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Obama job rating slips into negative territory again: Fox Poll

May 21, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Washington, May 21 (ANI): Views continue to be mixed on President Obama’s job rating, and for the first time, his approval rating has dipped below 80 percent among Democrats, a Fox News poll finds.

In all, 45 percent of voters approve and 46 percent disapprove of the president”s job performance.

Earlier this month 48 percent approved and 43 percent disapproved. A year ago, 60 percent approved and 30 percent disapproved (May 12-13, 2009).

Seventy-nine percent of Democrats approve and 12 percent disapprove. That”s a record low approval for Obama among his party faithful.

Republicans remain solidly in the disapprove column, as 84 percent give the president a negative rating and 12 percent approve. More independents disapprove (48 percent) than approve (39 percent) — and that”s been true for about two months.

The poll followed up the presidential job rating question with an open-ended question that allowed voters to say in their own words why they approve or disapprove.

Among those approving of President Obama”s performance, 45 percent say it”s because he”s “doing a good job” overall, followed by nine percent saying because he “cares about average people.” Eight percent say health care, 7 percent the improving economy and 6 percent say they agree with him on the issues. Smaller numbers mention his honesty (4 percent) and liking him personally (4 percent).

The most common reason cited for disapproving of the president is “he is doing a bad job” (21 percent). Other reasons include the deficit and government spending (14 percent), disagreeing with him on the issues (14 percent), the economy (13 percent), and health care (13 percent). The next most often cited reason for disapproving is he is “pushing socialism” (6 percent).

The job rating of Congress, meanwhile, is holding steady: 22 percent approve and 65 percent disapprove. Last month 22 percent of voters approved and 68 percent disapproved.
The national telephone poll was conducted for Fox News by Opinion Dynamics Corp. among 900 registered voters from May 18 to May 19. For the total sample, the poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. (ANI)

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Americans optimistic about economy, pessimistic about jobs

May 14, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Washington, May 14 (ANI): A majority of American voters believe the nation””s economy is improving, but an equal number believe the job situation is getting worse, according to the latest Fox News poll.

Many more voters continue to say former President George W. Bush is responsible for the federal deficit.

The new poll finds 49 percent of voters think the economy is getting better, while 37 percent say it is getting worse and 11 percent say “staying the same.”

The number saying things are getting better is up 9 percentage points from 40 percent who thought so a year ago (June 2009).

But when it comes to jobs, it””s the reverse: 36 percent say it””s getting better and 48 percent getting worse.

On a personal level, 36 percent say it feels like things are getting better for their family, while about the same number — 38 percent — says it feels like things are getting worse. Another 24 percent say it feels like things are staying the same.

Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll for Fox News among 900 registered voters from May 4 to May 5. For the total sample, the poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. (ANI)

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Bligh foreshadows her arguments on national health overhaul

March 24, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she is keen to tell state and territory leaders today what Queensland wants from the proposed national health overhaul.

The issue will be discussed during a national telephone hook-up, as the Prime Minister debates the Federal Opposition Leader over health policy at the national press club.

Ms Bligh says the Government’s changes are an opportunity to improve Australia’s health system.

“I will be certainly indicating Queensland’s priorities and they are to secure a formula that guarantees the protection of small regional and rural hospitals in a state like ours and how the GST calculation might be done, and every Premier I think will be wanting to explore that issue,” she said.

Ms Bligh says while the participation of Tasmania and South Australia is in doubt because of their elections, the teleconference must go ahead today.

“I think it is very important that Premiers talk with each other in the lead up to COAG,” she said.

“This will not be the last conversation with Premiers – this will be the first all-in hook up,

“I think it’s important that we get that rolling and there will be other opportunities over the next couple of weeks.”

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68 percent of Americans would vote out all lawmakers: Fox poll

March 20, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

New York, Mar.20 (ANI): A Fox News poll shows 68 percent of voters would oust all incumbents, while 20 percent would keep all lawmakers in office.

The poll further revealed that even 52 percent of Democrats, whose party controls both houses of Congress, would get rid of all incumbents. Thirty-two percent would keep them.

Most Republicans (79 percent) and independents (78 percent) would vote to get rid of all incumbents.

