Here’s the story of April 23rd:
AP Poll: At Obama’s 100-day mark, people say for first time in years that US is on right track
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people jobless. Billions of dollars in bailouts. Trillions of dollars in U.S. debt. And yet, for the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is on the right track.
In a sign that Barack Obama has inspired hopes for a brighter future in the first 100 days of his presidency, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows that 48 percent of Americans believe the United States is headed in the right direction — compared with 44 percent who disagree.
Wow. I want to bear Barack Obama’s child. And I’m a guy. And I’m not even gay. That and I’ve been in this hysterical crying jag for years. And then January 20th came, and it was as though the sun suddenly broke out “for the first time in my adult lifetime.” Or NOT. But that seems to be how the Associated Press wants us to view our new Messiah-in-chief.
Most of the papers and media sources that are carrying the story of the AP poll conveniently leave out pertinent details that would bring the tone of the story WAY down if they were given attention. Such as:
Of those who say the country is on the right track in the AP-GfK poll, 73 percent are Democrats, 17 percent are independents and 10 percent are Republicans.
I found myself wondering how Obama could have such high numbers from Democrats and such low numbers from Independents and Republicans.
So I checked the internal numbers (see page 21):
There were over 64% more Democrats involved in the poll than Republicans.
And there’s STILL only a 4% difference between those who believed the country was headed in the right direction versus the wrong one.
And only 17% of independents believed the country was headed in the right direction.
And given the fact that the AP poll clearly ROUTINELY over-counts Democrats, is it really any wonder why it’s “the first time in years” that the US is on the right track?
So when you stop and think about it, that really sucks for Obama. The mainstream media is having to go into overdrive to give him cover and make it seem like the country is actually happy with Obama.
Fox News, which despite what the left says is FAR more balanced and fair than mainstream sources like the AP, had this contrast between Obama and Bush:
Obama’s job approval rating comes in at 62 percent, down just three points from the 65 percent approval he received after his first week in office. Twenty-nine percent of Americans disapprove.
In addition, most people say Obama is doing a better job than they expected (26 percent) or meeting expectations (56 percent). Few say he is doing worse than expected (16 percent).
The president’s approval is nearly identical to the job rating George W. Bush received at the same point in his first term, as 63 percent of Americans approved and 22 percent disapproved (April 18-19, 2001). One noticeable difference is that approval of Obama is much more divided along partisan lines today than Bush’s ratings were eight years ago.
There is a wide 68 percentage point gap between the number of Democrats (92 percent) and Republicans (24 percent) who approve of the job Obama is doing. For Bush, there was a 50-point gap in April 2001.
So we find out two things: 1) Bush actually had a slightly BETTER approval rating after his first 100 days (so PLEASE stop making it sound as though Obama is the mostest popularest president ever EVER); and 2) Obama’s numbers are dramatically more partisan than were Bush’s. Basically, Democrats are going ga-ga over him, while everyone else is tepid at best.
Did I mention that only 17% of Independents believe Obama is taking the country in the right direction?
For the sake of argument, let’s say that the AP poll – which is a totally biased piece of crap – were actually accurate. My point would be that given the astonishingly liberal bias that is constantly thrust into our faces in the name of “news,” “journalism,” and “coverage,” and “analysis,” what the hell else would you expect?