NBC Correspondent: ‘Our Pollsters are Concerned’ Obama’s Approval Rating Has Hit All-Time Low
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During a segment on NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams, political director and chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd discussed a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that revealed President Obama’s approval rating has hit an all-time low.
When discussing that the poll‘s findings that show a mere 44 percent of Americans approve of Obama’s performance, Todd made the revealing statement, “Our pollsters are concerned that’s the kind of numbers you have when the public starts to give up on a president as a problem solver.”
Concerned? Does this admission perhaps betray NBC’s true political leanings?
Todd continued:
Now this has taken a hit on the President politically. 44 percent approve of the job he’s doing – all-time low of his presidency. But a more important number that our pollsters say is in there is this idea that is this a long-term setback for him or a short-term one? 54 percent said long-term. Our pollsters are concerned that’s the kind of numbers you have when the public starts to give up on a president as a problem solver. Look, quite a backdrop being painted for this important week in American politics. The debate tomorrow night, the President’s speech to Congress on Thursday. Here’s what all of them are facing. Mood of the country: 73 percent say it’s on the wrong track. That’s three out of four Americans who believe it’s on the wrong track. Why? Obviously, it’s the economy. Listen to this: about three out of four – 72 percent – say we have a ways to go before we hit bottom.
You can view the segment below:
(h/t: NewsBusters)
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LinkedIn G
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:49pmDer … ya think ? Obama is finished libby’s.
Report Post »proudpatriot77
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:56pmMy greater concern is the fact that it took so many so long to realize this guy is no good. What were they doing in 2008 voting for him? McCain was a bad choice, but why vote Obama?
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:15pmWhy are your pollsters “concerned”? Aren’t you supposed to be unbiased journalists?
Report Post »I’m sorry, it said NBC. How absent-minded of me. Sorry.
decendentof56
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:16pmYou should be more concerned that this Marxist/Racist may actually be re-elected.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 12:01ami agree, why are the pollsters concerned? pollsters are supposed to be completely unbias… which REALLY means that the poll is probably more like 100% say long term and 100% say wrong track. … think about it.. they pad the polls because they are clearly bias… that’s all the padding they could get away with to make it look “plausible” …
Report Post »lylejk
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 12:09amJust read this and was going to post this same comment Linkedin G but of course I’m late to the party. lol
Still, ya think? lol
:)
Report Post »sweathog1948
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 12:37amWell finally the Democrats are seeing the truth. I just hope it stays that way. This country can not stand another 4 years of Obama terrying down our country. He is incapable of running on what he has accomplished which is nothing. So for the next year we get to hear the race card from Sharpton and Maxine Waters. All the liberal garbage they can come up with. It does not change the facts that Obama is not a leader, neither is he presidental material. He needs to go back to being a community organizer that he knows how to do.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 1:00amThank goodness. I thought they might have been biased.
Report Post »Steve
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 1:59am“Our pollsters are concerned
That’s all that needs to be said.
Media bias. nooooooooooooooo lol
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 5:56amThe potus is a problem creator, not a job creator. Buh by barry.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 7:18amI never approved to begin with. The consequences of Obama’s mad ways are squarely on him and those that did approve of the moron. My conscience is clear.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 7:48amYup. Perry has the nwo’s nod.
Report Post »GayDem4Beck
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 8:15amMy issue here is that the People, will vote someone else in, simply to get rid of the person in office today. We had the same issue after Carter, G. W. Bush and it looks like Obama too…. where anyone is better than what we have today. NOT TRUE
We have to make sure the Media doesn’t select and push there political candidate upon us as the only solution. We have to make sure our candidate rises to the top.
Rick Perry = Mitt Romney = RINO’s
We need not and must not settle for anything less than a Sarah Palin , Herman Cain , Marco Rubio , Allen West , Chris Christy , Bobby Jindal type…
Report Post »wesleyapril
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 8:24amI’m going with Dec – it just shows that NBC is in bed and getting it in the rear from the White House :)
Report Post »BSdetector
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 9:02amHe‘s losing poll ratings because he’s not Commie ENOUGH! Not because the libs/progs suddenly enjoy freedom, prosperity, or anything…
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 9:46amThis blows my mind. This means that there are still 44 folks out of a hundred that think Obama is doing well. Where do these poeple live, and just how stupid are they? Do we really have almost half the population that desires the destruction of America? We are in bad shape.
Report Post »civilman43
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 10:39amThey voted for Oama because he packaged himself well most of the people who vote are totally ignorant of why they are casting their votes.
