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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 935208" data-attributes="member: 1246">Re: Obamanation here today<a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/01/obama-over-50-in-only-ten-states/1?csp=34news&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28News+-+Top+Stories%29" target="_blank">(USA Today)</a> — President Obama had a 50% or more approval rating last year in only 10 states, plus the District of Columbia — all blue states, <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/152372/Obama-Approval-Above-States-2011.aspx?utm_source=alert&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=syndication&amp;utm_content=morelink&amp;utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines" target="_blank">Gallup reports</a>.

In his 10 worst states, Obama’s average approval ratings were 36.5% or lower — though those are Republican red states.

Throughout the nation, Obama saw higher 2011 approval ratings in only three states: Wyoming, Connecticut and Maine. But there were declines of less than 1 percentage point in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Jersey, Arizona, West Virginia, Michigan and Georgia.

Republicans, of course, are trumpeting the new Gallup report.

“The president’s approval has gone down in every swing state Obama needs to win in November,” said a release from the Republican National Committee.
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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 935208, member: 1246"] [b]Re: Obamanation here today[/b] [INDENT][URL="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/01/obama-over-50-in-only-ten-states/1?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28News+-+Top+Stories%29"](USA Today)[/URL] — President Obama had a 50% or more approval rating last year in only 10 states, plus the District of Columbia — all blue states, [URL="http://www.gallup.com/poll/152372/Obama-Approval-Above-States-2011.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines"]Gallup reports[/URL]. In his 10 worst states, Obama’s average approval ratings were 36.5% or lower — though those are Republican red states. Throughout the nation, Obama saw higher 2011 approval ratings in only three states: Wyoming, Connecticut and Maine. But there were declines of less than 1 percentage point in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Jersey, Arizona, West Virginia, Michigan and Georgia. Republicans, of course, are trumpeting the new Gallup report. “The president’s approval has gone down in every swing state Obama needs to win in November,” said a release from the Republican National Committee. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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