Tax-cut deal barely dents Obama’s high support among liberals

[Cali_Democrat]

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/1215/Tax-cut-deal-barely-dents-Obama-s-high-support-among-liberals

Tax-cut deal barely dents Obama’s high support among liberals

Despite the anger expressed by House Democrats over Obama's tax-cut deal with Republicans, polls show his support among liberals is still very high and has dipped only slightly.

By Linda Feldmann, Staff writer / December 15, 2010 Washington

President Obama remains highly popular among liberal Democrats, despite his tax cut compromise with Republicans that sparked a major upset on the left.

The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Mr. Obama’s job approval at 87 percent among self-identified liberal Democrats, slightly down from late October, and almost exactly where it was in early October. Gallup has also found noteworthy consistency in Obama’s job approval overall for the past six months (in the mid 40s), and only a slight decrease among liberal Democrats in the past few weeks – a dip that started, in fact, before the tax deal.

The latest Gallup poll, taken Dec. 6-12, shows Obama with a 79 percent job-approval rating among liberal Democrats, down from 83 percent the previous week and 81 percent the week before. The tax deal, which included extension of the Bush tax cuts for two years, was announced on Dec. 6. In the preceding six months, Gallup showed Obama consistently in the mid to high 80s among liberal Democrats.

“Liberal support for the president has held up quite impressively,” says Karlyn Bowman, a polling expert at the American Enterprise Institute. “Certainly there has been a very noisy group getting a lot of attention, but they may not be as representative of the base as they claim to be overall.”

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[CakeGrrl]

1. But Zogby sez he's sinking like a rock!

[Number23]

13. lol This is the most fun I've had in GD-P in a looooong time

Cue the impotent screams of "bullshit poll" and "well if I wuz polled, I'd say he was great too even though I simply cannot STAND that man!!one!!" :rofl:

[bluestateguy]

2. Getting START and DADT done would be welcome reparative steps

nt

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. I hope all DU'ers take a moment to actually read the questions of this poll and others like it

The questions are loaded to get a pre-determined outcome and then they are used to beat Americans over the head in an effort to push the findings of the poll as fact.

ABC NEWS/WashPost Poll question 1

Are you in favor of this tax compromise or would you rather have a red hot iron poker slowly inserted into your anus?

The fact is that this and the WaPo/WSJ poll asked questions that insured a high approval result. Simply Google for the poll data and read the questions for yourself!

[Dawgs]

15. LOL!!

:hi:

[Clio the Leo]

4. heh nt

[Major Hogwash]

5. It's because we know what the word "hostage" means. The GOP did the same thing to Carter.

By going to Iran and asking them to hang on to our hostages until after the election of 1980.

[Occam Bandage]

6. It seems his 'loyal opposition' hasn't gotten broader, it's just gotten louder. nt

[jenmito]

7. And the fact that they're on TV, including MSNBC, around the clock, makes it even

more satisfying to see they're not helping to bring him down.

[Occam Bandage]

8. If you went by what political-entertainment TV said,

you'd think the Tea Party was an actual movement, too.

[Hello_Kitty]

10. Well then we're not to blame for the Dem's recent electoral losses are we?

It's all on this admin, isn't it?

[Occam Bandage]

11. That claim wouldn't make much sense.

Liberal turnout in 2010 was at the same level it was in 2006. We lost 2010 because moderates and conservatives deserted us in droves.

[Kaleva]

12. They left thinking President Obama and the Dems in Congress were too liberal

[Dawgs]

16. Well, you can can't me as a NEW opposer.

Do a search on Dawgs in DU to see if I'm lying.

[2Design]

9. who the hell are doing these polls- they are bullshit and propoganda

from media trying to influence the answer

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