Rasmussen Tracking Poll [Obama vs McCain]

[Tender Branson]

Per CNN poll:

82% Approve
15% Disapprove

"Barack Obama is having a better honeymoon with the American public than any incoming president in the past three decades. He's putting up better numbers, usually by double digits, than Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, or either George Bush on every item traditionally measured in transition polls," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

The poll also suggests that the public approves of the President-elect's cabinet nominees, with 56 percent of those questioned saying Obama's appointments have been outstanding or above average, with 32 percent feeling the picks have been average, and 11 percent saying Obama's choices have been below average or poor.

That 56 percent figure is 18 points higher than those who said then President-elect Bush's cabinet appointments were outstanding or above average and 26 points higher than those who felt the same way about then President-elect Clinton's nominees.

The CNN/Opinion Research poll was conducted Friday through Sunday, with 1,013 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/24/cnn-poll-obama-transition-draws-approval-of-4-in-5-americans/#more-33485

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Per CNN poll:

82% Approve
15% Disapprove

"Barack Obama is having a better honeymoon with the American public than any incoming president in the past three decades. He's putting up better numbers, usually by double digits, than Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, or either George Bush on every item traditionally measured in transition polls," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

The poll also suggests that the public approves of the President-elect's cabinet nominees, with 56 percent of those questioned saying Obama's appointments have been outstanding or above average, with 32 percent feeling the picks have been average, and 11 percent saying Obama's choices have been below average or poor.

That 56 percent figure is 18 points higher than those who said then President-elect Bush's cabinet appointments were outstanding or above average and 26 points higher than those who felt the same way about then President-elect Clinton's nominees.

The CNN/Opinion Research poll was conducted Friday through Sunday, with 1,013 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/24/cnn-poll-obama-transition-draws-approval-of-4-in-5-americans/#more-33485

God damn. A very merry Christmas for a black man.

[Tender Branson]

Per CNN poll:

82% Approve
15% Disapprove

"Barack Obama is having a better honeymoon with the American public than any incoming president in the past three decades. He's putting up better numbers, usually by double digits, than Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, or either George Bush on every item traditionally measured in transition polls," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

The poll also suggests that the public approves of the President-elect's cabinet nominees, with 56 percent of those questioned saying Obama's appointments have been outstanding or above average, with 32 percent feeling the picks have been average, and 11 percent saying Obama's choices have been below average or poor.

That 56 percent figure is 18 points higher than those who said then President-elect Bush's cabinet appointments were outstanding or above average and 26 points higher than those who felt the same way about then President-elect Clinton's nominees.

The CNN/Opinion Research poll was conducted Friday through Sunday, with 1,013 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/24/cnn-poll-obama-transition-draws-approval-of-4-in-5-americans/#more-33485

God damn. A very merry Christmas for a black man.

One of those "If you could vote again for Obama or McCain ..."-polls from Texas or elsewhere would be interesting now ...

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

I wonder what Free Republic's take on this poll was... lol

[So the Heroes Fall]

A good chunk of racists must approve then even.

[Lief]

Is Barack Obama the most popular black man in the history of the United States?

[Lunar]

Is Barack Obama the most popular black man in the history of the United States?

who disapproves of Wayne Brady?

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

Is Barack Obama the most popular black man in the history of the United States?

who disapproves of Wayne Brady?

Me

[Lief]

Is Barack Obama the most popular black man in the history of the United States?

who disapproves of Wayne Brady?

Barack Obama presumably has higher name recognition.

[Tender Branson]

Today's Gallup Tracking:

Confidence in Obama

69% Confident
22% Not Confident

Obama Favorable Rating

73% Favorable
17% Unfavorable

Both indicators are the best yet since they started measuring them after the election. I´m interested in Rasmussen's numbers, when they start updating them again on Sunday ...

[Tender Branson]

A 50-state hypothetical 2012 Obama vs. Palin map would be hilarious right now.

That's a luxury of the past.

I doubt that SurveyUSA could even do a 10-state poll right now because of the economic meltdown ...

[Tender Branson]

Rasmussen's Daily Tracking is back after a 2-week break:

"The Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Approval Index for Sunday, January 4, shows that Barack Obama is starting off the New Year with his highest ratings since winning the election two months ago.

