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In the wake of the [[financial collapse of 2008]], Obama initially enjoyed the goodwill and moderate approval ratings of Americans. The growing perception of Obama's [[socialism|far left]] agenda marked a reversal of trends particularly after the "Gates flap."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/30/AR2009073004097.html</ref>  [[Harvard]] Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested on [[misdemeanor]] disturbance charges.  Prof. Gates told the arresting officer, "Do you know who I am?" Gates was a personal friend of Obama.<ref>http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/23/police-and-president-obama/comment-page-2/?action=late-new</ref>  When asked about the incident at a press conference, Obama charged the arresting officer with "acting stupidly."  Polls shortly after revealed Obama's personal popularity and approval ratings declined significantly across the board, on every major subject and among all demographic groups.<ref>http://people-press.org/report/532/obamas-ratings-slide</ref>
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In the wake of the [[financial collapse of 2008]], [[President Obama]] initially enjoyed the goodwill and moderate approval ratings of Americans. A July 2010 poll conducted by former [[Clinton]] advisers [[James Carville]] and Stan Greenberg found 55% of Americans viewed Barack Obama as "a socialist."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/09/majority-likely-voters-agree-socialist-accurately-describes-obama/</ref>
  
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The growing perception of Obama's favoritism toward influential and powerful [[Liberal Elite|elite]]s was revealed in polls, with the greatest declines among poor people, the very group Obama worked hard to court in 2008.  The respected Pew Research Center noted "Some of the larger declines are among members of his own party."
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==Declines after the Gates flap==
  
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An ''[[ABC News]]/[[Washington Post]]'' poll in August 2009 showed public doubt about [[health care reform]] with a rise in views the president's proposals would do more harm than good.  Obama's rating on the issue hit at a new low. Fewer than half support the president's agenda with many more "strongly" opposed than "strongly" in favor. Just 36 percent of independents, support the plan, considered the crucial political center.
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After the "Gates flap."<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/30/AR2009073004097.html</ref>  [[Harvard]] Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested on [[misdemeanor]] disturbance charges.  Prof. Gates told the arresting officer, "Do you know who I am?"  Gates was a personal friend of Obama.<ref>http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/23/police-and-president-obama/comment-page-2/?action=late-new</ref>  When asked about the incident at a press conference, Obama charged the arresting officer with "acting stupidly."  Polls shortly after revealed Obama's personal popularity and approval ratings declined significantly across the board, on every major subject and among all demographic groups.<ref>http://people-press.org/report/532/obamas-ratings-slide</ref> Obama's approval rating is lower than that of his predecessor in 2001 despite liberals' demonization of [[George W. Bush]].<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jOXgdP1BoxXRqTf4yf3BSFn2sa1Q Obama popularity lower than Bush's at six-month mark: poll]</ref>
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[[File:800px-Beer summit cheers.jpg|thumb|right|350px|center|President Obama toasts Henry Louis Gates Jr.  The president told the nation at a prime time news conference Gates was a close personal friend. Gates is cited as the inspiration of the 1999 communist apologetic, ''Black Like Mao: Red China and Black Revolution.''<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccbh/souls/vol1no4/vol1num4art1.pdf ''Black Like Mao: Red China and Black Revolution''], Robin D.G. Kelley and Betsy Esche, ''Souls'' Volume 1, Number 4 Fall 1999, p. 39 in original (p. 34 pdf).</ref>  ]]
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The public perception of Obama's favoritism toward influential and powerful [[Liberal Elite|elite]]s was revealed in polls, with the greatest declines among poor people, the very group Obama worked hard to court in 2008.  The respected Pew Research Center noted "Some of the larger declines are among members of his own party."
  
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Obama’s approval rating for handling health care has fallen steadily since April 2009 led by a steep a 17-point slide among independents. Expectations he can accomplish so-called "reform" have dropped further.  Americans disapprove of his handling of the [[deficit]] by a record 12-point margin, 53-41 percent. After sharp gains following the 2008 elections, according to the polling report "views of the country’s direction have soured; 55 percent say it’s seriously off on the wrong track." <ref>http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1093a3HealthCareReform.pdf</ref>
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By the end of President Obama's first year a majority (54%) of voters believed the nation was on the wrong track.  Included among that 54% are nearly all Republicans (91%), a majority of Independents (61%) and one-in-five Democrats (18%).  Only 13% of Americans say Obama has done better than they expected, including just 27% of Democrats.<ref>See [http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1800 Zogby poll Jan. 20. 2010]</ref>
  
