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swamppolitics.com - 3/17/2009
Obama approval slips below 60 percent
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by Mark Silva President Barack Obama's public approval rating has slipped . "As a growing number of Americans see him listening more to his party's liberals than to its moderates, and many voice opposition to some of his key economic proposals,'' the president's high approval ratings ...
Overview: Obama's Approval Rating Slips Amid Division Over Economic Proposals
people-press.org - 3/16/2009
Overview: Obama's Approval Rating Slips Amid Division Over Economic Proposals
— people-press.org — President Barack Obama s approval rating has slipped, as a growing number of Americans see him listening... more to his party s liberals than to its moderates and many voice opposition to some of his key economic proposals. Obama s job approval rating ... (more) Overview: Obama's Approval Rating Slips Amid Division ...

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Yes, Obama's Approval Ratings Are Declining. What Did You Expect?
fivethirtyeight.com - 3/14/2009
Yes, Obama's Approval Ratings Are Declining. What Did You Expect?
— fivethirtyeight.com — This is the first paragraph of a commentary by Doug Schoen and Scott Rasmussen in today's Wall... Street Journal : It is simply wrong for commentators to continue to focus on President Barack Obama's high levels of popularity, and to conclude that these ... (more) Yes, Obama's Approval Ratings Are Declining. What Did ...

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cbsnews.com - 3/18/2009
Poll: Obama Approval Rating At 62 Percent | Political Hotsheet
— cbsnews.com — Amid all the economic uncertainty and controversial government bailouts, President Barack Obama's job approval rating remains at... 62 percent and includes a growing number of Americans who believe the country is moving in the right direction, according ... (more) Poll: Obama Approval Rating At 62 Percent | Political ...

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Top of the Ticket:  Poll shows Obama 2.0 less popular than the inaugural version

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Poll shows Obama 2.0 less popular than the inaugural version
Top of the Ticket — ... In the poll a minority (48%) approved of Obama's $700 billion financial institution bailout with disapproval now at 40%. And that was before the current kerfluffle over bonuses to AIG employees with federal bailout money. Mark Silva has some more numbers here in the Swamp. ...

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