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CNN your report is wrong. His ratings are going down all over the place. What can you expect from this community adviser who has no experience whatsoever. Americans have opened their eyes with this change. He is unfit to govern any country for that matter.

I live in Ohio and I am behind President Obama. We had eight years of Bush AND the dollars going to Iraq. Also, before Gov. Strickland, Gov. Bob Taft and Company made a mess of Ohio. So now, we can blame it on the Democrats??

Considering what he was handed to start with...I think he's doing a great job!

Why is that when they have a poll they never contact me. They are only polling the republicans. America is really in a sad state. Now they only choose cetain people to poll. It is really a shame. I guess the rest of us are not Americans like the Republicans have been preaching.

I don't care what the polls show,we new it would take longtime for him to even begin to straightened out the mess that the bush folks got us into.and we are determined to stand by our president and lift him up and keep him and his team in our prayers. and I love seeing him in different towns and states keeping us informed of whats going on just like he promised.he is doing a great job, and he seems to care about all people.

"Don't blame Obama for job losses, blame NAFTA and greedy companies and CEO's for shipping job overseas."

...he supports NAFTA, and is proposing climate and tax legislation that will cost the state more jobs.

When do we start blaiming the current administration? He made promise he isn't keeping. I think its ok to like him a little less than during the campaign.

Former Republican firmly supporting Obama July 7th, 2009 12:34 pm ET

If the analysis of this poll is correct, then it is unfair for voters in Ohio to hold President Obama ultimately accountable for their economic problems. It took Ohio and the rest of this nation under the economic leadership of Bush-Cheney 8 years to get in this mess and all voters should give Obama this time to get us out of this mess.
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Correction, Ohio has been in this mess for almost 40 years. This dates back to when the steel mills and bubber plants started shutting down in places like Youngstown, Cleveland, etc. in 1970. The cities along the Ohio started having issues as well. The Rust belt has never recovered. This is why I dont understand how Republicans can hold Obama responsible for something that dates back a whole generation. NO US adminstration has been successful in turning the economy around in Ohio, and the peopel of the state have failed themselves on many fronts. Its time the state , and others like it look in the mirror and figure out what the real problem is and get to work instead of pointing the finger.

To all the posts that we are a failure, America is waking up, and others who are still upset because Obama won the election – move on. Ohio was in a serious mess before Obama was elected. Ohio has had high unemployment for the past several years before Obama was elected. Ohio has lost many, many jobs prior to the election of Obama. The previous governor only had a single digit approval. Coupled with extremist in Ohio who are more concerned with their religion and passing measures to ensure discrimination of people, who don't abide by their God, Ohio is a serious mess. Then again, Ohio's problems may not ever be fixed. Problems do not get fixed overnight. Anyone who believes this really needs to have a reality check. Does you debt go away over night? How about this, to all the bitter persons who are upset about Obama, why not try to continue ton with your education and be supportive of our federal government and making yourself a better person and relying upon yourself to move up instead of transferring blame and anger elsewhere.

I always wonder when I see stories about polls like this how well McCain/Palin would have been doing at this point. By now the country would be without a vice-president. The pressure would have been just too darn much for that "I'm not a quitter."

I have never heard so many lame excuses for a President's failures...."he was left a mess" "its congress fault" "give him time"–face it, Obama is not a leader. If you despised Bush–you should hate Obama.His deficit is much higher and more deadly in a shorter length of time.

For all of you folks who are talking about 2012 is 3.5 years away, I must remind you that 2010 is not and this president needs his majority to continue in order to get the things he wants done. So yes it is very important to look at these numbers now.

Dennis July 7th, 2009 12:19 pm ET

I was in Michigan last month, and from the comments I heard, BHO is not very popular there either.

Dennis, I live in Michigan and he is still pretty popular here except with republicans of course. Stop making up stuff.

Proud Member..Party of No July 7th, 2009 12:16 pm ET

blah blah blah

"You can't call this presidency anything but a total failure."

So according to your foolproof reasoning the 1st 9 months of the shrubs presedency was an utter failure as well right?

