Field Poll: Obama's popularity slips in California

[alp227]

Source: SJ Mercury News

Even as his stock fell in much of the country, President Barack Obama could always look to ultrablue California for strong support.

Not any more.

Obama's approval rating in the Golden State is now at 45 percent, the lowest rating recorded by the Field Poll during his presidency, according to a survey released Tuesday. Forty-three percent of poll respondents say they disapprove of the job the president is doing.

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_26453336/field-poll-obamas-popularity-slips-california

[KT2000]

1. RW is doubling down

on their attacks on Obama. It is going to affect the polls and election results because they are doing to Obama what was done to Carter - painting him as weak. What is counteracting that? - not Obama or anyone else in his administration or Congress. The Dems are letting it happen.

[Anansi1171]

5. The AM hate radio is relentless here. Today, at the start of the noon news I turned to KOGO here in

San Diego. They were blaming Sotloff's death on Obama. I switched to KFI which is a big power LA station we get down here and the two swarms "Bros" they have one we're doing the same. They don't even need to draw a direct line of causality. Pattern is simple.

Mention bad news. Say Obama. Mention more completely unrelated bad news. Mention Obama.

Sadly this Jedi Mind Trick seems to work, "This is not the President you had voted for. Move Along"

[blkmusclmachine]

34. +1. "The Dems are letting it happen."

Makes it easier to lose the Senate in November; plus, more phony 11-Dimensional DEM "bi-partisanship."

[mwrguy]

2. Racism and Koch propaganda gets them the results they want

[alp227]

4. Not really, this poll cites the disapproval among Obama's base

as a reason for this ratings drop.

[bigdarryl]

12. It's because he's been governing to the right for at least a year

This Administration is more worried about what the right and wingnuts think than they are there own base

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

31. BULLSHIT!!!!!!

[Auggie]

6. I blame a well-orchestrated campaign to throttle Congress into total inactivity

[TDale313]

3. This is interesting:

"The decline in the president's approval rating is largely due to a sharp dropoff in support from Democrats. In the latest Field survey, which polled 1,280 registered voters from Aug. 14 to Aug. 28, 68 percent of Democrats said they approved of the way Obama was handling his job. That was down from 76 percent as recently as June."

[sakabatou]

7. 1,280

Pretty small pool to me.

[still_one]

8. If the sampling is done right that isn't bad

[earthside]

15. Because the 'No Drama Obama' schtick is getting old.

I think a lot of Democrats just don't care much anymore about Pres. Obama.

Frankly, I think he has played this genial, considerate, thoughtful, low-key, lead-from-behind game so long that even Democrats just don't take him too seriously these days.

It is had to stay politically passionate about a leader who is so passionless.

[TDale313]

17. As a liberal...

I've found it kinda hard to stay passionate when he and his administration seem to have spent the last 6 years making it pretty clear that he's just not that into is

[yeoman6987]

26. 8 years is too long for any President

Make it a one six-year term. Too much crap during last two years for both party President.

[newthinking]

36. Democrats have also been leaving the party for the last couple of years and becoming independent.

The 2008 "bump" that came from Bush-weariness and hope for real change has been lost. If that is not proof that people are dying for a real populist I don't know what is.... (why we need to run a populist)

about 5 percentage points for Democrats and about 10 percentage points down for democratic or leaning democrat.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/15370/Party-Affiliation.aspx

[Iliyah]

9. Damn, polls are everywhere. Polls for this polls for that

approx. 1,500 polled people telling me how I feel in a state of millions or better yet in a country of 300 million. America - numbers not human beings. Governor's election and others are coming in 2014 here in California, Dems will win, the "low" turn out I assume tho.

Looks like Dems will keep the senate and make advances in the house. Majority of Americans do not want troops on the ground, most Dems I know are very pleased with his decisions soooooooooo, again, I do not trust polls. Actually none of them, even PPP who is one of the better ones.

[demwing]

19. "Looks like Dems will keep the senate and make advances in the house"

Is that your personal opinion, or are you seeing data that supports this?

[Fred Sanders]

10. The not that small segment of warmongering Democrats jumped aboard the war train.

[cosmicone]

11. His approval rating on DU is probably 36%

as compared to that, he is doing damn well in California!

[Andy823]

24. I think it is higher here

But then again with all the Obama bashers I see these days, don't know how many are really democrats or liberals, I could be wrong.