Report Post »icareabouttheusa
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 10:49amWait and see how low his approval rating goes when he interrupts the opening season game at Lambeau.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 10:55amIncredible the bubble journalist’s live in. . they really need to get out of their leftist studios more often..
Report Post »“The Real World”.. has known this for over a year now. denial is not going to help.
pbrenda51
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 11:37amI have a neighbor who states she is Republican but she voted Obama because of his Hope and Change…..Last I spoke to her, about a year ago, she was still giving him a chance…..needless to say, I no longer speak to her after she said that Obamas policies won’t affect her much as she is almost 70….I was appalled that she was so selfish as to not be concerned about her kids and grandkids!!! Selfish, self-centered and oh, did I say selfish?
Report Post »amagaux
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 12:41pmThe public has finally realized his words are only words, no action, only hollow words.
Report Post »WeeDontNeedNoSteenkingBadges
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 7:45pm“Our Pollsters are Concerned”
LOL
Report Post »antrancher
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 1:21amI refuse to watch NBC ever again. I think the debate should be aired on local tv. I do not have cable in the country and I think it is something we should all be able to watch. Even if it is a staged liberal bunch of bull shivocky! I think Republicans should host thier own debate and ask important questions. It should be obvious to everyone this is a liberal bunch of crap!
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:47pmThe polls for NBC probably aren‘t any better than Obama’s.. I am surprised they are still on the air.. along with a few others!
Report Post »DUMBASPELOSI
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:37pmThere is one difference . . . Obama has a major national strategy to affect the elections with fraudulant voters. . . maybe as large as 6% . . . in addition, expect some “surprising development” that will again keep the military votes from overseas from getting counted . . . in some close elections that will be the difference in the house or senate. Get ready for an attempt to make our election process look illegitimate . . . which may throw the entire result into a mess and then . . . who knows what may happen.
Herman Cain in 2012
Report Post »HD Veteran
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:37pmFunny AND true!
Report Post »bbr48
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 9:11amThey aren’t going anywhere as long as Spooky Dude continues to fund and control most of the media.
Report Post »notreally
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:47pmWe are onto their game:
Polls of Americans about how they saw Big Media during the ’08 election:
-Rasmussen: 69% pro-Obama, 6% pro-McCain
-Pew Research: 67% pro-Obama, 11% pro-McCain; also, from 1992-2004 the media is pro-Democrats over Republicans
-Sacred Heart University: 68% pro Obama, 9% pro McCain
-Fox News/Opinion Dynamics: 67% pro-Obama, 11% pro-McCain
Smarmy SOB‘s don’t even know how phony they are.
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 6:45amOh, my friend….they know exactly how phoney they are. This has been orchestrated for decades. They know exactly what they are doing. Making our elections like third-world elections will divide us even more. Thats exactly what they want. Wisc St Fair/Philly flash mobs are good examples of their work.
Report Post »Infidel49
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:46pmHey Exrepub, it is the indepen vote that will send the outta town clown, outta town. Now that ya vote dem, how is that working out for you?
Report Post »sawhorse1950
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:46pmPolls don’t lie, unless the networks make them up to help the guy. People have figured him out. They can’t stand it that their first minority president has been a dud.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:45pmWell duh, ya think???????? 44th did have a problem when he took office……he speedily turned the problem into a disaster for America!
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:44pmWTF? This is NEWS to the news people???
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:55pmThe admission is the news — they usually pretend that they are unbiased.
Report Post »Tarheel Country
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:44pmI think we gave up on him a LONG time ago!
Report Post »sillyfreshness
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:43pmA lot can change in a year from now. If today’s poll was next year, then yes, Obama would have a lot to worry about. All the Bolshevik media sees this as an opportunity to use more propaganda to get Obama’s rating higher by next year. The media will start throwing around the notion (once again) that if you don’t vote for Obama, you’re a racist. They will bombard us with the same old, tired race card between now and next year. They will be working double time in their propaganda department. As long as the economy doesn’t pick up between now and next year, I think Obuma could be a one term president. That would be a great legacy for him, to be a one term president. I sure hope that’s the case. Then his scowling, bitter wife can be ashamed of America once more.
Report Post »Dangerous Dave
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 12:19amThey can try the race card, but that card is expired. It’s no longer any good. The magnetic tape on the back is completely worn out.
