Polls & T-Shirts

Polls Show Broad Unpopularity for Obama August 18, 2010
By Daniel Foster

President Obama continues his skid in the Gallup daily tracking poll, sinking to a 41/52 approval-disapproval split, both new records. It is now not unrealistic that he could slide into the 30s before midterms, especially considering he is continuing to bleed moderates/independents at an alarming rate.

The Real Clear Politics opinion poll aggregate shows President Obama with an average 45.3/50.7 approval/disapproval split.



Bush Beats Obama in T-Shirt Poll August 18, 2010
By Jack Fowler

Interesting article in today’s Boston Globe on our vacationing president, “Vineyard buzzes less for Obamas’ second visit.” How much less? This much:

One barometer of the plunge in excitement has been the sale of Obama-themed T-shirts, which designers had been banking on after the craze of last year. Clothing labeled with the president’s name sold by the thousands, helping to salvage a tough economic year for the island.
But this year’s T-shirt sales are much less brisk, merchants say.

“Last year, Obama gave you goose bumps, but I don’t think you’re going to see that this year,” said Alex McCluskey, co-owner of the Locker Room, who sold more than 4,000 “I vacationed with Obama’’ T-shirts last year. But so far this year, he said, his hot item is T-shirts of former President Bush asking, “Miss me yet?”