True, Obama’s approval ratings had dropped faster during his first year in office than any recent rookie president. They had hovered around the 50% level the last couple of months.
But in recent days Gallup found Americans suddenly souring even more until more disapprove than approve.
The only possible reason to explain this drop is the public does not like the president’s NCAA tournament picks. Or maybe the fact that the administration’s $787 billion economic stimulus plan has stimulated unemployment up to 9.7%.
Unless this dramatic poll drop perhaps has a little something to do with Obama’s determined drive to….
…push through/down/up/over/into the $940 billion healthcare legislation that seems to have dominated virtually every moment of his public thought and talk for months.
A congressional showdown appears set now for Sunday using a series of controversial parliamentary maneuvers because the leadership of the overwhelming Democratic majorities in both houses either don’t have the votes to pass the measure as usual and/or they don’t want to force colleagues to take a recorded stand on the measure with crucial midterm elections coming in November.
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I will take comments on this submitted by email only to at KSHarmon[at]mindspring[dot]com.
LA Times blog: New Gallup Poll finds Americans suddenly souring more on Obama; why could that be?
True, Obama’s approval ratings had dropped faster during his first year in office than any recent rookie president. They had hovered around the 50% level the last couple of months.
But in recent days Gallup found Americans suddenly souring even more until more disapprove than approve.
The only possible reason to explain this drop is the public does not like the president’s NCAA tournament picks. Or maybe the fact that the administration’s $787 billion economic stimulus plan has stimulated unemployment up to 9.7%.
Unless this dramatic poll drop perhaps has a little something to do with Obama’s determined drive to….
…push through/down/up/over/into the $940 billion healthcare legislation that seems to have dominated virtually every moment of his public thought and talk for months.
A congressional showdown appears set now for Sunday using a series of controversial parliamentary maneuvers because the leadership of the overwhelming Democratic majorities in both houses either don’t have the votes to pass the measure as usual and/or they don’t want to force colleagues to take a recorded stand on the measure with crucial midterm elections coming in November.
Read it all.
I will take comments on this submitted by email only to at KSHarmon[at]mindspring[dot]com.