on the Issues

From the link:

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Democrats Alone Back Obama's Performance on the Issues

Obama earns scant support on the issues among Republicans, and does not do much better among independents. In contrast to Democrats' majority approval of Obama on all seven issues tested, fewer than half of independents approve of the president's handling of any of these.



<...>

The President's approval on the economy took a hit in recent weeks, but the Republicans sure are lining up on one side.

Still, notice that the President's approval on the economy has been hovering in the 35 percent to 39 percent range for about a year.

Now that the debt ceiling fight is over, his ratings will likely rebound.

[boston bean]

7. That is reassuring. nt

[mckara]

5. The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

You'd think the White House would quit pursuing Neoliberal policies.

[NorthCarolina]

6. But eighty gazillion percent of "Liberal Democrats" love him.

:hippie:

[boston bean]

9. Don't look now....

right above you! :-)

[SHRED]

10. This is what happens when you campaign as a Populist...

...then turnaround and govern as a Corporatist.


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[AnOhioan]

11. +1

[tpsbmam]

12. That's what happens when you don't fight for regular Americans

He was elected based on his rhetoric. Americans needed & wanted someone who was going to fight for US, not the mega-wealthy & corporations.

He hasn't fought. He's given in time after time. His economics team pretty much says it all. The vast majority of Americans want taxes raised on the wealthy. Well, we see how that's gone so far! The majority don't want cuts to Medicare and SS in particular. And he has put them on the table. And on and on.

And he just plain doesn't get it. He keeps moving right and conceding more in the name of "bipartisanship." And Republicans wipe the floor with him at that point. And Americans witness it and shake their heads. And he just doesn't fucking get it!

Yeah, I know about the Republicans and corporations and blah, blah, blah. But Obama has earned this rating all on his own. If Americans had seen him really fighting all of the ReTHUG/corporate crap I suspect it would be a whole different picture. They don't see that because he isn't.

[Denver Progressive]

17. +1

[boston bean]

18. +2

[Hart2008]

21. +1000 NT

[HereSince1628]

13. Just to quote a cocky 3rd wayer...IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID!

How the hell did these 3rdwayers get so off track from the message of the original guy????????????????????????

[ProfessionalLeftist]

14. Teapublicans wet dream - it's what they extorted for. n/t

[Bluebear]

15. We don't need them! 138% of liberals love his performance!

:bounce:

[Little Star]

19. It's the jobs stupid! k&r

[Hart2008]

20. Cue Tom Petty: "Free Falling"- Reelect Obama's theme song

The "good girl" whose heart he is breaking is the progressive wing of the party, and he is indeed free falling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqT6En2O78


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