No bias in the reporting of this new poll eh?
They fail to report on some pretty significant drops in the poll….drops that if it had been swung the other way would of been in big bold letters:
Fifty-four percent of respondents to the latest CNN poll disapprove of Barack Obama’s performance on the economy, a 17-point swing in six weeks. That isn’t the worst of the poll, either; 57% now disapprove of Obama’s performance on health care, a 19-point swing in that same time.
~~~a 17-point reversal on the economy and a 19-point reversal on health care would be, well, news. One has to wonder why neither get mentioned in a report on the popularity of a president whose central issues are health care and the economy. The rapid disintegration of his popularity on these positions will have enormous implications for Obama’s ability to push his agenda through Congress in both arenas, and also on the midterm elections a year from now if this becomes a trend.
In fact, it’s hard to find an issue where Obama has not lost ground:
- Economy – 46%/54%, was 54%/45%
- Foreign affairs – 51%/47%, was 58%/38%
- Health care – 42%/57%, was 51%/47%
- Afghanistan – 42%/56%, was 49%/46%
- Taxes – 49%/50%, was 52%/42%
- Helping the middle class – 50%/49%, was 67%/32% (six months ago, last time question asked)
His numbers stayed roughly the same on Medicare, with just a rounding difference. Otherwise, Obama has lost serious ground on every issue, mainly over the last six weeks.
17 point and a 19 point swing into the disapproval area and nary a peep in the article. Ed also notes they fail to note the party identification numbers. Quite telling.
Another quite telling note about the poll. His approval rating on nearly every issue has declined but he is still approved of by 54% as a whole?
Bradley effect?
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