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[[Fidel Castro]] was quoted by ''[[Reuters]]'' as saying, "President Barack Obama is trying to make positive changes." <ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSB30869920090825</ref> Castro, who 50 years ago implemented in [[Cuba]] a program of change, universal health care and [[mass murder]],<ref>http://markhumphrys.com/cuba.html#History</ref> recited the [[liberal]] [[mantra]] :
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== Public opposition to Obamacare ==
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:''Main article: '' [[Obamacare]]
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Obama’s approval rating for handling health care has fallen steadily since April 2009 led by a steep a 17-point slide among independents. An ''[[ABC News]]/[[Washington Post]]'' poll in August 2009 showed public doubt about [[health care reform]] with a rise in views the president's proposals would do more harm than good. Charlie Cook, a leading election analyst, compared Obama and his battle to push through his health care agenda to [[Moby Dick|Captain Ahab]] and his suicidal hunt for the great white [[whale]].<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7043884.ece</ref> Despite poll after poll showing that Americans’ main priority is jobs, President Obama focused on his health care plans.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7043884.ece</ref> 
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On April 3, 2010, [[Newsmax]] reported concerning the recent passing of the [[ObamaCare]] legislation:
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{{cquote|This healthcare thing apparently isn’t working out too well politically for President Barack Obama. His approval rating fell to a record low of 44 percent in the latest CBS News Poll.
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That compares to 49 percent in late March, just before the healthcare reform bill became law. His approval rating was 50 percent in January and 68 percent last April.
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Obama does even worse on healthcare. Only 34 percent of respondents approve of his healthcare policy, down from 41 percent in late March, 40 percent in January and 49 percent in July.<ref>http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/barack-obama-cbs-poll/2010/04/02/id/354651</ref>}}
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Obama’s approval rating for handling health care fell steadily after April 2009 led by a steep a 17-point slide among independents. Expectations he can accomplish so-called "reform" have dropped further.  Americans disapprove of his handling of the [[deficit]] by a record 12-point margin, 53-41 percent. After sharp gains following the 2008 elections, according to the polling report "views of the country’s direction have soured; 55 percent say it’s seriously off on the wrong track." <ref>https://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1093a3HealthCareReform.pdf</ref>
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[[Fidel Castro]] was quoted by ''[[Reuters]]'' as saying, "President Barack Obama is trying to make positive changes." <ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSB30869920090825</ref> Castro, who 50 years ago implemented in [[Cuba]] a program of change, universal health care and [[mass murder]],<ref>http://markhumphrys.com/cuba.html#History</ref> recited the [[liberal]] [[mantra]] :
 
{{Cquote|I was amazed to read the wire services issued during the weekend about the US domestic policy, evidencing a systematic decline in President Barack Obama’s influence... the extreme right hates him for being an Afro-American and opposes anything the President does to improve that country....[and] will do its best to try to wear him out by hindering his program .... I wish I were wrong! <ref>[http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/reflexiones/2009/ing/f240809i.html Reflections by ''I Wish I were Wrong''] Reflections by Comrade Fidel, Fidel Castro Ruz, August 24, 2009.</ref>}}
 
{{Cquote|I was amazed to read the wire services issued during the weekend about the US domestic policy, evidencing a systematic decline in President Barack Obama’s influence... the extreme right hates him for being an Afro-American and opposes anything the President does to improve that country....[and] will do its best to try to wear him out by hindering his program .... I wish I were wrong! <ref>[http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/reflexiones/2009/ing/f240809i.html Reflections by ''I Wish I were Wrong''] Reflections by Comrade Fidel, Fidel Castro Ruz, August 24, 2009.</ref>}}
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==2010 Midterm elections==
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{{Main|2010 Midterm elections}}
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Election forecasters in September 2009 were revising their predictions downward for the [[Democrat]]s, as Obama's popularity continued to plunge. From April to August, Obama lost 10 points across the board—suffering losses in every group except blacks, who remain loyal to him.<ref>For details see [http://pewresearch.org/assets/pdf/1333.pdf Pew Report, Sept. 2009]</ref>  In the days leading up to the election, a majority of voters supported repealing/replacing [[Obamacare|The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]], sixty-five percent of voters said that the [[economic stimulus package]] either hurt the economy or did no good,<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20021591-503544.html</ref> and fifty-four percent of those voting said they were dissatisfied with the performance of [[Barack Obama]].
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Obama explained his disconnect with voter concerns was the cause of his "shellacking"  at the polls.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39987154/ns/politics-decision_2010/</ref>  Vice President [[Joe Biden]] told GC magazine, Obama's brilliance and aloofness was the reason the American people rejected the president's agenda.<ref>http://www.gq.com/news-politics/politics/201012/joe-biden-interview-vice-president-obama?printable=true</ref>
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==See also==
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*[[Recovery Summer 2010]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:29, April 9, 2019

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In the wake of the financial collapse of 2008, President Obama initially enjoyed the goodwill and moderate approval ratings of Americans. A July 2010 poll conducted by former Clinton advisers James Carville and Stan Greenberg found 55% of Americans viewed Barack Obama as "a socialist."[1]

Declines after the Gates flap

After the "Gates flap."[2] Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested on misdemeanor disturbance charges. Prof. Gates told the arresting officer, "Do you know who I am?" Gates was a personal friend of Obama.[3] When asked about the incident at a press conference, Obama charged the arresting officer with "acting stupidly." Polls shortly after revealed Obama's personal popularity and approval ratings declined significantly across the board, on every major subject and among all demographic groups.[4] Obama's approval rating is lower than that of his predecessor in 2001 despite liberals' demonization of George W. Bush.[5]

President Obama toasts Henry Louis Gates Jr. The president told the nation at a prime time news conference Gates was a close personal friend. Gates is cited as the inspiration of the 1999 communist apologetic, Black Like Mao: Red China and Black Revolution.[6]

The public perception of Obama's favoritism toward influential and powerful elites was revealed in polls, with the greatest declines among poor people, the very group Obama worked hard to court in 2008. The respected Pew Research Center noted "Some of the larger declines are among members of his own party."

