John McCain or Barack Obama?
If the General Election were held today, who would you vote for?
Would you vote for the Democratic candidate, see Barack Obama Biography, with the now famous Obama Fist Bump , or Jon McCain, with...
If the General Election were held today, who would you vote for?
Would you vote for the Democratic candidate, see Barack Obama Biography, with the now famous Obama Fist Bump, or Jon McCain, with his let's Gas Tax Holiday for the summer. (more)
Would you vote for the Democratic candidate, see Barack Obama Biography, with the now famous Obama Fist Bump, or Jon McCain, with his let's Gas Tax Holiday for the summer. (more)
None of the above
Sarah Palin...Definitely "YES"...Me: "YES"...Glenn Beck: "YES"...None of the above
None of the above
Socialist. Or Socialist Lite. Some choice! These two puppets are looking after their own interests. What we need is someone who holds people accountable for their actions. Obama is a thief who continues to profit hugely from the graft and socialist schemes that he and his cohorts create. McCain is just a follower. What happened to the Conservative choices who would hold people accountable for their actions, reduce taxes, deregulate industry and healthcare, and give more power to the people, instead of stealing more of their Constitutional rights with an unjust Socialist agenda?John McCain
I voted obama because i love terrorist. all hale al qaeda, and muhammed the pedofile. I dislike capitalism very much because it impies that I must earn wealth, rather than just be lazy and be paid just as much as anyone else no matter what the hardness of labor, or qualifications needed for specialized jobs. I love socialism, and communism, because we all know how well that has done for all other nations. Remember, vote obama, so the poor can stay poor, but live more comfortably, and so we can leave our borders open to terrorists, cause quite frankly denying people entrence into our country is just mean. :DNone of the above
I want my FREEDOM back............were losing our freedom in the USA..OPEN your eyes up people. My son is in the service....I have always been proud of our veterans and acknowledged memorial day for those who died for our country...now I'm not so sure about what they are fighting for now...I know it sounds minor here....we cant smoke ...why?????? because they passed laws we cant smoke practically any where...YET they still sell them....Double standards and control..........hense no freedom......We are made to wear seatbelts in vehicles...........YET a person riding a motor cycle doesnt have to wear a helmet....HELLO!!!!!! Doesnt make a bit of sense and MORE control NOT our choice hense NO freedom..........Yet our children ride school buses with OUT seatbelts............those are jew a FEW things going on...........I cant even begin or have enough space here to talk about everything. I dont want this socializedmedicine here in our Country either........It will just OPEN the door for MORE
control........................I speak for others............Give us our Freedom back....
also..........when JFK was president..........I use to RUN to the tv to watch him when he was on...........and I shed real tears when he died.............wonder why?
He and many others...........believed in the peoples rights and freedom and our flag and our bible........................
Barack Obama
suck it obamaJohn McCain
I used to be all for Obama, but now that I have seen no change, I wish McCain would've become president.I am afraid the change will not be the change everyone was expecting.
Barack Obama
He's doing a great job,but keep trying to bring him down haters.It'll only make his position stronger.'We have no government armed with the power capable of contending with human passions, unbridled by morality and true religion. Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.' John Adams
and presumptuous It's David Gilmour of Pink Floyd thank you very much.
See you next Tuesday.
Barack Obama
WhoooRaaaaNone of the above
Kristen Bell, although she not old enough to be president yet at-lease we would be entertain.The big chair
Many Republicans have great affection for Sarah Palin for her style, grit, charisma, tenacity and cool shoes. But now we find that she also has a certain self-assured political demeanor — an intangible — that grants her power. The former Alaska governor is "head of the table" material, a quality shared by such heavyweights as Winston Churchill and Sen. Edward Kennedy, says Jeffrey Lord of The American Spectator.
"Wherever I sit is the head of the table," Mr. Churchill once remarked to a hostess concerned about seating arrangements.
"A year after her emergence on the national scene, it is crystal clear that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has this 'head of the table' gene in spades. She is, in a remarkable way, the real heir — make that heiress — to Senator Kennedy. She is charismatic, she has a decided point of view and she is a lightning rod for controversy," Mr. Lord says.
"This is what really drives Sarah Palin's critics nuts. She sits up there in Alaska with Todd and the kids, taps out a few words on her Facebook page, and presto! ObamaCare has a torpedo amidships! Without doubt this causes Palin's rivals, just as it once did with Churchill's and Teddy Kennedy's, to fret and fume if not foam," he adds.
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The big chair
Many Republicans have great affection for Sarah Palin for her style, grit, charisma, tenacity and cool shoes. But now we find that she also has a certain self-assured political demeanor — an intangible — that grants her power. The former Alaska governor is "head of the table" material, a quality shared by such heavyweights as Winston Churchill and Sen. Edward Kennedy, says Jeffrey Lord of The American Spectator.
"Wherever I sit is the head of the table," Mr. Churchill once remarked to a hostess concerned about seating arrangements.
"A year after her emergence on the national scene, it is crystal clear that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has this 'head of the table' gene in spades. She is, in a remarkable way, the real heir — make that heiress — to Senator Kennedy. She is charismatic, she has a decided point of view and she is a lightning rod for controversy," Mr. Lord says.