This “throw them out” sentiment reflects what the poll also found about voters’ perception of Congress: just 18 percent approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76 percent disapprove.

Moreover, 17 percent think Congress cares what the American people want, compared to the large 79 percent majority who think Congress does whatever it wants to do.

In response to the traditional generic ballot question, if the election were held today, 42 percent of American voters say they would back the Republican candidate in their district and 38 percent the Democratic candidate.

Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll for Fox News among 900 registered voters from March 16 to March 17. For the total sample, the poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. (ANI)

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Some Americans think opposition to Obama’s policies is based on racism

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Sep. 18 (ANI): Some Americans, including former President Jimmy Carter, believe that those who are opposing US President Barrack Obama’s policies have a racial element against him instead of simple disagreement.

According to a recent Fox News poll, 65 percent Americans think that opposition to Obama’s policies is based on honest disagreements, while 20 percent say it is mostly motivated by racism.

However, Black voters are twice as likely to say the opposition is motivated by race, with 63 percent citing racism as the reason for opposition and 27 percent say it is based on honest disagreements.

Most white voters (71 percent) say the opposition comes from honest disagreements.

Most Republicans (87 percent) and independents (69 percent) believe that opposition to Obama’s policies is based on honest disagreements, while 48 percent Democrats say honest disagreements and 34 percent say it is motivated by racism, the poll found.

Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll of 900 registered voters with a 3-point margin of error.

The poll also found that 54 percent of Americans think Obama is a “new kind” of politician, while a large 39 percent minority says he is a “typical” politician.

As for Obama’s handling of health care, 44 percent approved and 48 percent disapproved.

Obama received better ratings on his handling of the economy (55 percent approve) and on the war in Afghanistan (51 percent).

By a wide 60 percent to 27 percent margin, Americans think the country has become more divided rather than more united since Obama took office in January, the poll found. (ANI)

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Majority Americans believe Obama’s foreign policies are good

April 26, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Few Americans are actually at odds with many of President Barack Obama’s specific positions, despite majority of them believing that the Obama Administration has performed its best in foreign policy in its first 100 days.

The latest FOX News poll finds a majority of Americans (55 percent) think Barack Obama has done the right thing in his diplomatic dealings with unfriendly dictators like Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro.

About one third (34 percent) take the opposing view that Obama’s behavior was too “chummy” and therefore signalled US weakness. Almost seven in ten Republicans (69 percent) however, believe his behaviour toward these leaders has been too friendly.

Half of Americans (50 percent) think the president himself believes the US is engaged in a global war or terrorism, although just under four in ten Americans think he does not see such a conflict (37 percent) and another 13 percent remain unsure.

Again, there is partisan division on this issue, as a 52 percent majority of Republicans thinks Obama does not believe in a global war on terrorism.

Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll for FOX News among 900 registered voters from April 22 to April 23, 2009. The poll has a 3-point error margin.

There is also slim majority disapproval (52 percent) of the Obama Administration’s action to release White House memos detailing how the CIA interrogated top Al Qaeda members. Based on that release, slightly more Americans feel less safe (39 percent) than safer (34 percent).

With regard to the status of the Guantanamo Bay military prison (where allegations about harsher techniques are centered), a 53 percent majority opposes closing its doors, with one-third (33 percent) supporting a shutdown. (ANI)

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Now, many Americans prefer socialism over capitalism

April 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New York, Apr 10 (ANI): The financial crisis has hit the United States hard, and media reports point out that the country is leaning toward socialism after the US government taking majority stake in banks, bossing around the auto industry, and floating the possibility of nationalized healthcare.

A new poll suggests that if there were merit to those arguments, many Americans wouldn’t mind, the Daily News reported.

Only a slight majority of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

Asked whether capitalism or socialism is a better system, 53 percent of American adults cited capitalism, 20 percent said socialism and 27 percent said they weren’t sure.

The question posed by Rasmussen did not define capitalism or socialism, which could skew the poll’s results, but the findings appear to reflect the public’s concerns about capitalism in the midst of a recession.

The poll of 1,000 adults nationwide, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, has a sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.

