CBS News Poll: Obama Doesn’t Deserve Second Term
As the Republicans eat each other up or engage in the eternal quest for an Anti-Romney, polls continue to show the GOP is being handed a historic opportunity: President Barack Obama’s poll numbers are setting records for their lowness — and the latest CBS News poll says voters don’t believe he deserves a second term:
Less than one year out from Election Day 2012, voters remain overwhelmingly pessimistic about the economy, and their concerns are taking a toll on President Obama’s re-election chances.
The president’s approval rating remains in the mid-40′s, according to a CBS News poll – lower than the approval ratings of Mr. Obama’s four presidential predecessors at this point in their first terms. Mr. Obama’s approval rating is dragged down by his poor marks for his handling of the economy – which, at 33 percent, is the lowest rating of his presidency in CBS News polls.
Mr. Obama receives better marks on foreign policy and for his leadership skills. But when it comes to leading the economy in the right direction, voters are unimpressed: Just 28 percent think he has made progress on improving the economy.
Most Americans say the president doesn’t share the public’s priorities, according to the poll, conducted December 5-7, and most say he doesn’t deserve a second term.
Forty-four percent of Americans approve of the job Mr. Obama is doing as president, and about as many – 46 percent – disapprove. His approval rating has remained fairly steady but below 50 percent since the spring of 2010, aside from an uptick in the spring of 2011 following the death of Osama bin Laden.
Since bin Laden’s death, the president has received high marks for his handling of terrorism: In this poll, 57 percent approve. Voters are split on his handling of foreign policy overall, with 41 percent approving and 41 percent disapproving.
Views of how he has handled the economy is the obvious drag on the president’s ratings: While just 33 percent approve, 60 percent disapprove. Similarly, just 35 percent approve his his handling of job creation while 58 percent disapprove. The last time Mr. Obama’s approval rating on the economy was above 40 percent was in February of this year.
Right now the Republicans problem is that they must come up with a candidate who can favorably answer the statement: consider the alternative. Is Newt Gingrich the kind of candidate independents, centrists and moderate Democrats will feel is a reassuring answers?
You can’t beat somebody with nobody — but you can beat somebody by someone who seems more troubling on the other side.
9 Responses to “CBS News Poll: Obama Doesn’t Deserve Second Term”
No offense to the American people but you have no one better than President Obama. And if you elect one of the current Republicans candidates you will rightly get what you deserve.
WE already HAVE what we ‘deserve’.
Well done GOP. You have successfully blocked just about everything Obama wanted to get done and managed to blame him for getting nothing done. And apparently many voters fell for the ruse. Well played.
Obama’s problem is it seems he is not fighting for the people. He is standing on the sidelines, disengaged.
Now his administration has done some things, sure. But he seems to be standing on the sidelines, afraid to fight back, disinterested, oblivious. And perception = reality when campaign time comes around.
Remember, this electorate was STUPID enough to put George W. Bush into the White House for a SECOND term – long after there was ample opportunity to see what a shockingly miserable president he was. Even now as we struggle with his painfully obvious legacy, our electorate seems downright bovine in their grasp of cause and effect. Given the current level of desperation, short attention spans, and even shorter memories they grow even less capable of telling the difference between a decent president and even the most transparent con artist.
the re-election of GWB was a wake up call for the world..and other Americans…
The numbers are a bit unfair. Only an idiot would believe there was a magic bullet that could fix decades of wealth transfer to the wealthiest 1%. Obama inherited an absolute disaster of an economy.
that being said…Obama still has the same wall street lapdogs in his corner and he should lose plenty of points for that alone.
Unfortunately, so does Gingrich, who reportedly made over a million dollars as a
lobbyistconsultant for Fannie Mae as the bubble was popping, while Romney is the only candidate to beat Obama in support from the financial industry, according to OpenSecrets:Top Recipients, 2011-2012
Candidate Office Amount
Romney, Mitt (R) $7,772,506
Obama, Barack (D) $4,182,924
Perry, Rick (R) $2,149,784
Heads: they win, tails: they win.
Nice numbers Prof…good link
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