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Poll: Ohioans like President Obama
By Marc Kovac
COLUMBUS — Ohioans generally approve of President Barack Obama’s work in office, but they’re split on a federal overhaul of health care.
That’s according to the latest poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, released Wednesday.
Of the 1,074 Ohio voters it questioned over the past week, 53 percent gave Obama positive approval ratings, compared to 42 percent who did not.
That’s up from 49 percent — 44 percent during the institute’s July poll.
But respondents were evenly split, at 44 percent to 44 percent, on the president’s health-care plan.
“Perhaps it’s because the poll was taken immediately after the president’s nationally televised, prime-time speech,” Peter Brown, assistant director of the institute, said in a released statement.
He added, “Getting back above 50 percent in Ohio, a critical swing state, could be important for Obama, but this is a far cry from his 62 percent to 31 percent grade in [May].”
The Connecticut-based Quinnipiac regularly gauges Ohio voters’ opinions on candidates and issues.
In its latest poll, it questioned respondents’ attitudes toward the president and on Ohio candidates for U.S. Senate.
Among the results:
UA total of 49 percent of voters said they trust Obama more than congressional Republicans to handle health-care reform, compared to 28 percent who said the opposite.
Fifty percent said they believe Republicans “are more interested in seeing Obama fail than in playing a constructive role in health-care reform,” Brown said.
“Ohioans seem to like Obama more than his policies,” he added. “Their rating of his job handling the economy flipped from 46 percent to 48 percent negative in July to 48 percent to 46 percent positive in September, while on health care they are split down the middle.”
ULt. Gov. Lee Fisher holds a 26 percent to 17 percent lead over Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican George Voinovich. Another 55 percent of voters are still undecided.
Former U.S. Rep. Rob Portman leads Cleveland-area car dealer Tom Ganley, 27 percent to 9 percent, with 61 percent undecided.
Both Democrats outpaced both Republicans in potential fall matchups.
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I take it you have health coverage with vision and dental. Now go get your head examined.
Go talk to an ACORNite, they know how to get everything free from the government and how to not pay taxes. There experts at qualifying you for welfare & medicaid.
"people in Ohio like obama more than his policies." That statement alone sums up the mentality of the kool-aid drinkers. Great post Slav.
Slavkobatich---do you still take your meds like the Unabomber?
I think ProAmerican has some stiff competition for the title of "Top Vindy Kook". Barging in and calling people socialist thugs and the like just ain't cutting it anymore!
4 more years!!!
Anything but the economis tsunami that the rebublican party represents.
Peng,
These types of folks remind me why I voted for BHO in the first place. When we see women running around in wild costumes blathering about secret communist nazi muslims running the country I realize these people might have *been in charge*. They seem to be there to remind people to why the country voted for Obama in the first place.
ProAmerican, Slav, UnionForever and the rest... y'all are working for ACORN, aren't ya?
Epic, how do you explain (ACORN). Do you promote pimping and prostitution, tax free. Do you agree with sexually abusing young girls for prostitution? Do you believe prostitutes should be tax exemp? Do you want to prosecute the CIA for waterboarding or blowing second hand smoke into the face of the mastermind of 911? Or the 30+ czars? Are you aware of the weird, inhumane beliefs they promote? Forced abortion, an individual's life's worth in relation to the rest of society. How much is a baby's life or an elderly person worth in relation to a healthy young adult or you? Can you tell me? Didn't Van Jones do prison time for rioting and isn''t he a communist? Pelosi calling anti-health care reform citizens angry mobs, Nazis, disruptive. Only 12% agree with Carter calling us racists. Ohio is in favor off the Bamster? No wonder Ohio is losing jobs and population fast. By the way, the angry mob is the Mafia-socialist SEIU thugs. By the way The Bamster's approval rate is 47%
Penquin, 4 more years? What about the 2010 elections? Do you believe the socialists Dems and Gop members in DC will be re-elected? Of course they will have a vast majority in the socialist dumb ethnic union loving Mahoning Valley. Maybe that's why the Valley is sooooooooooo prosperous.
