AP-Gfk poll: Obama approval hits 60 percent

[Jazzy]

WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit its highest point in two years — 60 percent — and more than half of Americans now say he deserves to be re-elected, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll taken after U.S. forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.



In worrisome signs for Republicans, the president's standing improved not just on foreign policy but also on the economy, and independent Americans — a key voting bloc in the November 2012 presidential election — caused the overall uptick in support by sliding back to Obama after fleeing for much of the past two years.



Comfortable majorities of the public now call Obama a strong leader who will keep America safe. Nearly three-fourths — 73 percent — also now say they are confident that Obama can effectively handle terrorist threats. And he improved his standing on Afghanistan, Iraq and the United States' relationships with other countries.



Despite a sluggish recovery from the Great Recession, 52 percent of Americans now approve of Obama's stewardship of the economy, giving him his best rating on that issue since the early days of his presidency; 52 percent also now like how he's handling the nation's stubbornly high 9 percent unemployment.



Full story: http://www.aolnews.com/story/ap-gfk-poll-obama-approval-hits-60-percent/1799939/?cid=10

 

[Temerit]

Hahaha just goes to show how foolish the public really is.



Anway yeah, he should be re-elected. I can't think of any reason I would want a Republican re-elected. More tax-cuts for the rich while you get rid of all unions and get rid of medicare while also pledging to cut discretionary spending to 3% of GDP when its been above 8% for the past 60 years and you don't even specify how? No thank you.

 

[DrLeftover]

FLASH FROM NBC NEWS



Mr. Obama's popularity among Mountain Lions now at an all time low:

EL PASO, Texas — Hours before President Barack Obama’s arrival in this border city Tuesday to deliver a speech, a mountain lion led animal control officers on a chase through central El Paso that ended when the animal was shot to death.



The female mountain lion, estimated to weigh 125 pounds, was first seen on railroad tracks near downtown around 8:30 a.m. by Union Pacific employees. They contacted El Paso's animal control unit, which began looking for the cat.



A short time later, a passerby saw the animal enter the parking garage of a state office building at 401 E. Franklin, where Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens have their offices, along with several other government agencies.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42979045/ns/us_news-life/

 

[Jazzy]

Would love to see the approval rating if Osama bin Laden was still alive.

 

[DrLeftover]

This article explains the poll numbers.



They skewed the sample.



http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/266932/latest-ap-poll-sample-skews-democrats-17-points



Nice that.

 

[Temerit]

Jim Geraghty is a conservative blogger and regular contributor to National Review Online and National Review.

Geragthy frequently mentions his maxim All statements from Barack Obama come with an expiration date. All of them. This recurring theme in his writing is sometimes known as Geraghty's Rule.

On March 25, 2010, after Congressman who had supported health care reform received death threats, Geraghty tweeted BREAKING: Nation founded by men willing to shoot people over tax rates recoils in horror at threats to lawmakers

Still though, without looking into it, he may be right based off of what i read at the top of his article.