Read more Gallup poll stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27580/gallup-poll.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:27:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74528/limbaughs-wrong-gallups-obama-approval-below-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new Gallup poll is the latest this week to show President Obama's approval ratings falling below 50%. Today's results, which appear to refute Rush Limbaugh's contention that Gallup's results are tilted to favor Obama, show 49% of voters approve of his handling of the presidency and 44% do not....http://www.newser.com/story/74528/limbaughs-wrong-gallups-obama-approval-below-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:03:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74498/rush-gallup-counting-too-many-blacks-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRush Limbaugh has a novel explanation for why President Obama's approval ratings remain above 50% in Gallup polls: The agency is purposely boosting the number of black respondents. "Gallup has him just teetering on the little teeter-totter at 50% and they're doing everything they can—they're upping the sample to...http://www.newser.com/story/74498/rush-gallup-counting-too-many-blacks-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 8:15:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73932/should-democrats-panic-yes-but-only-a-little.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new Gallup poll shows Republicans ahead of Democrats in a generic House ballot, a reversal of political fortune from October. Is it time for the party to panic? "Maybe a little," writes Nate Silver . "My 30,000-foot view is that between the pressures of the jobs situation and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73932/should-democrats-panic-yes-but-only-a-little.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 8:44:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73804/gop-wants-to-resurrect-that-town-hall-feeling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublicans are hoping to re-create the late-summer town hall meetings at which angry voters lashed out over proposed health care legislation. Sen. Lamar Alexander tells Politico the party is planning 50 phone and in-person gatherings over the next few weeks. "If every American has a chance to read the bill,...http://www.newser.com/story/73804/gop-wants-to-resurrect-that-town-hall-feeling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:23:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71160/2010-a-toss-up-as-indies-flee-the-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sizable lead among registered voters Democrats have maintained since the 2006 midterm elections has eroded to almost nothing. In the latest Gallup poll, Dems have just a 2-point advantage over Republicans going into the 2010 midterms, 46% to 44%, well within the sampling error. That’s down from a 6-point...http://www.newser.com/story/71160/2010-a-toss-up-as-indies-flee-the-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 10:03:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70531/obamas-approval-ratings-stabilize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s approval ratings have stabilized this month, after taking a beating over the summer. According to the latest Gallup poll, Obama rests at a healthy 52% average approval rating, putting him on par with most recent presidents. He “is certainly doing as well as, or better than, Reagan or...http://www.newser.com/story/70531/obamas-approval-ratings-stabilize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 7:57:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67966/obamas-approval-rating-sinks-to-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's job-approval rating slipped to 50% in Gallup poll results out today, a new low for the 10-month-old administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. The drawn-out health care reform debate apparently is dragging down the number, which hit 69% after the inauguration. The disapproval number is 43%. "It's real...http://www.newser.com/story/67966/obamas-approval-rating-sinks-to-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 17:40:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66786/health-care-protesters-winning-sympathy-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTown-hall protesters have succeeded in making some Americans “more sympathetic” to their health care views, a USA Today /Gallup poll finds. Of 1,000 adults surveyed, 34% say they’re now more sympathetic of the protesters’ stance, while 21% say they’re less. Among independents, that grows to a 2-to-1 ratio: 35%...http://www.newser.com/story/66786/health-care-protesters-winning-sympathy-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 10:58:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64930/obamas-poll-numbers-dive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe public is rapidly losing faith in President Obama, new polls show. His overall approval rating is below 60%—a USA Today /Gallup poll gives him 55%, putting him 10th among the 12 post-World War II presidents after six months in office. A Public Trust Monitor/Politico survey finds 54% trust...http://www.newser.com/story/64930/obamas-poll-numbers-dive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 9:57:21 CDT