Here are the latest Rasmussen numbers.
For the first time ever, the “approval” versus the “disapproval” numbers are a statistical tie.
In other news, the Senate has just announced that they are tabling “Cap-and-trade” until September at the earliest. Of course this has nothing to do with the first bit of news.
Of course.
July 9th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Actually, it was thought to be delayed till fall for weeks.
July 9th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
It’s official now.
July 9th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Either way, that it was to be delayed until fall is an admission that finding the votes is going to be an uphill struggle.
I want to see Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor and Mary Landrieu justify voting for this monstrosity as senators hailing from states that voted AGAINST Obama by twenty points in the last election.
July 9th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
So now I’m thinking, if Obama gets a no confidence vote or even better, impeachment for the corruption he’s involved in, then we get Biden? And after that, Pelosi? I’m torn. Maybe the MSM oughtta keep propping him up for a while?
July 9th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
What corruption?
July 9th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Liz,
Congress doesn’t do no-confidence votes. Those exist only in parliamentary systems where the executive functions are performed by leaders from the legislative branch. It’s equivalent here would be the House voting to remove Nancy Pelosi as Speaker. Oh sure, Congress could pass a non-binding resolution that expresses their displeasure at the President, but short of impeachment and removal from office, that is about it.
Congress can impeach a President (The House) and then remove him from office (The Senate) for “high crimes and misdemeanors”. But if a Republican controlled Senate could not remove Clinton from office for perjury, what makes you think a Democratic control Congress would ever remove Obama?
Besides, as you said, who in their right mind would want Biden to President? What a scary thought that would be.
July 9th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
The perception that America is heading for a fall is catching fire. What concerns me most at the moment is that the dollar will be replaced, in part, as the reserve currency of the world. If our deficits keep growing, the government will have to escalate its bond offerings and jack up the interest rates we’re paying even more. India has more than $400 Billion in reserve at the moment, and is getting edgy about it. China has several times that much. If foreigners were ever to become net sellers of dollar reserves instead of net buyers, our economy would crash on a level of magnitude greater than any of us can currently imagine. The best case scenario is that we will have to spend hundreds of billions more in debt service over the remainder of Obama’s term.
July 9th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Can we have a front page post on the recent fundraising in Florida? The Crist vs Rubio fight has really captured imagination here at race42008, but the latest fundraising results are dire news for Rubio.
Rubio raised $340k over a 2 month period, which is ok except that …
Crist raised $4.2m in a 6 week period.
The guy is a fundraising machine, and The Fix’s commentary on this fundraising total is:
“If Crist raises and spends $15 million on the primary and Rubio raises and spends $2 million (or less), then primary voters will hear the Crist case (a common sense conservative who is right on social issues) a whole heck of a lot more than they will hear Rubio’s case against him.
Add to that the fact that Crist begins the primary far better known statewide than Rubio and you begin to get the sense that this race is over before it ever really started — unless, of course, Rubio can find a way to make a major bounce-back in the next fundraising quarter”
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/crists-bombshell.html
July 9th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I have avoided getting excited about this new “Presidential Approval Index” that Rasmussen has rolled out. Call me old fashioned, but what I care about is if the total approve # is below 50%.
Obama’s approval is now at 51% among likely voters. So I am at full attention.
One more horrible jobs report and dude will fall below 50%. That is very significant.
July 9th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Do you think any of those Democratic Senators are actually going to READ the bill between now and September?
But I think it’s pretty obvious they can’t stop a filibuster right now. They will be whipping for the next couple months. I think Byrd is a definite no. Ben Nelson is probably no (though I don’t know anything he’s said about it). Surely between Lincoln, Pryor, and Landrieau there will be at least one more no. If 3 of those guys support a filibuster, we can sustain it even when Collins and Snowe abandon us.
July 9th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
What the unemployment rate
We are watching the same thing that happened in the Jimmy Carter days, only worse. Once unemployment hits 10%, perception will start to catch up on Obama.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24697.html
Also, keep your eyes on inflation, another thing that the Carter years is famous for.
July 9th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Inflation will not be showing up for a another 2 years or so. Probably then middle to end of 2011.
July 9th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
In the Florida race, I see Meek raised $1.2m – so if Rubio somehow got past Crist Meek would presumably start as favorite.