According to the poll, adults over 40 strongly favour capitalism, while adults under 30 are essentially evenly divided.

Republicans by an 11 to 1 margin believe capitalism is superior to socialism, the poll found.

Democrats are much more closely divided, with 39 percent preferring capitalism and 30 percent backing socialism.

Investors by a 5-to-1 margin said capitalism is better than socialism. (ANI)

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Obama’s popularity rising, says NYT-CBS poll

April 7, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New York, Apr.7 (ANI): President Barack Obama’s popularity with the American masses continues to be in ascendant mode, with the latest New York Times/CBS Poll pegging ratings at 66 percent.

Most Americans are confident that he is the right man for the job of rebuilding the nation’s confidence.

Fully two-thirds said they approved of his overall job performance, especially with regard to his handling of the economy, foreign policy, Iraq and Afghanistan.
By contrast, just 31 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of the Republican Party, the lowest in the 25 years the question has been asked in New York Times/CBS News polls.

It is not unusual for new presidents to enjoy a period of public support. Still, the durability of Obama’s support contrasts with that of some of his predecessors at the same point in their terms.

The poll found that 70 percent of respondents were very or somewhat concerned that someone in their household would be out of work and looking for a job in the next 12 months.

Forty percent said they had cut spending on luxuries, and 10 percent said they had cut back on necessities; 31 percent said they had cut both.

By more than three to one, voters said they trusted Obama more than they trusted Congressional Republicans to make the right decisions about the economy.

More than two to one said they trusted Obama to keep the nation safe. Nearly one-quarter of Republicans said they trusted Obama more than Congressional Republicans to make the right decisions about the economy.

The survey was conducted Wednesday through Sunday, while Mr. Obama was in Europe for the Group of 20 summit of the world’s largest economies.

The national telephone poll was conducted with 998 adults. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. (ANI)

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FOX Poll says Obama believes in bigger government

March 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Mar.6 (ANI): A majority of Americans think President Barack Obama is meeting, if not exceeding, expectations, and keeping his campaign promises.

In addition, despite Obama’s claim that he doesn’t believe in bigger government, a new poll shows there is widespread belief among Americans that he does.

Fifty Six percent of those polled thinks the federal government is too big today. And by a 20-percentage point margin – 55 percent to 35 percent – the poll finds Americans would rather pay lower taxes and have a smaller government rather than pay higher taxes for larger government.

President Obama’s job approval rating stands at 63 percent, with 26 percent saying they disapprove, according to the FOX News poll released Thursday.

Partisanship is clear in how people rate the president’s performance, as a whopping 92 percent of Democrats say they approve – more than three times as many as the 30 percent of Republicans who give Obama the thumbs up. Among independents, 61 percent approve.

Just over half of Americans – 52 percent – think so far Obama is meeting expectations and 14 percent say he is actually exceeding expectations. The number of people who think Obama is falling below expectations has doubled from 11 percent in January to 23 percent today.

A large 90 percent majority of Democrats think Obama is meeting or exceeding expectations, up from 82 percent (13-14 January 2009).

All in all, 58 percent think Obama is keeping the promises he made during the campaign – more than twice the number who say he is drifting off course (28 percent).

Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll of 900 registered voters for FOX News from March 3 to March 4. The poll has a 3-point error margin. (ANI)

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Over 50 pct Americans think Obama meeting expectations: Poll

January 16, 2009 By Rajesh Leave a Comment

Washington, Jan.16 (ANI): About 53 percent of Americans think incoming US President Barack Obama is currently meeting expectations, while another 14 percent say he is exceeding them.

However, a Fox News poll also finds that 50 percent of Americans think expectations for Obama’s presidency are unrealistically high and he won’t be able to meet them in the long run.

A large 43 percent minority thinks the expectations are realistic and he will live up to them.

Eleven percent think the president-elect is falling below expectations. For some 20 percent it is too soon to tell.

For Democrats, 82 percent think Obama is meeting or exceeding expectations, as do 50 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of independents.

Seventy six percent of voters say they have a favorable opinion of him.

Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll of 900 registered voters for FOX News from January 13 to January 14. The poll has a 3-point error margin. (ANI)

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