ABC/WaPo Poll - Obama Approval: 52%-45%, Generic Ballot: Dems 47%, Repubs 44%

[MadBadger]

Great poll for the Democrats in my opinion

ABC News / Washington POst
6/3-6/10; 1,004 adults, 3.5% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(ABC: story, results; Post: story)

National



Obama Job Approval
52% Approve, 45% Disapprove (chart)
Oil Spill: 44% Approve, 49% Disapprove
Economy: 50% Approve, 49% Disapprove (chart)
Budget deficit: 39% Approve, 56% Disapprove

2010 House: Generic Ballot
47% Democrat, 44% Republican (among registered voters) (chart)

State of the Country
37% Right Direction, 60% Wrong Track (chart)

Congressional Job Approval
26% Approve, 71% Disapprove (chart)
Your own representative: 49% Approve, 44% Disapprove

Overall, which party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you trust to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years?
44% Democrats, 32% Republicans

http://www.pollster.com/blogs/us_national_survey_abcpost_636.php

[Clio the Leo]

1. Nate Dog likes the ABC poll...

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/06/pollster-ratings-v40-results.html

... and I do too.

[Phx_Dem]

22. If Nate likes it, I like it.

:D

[Jennicut]

2. OMG, you mean Obama's Presidency is not doomed? Rethugs are not killing in the generic ballot?

What is the world coming to?
Okay, this poll just made me a bit snarky this morning.

[MadBadger]

3. Guess somebody doesnt approve of Obama...-1 recommendation

[Pirate Smile]

4. How hilarious that I had not heard anything about his approval at 52%.

I figured it was at 45% or something since all the talk was about "being worse then Katrina" crap.

[Kdillard]

5. Lol. Good news kick and rec.

[karynnj]

14. Actually I've heard more media stories on Obama;s low polls (even in the last week)

that I heard of Bush's when he was in the 30s.

[Peacetrain]

6. K&R!!

Never have seen it so harsh on incumbents..but with what we have locally.. I am A-OK with that.. Steve King.. BLECH

[HughMoran]

7. Confirms that even those who dissaprove of the Federal response to oil 69%

...realize that their anger is mostly misplaced and is driven by their frustration more than anything.

[Thrill]

8. Its really surprising Obama isn't in the 30s Approval

considering the media coverage.

[WI_DEM]

9. and for the first time since last fall half approve of Obama's handling of the economy.

[Robbins]

10. Intresting

This suggests ABC/Washington Post polling has Obama keeping most of his voters In overall Approval.

He polls best on handling the Economy.He has taken hit on reaction to Oil Spill and the Budget Deficit.But listening to MSM
you would think noone approves of his handling when they have his disaaprol only high than approval of the Oil spill byy 5 points.

They have Democrats with 3 point lead In generic ballet but more Intresting low approl of congress as hole but people approving of their own congressman 49 to 44.We could be headed for election where people don't like congres as a whole but reelect their own
congressman for the most part.

Democrats have a 12 point lead among Republicans as better party.

Of course all the MSM will Ignore this poll.Despite the fact this Isn't exactly a Liberal organization doing the poll.

[fugop]

11. Hmmmm...

Congressional Job Approval
26% Approve, 71% Disapprove (chart)
Your own representative: 49% Approve, 44% Disapprove

Once again, this backs up the idea that Congress is a good boogeyman. People always hate "Congress" in general, but they tend to be much less angry about their own individual reps. Which is why I'm still not sure if the anti-incumbent mood means doom for Dems. Because people hate incumbents, yes, but they often hate incumbents that they themselves don't vote for. It's those OTHER incumbents - the ones in other states and districts - that they want to remove from office. But can't.

November definitely will be interesting.

[Wednesdays]

12. "Country on the wrong track" numbers are plummeting

While it's still a majority (60%-37%), it's waaaaay lower than it was 18 months ago, just before Obama took office (83%-16%).

Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/10/bush.transition.poll/index.html

[kevirnspock]

13. The previous ABC/WAPO poll had him at 54%

For Trend purposes, in April.

[jefferson_dem]

15. Thanks.

So he's roughly where he was, even amidst relentless repug smears and negative media spin. Not bad.

