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RT @MysteryPollster: RT @benpolitico Symbolism: Obama sub-50 in Iowa http://is.gd/50Jmf 11/23/2009 |
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Obama's approval rating in Iowa now below 50%. Remember the Iowa Caucus? http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20091121/NEWS/91121005 11/22/2009 |
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Reading: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20091121/NEWS/91121005 11/22/2009 |
Obama's Approval Rating Falls in Iowa Where He Got His First Big Boost
Politics Daily —
... in the January 2008 Iowa caucus, riding his message of change, but now fewer than half of Iowans approve of his performance in office, according to a Des Moines Register poll conducted Nov. 8-11. ...
Sub-50% in Iowa
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Here's a symbolic threshold: Obama's approval rating just dipped below 50% in Iowa, a state where he once wowed indies and Republicans as well as Dems. ...
Obama Below 50% In Iowa
Below The Beltway —
The state that helped light the fire that sent Barack Obama to the White House isn’t so pleased with him right now:
Fewer than half of Iowans approve of President Barack Obama’s performance in office a year after he carried the state in the 2008 election, according to The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll.
Obama’s overall job approval slipped to 49 percent from 53percent in September. Iowans’ approval is down 19 percentage points since an Iowa Poll in January, about the time he was inaugurated.
A majority of Iowans now say the Democrat’s ...
Obama Slips in Iowa
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Meaningless, except for the symbolism: Fewer than half of Iowans approve of President Obama's performance in office a year after he carried the state in the 2008 election, according to a the Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll. ...
JJ and More
John Deeth Blog —
... The Register also reports "Obama Below 50% Approval," but a closer look shows 49-44 with 7 percent undecided. Basically that means the McCain voters disapprove. As for that seven percent, considering the alternative... ...
Biden: ‘Don’t tell me we’re not making progress’
Iowa Independent —
... The event took place against a backdrop of sagging poll numbers for Democrats nationwide. Gov. Chet Culver’s approval rating is at an all-time low, and Iowa Democrats have reportedly grown more dissatisfied with President Barack Obama since he took office in January. ...
Video: SNL destroys Obama over spending
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... and in the swing state that propelled him to the presidency. Below the Obama clip you’ll find last night’s obligatory dig at Palin — although even that one’s framed as coming from the DNC and Keith Olbermann, which makes it a double-edged gag about the left’s Palin Derangement Syndrome. Is SNL trending … conservative?
Obama at 49% in the heart of Hope and Change?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... ), but a poll out of Iowa may have more significance for both Obama and the Democrats. Obama won Iowa’s caucuses in January 2008, unexpectedly vaulting to the top of the nomination race, and his populist campaign caught fire in the Midwest generally. Now, a new Des Moines Register poll this weekend shows Obama slipping 19 points since his inauguration — and losing Iowa’s independents: Fewer than half of Iowans approve of President Barack Obama’s performance in office a year after he carried the state in the 2008 election, according to The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll. ...
Obama's Approval In The States: The Honeymoon Is Over -- We're Back To The Campaign
TPM Election Central —
... Obama won Iowa by 54%-45% in 2008, a pickup from a 50%-49% George W. Bush win in 2004. A new Des Moines Register poll has his approval rating now at 49%-44%, in line with the national polls. Back in January he was at 68%-12%, down to 64%-29% in April, 53%-41% in September, and now 54%-45% ...
Latest Round-Up of Obama Poll Ratings by State
Politics Daily —
... Des Moines Register, Nov. 8-11; Daily Kos/Research 2000, Oct. 12-14 2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent ...