Not a surprise...everything takes time. Hang in there, Ohio. It will get better. We all need to pull together!

Ohio is not the standard...one...ok

I live in Ohio and yeah, most voters feel this way. Not exactly sure where all his 'supporters' went once the election was won. Back to their home states I assume.

Ohio is technically 'blue' now and we're suffering from teh same thing most other 'blue' states suffer – no jobs, no money, high taxes, inept gov't.

Yes, every state in the union is begining to WAKE UP and this is good news. Obama is and never was experianced or qulaified to lead a country let alone a business There is a very good chance will fail miserably and we all will suffer. iI he is elected again then this country deserves EXACTLY what it gets. I will no longer read the media they are garbadge.

The scales are finally starting to fall from peoples eyes. The increasing unemployment numbers, burgeoning government, rapidly growing debt and the realization that somehow we'll have to pay for all of it is dawning on them. Expect the numbers to continue downward as the spendathon advances and the public realizes they've elected a personality rather than a president.

How Long Has It Been...7 months. Relax folks.

Our United State was and still is a Mess!

It' Painful, But It Will Take Time!

Ah children, Polls are like the stock market, up and down.

Remember this poll ;

Gallup Poll: Obama Approval Down, Disapproval Up
February 24, 2009 07:13 AM ET | James Pethokoukis | Permanent Link | Print
I find this interesting. A new Gallup poll found that President Obama's
approval rating of 68% in January has slipped to 63%, while his disapproval rating has climbed from 12% to 24%. Two groups in particular have soured on the president. His approval among Republicans
has plunged from a weak 41% to sickly 30% What's more, 58% of middle-class voters approve of him vs. 69% last month. Quick thoughts:

Ohio is finally wising up to the fact we elected an experienced and ultra-liberal Senator trained in Chicago politics.

July 7th, 2009 12:16 pm ET

People are finally beginning to wake up to what a complete failure Obama has been.

Dow Jones open on Obama inauguration day……8281.22
Money spent by Obama to "spur" the market………$2,000,000,000,000
Dow Jones right now…………………………………………..8235.24

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You base an entire Presidency on the Dow Jones of inauguration day??? So when the Dow Jones was good during the month of June what was your opinion then? Your logic is twisted.

@ please go away, obama July 7th, 2009 12:30 pm ET

"the stimulus was a joke. no jobs were created. the only change is we quadrupled the deficit. its no wonder Ohio is changing its tune about this guy. wake up people!"

Although more than a third of the stimulus money has been allocated, only about 15% has been spent. We are still very early in the execution of the stimulus package. Any rational person, whether for it or against it, would have to admit that you cannot judge whether it is a success or failure at this point.

The survey....taken by Klan members in the beer section of Piggly Wiggly stores statewide is as accurate as can be expected. In the same survey Governor Mark Sanford's approval rating by teabaggers skyrocketed 2%.

Fair is Fair, you mean like the buyers remorse that many felt when Bush's approval ratings droped to the low 30s.

I love the moronic excuses made by liberals. The stimulus package was a lie and a bust, now there are rumblings of a second stimulus. A huge amount of rational thinking voters were duped once, it won't happen again!

President Obama is doing a fine job and is on track to be one of the most productive Presidents in half a century. Keep it up Mr. President, your doing just fine. The Republicans had their chance and they screwed it up.

If the analysis of this poll is correct, then it is unfair for voters in Ohio to hold President Obama ultimately accountable for their economic problems. It took Ohio and the rest of this nation under the economic leadership of Bush-Cheney 8 years to get in this mess and all voters should give Obama this time to get us out of this mess.

This proves, like the 2004 re-election of GW Bush, that Ohio citizens are as dumb as they look.

Yes, 6 months is definitely enough time to solve 35 years worth of pass the buck garbage,

Basic Economics:

Unions= High labor, high costs to make products
Non Union= Low labor costs, easier to sell american made produxts

Example: I needed to take down 4 very large valves from a paper mill smoke stack. I received 4 quotes. 2 quotes from union labor, 2 from non-union labor. The quotes came in as follows:
Union: $28,000 and $22,000
Non Union: $3,200 and $3,500

I asked the union why the discrepancy:

Their answer: One person for piping, a different union for electrical, a different union for rigging, I think you get the answer.

