Interesting Poll Numbers For President Obama

  Hidden in this article about how well the president is doing so far is something that I find interesting and I think that the president might find a little troubling.

an incredible 81 percent of adults in America said they liked Obama personally. According to the poll, “51 percent like him personally and approve of most of his policies, and another 30 percent like him personally but disapprove of his policies.”

   81% if those polled like the president on a personal level, but he barely has a majority when it comes to people who agree with his policies. 51% of the people polled agree with the president’s policies even with a personal approval rating of over 80% while 30% of those surveyed like the president but disagree with his policies.

  This tells me that there could be trouble down the road for the president as his policies are implemented. He barely has a majority of support for his policies and if his policies do not work than it could spell the end for this president. His overall approval ratings remain high, but it looks to me that he is holding these ratings so high because people like him– they are as of yet unwilling to hold his policies against him. The people being polled have a wait and see attitude, in other words, he still has a honeymoon period.

   But there is more to being president than just being liked. There will come a time when he is judged on what he does and not what he says, his policies and not his personality. With a razor thin majority of those who approve of his policies the president has to be watching his internal polls closely.