Obama's Post-Bin Laden Bounce Disappears In Gallup Poll

[R.Zaragoza]

Obama's Post-Bin Laden Bounce Disappears In Gallup Poll
By Steven Shepard
May 16, 2011 | 1:00 PM
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The bump President Obama received after the killing of Osama bin Laden more than two weeks ago in Pakistan has vanished completely, according to the latest Gallup Tracking poll released Monday.

Obama's approval rating is now at 46 percent, equal to his approval rating in the last tracking poll conducted before Obama addressed Americans late on May 1 and informed them of bin Laden's death. Forty-four percent of Americans now disapprove of the job Obama is doing as president.

According to the Gallup poll, Obama's approval rating crested at 52 percent after the bin Laden killing. His disapproval rating never fell lower than 40 percent.

Obama's bounce is smaller in magnitude and shorter in duration than the bumps enjoyed by other presidents over the past 70 years, according to a study by Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies. For example, George W. Bush received a 15-point bump after the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003 -- a bounce that lasted seven weeks.

The poll also comes the same day as Gallup announced that three in four Americans "name some type of economic issue as the 'most important problem' facing the country today -- the highest net mentions of the economy in two years. Those numbers, combined with Obama's fleeting boost, suggest the economy remains -- by far -- the dominant issue of the 2012 presidential campaign.

The Gallup poll was conducted Friday, Saturday and Sunday, surveying 1,547 adults. The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percent.

[RetiredSFC 97]

guess people went to the gas station since then or bought groceries or decided to look for a job.

And some wonder why he said he wants to do more drilling. He doesn't, but he does want to get re elected.

[ChasC5]

He gave all the Credit to Bush,

[73sbVert]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

He gave all the Credit to Bush,

Hardly, the bump would have lasted longer if he had.

George W. Bush received a 15-point bump after the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003 -- a bounce that lasted seven weeks.

not a couple of days like BHO'dumbass.

[6spdC6]

Sensible people can see through this commie idiot now ACTING as president!

Time for him and Sasquatch to take 400 of their closest friends to some super expensive place for a long vacation all on the taxpayer’s dime of course!

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by 73sbVert

Hardly, the bump would have lasted longer if he had.


not a couple of days like BHO'dumbass.

Who Cares ... Osama is gone ... and that's a fact.

I'm sure our Military, the American People and The President is happy with that.

[73sbVert]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

Who Cares ... Osama is gone ... and that's a fact.

I'm sure our Military, the American People and The President is happy with that.

Chas speaks truth!

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by 73sbVert

Chas speaks truth!

Got to be his first on this board