One thing you can say for President Obama, is that he has NOT pulled a President Bush on us and taken off on vacation. He seems to be actually trying to do what he was elected to do. Remember, it took 8 years to get in this economic mess, and most of that under a Republican dominated Congress since 1994.

@BobAbrams July 7th, 2009 12:17 pm ET

"…let's also look how long Democrats have held a strong majority in Congress…going on FOUR years and let me guess, that's not long enough to blame them for anything either huh???"

Dems took control of congress after the 2006 election, not actually taking office until the start of the next session in 2007. Considering it is only 2009, that amounts to a little over 2 years. And, as far as a "strong majority", this may be true for the House, but not the senate. They were no where near filibuster-proof, and Bush threatened to veto anything that wasn't exactly what he wanted. This attempt to blame the Dems for the failures of the past administration is weak, at best. Lie all you want, the truth still exists.

Maybe the kool-aide is wearing off and people are waking up to realize they elected someone with no experience. Get a grip people, elections are more than popularity contests.

Mr Obama seems to prefer to be the man in front of the camera, whether it be giving those beautifully eloquent speeches or taking his wife out to dinner, he is the star. I see more news on Mr Obama, though, taking the girls for ice cream or hoping on AIRFORCE 1 and taking his wife (on tax payer money) to NYC for the day to see a broadway show and have some dinner (and then jet back to DC so he can rest his head on his pillow in the white house).

He screams "SHAME" on the auto giants for taking private jets to testify but doesn't even consider that EVEN if he was a normal man, like you and I struggling to make ends meet, he would never waste his own money to fly to NYC for JUST a date.

Don't get me wrong, Mr Obama is a ROCK STAR. But we voted for a leader, a President. A man who said he would fix things even if they took time. America is waking up to the fact that we can't have it both with this man.

the stimulus was a joke. no jobs were created. the only change is we quadrupled the deficit. its no wonder Ohio is changing its tune about this guy. wake up people!

You know what's funny, his numbers should be lower considering the types of problems that he is handling, but yet they are not.

This recession will be over when it becomes worthwhile for The Risk Takers to once again re-enter the market without the fear of having the fruits of their labor confiscated and flushed down a rat hole.

If one wants more employees, there must be more employers.

And while I'm at it: just because you work for a company doesn't mean you get to own it. You work for wages. Do you also share in the losses? No.

Want to own it? Start your own business.

Believing the contrary makes you a presumptuous thief.

When will those opposed to President Obama begin to couple their one-line zingers in response to articles such as these with actual policies that McCain and Palin would have done better?

Probably not for a long time if ever.

What are the poll numbers for the Congressmen and Senators from Ohio??? I thought so. Most of them have been re elected several times, and yet what have they done to improve the quality of life and economy in Ohio. Seems pretty unfair to hinge everything on the President when it takes Congress and the Senate to vote things through. Obama can come up with policies all day long , but when you have an obstructionist government and people like Joe the Plumber to claim to have the solution, its no wonder why Obamas' polls would be down in this state.

How on earth can anyone blame Obama for what clearly took years to create? Many don't realize how much worse it could have been had the Republicans gotten their way. Tax cuts would have put us in a depression. The economy doesn't trickle down. It will be a couple of years for us to get out of it.

Sounds like folks in Ohio are starting to wake up to this snake-oil salesman’s spending fiasco.

Too bad it is going to take generations to undo the damage from the complete lack of financial integrity coming from Washington.

@Mike b" "Don't blame Obama for job losses, blame NAFTA and greedy companies and CEO's for shipping job overseas."

If greedy unions hadn't priced American workers out of the market, companies wouldn't have look elsewhere for people willing to work for reasonable wages.

How can 48% of the population have a positive view of this thief N chief! He has stolen from us, our kids and grandkids and it only made it worst. He will then sit up there with those big ears and stumble and stamber like a group down at the barbershop about how things are going well. You get what you deserve america for being ignorant and more worried about american idol then you childrens future. Hope and change great isnt it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't help but laugh at the guy that compared DOW jones numbers in january to now. Don't comment on economic matters if you have no idea of how they work.

