President under water in N.Y.

[daa]

President Barack Obama's approval rating is under water in blue state New York, 45 percent to 49 percent, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

It's a massive swing from June, when the numbers were 57 percent positive and 38 percent negative.

Obama would still beat a generic Republican opponent, the poll found. But the numbers do suggest an erosion, at least in the short term and after the debt ceiling fight.

UPDATE: It's the first time, Halperin notes, that the president has ever gotten a negative number in the Empire State. And the trend is clear in other recent polling in the state.

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=BE6448F3-CFF2-AD6D-8237AAAD64984F75

[BeyondGeography]

1. Pissed off liberals

Those numbers will be the basement in NY.

[ladjf]

Worse than "pissed off". More like profoundly disappointed and

worried. nt

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Flipping the bird at the left and kissing the right's ass is WINNING!

[ProSense]

3. Um

"And the trend is clear in other recent polling in the state."

No: Obama Lands First Negative Approval Score in New York in Quinnipiac Poll

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Voters split 48 percent to 46 percent over whether he deserves reelection. This in a state that Obama won with 63 percent of the vote three years ago. Still, he has managed to hold onto a lead over a generic Republican, with 49 percent saying they would vote for him to 34 percent for the GOP candidate.

“The debt-ceiling hullaballoo devastated President Barack Obama’s numbers even in true-blue New York,” said Quinnipiac Poll Director Maurice Carroll.

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Quinnipiac Poll

[otohara]

4. Halprein's Back?

well, we all know what he thinks of POTUS -

[immoderate]

5. Obama is no longer a stealth Republican.

People are figuring it out.

--imm

[great white snark]

10. He never was.

But knock yourself out smearing him.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. He's To The Right Of Michelle Bachman

:sarcasm:

[Warren Stupidity]

13. no he is a center right democrat.

[ProSense]

6. One also

has to wonder if this is the result of a more conservative sample.

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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gets a 49 - 27 percent approval rating, down from her all- time high 54 - 22 percent approval rating June 29.

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August 11, 2011 - New York Voters Back Fracking, Despite Concerns, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; More Women In Government Means Fewer Sex Scandals

By a 47 - 42 percent margin, New York State voters like the economic benefits of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale more than they fear possible environmental concerns, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Support for drilling is 51 - 39 percent among upstate voters and 52 - 35 percent among suburban voters. New York City voters are opposed 50 - 38 percent. Support is 67 - 20 percent among Republicans, while independent voters are divided 47 - 45 percent. Democrats are opposed 52 - 35 percent.

New York State voters believe 75 - 17 percent that natural gas drilling will create jobs, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds, with strong support among all groups and in all regions of the state.

While many voters know little about hydro-fracking, voters believe 52 - 15 percent that this process will damage the environment, with 33 percent undecided. All groups feel this way.

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[ProSense]

8. .

From August 3 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,640 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

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From August 3 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,640 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

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[ClassWarrior]

9. You didn't answer the second question.

:rofl:

NGU.

[Warren Stupidity]

12. So your claim is "shoot the messenger"?

Rasmussen Polls Were Biased and Inaccurate; Quinnipiac, SurveyUSA Performed Strongly
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/rasmussen-polls-were-biased-and-inaccurate-quinnipiac-surveyusa-performed-strongly/

I guess this is a recent development at Quinnipiac.

[jeff47]

14. Upstate NY is an economic wasteland that has been ignored by Albany for decades

Fracking is supported because the economic situation is that bleak up here. Upstate cities have been losing population for decades, lots of abandoned buildings and other signs of decay that don't exactly inspire confidence. Little to no effort on the part of State government to do anything about it, since NYC completely dominates state politics.

So the locals are quite willing to annihilate the environment if it means jobs.

[ZombieHorde]

15. I suspect these numbers will change for President Obama's benefit once a Republican candidate is

chosen.

[DCBob]

16. this debt/stock market fiasco is taking it toll on everyone.

the public is pissed and afraid and is blaming everyone involved.

[alsame]

17. I'm hearing more and more discontent from life long

Democrats. The wars, the tax cuts and the proposed 'grand bargain' are all contributing.

Yes, NY is typically blue but I'll never forget my shock when we went for Reagan in 1980.