Report Post »NuffSaid
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:43pmI am please to hear that the liberal commie polysexuals can count as high as 44.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:43pmGuess the Self Annointed One is finally causing a awakening among some of the left-falling-to-the-ground media after all. They must be having nightmares at seeing their dreams smashed into rubble and the future endangered by the fact they are nothing more than one of the ‘useful idiots’ of the administration.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:42pmHow’s that old Cindy Lauper song go? “I see your true colors shining through …” And the hits just keep on coming …
Report Post »thecrow
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:39pmhttp://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/the-ones-who-attacked-us/
Report Post »GrannyATL
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:45pmThey’re priming the pumps for Hillary to step in and take over the Democratic ticket in 2012.
Report Post »squeaker
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:38pmReally… concerned…. don’t worry about it….be patient…. his polls will go much lower still……. :)
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:38pmNBC is notorious for insultating our intellegence.
Report Post »Americans ae not “just beginning” to give up on the President. It’s a done deal.
No confidence = no second chances.
thecrow
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:37pmhttp://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/fool-me-twice/
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:37pmHis eyes open wide and pants full of poo.
Shaka, when the walls fell.
Report Post »shorthorn
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:25pmTemba, his arms wide.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 9:19amYou guys talking in metaphor make way more sense than Obama spewing straight English anyday.
Report Post »Shakawhenthewallsfell
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:24pmThe Beast of Tanagra. At White House. His eyes wet.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:33pmIt‘s gotta be tough to get your head around when it turns out that those in question WEREN’T really the “WE” that “WE’VE” been waiting for.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:38pmSo are they admitting that they are BIASED??? Not that we had ANY doubts. The truth slips out …
TEA!
Report Post »German Dude
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:33pmLittle late for “concern” ABC, if you would have done your job and vetted him before the election, we would not be in this mess now.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:37pmOr even NBC; as reported in the story.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:39pmyou know it is bad when they have to tell the truth
Report Post »German Dude
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:39pmInsert, NBC, or CBS or CNN or MSNBC……..
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:39pmnbc
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:45pmThe problem here is that they all vetted him German Dude….. they know exactly who he is and that’s why they lie all day long.
Report Post »gr8photoman
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:33pmI‘m concerned the country hasn’t hit bottom yet, screw the Unicorn King and his approval points.
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:32pmIn a word…DUH!
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:36pmIts irrevelant. End of the day all dems will vote for Obama, all repubs will vote for…um. uh, That guy.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:46pmAnd there, thanks to SHEEPLE, we have the sum-total of Liberal understanding of our electoral system in America.
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 1:00am@exre You are sadly mistaken if you think all dems will vote for Obama again.
Report Post »orlandojon
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:32pmThe public has given up on Obama and rightly so…
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:30pm44% aprove of Obama? That’s 44% of our country that is just plain stupid or a communist or both.
Report Post »CanaryInACoalMine
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:33pmIt’s 32% if you leave out his most loyal racial constituency.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:35pmIsn’t that close to the number of people who are on government assistance?
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:39pmI think I covered them in stupid and or communist……..lol
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:48pmDING DING DING your the winner Loriann12. You hit the nail on the head.
Report Post »rambosharley
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 5:23amThat would be “BOTH”.
Report Post »woodyl1011fl
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 10:18amMost of that 44% is in our largest cities and see how corrupt, violent, hatefilled and decimated they are but still vote democrat. The stupid label surely applies here even if you are Marxist/commie you are still stupid no matter how degrees you have from the Marxist universities of Amerika, because you believe in fairytales taught by fools who actually believe this stuff. None of it has ever worked because these beliefs reject truth and believe and live a lie. Where are you Algore?
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:30pmCall me naive…but I always thought that pollsters were supposed to be impartial.
Report Post »Unless , of course, they work for nbc or msnbc.
Then they are simply shills for the marxists.
And speaking of simple…it’s appropriate that chuck todd let this slip out.
TomFerrari
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:43pmDING DING DING!!!
YOU WIN!!!!
Yes, this is the prime take-away from this article.
Pollsters ARE supposed to be impartial – and we all know that is exactly what they are, right?
NOT!
I‘m just suprised they don’t have the intestinal fortitude to just come out and SAY IT!!
(unless they just DID)
They’ve gotten really sloppy and relaxed, and aren’t hiding their secret bias very well the past few years. They either have to go back into hiding, or, they will lose the last of their remaining ratings – even THEIR koolaid drinkers will tire of pablum after a while.
Report Post »izzy1127
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:46pmActually, pollsters are not impartial in their beliefs. Take Frank Luntz on Fox; he doesn’t hide the fact that he is a conservative, but he is the absolute best pollster out there as far as I’m concerned.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:29pm“Concerned……..?” The truth slips out every so often!!
Report Post »mils
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:34pmHumpty Dumpty Obama ….done fell off the wall….
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