"Only 12% agree with Carter calling us racists." That's funny.
No, it's promising. There is no other nation on earth where minorities live so well, prosperous, healthy, educated and free, including any African nation. People from around the entire world are risking death to migrate to America. The anti-minority racists organizations are ACORN and the SEIU, the Dem Party, Von Johnson, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the NAACP. All of them got rich exploiting black people.
This is all pretty silly if you ask me. Firstly, there is always a bump in the polls after a speech, does not matter which Party you are in. Secondly, it is not about Republicans wanting healthcare to fail, it is about Republicans wanting this version of healthcare to fail, and there are some legitimate reasons why.
I would like to see a poll on people's opinion about if you disagree with the president, does that make you a racist? Also, a poll on whether the charge of racist is overused when clearly there may be no basis for it.
NAACP; is it racist b/c it's the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? Is the Black Caucus racist? The Black Chamber Of Commerce? The Black Knights? The Black Student Union? The New Black Panthers? Black Liberation Theology? The Nation Of Islam?
My point is that's a ridiculously low number and if you believe that it is representative of average people walking around I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.
The broad brush you use to paint a portrayal of "anti-minority racists organization" is both flawed and offensive; your argument is invalid.
Generally speaking, I think some people in Congress and the media are making too big a deal out of the race issue, like in the case of Rep. Joe Wilson. Though rude, it is not really grounds for a racist accusation. It would be like me saying, "Well, you called me a liar, so you are anti-Italian". That would make no sense, and neither does this.
I would like to see a poll on it though just to see generally how people feel about it.
Jeff, I have some ocean front property to sell to you if you believe all the organizations I cited don't exist. Isn't ACORN racist for promoting the sexual abuse of young girls from El Salvador? Is there any better place for minorities of whites to reside? Can you name even one? If you can, why don't you migrate there like the rest of the world would prefer to immigrate to America? However, too many American citizens, like you believe you can do better under the yoke of socialism. By the way, can a white women compete in the Miss Black America Pageant? Isn't that racism? There is no racial restriction to be an entry in the Miss America Pageant, is there? My arguement is invalid? Your arguement is invalid.
I don't believe Wilson's comments are racially rooted. Having a problem with illegal immigration as a whole is vastly different than having problems with people of individual race. Frankly I support his POV on how the proposed legislation was written but don't respect how he voiced it.
I think Carter is describing more broad overtones than just a few isolated and recent incidents.
I'm not questioning the existence of any organizations, Einstein, I'm saying that they aren't "exploiting" people. Do you even know what that word means? If you did you'd see it doesn't fit there.
Your argument is still invalid.
ACORN isn't exploiting any people, LOL! The unions aren't exploiting any people. What's your defination of exploitation? How about voter registration fraud? The beat down of an innocent black guy in STL? SEIU harassing Sav A Lot and IGA employees, and customers locally? The New Black Panthers (armed) threatening and stopping voters from voting in Philly? You're right about one thing, I'm no Einstein, but I have common sense. and you need an education in US History.
It is impossible to argue with people who are so full of s*it that they actually believe the nonsense they are saying. I need to remember that before I engage people in this forum.
ProMerkin, you and people like you are quite literally the biggest threat to this country right now. Bigots like the guy who shot up the Holocaust museum earlier this year only differ from you in that you just haven't acted yet. That's my honest opinion and I don't say it with even a shred of humor or light-heartedness; the fact that there are people like you walking among us let alone gathering in large numbers is a ticking time bomb.
Our society is regressing.
of course ohio likes barack - best way to relate it is with sports. browns suck, bengals suck, indians suck, reds suck, buckeyes can't beat a ranked team - but we still pay tons of money to watch them lose and then............. the famous line chants across the stadiums and bars.
"just wait 'til next year"
that is what we will be saying about our president who strips us down to cardboard boxes for houses. "just wait 'til next year" or even better "just wait 'til next term"
i wouldn't be suprised if he sold this country - just to make a buck!
