The Homa Files

A couple of tidbits from the Politico-GWU poll that’s been getting some play on the talk shows …

35% strongly approve of Pres Obama’s job performance; 45% strongly disapprove  … an 10 point gap.

But, 47% strongly approve of Mr. Obama “as a person”  … leading pundits to consistently conclude that he remains personally popular but his policies are unpopular.

That’s true … 46% personal approval is higher than 39% job approval.

But, my question: anybody notice that less than half of folks strongly approve of him as a person.

That doesn’t strike me as remarkably “still popular”.

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75% of the people surveyed don’t know who Mitch Daniel’s — governor of Indiana —  is.

When asked: who would you vote for in the next Presidential election: Obama or Daniels … Obama wins 38% to 26%.

Since more people are willing to vote for Daniels than know who he is, it says that some (many ?) people will vote for anybody who isn’t Obama.

Hmmm …

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Of MSNBC’s powerhouse prime time line-up:

• 42% don’t know who Keith Olberman is.
• 55% don’t know Rachel.Maddow
• 70% don’t know Ed Shultze 

Source:
http://www.politico.com/static/PPM156_bg_41_questionnaire.html

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