Obama Administration Gets Negative Marks in First 100 Days

Obama Administration Gets Negative Marks in First 100 Days

President personally popular; proposals & appointees aren't

WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent CNN/Opinion Research Poll shows that President Obama continues to enjoy 63 percent approval rating. His cabinet choices and their proposals are a disappointment to Americans, however, according to a Zogby International/O'Leary Report 100-Days Poll.

The poll covered a broad range of questions from frozen credit markets and gun control to energy and media diversity. "Sooner or later the public's opposition to the President's proposals will eventually take its toll on his job approval numbers. The dichotomy between President Obama's personal popularity and his unpopular proposals cannot continue. How long will the President ride a wave of popularity if his objectives are out-of-synch with most Americans?" asked Brad O'Leary, president and publisher of The O'Leary Report and author of Shut Up, America! The End of Free Speech (WND Books).

Results of the Zogby International/O'Leary Report Poll reveal fissures in the Obama Administration's agenda:

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner recently told a congressional oversight panel that the credit markets may be thawing following their deep freeze.

   Q. How would you rate President Obama's job at un-freezing the credit   markets for small businesses who need loans to expand or survive?    Excellent               14%   Good                    24%   Fair                    18%   Poor                    36%   Not sure                 8%     Q. Thinking about the Tea Party demonstrations that took place on April   15th to protest the growth in taxes and federal government spending, do   you...?    Strongly support the beliefs of the organizers              45%   Somewhat support them                                       12%   Somewhat oppose their beliefs                               12%   Strongly oppose them                                        27%   Not sure                                                     4%    Attorney General Eric Holder & Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel:   

Obama's anti-gun duo of Attorney General Eric Holder and Rahm Emanuel, the President's Chief of Staff continue to call for gun control.

   Q.  Do you think new gun laws should be passed or do you think we should   enforce the laws already on the books.    New gun laws should be passed                   25%   Enforce the laws already on the books           71%   Not sure                                         4%   

Rahm Emanuel recently told the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence that he'd take on the NRA in a proposal to make everyone on the "No-Fly" ineligible to buy a gun.

   Q. The President's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, recently stated that   the 1 million people the government put on the "no fly" list should be   prohibited from purchasing a gun, even if they are not guilty of a   felony or crime and they may not even be the correct person who is   targeted by the list.  With respect to the "no fly" list which statement   do you support - A or B?    A: People on the no fly list should be prohibited from buying a gun   B: People on the no-fly list should be prohibited from buying a gun only   if they are convicted of a crime    Statement A             20%   Statement B             69%   Not sure                11%    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano     Q. The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a report to   850,000 law enforcement officers that focused on the potential terrorist   threat from disgruntled veterans and people dedicated to a single issue,   such as abortion and the Second Amendment. Do you think these groups   are...?    This statement is inappropriate and these people      are not a threat to America                                    58%   This is a good warning and these people are dangerous             27%   No opinion                                                        15%   

Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps / FCC Chairman Designate Julius Genachowski

The FCC is moving ahead with its plant to increase its diversity of ownership and diversity of content with the first hearings scheduled for May 7th. Genachowski and Regulatory czar Cass Sunstein also favor a fairness doctrine for the Internet.

   Q. Senator Durbin recently offered an amendment in the U.S. Senate that   requires the Federal Communications Commission to take actions to   encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership.   Opponents say the move would threaten the breakup of radio networks that   largely carry conservative talk radio shows like Glenn Beck, Rush   Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.  Do you support or oppose this legislation?    Support                 41%   Oppose                  51%   Not sure                 8%     Q. The Federal Communications is entertaining the idea of re-instituting   advisory boards to determine the needs and interests of their   communities, to promote localism and diversity.  These boards, appointed   by the FCC and would monitor what is said over the radio and report back   if they were offended by the talk show hosts and their guests.  Critics   argue that such a proposal is nothing more than a back door   implementation of the Fairness Doctrine.  Do you support or oppose the   FCC's efforts to reinstitute advisory boards?    Support                 21%   Oppose                  66%   Not sure                13%     Q. Four members of the U.S. Senate recently introduced a bill that would   allow the President of the United states to turnoff the Internet   nationally in the event of an emergency but without defining what   constitutes a national emergency.  Do you support or oppose this bill?    Support                  5%   Oppose                  82%   Not sure                13%    Energy Secretary Steven Chu   

On Earth Day, Secretary Chu warmly embraced the administration's cap-and-trade proposal, stating, "We must state in no uncertain terms we have a responsibility to our children to curb emissions from fossil fuels..."

   Q. President Obama wants to impose cap-and-trade laws that would limit   the total carbon dioxide emissions allowed to be released into the   environment. These laws would turn carbon dioxide into a commodity   allowing those that pollute less to sell credits to those that pollute   more. These credits would be traded on commodities markets. According to   congressional testimony given by the Director of the nonpartisan   Congressional Budget Office, "decreasing emissions would also impose   costs on the economy - much of those costs will be passed along to   consumers in the form of higher prices for energy and energy intensive   goods." Some have estimated these costs to be $800 to $1300 more per   household by 2015. Knowing this, do you support or oppose cap-and-trade   laws?    Support                 30%   Oppose                  57%   Not sure                13%     Q. Which course of action should America take with regards to energy   policy?    Make energy cheaper by developing all sources of U.S. energy,   including coal, nuclear power, offshore drilling and drilling   in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge                            54%    Reduce America's production of fossil fuels   that might cause global warming                                   40%    Not sure                                                           6%    Education Secretary Arne Duncan   

Last month, Education Secretary Arne Duncan let Congress kill a District of Columbia voucher program while he was sitting on evidence of its success.

   Q. President Obama's Education Secretary recently rescinded 200   scholarships previously awarded through the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship   Program, a school choice program that allows low-income students to   attend private schools.  Despite a Department of Education study that   showed the program is a great success, the Obama administration wants to   bring the program to an end and return those students to public schools   in Washington, D.C..  Do you agree or disagree with the Obama   administration?    Agree                   23%   Disagree                61%   Not sure                16%   

The O'Leary Report/Zogby poll was conducted April 24-27 of 3,937 voters nationwide and has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 1.6 percentage points. Slight weights were added to party, age, race, gender, education to more accurately reflect the population. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups.

Brad O'Leary is publisher of "The O'Leary Report," a bestselling author, and is a former NBC Westwood One talk show host. His new book, "Shut Up, America! The End of Free Speech," is now in bookstores. To see more poll results, go to www.olearyreport.com.

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