Jeff, why are you getting so upset b/c of the truth? Why do you have to resort to profane language? It's the language of a weak mind which has run out of constructive ideas, if you had any in the first place.
You're confusing the Holocaust Museum nut shooter racist with a conservative. Who defeated Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo; they were racists? The USA did.
The most dangerous people we have (even more dangerous than this communist administration) are people like you who have been duped by those very people.
Jeff, don't be enraged by truth, embrace it.
No rage here folks, just sadness. Forgive my exasperation evidenced by my choice of words, I didn't imagine course language would offend someone who has openly used terms like "diaper head" to describe someone of a different race.
slav...not sure if you are agreeing with me or disagreeing. If you are asking if I support executing someone that shot innocent people at a museum the answer is a resounding yes. Also freedom of religion is a guaranteed right, even if that religion contrasts with your own. Show some respect.
Slav, surely you can't compare the former Yugoslavia to America. Yugoslavia: def. United Slavs. The Croats and Serbs, although one people have hated and killed each other for centuries b/c of religion. The Croats supported the Nazis during WW2 and the Serbs are more East European oriented. Even their written language is different and they speak the same language. Much genocide, many Croats were Hilter's murderers and the Serbs their victims.Muslims consider everyone their enemies, in the former Yugoslavia and everywhere else. Then there are the Albanians and Gypsies and the Gypsies are hated there.
America was a debt free nation during the Jacksonian Era, he was hip to the international bankers and their business allies. Then came the Federal Reserve (created in Jeckell Island, not sure how it's spelled) and it created money (useless paper). The Fed is a quasi-govt. agency, we never elected their members which I understand is comprised of private banks weilding enormous power.It's creation is also un-constitutional.
America is the greatest nation of all time for it's citizens, peace, prosperity and opportunity. I don't deny America is far from perfect, after all it is man made and man is imperfect.
Pro, I respect your take on this. Your post above illustates my point: clearly you have valid points to offer but they often get lost in the propaganda-like way you that you tend to present them. When you pose things the way you do in the previous post people can better appreciate where you are coming from and your credibility.
Personally I think it's more fun when he acts nuts.
Is capitalist a bad name today?
slav-your post directed at me is unintelligible. Who are you referring to? Regardless you seem to argue that because someone killed people while driving around the country and will be executed soon that Pro isn't a bigot...that doesn't make any sense.
I'm not trying to be mean I truly want to better understand.
Yea if any one other than a UAW worker is still on Obama's band wagon then they are just a Kool Aid filled liberal with virtually no common sense.
Jeff, Slav, aren't all of us bigots to a certain extent? By the way Jeff, I'm totally opposed to the KKK and the hatred they project, especially when it uses Christianty to justify their goals. If I were a member, WHICH I'M NOT, I'd be terrified by their use of violence against minorities and Jews,;I've heard of former Klansmen who quit the organization because they disagreed with their hatred, bigotry, and violence. I'm thinking about joining a militia and I'll be certain if I do, it won't accept or include the Aryan Brotherhood, KKK, Nazis as members b/c a few of them do and that's not me.
Slav, correct me if I'm wrong. YUGO is derived from PROTO INDO-EUROPEAN (SANSKRIT) Yugo = UNITED. It's too bad numerous American politicians tarnished Americans with their backstabbing. I don't have any use for them either. I thank God I'm an American; I believe many wrongs have be corrected in the past 234 years in America by Americans. This nation is man made, men are imperfect; therefore America is imperfect but she's the best nation in the world is spite of all her flaws and imperfections.
I want everyone in America to have access to capitalism, civil rights and the opportunity for improvement, whether it's the pursuit of wealth and income, education, politics and personal dignity.
The only people still behind this Nobama dude are the special interests groups he funds with our tax dollars. Or one with their hands out to him for the next round of socialism hand outs.
The housing market is showing signs of turning around, Wall Street has seen record gains, and economists are saying the recession is either over or coming to an end and that the unemployment rate is expected to drop. Great job for his first year in office.
