WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s approval rating in Oklahoma is 38 percent, according to a new poll showing that even a third of the state’s Democrats aren’t happy with the new president.
The poll, released Thursday by Public Policy Polling, a North Carolina firm, reflects little change in the state’s sentiment toward Obama since the election in November. Nationally, Obama had his worst showing in Oklahoma in the election, getting just 34 percent of the vote and losing all 77 counties to Republican Sen. John McCain.
Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling, said in an interview that the firm had polled on Obama’s popularity in more than a dozen states, including Arkansas. Oklahoma was the first in which Obama had an overall negative rating, he said.
"(Oklahomans) knew they didn’t like him, and they still don’t,” Debnam said. "So I guess they’re being entirely consistent.”
Oklahomans polled by the firm were asked whether they preferred Obama’s vision for America or conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s. Limbaugh won 56 percent to 44 percent.
Debnam said the Limbaugh question "is a pretty good gauge of a state’s conservatism. There are not a lot of places that would say they agree more with where Rush Limbaugh thinks the nation should be headed than the president.”
Limbaugh didn’t do much better than Obama in approval in Oklahoma. Only 39 percent of those polled have a favorable opinion of Limbaugh.
About the survey
The poll of 715 Oklahomans was conducted from May 13 to Sunday, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percent.
Sixty-three percent of the state’s Democrats approve of the job Obama is doing, according to the poll. That’s far lower than his approval among Democrats nationally, which is over 80 percent, a news release accompanying the poll states.
Only 35 percent of independents polled said they approve of his work so far, and only 14 percent of Republicans are favorable, the poll shows.
Obama also didn’t do well in Oklahoma with women and young people — two groups that helped him win the election. His approval rating with both was below 40 percent, according to the poll.
from the oklahoman
The poll, released Thursday by Public Policy Polling, a North Carolina firm, reflects little change in the state’s sentiment toward Obama since the election in November. Nationally, Obama had his worst showing in Oklahoma in the election, getting just 34 percent of the vote and losing all 77 counties to Republican Sen. John McCain.
Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling, said in an interview that the firm had polled on Obama’s popularity in more than a dozen states, including Arkansas. Oklahoma was the first in which Obama had an overall negative rating, he said.
"(Oklahomans) knew they didn’t like him, and they still don’t,” Debnam said. "So I guess they’re being entirely consistent.”
Oklahomans polled by the firm were asked whether they preferred Obama’s vision for America or conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s. Limbaugh won 56 percent to 44 percent.
Debnam said the Limbaugh question "is a pretty good gauge of a state’s conservatism. There are not a lot of places that would say they agree more with where Rush Limbaugh thinks the nation should be headed than the president.”
Limbaugh didn’t do much better than Obama in approval in Oklahoma. Only 39 percent of those polled have a favorable opinion of Limbaugh.
About the survey
The poll of 715 Oklahomans was conducted from May 13 to Sunday, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percent.
Sixty-three percent of the state’s Democrats approve of the job Obama is doing, according to the poll. That’s far lower than his approval among Democrats nationally, which is over 80 percent, a news release accompanying the poll states.
Only 35 percent of independents polled said they approve of his work so far, and only 14 percent of Republicans are favorable, the poll shows.
Obama also didn’t do well in Oklahoma with women and young people — two groups that helped him win the election. His approval rating with both was below 40 percent, according to the poll.
from the oklahoman
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