So, What Does the ‘Most Heavily Democratic Large State’ Think About Obama’s Job Performance?
- Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:39pm by
Billy Hallowell
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In what will certainly not be viewed as a sign of “hope” by President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, nearly half of New York State voters disapprove of the job he’s doing.
Considering that New York is the most Democratic large state in the nation, this revelation is certainly disconcerting for a president who is actively eyeing a second election win next year.
According to a new poll conducted by Quinnipiac, 49 percent of New Yorkers view his job performance negatively, with just 45 percent saying that they approve of the work he has done thus. The results also show that 48 percent of New Yorkers believe Obama deserves a second term, with 46 percent saying that he does not.
Although National Journal sums up just how compelling these numbers are, the outlet also highlights one of the positives seen in the results for the Democratic Party:
This in a state that Obama won with 63 percent of the vote three years ago. Still, he has managed to hold onto a lead over a generic Republican, with 49 percent saying they would vote for him to 34 percent for the GOP candidate.
Among Democrats, 75 percent still approve of his performance, with only 19 percent disapproving. On the flip side, a mere 10 percent of Republicans approve, with a whopping 86 percent disapproving. These proportions are, contrary to the others, to be expected.
Quinnipiac Poll Director Maurice Carroll says that the drop in overall support is a direct result of this summer’s contentions debt-ceiling debate. At the end of June, Obama had an approval rating of 57 percent, with only 38 percent disapproving.
Clearly, New Yorkers have soured — at least for the time being.
(h/t Mediaite)
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Comments (163)
supertas
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:10pmAgreed TEDDRUNK. You inbred fools in NY overwhelmingly helped put this anti-American puke in office. Let him resign and come up there to be your governor. you fawning freaks. The rest of us can pick up the pieces while you fall off a cliff, where you belong.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:31pmand in 2012 NY will vote for Obama again…
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:35pm~~^^~~^^~~
I agree 100% with LILLY! I dont put much value on these polls, they are indicators but not in stone. For as many polled there are twice as many not polled with completely different opinion in the same geographic area! I will agree they disapprove of him but they WILL re-elect him! Sorry but thats the sad truth as much as the socialists dislike him, according to this poll, they will put him back in using every excuse they know. Same excuses he has been using esp the blame Bush joke!
“Oh you cant fix what Bush and GOP have done over 8yrs in only 4… as much as I disapprove of what Obama is doing we have to give him more time” Sounds about right, I bet many of you will see and hear that line spewed by the left!
Now can someone please explain the liberal disease?Why do they think its okay to take what one earned, through blood sweat and teears, to give to another b/c “they deserve it”? Is this all just a result of the entitlement generation spawned from being told “yes you can” “do whatever you want” all epitomized with being rewarded with a trophy or certificate for just showing up?
Am I asking the impossible here, does the answer require a book be written or can it be summed up as a mental disorder? http://SavingtheRepublic.com
Report Post »RedinLouisville
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:45pmyou got that right lilly, look at some of the awful senators they keep returning to washington, time and time again.
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:59pmI can not fathom 20% of the population responding positively to the job Obama has done. The fact that America is still around the 50% mark just blows my mind, and makes me wonder if we have past the point of no return. Three decades of MTV indoctrination, public schools in the hands of democrats, and a few generations of gutless males who no longer know how to be the head of the family, and we have become a nations of ignorant morons, who no longer see communism/socialism as a bad thing. the man declared hs run for the presidency in the living room of a known communist and domestic terrorist????? How can Americans be so stupid as to still want him as their president?
Report Post »IntransigentMind
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:28pmDon’t worry New Yorkers, a better option is on the way:
Report Post »http://markamerica.com/2011/08/12/what-the-lame-stream-media-wont-tell-you/
teapartyconservatism
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:41pm@RangerP
Rangers’ opinion of BO please?
BO & his ilk are sabotaging the economy by interfering with private sector, raising taxes, & unprecedented insurmountable debt.
BO must be removed & the damage undone pursuant to Article 2, Section 1, “No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible…”
Exempting a citizen from being a natural born citizen, proves they’re not equal. Natural born exceeds minimal citizenship requirements at the time, of birth in the U.S. of a U.S. citizen father, leaving just one possibility, which was later confirmed by the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court, Minor v. Happersett, 1874. “The Court held that Minor was a member of the “class” of persons who were natural born citizens. They defined this class as those born in the US to “parents” (plural) who were citizens.” This is “binding precedent as to the Constitutional definition of a natural born citizen.”[1]
BO’s Kenyan father precluded being a natural born citizen!