[cosmicone]

27. He gets attacked here from the left, not center. n/t

[Cha]

33. Oh yeah? "36%".. so you say. And, how low do you think your Avatar Hillary's polls are on DU?

[cosmicone]

35. Hillary's popularity is probably even less. Sad, isn't it?

Some ultra-liberals want a 100% liberal agenda which cannot happen at once. Change occurs incrementally and with some give and take. That is the political reality.

It is similar to how teabaggers want a 100% conservative agenda all at once and if they don't get it, they will take their ball and go home.

We democrats are wiser and should be a bit pragmatic and patient.

With three or four supreme court nominations looming, we should be firmly behind our most electable candidate. But hell no! She takes money from Wall Street booooooooooooo!

[EEO]

13. He needs to stop trying to always find a third way in domestic policy.

We are not post-partisan. In fact, this is a hyper-partisan era. Obama should be working with the Senate to get judges and ambassadors through, as well as doing everything else he can to bring the country to the left (not only executive orders, but strong arming political opponents like W. did). I was a liberal who wanted to see the pendulum come back our way after Obama was elected, and I have been hugely disappointed. Blaming the Republicans all the time is getting old. Yes. They are horrible statesmen, but what the hell is Obama's domestic agenda other than blaming them? The hell if I know.

[truedelphi]

29. According to Cenk of the Young Turks, his position on

getting judges and others appointed has even pissed off Reid.

Cenk also commented on how if you area Democratic politician, your chances of getting to play a game of golf with the pesident are far less than if you're a powerful Republican or a Big Banker Type.

[Arkana]

14. This will surely kill his chances in 2016.

Oh, wait.

[Blue_Tires]

16. Well, with Ferguson, ISIS and Putin running wild on the nightly news

a dip isn't surprising...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

32. Of course all his fault.

[Jack Rabbit]

18. So?

Obama will never have to carry California again.

The Republicrat who has to worry is Diane "NSA domestic spying is about protecting America" Feinstein. I really hope she decides to spend more time with grandkids and great-grandkids instead of seeking another term in Senate at age 85. She's making it harder for me to just vote her by the day. She can forget about getting any of my time or money.

Let's not look back. Instead, we should look forward. Like how we're going to survive the winner 2016 contest between Hillary and the clown car survivor yet to be named. I'd look forward to that election with more enthusiasm if they spent more time competing for my vote than the 1%'s money.

Get out and vote on election day. I will. At least this time I'll vote for Democrats and just hope that they're democrats.

[tularetom]

20. It's hard to get excited about Obama when he doesn't seem to think there's anything

worth getting excited about.

[pinto]

21. LOL. President Obama isn't a candidate in 2014 0r 2016. And apparently 68% of Dems support Obama.

The decline in the president's approval rating is largely due to a sharp dropoff in support from Democrats. In the latest Field survey, which polled 1,280 registered voters from Aug. 14 to Aug. 28, 68 percent of Democrats said they approved of the way Obama was handling his job. That was down from 76 percent as recently as June.

Good try Field.

[Andy823]

22. Exactly

Right now all that matters is keeping control of the Senate, and gaining as much as we can in the House. As you pointed out, President Obama isn't a candidate, so it doesn't really matter what his numbers are, but heck, 68% of Dems still approve, that's not bad at all.

[former9thward]

28. I guess you have never been involved in campaigns.

When a President's popularity is down it affects candidates of the same party on the ballot whether he is on the ballot or not. In turn out if nothing else.

[pinto]

37. I've been in a lot of campaigns. That 68% is the GOTV goal. Plus swing voters.

Hard core (R) voters are a lost cause. Democratic GOTV does best to spur turnout from the top to bottom of state and local tickets.

[KinMd]

23. Ya the next election could be diffucult...oh wait my bad

[madfloridian]

25. IMO his support for CA Vergera lawsuit against teachers' due process could have hurt some.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025478756

[Cha]

30. Polls change.. BFD. Lol.. at the link "Should Obama be Impeached?" With as ugly a pic

of the President as they could find.

It's all about the MIdterms now.. not really a good time to whine.

[SoapBox]

38. They were running him down on CBS tonight...

First they talked about how great the chances for the Pukes to take over the Senate and then ran down the President.

...that lib'rl media.

[muntrv]

39. Oh no, there goes 2016 for Obama, right?