Today's Gallup Daily Tracking Poll...

[jenmito]

51% approval, 42% disapproval! I'd never know it by reading DU! http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx :thumbsup:

[tallahasseedem]

1. YAY!

This great news! :)

[jenmito]

2. Yup! Try as they may, the haters' attempts to make Obama look bad aren't working!

:)

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[WeDidIt]

4. That's an illusion

Obama cannot be popular if people like Greenwald, Hamsher, and Uygur don't like him.

:rofl:

[jenmito]

6. Sad, isn't it...

that Obama not only gets attacked constantly from the RWers, but from the likes of those you mentioned-OTHER constant Obama critics! I'm glad they're in the minority!

[WeDidIt]

7. There's a battle being fought on the left, but not the one most people think of.

There's a battle being fought between various bloggers to be the reigning "Liberaller than Thou" blogger pronouncing every Obama move a failure from on high.

That's the REAL battle being fought on the left. It's all about personality, face time on television, and money from ad revenues by driving traffic to certain web sites.

[jenmito]

9. Ain't that the truth?!

And, of course, they DO get the most face time on TV. It's rare that I see Dems. sticking up for Obama on TV-just extreme LWers vs. extreme RWers-and none defend Obama's positions.

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. +10000

[Robbins]

5. Obama

very good news.It IS funny how the right wing and MSM try to make him sound like some great radical
and yet many left sites say he Is not Liberal enough which of course the MSM will not advertse.

Most of his approval comes from Democrats.Only 47 percent of Independents approve.There Is a small
number of Republicans who approve.These are non Teabaggers and non right wing Republicans obvisously.

Obama's base Is Americans 18-49.The true anti Obama element are those 65 and older while Americans
50-64 are In between at least according to Gallup.

[Jennicut]

17. He has trouble with the 65 and over crowd and the over 50 are

just so/so with him. I love my parents but I don't get that generation at all. Not all of them, of course. Many liberal baby boomers here on DU. But many of the older whites dislike Obama immensely.

[jenmito]

21. My (Jewish) parents (in FL) LOVE him. They wore pro-Obama t-shirts I had made for them

all the time, especially when they went dancing. They're 71 and 73 and semi-famous-at least in FL. :)

[Jennicut]

25. Good to see some older people like him.

:) You have good parents. My parents are both 62 and both very conservative. They hate Obama.

[jenmito]

27. Yup...

they also get everyone they meet to like him, too. They're very liberal and brought us four kids up right. :D

[Pirate Smile]

29. I gave my 67 year old mother the HCR is a BFD T-shirt for Mother's Day. She loved it.

:)

[flpoljunkie]

8. They need to work on those 65 and over who've been convinced healthcare is bad for them by the R's.

[jenmito]

10. Exactly. They believe the RW fear-mongers. n/t

[niceypoo]

11. I will never understand why people hang onto daily/weekly polls

...especially less than two years into a first term. Hopefully Obama ignores them.

[jenmito]

12. Because if he's not popular, it's less likely Dems. in Congress will want to work to pass

things he'd like to see passed.

[niceypoo]

13. I hope Obama doesnt fall into that trap

Strong presidents do what is right because it is the right thing to do. Weak presidents govern in a haphazard way in reaction to ever shifting polls. The situation in the US right now calls for the right decisions to be made, polls be damned.

[WeDidIt]

14. All presidents do that

All presidents try to keep their numbers high to insure Congress goes along with their agenda. No president can be strong without a congress willing to pass their agenda.

[niceypoo]

18. That is a bogus argument

Great presidents achieve their stature by confronting historic turning points and choosing the right course regardless of personal or political consequences, as we have seen time and time again throughout our history.

What if Obama had used poll numbers to guide his response when the economy collapsed? He would have taken the timid middle/right and we would all be standing in soup lines or selling apples on the street corners - and his polls would be sitting at 30%.

[jefferson_dem]

20. I agree with the thrust of your argument here.

However, it's important to note that the single most important resource any president can draw from is his own personal approval among the public. Only with a heavy stock of approval does he stand the best chance of accomplishing his goals, however "worthy" they really are.

[WeDidIt]

22. Without the support of the governed

those doing the governing can do nothing at all.

[Tarheel_Dem]

16. When was Obama crowned? I missed that. So you're suggesting that

the president can write, pass, and sign his own legislation into law? No need for Congress and that other pesky branch of government? Wow, these next few years should be a breeze then.:eyes:

[niceypoo]

19. Nothing in your post remotely mirrors anything I said

[Tarheel_Dem]

26. You contend that numbers don't matter. But they do matter to Congress.

A president with 30% approval is much less likely to persuade the people who actually write & pass legislation, than one who enjoys higher numbers.

Anyway, I'm not overly concerned with numbers, but like Clinton, Pres. Obama needs to gauge the mood of the country, and do what HE feels is right. When you said the Pres. should just do what's right, you left out the rest of the equation. He can stomp his feet and throw hissyfits, until he's blue in the face, but without the cooperation of Congress, it's all for naught.

[Cha]

23. This is going to make some

people very upset but it's good for our country.

[AtomicKitten]

24. Looking good.

K&R

:hi:

[impik]

28. I don't get it. People don't read DU???

[grantcart]

30. Yep the big news is that it has remained very steady for about 6 months