It was widely recognized prior to Obama’s state of the union speech that he would get a bounce from it. EVERY president gets a temporary bounce in the polls following the state of the union.
Which was why it was so nauseating to hear Democrats joyfully and even mockingly praising Obama’s new “highs” that took him to the soaring heights of 50%. You’d have thought that we’d just had another election — and Obama won in a landslide.
Well, back to reality.
It’s not enough to say that Obama lost every nanometer of his bounce; he is now significantly lower in the polls than before his speech.
Here’s the rodent-hole approval that Obama now “enjoys”:
Sunday, February 07, 2010The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 26% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove which gives Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17 (see trends). [...]
Overall, 44% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. That matches the lowest level of overall approval yet measured for this president. Fifty-six percent (56%) now disapprove.
And prior to Obama’s speech, he was here:
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 27% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15 (see trends). [...]
Overall, 46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove.
Geez, Barry Hussein. It’s almost like you gave a big speech, and even more people recognized that you were nothing but a liar and a fraud than before.
Get it through your head, Jeremiah Wright protegee; we no likey your Marxism.
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