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How Barack Obama Became Mr. Unpopular

Time by Michael Scherer | Sep. 4, 2010 (Special Report)

This shift in perception — from Obama as political savior to Obama as creature of Washington — can be seen elsewhere. When Obama arrived in office in January '09, his Gallup approval rating stood at 68%, a high for a newly elected leader not seen since John Kennedy in 1961. Today Obama's job approval has been hovering in the mid-40s, which means that at least 1 in 4 Americans has changed his or her mind. The plunge has been particularly dramatic among ... Full Story »

Posted by Joey Baker - via Memeorandum, Real Clear Politics, Joe Bonner (t), Randy Benson (t), David Wardell (f)

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Obama Administration, Midterm Elections
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Posted by: Posted by Joey Baker - Sep 2, 2010 - 6:30 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Joey Baker (review), Fabrice Florin (review), William Hughes-Games (review), Roland F. Hirsch (review), Preston Watts (review), Charles Sieloff (review), Gabriel Rom (review), Peter Ford (review), Alexis Kunsak (review), Randy Morrow (review)
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Edited by: Joey Baker - Sep 4, 2010 - 9:21 AM PDT
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Joey Baker
3.9
 by Joey Baker - Sep. 4, 2010

Nice overview of the Obama administration with the lens of the bad poll numbers. Provides plenty of context and related information, but some outbound links within the story to poll numbers etc would be nice.

Seems like Obama is frequently doing what he thinks is right instead of what is expedient.

“I’d rather be a one-term President and do big things than a two-term President and just do small things,” he told his team after Republican Scott Brown ... More »

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Peter Ford
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 by Peter Ford - Sep. 4, 2010
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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Sep. 5, 2010

“One of the challenges on the Democratic side is, it’s been very hard for [voters] to make connections between what is happening in Washington and what is ... More »

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William Hughes-Games
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 by William Hughes-Games - Sep. 4, 2010

Wake up America. Obama has delivered on nearly every election promise he made in the face of hostile Republicans, childish Democrats and with a backlog of abuses by administration after administration to set right. Your jobs have gone because your industries are shipping them overseas and because your banks are gambling with derivatives rather than financing business. The next bank rort will be the Carbon Derivative scam. Get in behind Obama in a partership that bypasses your ... More »

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Alexis Kunsak
3.6
 by Alexis Kunsak - Sep. 5, 2010

Good context and overview of an important question, where the answer tends to get fobbed off on other uncontrollable factors. Outbound links would help back everything up however, especially since some of the conclusions are too quick. Does the fact that only 1 out of 3 Americans believe Obama is a Christian really come from him losing his connection to the public?

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Sep. 4, 2010
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Roland F. Hirsch
3.5
 by Roland F. Hirsch - Sep. 4, 2010

This news analysis is good journalism. The author does not gloss over the defects in the Obama Administration. However, he should have mentioned the incompetent leaders at Justice, State, Treasury, ..., which would have helped explain the public's negative views. Several comments from supporters of the President are included. Quotes from voters are however pretty much limited to one location in Indiana.

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Preston Watts
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 by Preston Watts - Sep. 4, 2010
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Gabriel Rom
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 by Gabriel Rom - Sep. 4, 2010
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Charles Sieloff
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 by Charles Sieloff - Sep. 4, 2010
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