Obama's First 100 Days, And The Polls

Obama's approval rating remains solid, but has fallen by about ten points as the honeymoon effect has worn off, while disapproval is up by about 15 points due to the loss of soft support and some initial undecideds. And the system appears to have found a temporary equilibrium state, a general range that could potentially hold until future events disrupt it. Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
3.5
by Fabrice Florin - May. 7, 2009

Informative overview of how Obama's approval ratings have changed over time, comparing findings from ABC/Washington Post, Gallup, Pollster and Rasmussen. Based on this factual evidence, the author offers a reasonable analysis of why their results differ, while observing that overall approval percentages have declined a bit, and disapproval has increased.

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Madison Jackson
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by Madison Jackson - May. 7, 2009

I'm not sure it's entirely appropriate to judge a president purely based upon their approval ratings, especially in the first 100 days. The article describes it as the "honeymoon effect" wearing off, and seems to assert that polls - many of them biased - are a good measure of judgment for a new president. It's factual about the polls, but not very deep or quality writing, overall.

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Wendy Garofoli
3.3
by Wendy Garofoli - May. 6, 2009

While this is a straight forward analysis of polls outlining changing public opinion on Obama's first 100 days, there is very little original reporting. Charts and graphs illuminate poll results, however, there isn't a single quote from polling staff members or voters about their reactions to Obama's job performance.

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Apr. 27, 2009
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Natasha Shebloski
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by Natasha Shebloski - May. 7, 2009

This article stuck strictly to statistics. I found there to be no form of a bias oppinion. It was very informative giving very helpful information. Graphs were also displayed to help explain their comparision.

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