I'm not anti-republican,
I'm pro-intelligence.
"Wall Street has seen record gains,"
You voted for Wilson again? That's the bees knees you crazy cat.
It only took the republi-cons eight glorious years to bankrupt the wealthiest country on the face of the earth.
I'm not anti-republican,
I'm pro-intelligence.
There is a lot of racism in America. Most of it is anti-white racism perpetuated by blacks. If a white person disagrees with a black man, he is called a racist. Socialism and fascism have a color - it's not black, it's red ... BLOOD Red. Posted by Derick from the DDN paper
pci,
Your statement is a lie. African-Americans account for less than 15% of our society, while Latinos account for about the same size demographic. Whites account for approximately 70%. That being said, Obama himself said that the majority of people who are objecting to health care reform are doing so because they oppose government, and that race is not the primary issue.
It only took the republi-cons eight glorious years to bankrupt the wealthiest country on the face of the earth.
I'm not anti-republican,
I'm pro-intelligence.
Penguinbird,
The debt acquired by the DSP and GOP alike since Jackson's presidency is immoral. Regarding the past 8 years, the passage of the Medicare Prescription Coverage was lunacy. But in case you somehow feel that the GOP is the only guilty party:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...
I'm not anti-socialist (well...yes I am)
I'm just pro-not stealing from unborn humans to pay for our stuff
Both the Dems and GOP are bankrupting America, only the Dems are doing it a lot faster.
Nonsoc,
No, what's immoral is that the situation was allowed to get as out of control as it did with the previous Herbert Hoover administration. Obama didn't create this mess, he inherited it. You can thank the previous do-nothing administration for allowing this.
The economy however is already showing signs of recovery and the stock market had seen record gains under Obama.
I'm not anti-republican,
I'm pro-intelligence.
This mess was created by both major political parties, special interests and rich lobbiests, not to mention a lack of patriotism, good judgement and greed.
Obamanomics is like giving a heroin addict mega doses of heroin. I'm anti-GOP and anti-Dem. I believe in limited government and both major political parties are advocates of big, freedom limited government.
Obama's name will show up in ACORN investigations. He was their atty. Those will be files he will not be able to seal like he has done with all of his other documents.
These polls are more meaningless every day. The polls are going to be, in general, reflective of the group of sample - so when you sample 2/3 democrats and 1/3 republicans, would you be surprised that the results are somewhat 2/3 approve and 1/3 disapprove (I don't pretend to know what the sample was in THIS poll - but in general, I am understanding that many polls are not sampling true random samples or evenly split samples) So the polls mean very little. Another thing is that true leadership does not lead by polls, they lead by what is right. So who cares if a certain percentage of a democrat tilted survey are all warm and fuzzy about Obama? It doesn't change the fact that he, and more so his cronies around him, is destroying this country one day at a time - day by day.
Nacho, Dems outnumber Republicans 2 to 1 in the valley. Maybe this polls reflect the independents. I am happy that even in the greater Youngstown area, which is populated by strong lefto union supporting, anti-capitalist, pro socialist, anti rich, sport loving, greedy, selfish, dumb ethic people that the majority reflects American values, even in the Peoples' Republic Of Younstown.
It's amazing that republicans had 6 yrs.of being in charge and never produced anything worthwhile to even slowdown the cost of health care.Now they do everything in their power to put down this president who is at least trying to help.In 6 years they could have at least negotiated drug prices to help lower the cost of medicare and medicaid.
It wasn't long ago that many republican leaders said to let thefree market take care of itself.Now those companies are showing record profits and ceo's are making outrageous wages.I'm not a socialist,but don't you think that a salary and bonus of 8 or 9 figures is absurd.
The Dems are the GOP on steroids. Are you happy with all the CHANGES the Dems are sticking us with lately. Like I said, if you did't agree with the GOP, you should be even more unsatisified with the Dems.
The Bamster has given Trillions to Wall Street, the car companies, ect. So much for being the party of the little guy.
The GOP doubled our debt and gave trillions to wall street during W's terms.