Obama Approval Rating at 70%

kdailey4315 · Jan 19, 2009

I read an article today that stated that Obama approval ratings are at 70%. Approval for what? He's not even the President yet. What are people approving of? His promises, which he already said he would have to scale back on? How can 70% of the people approve when 58 million people voted against him? I just don't get it.

RichP · Jan 19, 2009

kdailey4315 said:
I read an article today that stated that Obama approval ratings are at 70%. Approval for what? He's not even the President yet. What are people approving of? His promises, which he already said he would have to scale back on? How can 70% of the people approve when 58 million people voted against him? I just don't get it.

It's called selective polling.

Coastie · Jan 19, 2009

People just want change, once he gets into office and everything stays the same or gets worse things will change.

NW-ZJ-SCOTT · Jan 19, 2009

70% of me approves of him... wonder if thats how they ran the poll?

kdailey4315 · Jan 19, 2009

RichP said:
It's called selective polling.

I'm sure but how can he have an approval rating when he hasn't done anything for people to approve of yet?

JNickel101 · Jan 19, 2009

Ah, you know...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/113824/Obama-Wins-83-Approval-Rating-Transition.aspx

Stuff like "do you approve of his appointments, 50% of which are corrupt"

"Do you approve of the choices of which dog to get his kids"

"Do you approve of the tie he wore today"

"Do you approve of the fact he had french toast for breakfast this morning"

5-90 · Jan 19, 2009

"Given sufficient evidence, a Board of Inquiry can prove anything."

You lads that have spent any amount of time in uniform know precisely what I am talking about...

ECKSJAY · Jan 19, 2009

Still no cure for cancer.

NW-ZJ-SCOTT · Jan 19, 2009

ECKSJAY said:
Still no cure for cancer.

IslanderOffRoad · Jan 20, 2009

I guess I'm in the 30%

Boatwrench · Jan 20, 2009

kdailey4315 said:
I'm sure but how can he have an approval rating when he hasn't done anything for people to approve of yet?

His appointments to the cabinent posts as Jnickel said for one thing. Not really screwing anything up yet for another.

tharlanjr · Jan 20, 2009

I'm in the 30% too, until he actually does something that would require giving approval.

He has done nothing to approve of.

RichP · Jan 20, 2009

tharlanjr said:
I'm in the 30% too, until he actually does something that would require giving approval.

He has done nothing to approve of.

He managed to hold down a good paying senate job while he worked full time running for president, that at least shows something...not sure what though.
As far as I know he has never done anything other then campaign.

KingOfTheHill · Jan 20, 2009

Jesus christ! WTF has he done!. God i hate people.... what a shitty day

DrMoab · Jan 20, 2009

Boatwrench said:
Not really screwing anything up yet for another.

I haven't screwed anything up as President either.

8Mud · Jan 20, 2009

"You can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time". That old saying has never stopped them from trying to BS all of the people all of the time.
I'd say they are at about a 70% success rate, according to the BS-O-Meter.

roxetr · Jan 20, 2009

DrMoab said:
I haven't screwed anything up as President either.

I approve of that, 100%.

tharlanjr · Jan 20, 2009

What did he do as senate, besides vote present a bunch of times?

Just because he still had the job doesn't mean that he actually did his job.

RichP said:
He managed to hold down a good paying senate job while he worked full time running for president, that at least shows something...not sure what though.
As far as I know he has never done anything other then campaign.

Boatwrench · Jan 20, 2009

DrMoab said:
I haven't screwed anything up as President either.

and I approve....

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