By the end of President Obama's first year a majority (54%) of voters believed the nation was on the wrong track. Included among that 54% are nearly all Republicans (91%), a majority of Independents (61%) and one-in-five Democrats (18%). Only 13% of Americans say Obama has done better than they expected, including just 27% of Democrats.[7]

Public opposition to Obamacare

Main article: Obamacare

Obama’s approval rating for handling health care has fallen steadily since April 2009 led by a steep a 17-point slide among independents. An ABC News/Washington Post poll in August 2009 showed public doubt about health care reform with a rise in views the president's proposals would do more harm than good. Charlie Cook, a leading election analyst, compared Obama and his battle to push through his health care agenda to Captain Ahab and his suicidal hunt for the great white whale.[8] Despite poll after poll showing that Americans’ main priority is jobs, President Obama focused on his health care plans.[9]

On April 3, 2010, Newsmax reported concerning the recent passing of the ObamaCare legislation:

“ This healthcare thing apparently isn’t working out too well politically for President Barack Obama. His approval rating fell to a record low of 44 percent in the latest CBS News Poll.

That compares to 49 percent in late March, just before the healthcare reform bill became law. His approval rating was 50 percent in January and 68 percent last April.

Obama does even worse on healthcare. Only 34 percent of respondents approve of his healthcare policy, down from 41 percent in late March, 40 percent in January and 49 percent in July.[10]

”

Obama’s approval rating for handling health care fell steadily after April 2009 led by a steep a 17-point slide among independents. Expectations he can accomplish so-called "reform" have dropped further. Americans disapprove of his handling of the deficit by a record 12-point margin, 53-41 percent. After sharp gains following the 2008 elections, according to the polling report "views of the country’s direction have soured; 55 percent say it’s seriously off on the wrong track." [11]

Fidel Castro was quoted by Reuters as saying, "President Barack Obama is trying to make positive changes." [12] Castro, who 50 years ago implemented in Cuba a program of change, universal health care and mass murder,[13] recited the liberal mantra :

“ I was amazed to read the wire services issued during the weekend about the US domestic policy, evidencing a systematic decline in President Barack Obama’s influence... the extreme right hates him for being an Afro-American and opposes anything the President does to improve that country....[and] will do its best to try to wear him out by hindering his program .... I wish I were wrong! [14] ”

2010 Midterm elections

For a more detailed treatment, see 2010 Midterm elections.

Election forecasters in September 2009 were revising their predictions downward for the Democrats, as Obama's popularity continued to plunge. From April to August, Obama lost 10 points across the board—suffering losses in every group except blacks, who remain loyal to him.[15] In the days leading up to the election, a majority of voters supported repealing/replacing The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sixty-five percent of voters said that the economic stimulus package either hurt the economy or did no good,[16] and fifty-four percent of those voting said they were dissatisfied with the performance of Barack Obama.

Obama explained his disconnect with voter concerns was the cause of his "shellacking" at the polls.[17] Vice President Joe Biden told GC magazine, Obama's brilliance and aloofness was the reason the American people rejected the president's agenda.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/09/majority-likely-voters-agree-socialist-accurately-describes-obama/
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/30/AR2009073004097.html
  3. ↑ http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/23/police-and-president-obama/comment-page-2/?action=late-new
  4. ↑ http://people-press.org/report/532/obamas-ratings-slide
  5. ↑ Obama popularity lower than Bush's at six-month mark: poll
  6. ↑ Black Like Mao: Red China and Black Revolution, Robin D.G. Kelley and Betsy Esche, Souls Volume 1, Number 4 Fall 1999, p. 39 in original (p. 34 pdf).
  7. ↑ See Zogby poll Jan. 20. 2010
  8. ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7043884.ece
  9. ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7043884.ece
  10. ↑ http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/barack-obama-cbs-poll/2010/04/02/id/354651
  11. ↑ https://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1093a3HealthCareReform.pdf
  12. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSB30869920090825
  13. ↑ http://markhumphrys.com/cuba.html#History
  14. ↑ Reflections by I Wish I were Wrong Reflections by Comrade Fidel, Fidel Castro Ruz, August 24, 2009.
  15. ↑ For details see Pew Report, Sept. 2009
  16. ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20021591-503544.html
  17. ↑ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39987154/ns/politics-decision_2010/
  18. ↑ http://www.gq.com/news-politics/politics/201012/joe-biden-interview-vice-president-obama?printable=true
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