Demand elected officials remove BO now, in accordance with their sworn oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
1. Leo Donofrio, JD., “Minor v. Happersett Is Binding Precedent…,” http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/minor-v-happersett-is-binding-precedent-as-to-the-constitutional-definition-of-a-natural-born-citizen/
Report Post »chazman
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:02pm… New Yorkers will NEVER stop drinking the Kool-Aid …
Report Post »Wizerman
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:12pmEasy there Supertas!…Not all New Yorkers want this bum!…I voted against him and so did most people in western NY..except union members and all of NYC which dictates everything in NY. I pray to God enough people have woke up in this state!
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:48pm@rangerp… you’re telling it just like it is.
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 4:11pmNY let the unions ,illegals and wellfare entitlements break their state long before obama came on the scene remember francis fox pivin egging the people on ,they demanded wellfare and NY just put the screws to anyone who was working so these lazy jackwads can stay home and do nothing to improve themselves or the state ( they are parasites )
Report Post »upstatenyteabagger
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 4:15pmNot all of us in NY fit this profile and upstate ny are republicans mostly. I find your comments very offensive its like saying everyone who live down south are slow. Upstate and the city are like night and day and us upstate folks get sick and tired of paying high taxes to pay for that city. I wish they would cut that part off and make it like DC its own district then maybe our taxes here would go down. I know it’s time to get out of NY but I need to take care of my family plus it is not as easy to pick up your life and start over. Some of us are standing up and fighting for now
Report Post »Tinfoilhat
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 5:30pmDon‘t blame me I’m the last conservative in NY. Doing what I can.
Report Post »TAKE_NO_PRISONERS
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 6:42pmWizerman….Western NY,Republican stronghold where I live.Nobody I know voted for The Annoited One, so if any of you think NY is solid Dem.think again,I live in the 26th district.If it wasn’t for the debacle of Lee quitting and @$$holekel,scaring the be-jesus out of the older voters, with a divided Rep ticket,our rep.to the house would still be Republican.
Report Post »givemelibertyorgivemedeath
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 7:30pmI’m in NY–and I would NEVER vote for this guy. Remember there are still SOME conservatives here!
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 7:31pmApparently it would take Obama pinching a loaf in their Chicken-n-Dumplings before liberals would even BEGIN to second-guess their support for him.
Report Post »MrPhill
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 2:23amDo your parents know that you are on the computer?
Report Post »gotta light
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 9:08amawwww poor NoMomma Obama…
first abandoned by that no good deadbeat father of his….
then abandon by that lousy mother of his….
now abandoned liberals….
the progressives are gonna abandon you next….
I‘m actually hoping they don’t abandon you NoMomma Obama I’m hoping they FEROCIOUSLY TURN ON YOU!!! LMAO everyone knows that a progressive and liberal will ferociously EAT THEIR OWN when they turn if need be, They’re selfish and do not care about anything EXCEPT for themselves in a moment.
Hey bud gotta light?
Report Post »8thperson
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:04pmObama was wise to hide his school records and thesis paper. The more people know about him, the less confidence they will have in him. NY is a tough town… with a lot of street smarts. I always admired their ability to see through the smoke screen and cut straight to the core. Unfortunately… majority of the population there has been inebriated by hollywood, fashion, commercialism and food stamps. Sad really. Just hope they aren’t disapproving because they are still having to pay for their gas and mortgages.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:10pmSomeone tell these idiots in New York that supporting a bad football team with an idiot head coach is the same as supporting a bad political party with a dumba55 for the president.
Report Post »There are real far reaching consequences for backing a political party instead of just backing the right person.
UpstateNYConservative
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:01pmAs a New Yorker, I don’t find this to be an aberration. When polling NY, the MSM always go to liberal-infested NYC, ignoring the rest of us folk up here.
Get out of the City, and you’ll find (if liberals dare), we lean center-right to center-left. We quibble on details at times, but for the most part we get along and tend to be in general agreement about our lives. Unlike NYC, which is polarized and in constant combat. Stupid…
And, in practical reality, liberals are stupid.
Report Post »WhatsYerProblem
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:01pmOnly because he’s not liberal enough for them. Believe it!
Report Post »streetrodder
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:59pmNY the most democratic large state in the nation with the highest taxes, mabey they are starting to wake up, mabey!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:02pmThere is always hope.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:29pmHOPE AND FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE AMERICA? This is what he said and what we got.
Report Post »If NY is so disappointed, perhaps they should look at a good American for President this time.
This man still believes and practices what he learned in Indonesia. Been there, done it, saw it.
lizaz
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:58pmGood! We’re getting there!!!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:35pmI hope they still believe that next November.
Report Post »Bodysnatcher
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:58pmYa’ll finally woke up.
