Gallup State-By-State Approval Ratings: Obama Under Water in 40 States (vote, campaign, Republicans)

[LoveToRow]

Overall, Obama averaged 44% job approval in his third year in office, down from 47% in his second year. His approval rating declined from 2010 to 2011 in most states, with Wyoming, Connecticut, and Maine showing a marginal increase, and Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Jersey, Arizona, West Virginia, Michigan, and Georgia showing declines of less than a full percentage point. The greatest declines were in Hawaii, South Dakota, Nebraska, and New Mexico.

Gallup will update Obama's state-by-state approval ratings in July. To date in 2012, his job approval rating remains just about where it was in 2011, with an average 45% approval rating for the week of Jan. 23-29. That makes his re-election prospects uncertain, but within striking distance of the historical minimum approval (48% by George W. Bush in 2004) a winning president has had at the time of his re-election vote.

Link: Obama Approval Above 50% in 10 States and D.C. in 2011

Yet, we keep hearing on C-D that Obama's re-election is a foregone conclusion. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[earthlyfather]

Am I reading this right? It's data from a year ago?

[dixiegirl7]

Gallup state numbers predict huge Obama loss | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

[gomexico]

Originally Posted by dixiegirl7

Gallup state numbers predict huge Obama loss | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

You'd never win a truth in advertising award. It's back to reading comprehension 101 for you.

[Mathguy]

More than a little speculative given the Republicans don't even have their nominee selected.

Crap-o-journalism as usual.

[dixiegirl7]

Originally Posted by gomexico

You'd never win a truth in advertising award. It's back to reading comprehension 101 for you.

I didn't add any of my own analysis to this article. It is exactly how it was written. Do you understand what "reading comprehension" means?

[florida.bob]

Originally Posted by gomexico

You'd never win a truth in advertising award. It's back to reading comprehension 101 for you.

Being truthful is a common problem for some.

[Skinny Puppy]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

More than a little speculative given the Republicans don't even have their nominee selected.

Crap-o-journalism as usual.

It's even more outrageous when you consider the data used for the prediction was based on 2011 polls.

If President Obama carries only those states where he had a net positive approval rating in 2011

[Skinny Puppy]

Originally Posted by dixiegirl7

I didn't add any of my own analysis to this article. It is exactly how it was written. Do you understand what "reading comprehension" means?

If you would have read the article you would have realized it's junk. If the guys name "Con", wasn't enough to throw you off the fact that he works for Heritage Foundation should have been enough to question his objectivity.

[dixiegirl7]

Originally Posted by Skinny Puppy

If you would have read the article you would have realized it's junk. If the guys name wasn't enough to throw you off "Con", the fact that he works for Heritage Foundation should have been enough to question his objectivity.

That is your opinion...so what? It is no more 'junk' than a lot of the propoganda that gets posted here.