Obama up, Tea Party up, the GOP Down?

[ltheghost]

CNN Poll: Likability helps Obama survive brutal week – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Is the president a strong leader?

Fifty-eight percent say yes.

"The last time the president reached that level was just after the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011," adds Holland. "That finding suggests that the public is responding favorably to Obama's stern reaction in recent days and hints that, far from catching blame for the latest controversies, Obama may actually be benefiting from them in some ways."

Politically, the group that may have benefited the most from last week's developments is the tea party movement, which may be getting something akin to a "sympathy vote" for being targeted by the highly unpopular IRS. The tea party's overall favorable rating is up nine points, to 37%, since March. But a 45% plurality continue to hold an unfavorable view of the tea party movement.

But views of the GOP have moved in the opposite direction. Fifty-nine percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the Republican Party, tying the all-time record for negative views of the GOP. That's a five-point increase since March, and raises the possibility that the public approves of the GOP's actions on IRS and Benghazi but might be put off by the way the party has been making its point. Favorable ratings for the Democratic Party are up six points in that same time.

The GOP is digging their own grave. You would think after all these "scandals" Obama's approval rating would take a hit. It is as high as when they killed Bin Laden. How in the fukk is that possible? Maybe people are seeing through the GOP bullshyt and now are laying blame on them. Keep it up GOP...

 

[No1]

CNN Poll: Likability helps Obama survive brutal week – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Is the president a strong leader?

Fifty-eight percent say yes.

"The last time the president reached that level was just after the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011," adds Holland. "That finding suggests that the public is responding favorably to Obama's stern reaction in recent days and hints that, far from catching blame for the latest controversies, Obama may actually be benefiting from them in some ways."

Politically, the group that may have benefited the most from last week's developments is the tea party movement, which may be getting something akin to a "sympathy vote" for being targeted by the highly unpopular IRS. The tea party's overall favorable rating is up nine points, to 37%, since March. But a 45% plurality continue to hold an unfavorable view of the tea party movement.

But views of the GOP have moved in the opposite direction. Fifty-nine percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the Republican Party, tying the all-time record for negative views of the GOP. That's a five-point increase since March, and raises the possibility that the public approves of the GOP's actions on IRS and Benghazi but might be put off by the way the party has been making its point. Favorable ratings for the Democratic Party are up six points in that same time.

The GOP is digging their own grave. You would think after all these "scandals" Obama's approval rating would take a hit. It is as high as when they killed Bin Laden. How in the fukk is that possible? Maybe people are seeing through the GOP bullshyt and now are laying blame on them. Keep it up GOP...

I'd prefer to see a demographic break down. I feel like it's probably the same old Obama coalition coalescing around him like they always do when the GOP gets on some shyt no one cares about. The fact that his approval rating is the exact inverse of the GOP's unfavorability rating just leads me to believe that. I don't think he's making inroads where Dems to make inroads to get anything done.

 

[Calmye]

To be honest.. this is a CNN poll. I'd take the ith a grain of salt if I were you

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[Darth Nubian]

GOP has been playing chicken little, they are just now realizing that Obama is the fox.