Report Post »fatjack
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:57pmIt’s obvious hope has changed.
Report Post »bhelmet
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:56pmWho cares? Like NY is going to vote fore anyone but the Democrat. Obama couldn’t care less.
Report Post »beckwasfox
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:07pmIf it’s that bad in New York, Imagine how he is faring in other states. The wheels are coming off and Obama will go down as the worst one term President in history. Jimmy Carter is smiling that ******* smile.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:56pmPoor BO may be kicked out of his Government housing, and I’m going to help do it!!!
Report Post »MrPhill
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 2:27amWhy should I have to pay for healthcare. I’ll just wait until I get sick and go to the emergency room and hand the bill to you suckers.
Report Post »Johnnyp1958
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:56pmNot ALL of New York State Democrats are Totally Stupid
Report Post »Truthbeliever2
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:43pmDude… If you vote Dem. You are as anti-American as they come.
Democrats are full on Communists, and Republicans that are not TEA partiers are socialists.
One just a tiny step less intrusive on our freedoms.
Both parties will have us living in a world gov’t as soon as they are able.
The sheeple are useless to eachother and the Source of both parties power.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:55pm.
Report Post »When they vote Republican I’ll believe………………
FEMALL
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:54pmGuess What? The entire United States does not revolve around NY just as the sun does not revolve around the earth–both facts which are news to NY.
Report Post »O=US screwed
teddrunk
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:54pmWho cares about NY. That’s one of the places that voted this moron in to begin with.
Report Post »RETIREDOLDGUY
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:53pmThese kinds of articles truly amaze me. This one says a majority don’t care for how Odumbo does his. There’s another article today that gallup finds that Odumbo would win against a generic republican. It’s no wonder a clown like Odumbo can win the top job in the USA without any skills.
Wait and see, this nation of stupid give me give me people will vote him back in in 2012. GOD help us then.
Report Post »AlansTigg
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:52pmI always wonder what exactly is going on in the minds of those who approve of him and think he deserves a second term
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:56pmProbably not much. One thing for sure… they are only thinking about themselves. A very myopic view.
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:37pmNOTHING is going on in their heads—that’s the PROBLEM!
Report Post »NWalters78
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:52pmQuippaniac is a left-leaning poll. New York will STILL go to Bam.
Why?
New York City. They trump everything the rest of the state votes on. Look at the whole Gay Marriage Crap. Most of the state was NO. New York City, with its money, influence and arrogance told Albany and the rest to shove it. They will continue to vote for Obummer and Schumer, and Gillebrand, and Nadler, and the likes of Anthony Weiner.
New York calls it in your face. We call is, fist provoking.
Report Post »264win
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:52pmFinally the light bulb flickers a little in the liberal crowd!
Boy those Negros sure can dance good but fail terribly at financial issues and parenting/supporting their kids!
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:49pmI wish that there was people in politics and in the news who would have the guts to say the truth that Obama is deliberately trying to destroy our country. He is a curse. Everything he touches is destroyed and ruined. He is not a man that brings hope and blessings, only despair and destruction. Of course, the wicked love him as wicked is as wicked does. I am sure in time that the truth of his true origination will be exposed also. It is a shame that the majority of Americans were stupid enough to vote for him.
Report Post »rednecktech
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:48pmThe coming insurection?
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:47pmGood Lord…. WAKE UP the rest of NEW YORK! Get this poser OUT of office. Bad officials are elected by good citizens that DON’T VOTE!
Report Post »Perspective
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:47pmThe only thing he’s done worthwhile is give the green light for the Osama Bin Laden mission. Other than that this president has been a total failure.
Report Post »nysparkie
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:06pmSome insiders will tell you it was Leon E. Panetta who gave the green light(CIA Chief at the time) cause O’Bambam was waffling. Like he does on everything.
Report Post »RESTOREVALUES
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 6:30pmI don’t see how him giving the green light is an asset for him. Did he have a choice I don’t think so. The order to go after him was issued by Bush he only affirmed the order. just like kennedy charging nasa to land on the moon and nixon taking the credit.
Report Post »d4jmf
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:46pmNew York city, get a rope!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:54pm.
Report Post »I don’t think there is enough………..
nysparkie
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:45pmWell I have DISAPPROVED of him since he was in the Senate. That is when I first came aware their was a FOREIGNER in our Government.
Report Post »nysparkie
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:49pm“Considering that New York is the most Democratic large state in the nation” That is a quote that no spoon of sugar helps in getting it down. Ugh. At least way up here in upstate, we have many that do not consider themselves the horse poop they are down state.
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:44pmstupid is as stupid does, give them another distraction and they’ll vote for this jackass again in 2012
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