O.K., so his approval rating dropped 13 points from one month to the next, and at a time when unemployment is rising and the economy continues to slump. If the next presidential election were held right now, yes, I think there would be trouble. However, we have nearly 3.5 YEARS until the next presidential election. Looking at the numbers in a "battleground" state at this point is rather, well...pointless.

Funny how those posters on the right readily embrace polls when they come out AGAINST Obama, but when they are positive towards Obama we see comments like "polls don't tell the whole story", "who are they polling?", "no one I know agrees with that!" and so forth.

Maybe Alec Baldwin can become gov of Ohio and save the day.

i didn't vote for him but i don't want too see him fail. that would mean that america has failed i didn't want john mccain in office i would i have loved too had hillary so i guess everyone has some anwsers too why she didn't win but the president now will get us out of this mess just as long as congress gets a clue too work for america not for their pockets , cause it seems everyone is counting out that congress seems too run america and we are the ones that VOTE them in they say one person can make a difference i don't believe that don't put people up on a high place they tend too fall really far ......

on how to fix the economy, stem unemployment or stop foreclosures....

He also has no clue on how to handle N. Korea and Iran....

Tell me why we need him.

People are finally catching on that spending trillions of dollars we don't have isn't the brightest thing to do.

For gosh sakes stop blaming others for this economy. Grow up and realize wether u r a Democrat, Republican,Independent,or other, this economy is n terrible trouble...We have got to clear out Congress and all that agree with what they are doing. This President and Congress are too special interest oriented to the extent it is hurtful. Obamas numbers r going to continue to drop and Congress should b rated as inept. GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF OFFICE before its too late.

America is wising up! Too bad they let the morons vote in the first place.

Our President was just elected and already he is being evaluated on his performance through random and small polling to reflect the views of an entire state 5 full months into his presidency. Can't we give him a chance to GOVERN before making him be a candidate again?!?!?

And trust me, the folks here in Ohio may live in a "crucial" state but they are certainly not enlightened. Obama's numbers are probably suffering because of what is going on in the state and they feel the need to blame someone.

Short sighted people that want everything fixed immediately. Obama inherited a train wreck and -might- need more than 6 months to get it done people!

Idiots

Big deal. The election is a long ways a way and the American Public has a short term memory. A year before the election, he will say we have a lot more work to do and that he is still cleaning up Bush's mess. He will make a bunch of promises based on his audeince and everything will be fine.

Your doing a great job President Obama and will get Ohio out of the republican sewer it once was.Good morning redneck TCM,see your using all fifty of your aliases to spew your Limbaugh inspired filth today

I was in Michigan last month, and from the comments I heard, BHO is not very popular there either.

Mike said "I don't trust polls like this, how can anyone honestly define the opinion of everyone in Ohio based on talking to a little over 1000 people?"
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Ahhh... but I'd be willing to bet that if the poll said "Poll shows Ohio Soundly Approves of Obama's Agenda", you'd sing a different tune.

It's going to take more than 6 months to repair the damage done by the previous administration. And anyone who cannot see that is blind.

Proud Pagan in VA...let's also look how long Democrats have held a strong majority in Congress...going on FOUR years and let me guess, that's not long enough to blame them for anything either huh???

People are finally beginning to wake up to what a complete failure Obama has been.

Dow Jones open on Obama inauguration day......8281.22
Money spent by Obama to "spur" the market.........$2,000,000,000,000
Dow Jones right now..................................................8235.24

You can't call this presidency anything but a total failure.

Not surprising at all. I would be more concerned had the poll numbers remained high. This indicates, as most have already realized, that much more needs to be done, and the lowering poll numbers should give the Obama Administration enough cause for concern to get back to the drawing board and come up with more viable solutions. The economy continues to be an ongoing problem without a simple fix.

Jeff- why can't we be in constant campaign mode...Obama is???