Forty-three percent (43%) of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way Obama is handling the role of President-elect while 14% Strongly Disapprove.

Those figures give Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of +29, his highest level to date.

Overall, 69% of voters somewhat or strongly approve of Obama’s performance so far while 28% disapprove."

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_approval_index

[Tender Branson]

Obama's ratings are down slightly from the start of the new year:

Rasmussen: 66% approve, 32% disapprove (-3, +4 since Jan. 4)
Gallup: 63% confident, 26% not confident (-7, +3 since Jan. 4)

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

They'll probably shoot back up after the inauguration.

[Tender Branson]

They'll probably shoot back up after the inauguration.

Yes, but only for a week ...

[Verily]

They'll probably shoot back up after the inauguration.

Yes, but only for a week ...

I've noticed in the past that all politicians, even those in Europe, tend to have higher approval ratings around the holidays (from about two weeks before Christmas until a week after New Year's) than the rest of the year. Presumably there is latent good will during that time which inflates everyone's numbers.

[Tender Branson]

They'll probably shoot back up after the inauguration.

Yes, but only for a week ...

I've noticed in the past that all politicians, even those in Europe, tend to have higher approval ratings around the holidays (from about two weeks before Christmas until a week after New Year's) than the rest of the year. Presumably there is latent good will during that time which inflates everyone's numbers.

That's probably true. The new Austrian government was sworn in in early December and is now enjoying high approval ratings as well. Will be interesting to see if it falls. But I think it's only natural that people have higher approvals during Christmas, because for 2-3 weeks there's nothing about these politicians in the news ...

BTW:

In the latest NBC/WSJ poll, Obama gets a 71-14 approval rating, while Bush gets a 27-67 rating. The poll also has updated favorable ratings for people like Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Interesting question:

When it comes to the presidency of Barack Obama, will you strongly relate to him as your president, somewhat relate to him as your president, relate to him only a little as your president, or not really relate to him as your president?

88% will relate to him
8% will not relate to him

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/WSJ_Poll_011409.pdf

[Tender Branson]

Latest Gallup Poll:

83% Approve
12% Disapprove

Obama Favorability:

78% Favorable
18% Unfavorable

Confidence in Obama to be a good President:

64% Confident
26% Not Confident

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

[Tender Branson]

3 Other Polls:

Fox News:

76% Favorable
15% Unfavorable

Pew Research Center:

70% Approve
18% Disapprove

Associated Press-GfK:

69% Approve
12% Disapprove

[N.i.K.]

Today's Gallup Tracking:

Confidence in Obama

69% Confident
22% Not Confident

Obama Favorable Rating

73% Favorable
17% Unfavorable

Both indicators are the best yet since they started measuring them after the election. I´m interested in Rasmussen's numbers, when they start updating them again on Sunday ...

3 Other Polls:

Fox News:

76% Favorable
15% Unfavorable

Pew Research Center:

70% Approve
18% Disapprove

Associated Press-GfK:

69% Approve
12% Disapprove

He is so in his room crying and begging John McCain to be President right now...

[Tender Branson]

Latest Washington Post Survey:


Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama has handled the presidential transition?

80% Approve
15% Disapprove


Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?

79% Favorable
18% Unfavorable


Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Michelle Obama?

72% Favorable
17% Unfavorable


Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Obama, or not?

He understands the problems of people like you: 72% Yes, 24% No
He is a strong leader: 72% Yes, 18% No
He can be trusted in a crisis: 69% Yes, 18% No
He is willing to listen to different points of view: 89% Yes, 9% No
He is honest and trustworthy: 75% Yes, 19% No
He shares your values: 67% Yes, 30% No
He will bring needed change to Washington: 76% Yes, 22% No
He will be a good commander-in-chief of the military: 62% Yes, 32% No

This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone January 13-16, 2009, among a random national sample of 1,079 adults (landline and cell-only respondents).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/postpoll_011709.html

Rasmussen and Gallup have Obama's approval rating rising again as well.

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

Sky High

He's officially in office now, so it's time to bring on the 2012 polling, if only for laughs.

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

I demand more updates from Mr. Branson!

[Tender Branson]

I demand more updates from Mr. Branson!

Updated it in the 2012 section ...

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

I demand more updates from Mr. Branson!

Updated it in the 2012 section ...

I see.