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The poll ratings for HBO should go up after today. Why? Because HBO is telecasting the national pre innaugural celebration at the Lincoln Monument tonight when entertainers such as Beyonce, Bono, James Talylor, Stevie Wonder, U2, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, and others will give a free concert, and will have Tiger Woods and Obama address the card. BUT more than 50% of the country, including the BULK of Obama supporters, will NOT be able to see it becasuse only HBO is carrying the "closed" event after paying Obama a big fee. So much for change and so much for having a transparent administration..amd so much for sharing this event with America. This is a pay for view celebration - the problem is that the event takes places on federal property and it is actually unlawful to close the event off to the national TV stattions -- OOPS !

This is the most amazing time in my life. I have lived such a great life, yet nothing compares to this moment. I am Missionary in West Africa and I know the excitement is global. This is the forst time in my life that I actually feel that my vote counted and my views matter. I am so proud that this son of Africa is now my President. What a week! I have taken off my job to witness this great momoent in History. I know that God will protect him, give him the wisdom he needs and asks for, and continue to lead and guide him as he leads us to world prominence once again. God bless America, God bless President Obama.

Hilter's popularity went up after his election too - it even continued to rise until the last year of WWII, I was a teenager in Germany during the WWII. Every time I see the way people act towards Obama, I remember those times. I'm waiting until he starts an "Obama youth", just like the HJ (Hitlerjugend – Hilter Youth) that I was forced to join. American will soon have the problems we had back in the 1940s.

After 8 long, tragic years, our country will have a competent leader. May we learn from our mistakes and may the religious "right" take note – but I do believe many of them already have and helped elect Obama. Where would we be if Tennessee had supported Gore 8 years ago?

This will all change once he actually has to lead the nation. Talk is cheap, folks.

To "Curious dude" and "Change-Yeah Left!", do you even know how polling works? Hint: It isn't like the "polls" you see where you get to call in or vote online. In a real poll, a random sample of people are asked the polling questions. With a sufficiently large random sample, you can get results that are very close to what you would get if you asked the entire population the questions. The difference between the poll results and the answers the population as a whole would have given is the sampling error. The larger the sample size, the smaller the sampling error. So, "Curious dude", it doesn't much matter whether you personally were polled, since, if the polling was done properly, the results wouldn't have changed. And, as for "Change-Yeah Left!'s" statement, please tell me where the sample was broken down by political affiliation. I'm reading the article, and I just don't see it. But maybe you have a link to the raw polling data. If so, please post it.

Anybody wishing him failure does not love this country. Wanting a president to fail simply because he wasn't your candidate shows that you would rather be able to say, I was right than have our country change and improve.

Of course because your liberal media go after republicans even in toilet and ignore this minded comunism Obama ,who wants let our kids in debt forever.When you media will keep republicans and Democrats in the smae Standard.PErfect example.Karoline kennedy,Sarah PAlin! But i agree with some in your comentary .OBama will make Bush shine in few years.Pelosi and Reid will destroy this country.CNN never mentioned about all Democrats vote for iraq war and let htose to borow against their power to pay back for their homes.Put people in homes can't afford.IF sarah palin was Stupid enough to say she see Russia from her BAckyard under these Democrats liberal will See Russia in our life stile.Goverment control,Viva Canada,Viva France ,Can't believe how stupid we are to let this govermnet to spend Billions of our money for their social purpouse. Remember those words US will shien again only if we don't let those Democrats to sepnd our wealth.Obama will be a good president but need BAlance .

Boy there are some ignorant people in this great country. The man has done nothing... hasn't even taken office. Let's give him a couple of years before we make him a saint.

Ok CNN! We know your liberal...Hes already gonna be the next president...lets not get ahead of ourselves. He hasnt done anything yet!

enjoy the honeymoon everyone...

the train ride "re-arrival" in Washington D.C. will be his "Mission Accomplished" debacle

waiting for the Obama balloon to pop...

How the heck can he have such a high approval rating...has hasnt done anything yet.....he didnt even do anything as a "junior senator" .....
people.....he is not the messiah that the media and hollywood make him out to be....judge him starting tuesday not based on a campaign and false promises...i mean promises.