It's kind of ridiculous how most voters attribute economic fortunes or misfortunes to the President, especially when this one's been in office less than 6 months. He's working on a LOT right now, and all this poll is telling us is that Dems are giving him more time before they declare that he's not doing a good job, most Republicans and many independents have unrealistic expectations for how quickly things can turn around. and he's actually pushing some somewhat leftist policies (as promised) that are bound to alienate some moderates and conservatives who were fed up with Republicans, and now don't like him much better.

With Boehner blaming Obama for everything under the sun, it's no wonder. It will take more than a few months to turn around Bush's bad decisions, then the numbers will improve across the board. I know Republicans drool over this, but don't get too happy..Ohio has gotten a lot of stimulus dollars that are already putting people to work....and this is a poll of 1200 people...hardly a majority.

Give me a BREAK!!!!! These never-ending polls. AGGGGGHHHHHH.

BREATHE. Can we take a break from these idiotic polls for at least a year. We just had an election.

Based on this poll, expect another bold PR move by the administration. Something like a new photo release, previous administration investigation, etc.

I would love to see this same poll done in every state that Obama won last November. Then compare the poll results to the election results in those states. Now THAT would tell a story.

Buyer's remorse.

The main part of current economic mess was the stupid policies of the Republican controled congress, the hands off our wealthy buddies by the Bush administration, and the overt greed of the business community and blue collar workers wanting their share of the pie. This hasn't changed since Obama took office. What has changed is the uncontrolled spending of congress throwing billions of good money after bad. Get the economy going first then implement social programs at a later date. Don't create more monumental problems the American people can deal with than there already are.

Yes the Right Wing morons are gaining traction on some very bad ideas. Remember "Trickle Down Economics" and free trade has gotten them into this trouble. It does take a basic understanding of math though something Repukes do not have.

Dutch News: Who are you kidding, the economy isn't going to get better, it wll get worse for the next 4 years minimum unless we change our policies. My company buys shut down mills and factories and they are shutting down faster than you can speak. Why, two reasons, American's love for the unions, which drives prices sky high and prevents american companies like Walmart, Target, Best Buy and about everyone else from buying these products, Why, because you want cheap merchandise and 3with unions running the show you won't ever get that cheap merchadise so they buy it from China. With Obama's love for the unions, this country won't recover until he stops propping unions up.

The election is OVER! We have over three years until the next election. Let's take a break, see what Obama can do, and come back to this in 2012. We don't need to be in constant campaign mode.

Again, we should look at how long he's been in office.... six months is NOT long enough to fix the mess that was left to him! If he's able to fix in within his first term I'd be surprised!

This is one of the reasons I left Ohio in the first place... too many people that are too willing to listen to talking points and not think for themselves.

So the people of Ohio disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the economy. The people of Ohio need to understand that the Republicans that they've elected in the past are mostly responsible for the mess we're in. The economy can't be fixed overnight and I think that the people that usually vote for Republicans need to find some patience.

Don't blame Obama for job losses, blame NAFTA and greedy companies and CEO's for shipping job overseas.

I am afraid the "warm fuzzy" feelings are giving away to harsh reality folks. I do not agree with most of what this President has done so far, or what his plans SEEM to be. However he is my President and I support him. Problem is that he was elected because people thought he was going to wave a magic wand and fix it all. No one could do what he promised and far too many people took as fact that he could do.

God Bless America, her people and her President.

"For the first time voters have decided that President Barack Obama bears sole responsibility for their problems"

Please.
How quickly people forget.

I don't trust polls like this, how can anyone honestly define the opinion of everyone in Ohio based on talking to a little over 1000 people?

They are obviously not thinking about what we HAD and COULD HAVE HAD!! They are hurting but they have to remember who brought it on!

He should have thrown out the first pitch at the Civil Rights game. Thats why his numbers went down.

much like Michigan, Ohio has lost many jobs

it will swing back and forth with the prevailing winds

Best news I have heard all day........Wait untill they poll the other states the empty suit will see the same results.

The numbers are bound to slip. But once this economy gets rolling again, they'll go right back up.

America is waking up.