"Barack Obama approaches his nomination for a second term with the lowest pre-convention personal popularity of an incumbent president in ABC News/Washington Post polls since the 1980s. He’s also at his lowest of the year among registered voters, with trouble among women.
Just 47 percent of registered voters in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll see Obama favorably overall, down 7 percentage points from his recent peak in April, while 49 percent rate him unfavorably. He’s numerically underwater in this group for the first time since February.
The decline has occurred entirely among women registered voters – from 57-39 percent favorable-unfavorable in April to a numerically negative 46-50 percent now. That’s Obama’s lowest score among women voters – a focus of recent political positioning – in ABC/Post polls since he took office. Unusually, his rating among men, 50-47 percent favorable-unfavorable, is numerically better than it is among women, albeit not by a significant margin."
Gee, I thought his was the party that focused on women and now they go and do this to him.
The poll was conducted Aug. 29-Sept. 2, so all but a few of the respondents heard Romney's acceptance speech which may explain his increase in favorability but it doesn't explain Obama's decline. In an earlier WP/ABC poll Obama enjoyed a net 14 % favorability rating among all voters. That has now been reduced to just 4 percent.
Who is going to explain this to Sandra Fluke?
Of course this poll is an outlier. Which would mean it is the 1 of 20 (5%) that can't be trusted. Polls are accurate with a 95% confidence level within various error ranges. How do I know it's an outlier?
ReplyDeleteThe poll says Obama has a 50% favorable with MEN.
If that is true, Obama wins in a landslide.
If the female numbers are true, Obama loses in a landslide.
Obviously, one or both samples are wrong.