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| Obama's Job Approval Among Military Worse Than Among Civilians |
| 2011-06-01 |
| Some ominous political news for President Obama the day after he chose Memorial Day to name a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: With just 15 months until the 2012 presidential election, Obama's overall job approval among Americans has sunk back down into the 40s. But now a new poll of nearly a quarter-million Americans finds the commander-in-chief's job approval is even worse among members of the military, present and past. A new Gallup poll finds that slightly more than a third of those military members (37%) approve of their commander's overall job from January of last year through April 2011. This compares to Obama's 48% approval among nonmilitary Americans during the same period, Gallup reported.general martin Dempsey 5-11 The disapproval gap crosses all age groups. Men, especially veterans over 40, tend to disapprove of Obama more than women. This would seem to indicate failure of this president's major public relations effort to be seen supporting veterans' affairs. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #4 Perhaps due to Obama threatening to cut off their salaries by refusing to sign any budget that didn't provide funding for Planned Parenthood. Threatening the Baby-savers in an effort to save the baby-killers? |
| Posted by: Ptah 2011-06-01 15:24 |
| #3 Some resentment over the efforts to equate going to college & and going to Iraq? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-06-01 15:09 |
| #2 You mean the guys that put their lives on the line have more disapproval for their milquetoast leader!?!? Say it isn't SO!!! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-06-01 12:44 |
| #1 Wonder why that is? /s |
| Posted by: tipover 2011-06-01 12:20 |