America voted him in overwhelmingly and I can't wait for him to get into office and start to fix what Bush and his useless administration destroyed!!

All of these angry people...this is about Obama's popularity. You aren't angry with him...you are angry that people like him and that you cannot control how people feel about him. No matter what angry hateful thing you write, people still approve. I really see what this is now. It isn't even about the new President....it is about the multitude of people who care for him and want him to succeed so that we all can succeed. People like Mel and Tim, please accept that you can no more make us hate our President than we can make you get past his colour and give him a chance. We need to call a truce and support whatever leader we have at the time. How can Obama make Bush look good? Oh, if a major environmental issue occurs in a predominantly white area and Obama ignores it for three days...oh that is how. Good point Mel. (yeah right)

As an American who is living in Dubai, I can also attest to his approval ratings in the Middle East. Despite what you read about in the papers of certain middle eastern leaders wishing he would have reacted differently on the gaza situation, I have yet to meet anyone who feels he truly should have stepped in on Bush's toes.

I am so proud of Obama. Whenever I see on television, I cry. Whenever I see him with his family I cry. He is such a likable person. He has a nagnetizing personality that draws people to him. The love that he has for his family is genuine and heartwarming. His actions indicate that he is genuinely concerned about people and that he wants to help everyone. There is no empty rhetoric here.
His victory has shown me that the sky is the limit for us. His victory symbolizes hope for everyone. Yes, he is in the spotlight and deservedly so. It is so hard to believe that we have come this far, and what is so heartwarming is that people of all nationalities show that they admire him. Obama/Biden 2009-2016!!

To "mel" & "Curious dude" you guys are just a few out of millions and millions of people that love him. So, please, sit back and enjoy the ride.

Mel Hate to disappoint you , nothing in this world will ever make Bush look good... Obama has his work cut out for him but hes twice as intelligent as Bush

where you report above that "only a quarter of white respondents say they are thrilled," in order to make a true comparison that you are implying, you need to report the number of white respondents who say they are thrilled or happy, as you did for the African-American respondents..

Pres elect Obama is one of the best things that have happened to our beluved country and around the world in manny, manny years. Pray for him that he will do God's will in carring out the duties of the highest office in the world. We LOVE you MR. PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!

What a relief! Bush would have run this country into the ground if he had stayed any longer. Hopefully the country will get behind Obama and we can return to the prosperity of the Clinton years.

Those speed bumps are small considering what our country has been through and is going through.
Anyone with any sense at all should support him and his administration.

If people would listen to him and get to know him they would find that he is all about us. He has no improper agenda. He wants the united states to succeed and be strong again.
BUT, long as the likes of sean hannity, rush limbaugh, and fox news are on air, there will always be haters.

Wow. A poll, with results driven by the sheep that voted for this shambles of a politician that continues to climb.

What exactly has Obama done to merit such results?

I'm gonna enjoy watching this man get questions he can't answer from reporters who aren't invested in his success as CNN continues to carry the water in a vain attempt to regain lost credibility.

When this little life-raft you media bozos have patched up begins to take on holes I'm gonna enjoy watching the American people do what the do best: blame the ones responsible for being irresponsible.

Poll me, they'll go down

What they aren't saying is that 1200 of those polled were Left Wing Democrats. I know he's less popular with me now than he was at the election as he gets ready to put the national security at the bottom of the things he considers important.

Go Obama Go. You and Joe Biden are the best since John F Kennedy. You will restore hope again to this country and the world better than the last 8 years signed a republican family who voted for you Jim Hall Kansas City Missouri

I sincerely hope that after President Obama's first year in office he continues to have this much popular support.

Less than 51 hours to go. I'm loving the feelings of hope and renewal. It will take time, but I'm willing to do my part.

America has simply waited patiently for a change and the clouds of doom to exit the scene. Too much instability in all aspects of our lives have made daily living quite challenging. Perhaps very soon we can return to caring about our lives without regards to what the government will do next to present us with further challenges.

No surprise. I'm not a Democrat and some of President-elect Obama's economic policies already annoy me, but you can't deny the man has intelligence, strength and dignity working for him. Most Americans are hungry for these qualities in their leaders.

Britney feels Obama stealing the spotlight.

Obama seen pondering the unponderable.

obama is going to make Bush look good in a few years