[fugop]

16. Still above 50% though

And considering what he's been battling, that's nothing short of remarkable. By all rights he should be much lower, since he hasn't had any artificial approval boosters (like Bush and, sadly, 9/11 - and starting a war). Obama is still pulling in pretty damn good numbers when you look at all the crises he's been hit with.

Really, I see numbers like these and really am astounded. And pleased. Nice to know that as incessant as the media drumbeat of "His numbers are plummeting! Woe to the Democrats!" have been, they haven't been successful at swaying the American people. Thank God they've made themselves so ridiculous (thank you, Fox News, for that, at least). I really think people these days in general figure if the press says one thing, we should clearly believe the opposite.

[Kber]

26. It might almost make you think that more Americans are more patient

than the MSM seems to think we are.

[Lochloosa]

17. But Rasmussen says.....

:evilgrin:

[Dawson Leery]

33. Rasmussen has Democrats behind across the board

even in places where we know they are not.

[impik]

18. OBAMA AT 52?????????? BUT, BUT, BUT

HE IS A ROBOT!!!

[Perky]

19. The Right Track/Wrong Direction is the scary one

The President is wearing Teflon Skivvies.

But Congress is really in the crapper. and that is where outrage will come home to roost in November. The anger out there is withering. largely misplaced but withering nonetheless

[WI_DEM]

20. by contrast wasn't Bill Clinton at something like 36% around this time in 1994?

[Politics_Guy27]

21. Do you guys have any idea how extraordinary this is?

Reagan and Clinton had both plummeted to the mid to low 40s by this time. For President Obama to be at 52% this far into his term with all that is going on is INCREDIBLE and gives me real hope. The fact that we have a generic ballot lead rocks as well. It is a testament to the bond that this president has formed with the American people. Never underestimate just how much they like him personally.

[Hawaii Hiker]

23. I think Obama will be a 2-term president

There's that saying in politics "you can't beat somebody w/nobody", and the Repubs don't have any good general election cnadiates...Romney (one presumed favorite) will be easy to attack on numerous fronts (his flip flopping on abortion, his opposition to HCR when he signed into lsw a very similar bill as governor of MA, fair or unfair the Mormon thing won't help either, etc.)

http://www.bloggernews.net/112506

[Number23]

24. Of course people realize how extraordinary this is

Why do you think so many are breaking into a sweat and burning calories trying to tear him down?

[DCBob]

25. Not bad considering...

There is hope.

[David Zephyr]

27. Thanks for the posting. I didn't believe the Gallup numbers.

Now, we know better. K&R.

[Cha]

28. Oh, this is gonna get a lot

of whiners all up in arms..they'll have to rev up their nasty names thrown at the Prez on the internet.

[4lbs]

29. I find it interesting that his overall approval rating is higher than the individual approval rating

on various things (economy, oil spill, deficit).

[alcibiades_mystery]

30. haters gonna hate

:rofl:

[Drunken Irishman]

32. Love it!

[Tarheel_Dem]

31. Gee, I wonder why this doesn't have as many recs as the Helen Thomas tribute? Hmmmmm.

[bigwillq]

36. Because polls are posted

pretty much every day here. A Helen Thomas retiring thread doesn't happen everyday. DUers were paying tribute to a ground-breaking journalist. I think Helen deserved it.

[Tarheel_Dem]

38. If you say so. She was well past her sell-by date if you ask me. (nt)

[bobburgster]

34. Glad to hear the news....

sure haven't seen anything on TV yet. Just "Morning Jo'ker" ranting about Obama blaming the media.

[totodeinhere]

35. Is it really good news that Obama has high approval ratings?

It seems that a major narrative that I read in so many threads at DU is that Obama has sold out to corporate interests and that neither party supports the best interests of working people. If this is true, then wouldn't Obama's high approval ratings actually be bad news, not good?

[MadBadger]

37. That all depends on if you really believe he's a corporate stooge.

[Tarheel_Dem]

39. Only the far left, and third party advocates at DU, believe that he's a corporatist.

He's still at 80(+) among DEMOCRATS, which is almost unheard of at this stage. It would appear that those of us who still approve aren't as smart as you.
;)