Obama's Approval Highest Since 2009

[mikesimon]

Poll: Obama's Approval Highest Since 2009

Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 10:39 AM
By Sandy Fitzgerald



President Barack Obama now has his highest approval ratings since September 2009, according to a new Bloomberg poll, and those responding say they prefer his economic message over that of Republicans.

The poll found that 55 percent of respondents approve of the president's job performance, the highest numbers since his first year in office, Politico reports. Another 40 percent disapprove.

Meanwhile, 55 percent say they have an unfavorable view of the Republican Party, while 35 percent approve, according to the poll of 1,003 adults conducted Feb. 15-18 and released Wednesday.

But while Americans approve of Obama's overall job performance, only 35 percent actually approve of his handling of the economy, and 55 percent disapprove of his handling of the federal deficit.

A majority of survey participants also say they approve of Obama's handling of foreign policy and his efforts to combat terrorism.

And on the immigration issue, 47 percent approve of how Obama is handling immigration reform efforts, while 38 percent disapprove.

Obama's ratings were hindered slightly by the ongoing controversy over automatic spending cuts due to take effect on March 1. Only 42 percent approve of how the president is negotiating with Republicans on the issue of sequestration, while 44 percent disapprove.

However, 44 percent of those surveyed say they blame Republicans more than Democrats for problems in Washington, while 34 percent blame Democrats.

Despite the approaching deadline for spending cuts to kick in, 74 percent say they expect the economy to improve or stay the same this year, while 73 percent say they are optimistic about job growth. Meanwhile, 81 percent say they are optimistic as well about the housing market.

But that optimism vanishes when healthcare comes up; 55 percent say they think healthcare costs will get worse.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/obama-highest-approval-rating/2013/02/21/id/491354?s=al&promo_code=1286E-1

[R Glass]

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Got it.  

I'll try to censor my opinions to only things I read. "

Yes, because the last thing we need to hear about is Real Life Experiences. Don’t you know if you it isn’t Copied and Pasted from the Internet, it has no Value?
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[specialmom]

And while I could tell you anecdotal things my husband talks about while doing business with Germany (and that his company is German based), I will spare you------  here is some information on the contraction of their economy that was recently released.  

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/germany/gdp-growth

Okay, back to my small small world.  (admittedly, I'd never leave the house if I didn't have to.)

[specialmom]

http://siegwart-law.com/Sgal-en/lawyer-german-employment-law-germany.html

Just read through the difficulty of firing someone in Germany.  Better?

[specialmom]

Got it.  

I'll try to censor my opinions to only things I read.  

[mikesimon]

"My husband..." - wow, I have to say that sounds just like all the anecdotal evidence that comprises 99% of the CE rights supporting data. I didn't think I'd hear that stuff from you - no, I really didn't. What is it with you guys? Don't you ever read anything - ever? I would hate to think you all live at the ratio of your personal experience because, regardless of how worldly you happen to be, that is a rather limited perspective.

[el_em_en_oh]

Europe just needs to raise their taxes, and make all of their illegal residents, LEGAL.

MO money!!! MO money!!! MO money!!!

Hey wait a minute... that's what we need to do HERE!!!!!!!

President Obama??? Are you listening?!?!?!?

Oh wait... damn.