Author Topic: Everyone Is Pining For A Third Obama Term (Read 2467 times)

steve dave · « **on:** October 06, 2016, 03:05:10 PM »

Up to 55% approval rating

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There are partisan differences, however. He's up 12 points among Democrats to 89% approval and 14 among independents to 56% approval, but his numbers have barely budged among Republicans, 11% approved in September 2015 and 13% approve now.

And there's a racial gap as well, with improvement coming among whites and Hispanics, but ratings of Obama holding steady among blacks. Among whites, his approval rating remains in negative territory but has climbed from 32% a year ago to 47% now. Non-whites have held mostly steady -- 68% approved then and 70% do now.

Among black voters, 86% approve in the new poll, combining last year's data for both September and October, the number was identical among blacks a year ago. Among Hispanics, Obama's approval rating stands at 68%, up from 60% in the combined data from last fall.

And in a further measure of the education rift among whites that's been highlighted by this year's presidential race, 55% of whites with college degrees say they approve of Obama's work as president vs. just 44% of whites who do not have degrees.

Obama's approval rating is well above President George W. Bush's numbers at this point in his term in office, and about on par with Ronald Reagan's numbers at this time in 1988.

He is just a hair behind Bill Clinton's 58% measure in October 2000. Both Clinton and Reagan saw their numbers rise above 60% after their successor had been elected and the transition had begun.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:20:16 PM »

I would love Obama III

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:32:34 PM »

Everyone except Republicans I guess.

waks · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:36:43 PM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on October 06, 2016, 03:32:34 PM

Everyone except Republicans I guess.

Yes, according to that article, Republicans and uneducated whites

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:39:15 PM »

I'm sure the blacks approve no matter what he does (why it remains unchanged).

john "teach me how to" dougie · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2016, 04:12:03 PM »

Presidents approval ratings tend to go up when they reach the end of their term and can't do much more damage.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2016, 04:12:14 PM »

Hey more near stagnant economic growth, moribund workforce participation numbers, record tax receipts/record deficits/record debt, worst race relations in decades, whackadoodle foreign policy, stealth police state, cronyism, political targeting and corruption.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2016, 04:15:32 PM »

get off his jock America, geezus

Trim · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2016, 05:02:57 PM »

Maybe presidents should be elected to a single 6-year term so they can quickly go into give-zero-fucks mode and do their thing for a long period of time w/o even considering reelection effects.

renocat · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2016, 06:51:43 PM »

Quote from: Trim on October 06, 2016, 05:02:57 PM

Maybe presidents should be elected to a single 6-year term so they can quickly go into give-zero-fucks mode and do their thing for a long period of time w/o even considering reelection effects.
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Trim has a great idea.

john "teach me how to" dougie · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2016, 06:54:27 PM »

One 4 year term is plenty. They generally spend the entire first term campaigning for the second.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:10:11 PM »

term limits seem unconstitutional tbh

steve dave · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:19:18 PM »

Obama would die in office if we did away with these

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:20:16 PM »

As long as Obama keeps allowing Common/Robert Glasper Tiny Desk Concerts in the White House Library he can stay president forever

steve dave · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:47:10 PM »

I bet he lets John Boehner burn heaters in the oval. which he should.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:50:38 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on October 06, 2016, 07:19:18 PM

Obama would die in office if we did away with these

dare to dream

steve dave · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:53:18 PM »

you ask both George Bush's if they want Barry Hussein to serve out his entire life and I guarantee you both say yes so loud your ear holes hurt.

steve dave · « **Reply #17 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:54:18 PM »

mitt romney would personally make barry h. o.'s bed for a month if it meant he got to stay in office for as long as possible.

steve dave · « **Reply #18 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:55:54 PM »

ronald reagan's corpse would crawl across broken corpse kryptonite to assure b. HUSSEIN. o. got to serve out his time on this earth.

steve dave · « **Reply #19 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:59:49 PM »

john mccain would do that POW stuff again if it meant O got to live out his life as our commander in chief.

steve dave · « **Reply #20 on:** October 06, 2016, 08:01:00 PM »

those are maybe going overboard but all of those people would legit choose for Obama to stay in office

Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) · « **Reply #21 on:** October 06, 2016, 09:24:22 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on October 06, 2016, 07:53:18 PM

you ask both George Bush's if they want Barry Hussein to serve out his entire life and I guarantee you both say yes so loud your ear holes hurt.

Would take a third W term

puniraptor · « **Reply #22 on:** October 06, 2016, 10:39:45 PM »

what if the voters could also choose the term length? like you choose who you want for president and then you choose 1-10 years term and then when the president is elected the get the median of the term length votes

Tobias · « **Reply #23 on:** October 06, 2016, 10:47:10 PM »

Quote from: puniraptor on October 06, 2016, 10:39:45 PM

what if the voters could also choose the term length? like you choose who you want for president and then you choose 1-10 years term and then when the president is elected the get the median of the term length votes

dangerously close to infringement iyam

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #24 on:** October 07, 2016, 06:37:24 AM »

A 3rd W term and W's hand holding BFF Michelle could be a cabinet member.