June 18, 2009
Is the honeymoon over?
According to a new poll out, the public’s honeymoon with Obama may be coming to and end:
An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll out Wednesday night showed the highest level of optimism about the economy in four years, but new skepticism about the policies of President Barack Obama.
Chuck Todd, NBC News chief White House correspondent and political director, told Brian Williams at the top of “NBC Nightly News”:
“The honeymoon is coming to an end for President Obama, but it’s not personal. It’s professional, as now the public appears to be judging the president on some of his actions. And right now there’s a growing concern about the budget deficit, and some of this government interaction into the economy on things like GM.”
Among the findings reported by NBC:
—A solid majority – 56 percent – approve of the job that the president’s doing.
—Obama lost the most ground among self-described political independents.
—69 percent are concerned about the increased government intervention
into the economy.
—53 percent of respondents disapprove of the government’s decision to bail out Chrysler and GM.
—58 percent say the government should focus more on controlling the budget deficit than on boosting the economy.
—60 percent of those polled believe his focus should be on a whole range of issues at once.
—46 percent think the economy will get better in the next year – the highest level of optimism in four years.
—The image of the Republican Party hit another all-time low.
—People generally like Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
Looks like the public is coming around to the realization that he might not be the One before the press is. It restores my faith in the American public, just a little bit. No wonder the media is so eager to air Obama’s infomercials. They’ll do anything for the one they love!
To read more about this poll, you can stop by msnbc.com. I was trying to find some background on these numbers, but the items I am most interested in don’t get much print. I don’t know why in the age of the Internet I can’t just find a link to the actual poll so that I can look at the numbers and draw my own conclusions (I did study this at JHU). Perhaps I’m not looking hard enough, though.
The good news is that Obama is losing support among independents and there seems to be some definite concern over government intervention. The bad news(?) is that opinions of Republicans are at an all time low, and most people like Sotomayor and think she’s qualified to sit on the Supreme Court, which she is not. She didn’t get to where she is in life in spite of being a “latina woman.” She got there because of it. She’s an “affirmative action baby,” not a “merit baby.”
The continuing downfall for the Republican Party might be a good thing. I mean, not if you’re a Republican, but to people like me who support third party candidates (Yes, I have launched my write-in campaign for me as president in 2012. Official announcement to be posted soon.), then the Republican downfall isn’t as devastating as one might think.
In other news, Dick Cheney’s approval rating went up almost as much as Nancy Pelosi’s went down. That’s a pretty good indication of where the public falls on the whole terrorism/torture/CIA situation. That would be bad news for the Dems, since they are on the wrong side of this issue.
Unfortunately, the honeymoon might be coming to and end, but it’s not coming fast enough with most people still holding a favorable opinion of Obama. I mean, what’s not to like? He eats cheeseburgers on a regular basis. That’s my kind of guy!
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