Pollster: Press Is Wrong About Obama's Poll Numbers
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers
Political associates of President Obama are dismissing the recent wave of stories about his dropping poll numbers, claiming that it is a press-driven effort to find a negative story about the White House. "The press is looking for a story on this one," says Cornell Belcher, the Democratic pollster who worked on the Obama presidential campaign. "The press is looking for a negative story," he added. Belcher said instead that when compared with other presidents, Obama's poll numbers are strong, despite recent drops in approval ratings for some of his policies and initiatives.
What's more, Belcher said the president is receiving deep support from minorities who are hurt most by the recession. "Part of what helps make it so Teflon—though which no one seems to really get—is how unbelievably strong his numbers continue to be among minorities, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. And the black and Hispanic numbers are particularly interesting because the fact of the matter is black and brown people are the ones who are disproportionately impacted in economic downturns and unemployment upticks," he says.
Belcher says another surprise is that as the economy continues to get worse, the president is maintaining support not seen in recent years for a president. "People are once again actually beginning to think the country is headed in the right direction, which is astonishing. And let's be clear, the economy sucks, yet the guy's job approval is still solid. When his approval numbers are below 50 percent, ... the country is moving again in the wrong direction, and Republican ... approval numbers actually move out of the 20s, I'll be worried," said Belcher.
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~BUSH SPENT BILLIONS~
No news media outlet says/said nary a word about G. W. Bush spending billions of dollars, it is only the Democratic Party that gets this nod.
President Bush spent 1.3 billion on tax cuts for the wealthy. He spent 549 billion on Medicare drug treatments.
Let's be fair here.
Where is/was the outcry now and then?
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I can't believe that obama’s political associates dare to say that there is a press driven effort to find a negative story about the White House. The democratic socialist party controls ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and a host of newspapers. If anything the CNN, ABC, MSNBC, and CBS polls are rigged in favor obama.
The only polls you can rely on are Rasmussen, Quinnipiac, and Zogby. They seem to be un-biased.
Socialist lying and denial are NORMAL
This Belcher guy is like a lawyer for OJ; he's going to deny the facts until Obama is convicted... liberals have literally changed the face of ethics in public office, and lying is now completely acceptable as a tool to achieve goals.
US News OWN poll shows 67% don't approve of Obama's agenda!
For Obama disciples in denial... Look at the Youtube.com videos of OBAMA himself (from BEFORE he was lying to the public to gain approval) when you want to hear the TRUTH.
Like I read recently, Obama has consistently and honestly stated his agenda of massive goverment control of our lives, down to our very free speech. And millions who voted for him are in complete denial of this fact.
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