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Poll: Obama's Favorables Eroded Slightly By Primary
Going into the general election campaign, Barack Obama's favorable ratings have taken a hit between the attacks from the Clinton camp and the increased scrutiny that comes with being the frontrunner -- but overall he's still in pretty good shape, a new Pew poll finds.
Obama's favorable/unfavorable rating stands at 51%-42%, slightly better than John McCain's 48%-45% rating. When he was flying high in February, Obama's numbers were 59%-35%.
One source of his decline, from Pew's analysis: "In turn, favorable opinions of Obama have tumbled among women who support Clinton - from 58% in March to 43% currently."
In the general election match-up, Obama edges out McCain by a 47%-44% margin, within the ±3.5% margin of error but not bad.
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Gee, who would have thunk it?
May 29, 2008 3:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yup. Thanks again Hillary.
May 29, 2008 3:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ditto.
May 29, 2008 7:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama will never beat McCain.
HILLARY SHOULD RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT. THAT WOULD BE "REAL CHANGE" AND SHE WOULD BEAT BOTH OF THEM.
May 30, 2008 8:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Fickle females.
May 29, 2008 3:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'd love to see the spike in Clinton's unfavorables.
May 29, 2008 3:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wasn't this poll taken before the "lean and muscular" remark?
May 29, 2008 3:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
That would be the "no excess body fat" medical report?
That's gonna drive up Obama's unfavorables, isn't it?
May 29, 2008 3:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
It was a joke about how it would help him reconnect with the female vote. Sheesh.
May 29, 2008 3:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know it was. I was saying that it would drive down his favorables. I'm his age, and it's annoying to find the words "no excess body fat"....Geez, likewise.
May 29, 2008 3:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
I get touchy about the touchiness of some commenters on here. My apologies for the misinterpretation.
May 29, 2008 3:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Truthfully, we all need a sense of humor implant at times on these boards...Peace.
May 29, 2008 3:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't need no President giving me body-image issues. Can't we get a Grover Cleveland to make me feel good about myself?
May 29, 2008 3:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
lol!
May 29, 2008 4:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
cleveland, bah. a thin man's taft.
May 29, 2008 8:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Since we've been told that women have vaulted to Sen. Clinton en masse over the last five months, a drop of only 15% in that demographic for Sen. Obama reads virtually like an increase.
May 29, 2008 3:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's obvious that Pew thinks Obama is the nominee.
The report mentions Obama and McCain's favorability ratings, but says nothing (unless I missed it while skimming through) about Clinton's. Telling.
May 29, 2008 3:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Non-issue. Any woman for Clinton will vote for Obama, no way they are going to swing to McCain with his view of women being trollops and that other offensive "c" word.
May 29, 2008 3:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Truly. If Obama's using a C word ("cling") in a private setting is fair game, why isn't Big John's C word in a private setting also fair game?
May 29, 2008 3:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ladies, John Paul Stevens turned 88. Just sayin'.
May 29, 2008 3:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
haha, beautifully put.
May 29, 2008 3:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Understand why you're calling out the ladies, but this is very important to everyone. It's none of the government's damn business what I read, who I talk to, what I talk about, who I screw and the positions we enjoy. But if we keep passing brilliant legislation like the Patriot Act while at the same time appointing right-wing nutbags (Scalia or Thomas, anyone?) to the SCOTUS, we'll be North Korea in a matter of years.
Oh, and the state has no business killing anyone, but especially not juveniles or the mentally retarded.
And I know I haven't said anything that all of you didn't already know, but the makeup of the SCOTUS is HUGE!
May 29, 2008 4:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Senator Bush McCain wants to stack the Supreme
Court with Far Right Wing people, who will take
away a woman's right to make her own reproductive decisions.
Women who are eager to have Ye Olde McCain return them to the time of: "keep them barefooted and pregnant" then Ye Olde McCain is their man.
May 29, 2008 3:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Poblano has some great analysis on who's attacking who.... Which goes a long way towards explaining the increase in Obama's unfavorable rating.
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/05/incoming.html
May 29, 2008 3:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
That is a great link. The graphics are just flipping GRAPHIC. Thank you. Everyone should take a look.
May 29, 2008 7:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Boy, is that ever meaningless! Press releases? Clinton and her surrogates attack by mouth. She without questions attacks Obama far more than he attacks her.
May 30, 2008 3:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Republican Senator Chuck Hagel's wife has donated to Senator Obama's campaign.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-obama-hagel,0,2326287.story
According to Federal Election Commission records, Mrs. Hagel donated twice to Obama's campaign in February for a total contribution of $500.
May 29, 2008 3:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
John McCain is cancelling Friday events because he has a cold.
Huh?
According to ThePage, which has an absolutely hilarious picture of McCain accompanying the statement.
May 29, 2008 3:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Stay on top of that story. Some times a cold is a cover story.
JFK cut short a visit to Chicago, because of a cold. Turns out, it was a cover story, as he returned to Washington to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis, and did not want the news to leak out.
May 29, 2008 4:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
And the poll found Obama leading among Dems, 54-41%. This is an awfully important point that you skipped, Eric, even if it's more fun for you to burrow deep into the crosstabs to find some good news for your girl.
May 29, 2008 3:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Clinton Issues Post-Primary Schedule (Yes, Post-Primary Schedule)
I guess this headline is all there is say about Saturdays's meeting...and I thought Hillary campaign slogan..."Solutions for America"
I'm so bummed about this process that allows Hillary to control events while being behind by 200 delegates!
May 29, 2008 3:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
She only controls this if you and others let her. She's going to do what she does, no matter what, so why worry? So what if she put out a post-primary schedule? It's not like she can't cancel it.
This thing has BEEN over. She'll get the message soon enough. Meanwhile, I suggest we all focus on McSame.
May 29, 2008 4:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good work, Sidney Blumenthal.
And props to all those on your mailing list who've helped spew your sewage.
Not to mention any names.
May 29, 2008 4:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Actually, I wouldn't give Hillary's hatemongers too much credit here. After they tried to kick the shit out of him over the past three months -- while McSame got a free ride from them and the MSM -- Obama has a better favorable-unfavorable rating than McSame and (I assume) Hillary.
I'd say their attacks -- while contemptible -- did more damage to themselves than to Obama.
And I'd say he's actually pretty nicely positioned for the general election. IF the Hillary hate-spewing stops after next Tuesday.
May 29, 2008 4:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
A clue as to why this might be from Pablano, the only blogger worth a damn anymore:
Looks like in Hillary's kitchen, there is no heat. Probably explains why she still polls reasonably well. She's been virtually ignored for over two months. The rest is here.
May 29, 2008 6:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Father Phleger's insulting anti-white, anti-Clinton performance in Obama's church is infuriating to watch. He is Obama's friend, sometime adviser, recipient of grants directed his way by Obama, etc. If this is not disturbing to you, rest assured it is to millions of voters.
May 31, 2008 1:08 AM | Reply | Permalink