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Obama Approval Slips on Key Issues
politicalwire.com — "Heading into a critical period in the debate over health-care reform, public approval of President Obama's stewardship... on the issue has dropped below the 50% threshold for the first time," according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll .  ... (more) Obama Approval Slips on Key Issues
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CBS Again Insists Sotomayor No Ideologue; Scant Attention to Plunge in Obama's Approval
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... day of Senate hearings, CBS's Wyatt Andrews on Monday night again insisted Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor cannot be categorized ideologically and highlighted how “the hearing marked the first spotlight moment for former comedian, now Senator, Al Franken who cast himself as new but ready,” all before anchor Katie Couric fretted “some Republicans didn't really treat her with kid gloves.” Couric and Bob Schieffer squeezed in just a few seconds for how a new CBS News poll discovered “President Obama's overall job approval rating is ...

Poll: Obama Support Falls To 57 Percent Due To Economy, Loss Of Democratic and Independent Support
The Moderate Voice — ... President Barack Obama’s poll numbers have begun to slide due to increasing pessimism about the economy and his polices’ efficacy, and a subsequent loss of Democratic and independent voter support, a new CBS News poll finds: ...

CBS: Obama dropped six points in a month
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... How bad has Barack Obama’s decline at the polls become?  Even CBS has finally realized it .  Both approval and disapproval numbers have moved sharply over the last month, and in the wrong direction, as voters have discovered that Obama hasn’t a clue about the economy and creating jobs.  You’ll be surprised to discover where CBS thinks he’s losing support, too: President Obama’s approval rating has fallen six points in the past month, a new CBS News poll finds, amid growing skepticism about his handling of the economy and questions about the impact of the stimulus package. The ...

The Trend Continues: Obama Support on Economy Evaporating
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on July 14, 2009 You know the trend is bad for Obama when even CBS admits the slippage. President Obama’s approval rating has fallen six points in the past month, a new CBS News poll finds, amid growing skepticism about his handling of the economy and questions about the impact of the stimulus package. The president’s current approval rating, which is 57 percent, is still relatively high. But it has fallen 11 points from its peak of 68 percent in April, and has also dropped since last month’s mark of 63 percent. His disapproval rating, meanwhile, has risen from 23 ...

Poll Shows Public Skeptical of Palin's Reason for Resigning
Politics Daily — ... Nearly 40 percent of respondents in the survey think Palin will run for president in 2012, but President Obama needn't be overly concerned. Although his approval ratings among Americans recently dropped to 57 percent, he's still far more popular than Palin. Less than a quarter of the 944 Democrats, Republicans and independents in CBS's sample have a "favorable view" of the former VP candidate. Oddly, 45 percent of Republicans answered they "haven't heard enough" regarding Palin to offer an opinion or still cannot decide how they feel about her. ...

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