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Obama Poll Watch: Obama Halts His Slide

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

This month, the news for Obama fans is not bad. It's not get-up-and-cheer good, either, but it's a lot better than the news has been for the past two months.

Obama Poll Watch [August 2009] -- Obama's Base Support Erodes

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The news for Obama fans continues to be bad this month. There may be a faint glimmer of a spark of hope in the numbers -- but that's about all I can promise here, sorry about that.

Obama Poll Watch, July 2009: The Honeymoon's Over

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The news this month for Obama fans is not particularly good, as Obama has definitely ended his "honeymoon" period (which virtually all first-term presidents go through).

Obama Poll Watch (June 2009) -- Obama v. Clinton (Second Term)

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Obama's poll numbers have dropped this month -- a whopping one-and-a-half percentage points. Reports that the sky is falling may be overblown.

Obama Poll Watch [May 2009] -- Obama v. Clinton (First Term)

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The stability of Obama's numbers (especially the approval rating) continued in May, which is remarkable compared to other presidents during the same time period in their terms.

A Surprise In Obama's Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Rather than looking at the overall picture of how Obama's doing in the polls, I have been noticing something interesting which I don't believe others have picked up on.

The Bradley Effect v. The Obama Effect

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Will Obama's white voter support in the polls be higher than his actual support on Election Day? Will this be a regional factor, or a nationwide factor? And how big a factor is it?