"This is what really drives Sarah Palin's critics nuts. She sits up there in Alaska with Todd and the kids, taps out a few words on her Facebook page, and presto! ObamaCare has a torpedo amidships! Without doubt this causes Palin's rivals, just as it once did with Churchill's and Teddy Kennedy's, to fret and fume if not foam," he adds.
Mr. Lord later concluded, "But like Ted Kennedy, Sarah Palin has a gift. An ability to make Americans focus on the issue of the day — and likewise the head of the table ability to lead the country in a specific direction. … She may be president of the United States. Or like Ted Kennedy, she may never be president of the United States. But without doubt, Sarah Palin has demonstrated that she has exactly the opportunity that Ted Kennedy eventually found for himself in the United States Senate. The ability, whether she receives applause or scorn, to get the American people saying:
Did you hear what Sarah Palin said today?" (more)
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 28% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -12 (see trends). Republicans have opened their largest lead yet over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
However, Republican voters say that GOP representatives in Congress are still out of touch with the party base. Most say that the average Republican in Congress is more liberal than the average Republican voter. Unlike Republicans, Democratic voters say that their party’s Congressmen and voters hold similar views. Forty-two percent (42%) say people randomly selected from the phone book could do a better job than the current Congress.
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates also available on Twitter and Facebook.
A Month-by-Month Review of the President’s ratin... http://www.rasmussenreports.c...
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Email to a Friend ShareThisAdvertisement
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 28% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -12 (see trends). Republicans have opened their largest lead yet over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
However, Republican voters say that GOP representatives in Congress are still out of touch with the party base. Most say that the average Republican in Congress is more liberal than the average Republican voter. Unlike Republicans, Democratic voters say that their party’s Congressmen and voters hold similar views. Forty-two percent (42%) say people randomly selected from the phone book could do a better job than the current Congress.
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates also available on Twitter and Facebook.
A Month-by-Month Review of the President’s ratings shows that the Presidential Approval Index served as a leading indicator by declining months before the President’s overall job approval ratings fell.
Overall, 46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) now disapprove.
While much commentary has been written about how tough August was for Democrats, a review of the data suggests July was really the tougher month. The President’s Job Approval ratings fell more sharply in July than August. Additionally, the number of people who consider themselves Democrats fell to a two-year low in July before inching up slightly in August. Overall, 37.3% of Americans now consider themselves Democrats while 32.6% are Republicans.
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Most voters now expect that the situation in Afghanistan will get worse over the next six months. That’s up fourteen points over the past month. At the same time, the number worried about a terrorist attack in the United States has declined.
Scott Rasmussen has recently had three analysis columns published in the Wall Street Journal. The most recent was on health care. Earlier columns were on the President’s approval ratings and how Obama won the White House by campaigning like Ronald Reagan. If you'd like Scott Rasmussen to speak at your meeting, retreat, or conference, contact Premiere Speakers Bureau. You can also learn about Scott's favorite place on earth or his time working with hockey legend Gordie Howe.
It is important to remember that the Rasmussen Reports job approval ratings are based upon a sample of likely voters. Some other firms base their approval ratings on samples of all adults. President Obama's numbers are always several points higher in a poll of adults rather than likely voters. That's because some of the President's most enthusiastic supporters, such as young adults, are less likely to turn out to vote. Other factors are also important to consider when comparing Job Approval ratings from different polling firms.
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A Fordham University professor rated the national pollsters on their record in Election 2008. We also have provided a summary of our results for your review. In 2008, Obama won 53%-46% and our final poll showed Obama winning 52% to 46%. While we were pleased with the final result, Rasmussen Reports was especially pleased that our data was the least volatile of all the tracking polls. Our daily tracking showed Obama with a stable and solid lead with more than 50% of the vote every single day for the last six weeks of the campaign.
In 2004 George W. Bush received 50.7% of the vote while John Kerry earned 48.3%. Rasmussen Reports was the only firm to project both candidates’ totals within half a percentage point by projecting that Bush would win 50.2% to 48.5%. (see our 2004 results).
Daily tracking results are collected via telephone surveys of 500 likely voters per night and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. The margin of sampling error—for the full sample of 1,500 Likely Voters--is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Results are also compiled on a full-week basis and crosstabs for full-week results are available for Premium Members.
Like all polling firms, Rasmussen Reports weights its data to reflect the population at large (see methodology). Among other targets, Rasmussen Reports weights data by political party affiliation using a dynamic weighting process. While partisan affiliation is generally quite stable over time, there are a fair number of people who waver between allegiance to a particular party or independent status. Over the past four years, the number of Democrats in the country has increased while the number of Republicans has decreased.
Our baseline targets are established based upon separate survey interviews with a sample of adults nationwide completed during the preceding three months (a total of 45,000 interviews) and targets are updated monthly. Currently, the baseline targets for the adult population are 37.7% Democrats, 32.7% Republicans, and 29.6% unaffiliated. Likely voter samples typically show a slightly smaller advantage for the Democrats.
A review of last week’s key polls is posted each Saturday morning. Other stats on Obama are updated daily on the Rasmussen Reports Obama By the Numbers page. We also invite you to review other recent demographic highlights from the tracking polls. (more)