Obama Approval Slips on Key Issues
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 20th, 2009 4:37 am by HL
Obama Approval Slips on Key Issues
“Heading into a critical period in the debate over health-care reform, public approval of President Obama’s stewardship on the issue has dropped below the 50% threshold for the first time,” according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
“Obama’s approval ratings on other front-burner issues, such as the economy and the federal budget deficit, have also slipped over the summer, as rising concern about spending and continuing worries about the economy combine to challenge his administration.”
However, the president’s overall approval rating remains higher than his marks on particular domestic issues, with 59% giving him positive reviews and 37% disapproving.
Another Sex Scandal Brewing?
The New York Daily News reports that a “high-end escort” who claimed to work for former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) also says she has three “dates” with another governor.
However, the only clues we’re given is that the man was not from New York and had a “prominent” wife.
