LittleWyvern Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 A new poll for the Deseret News and KSL-TV by Dan Jones & Associates finds that only 51 percent of Utahns approve of the job Obama is doing.ArticleWait... only 51%? Am I the only person who was surprised by how high this number is?It's also silly how this article compared the initial approval ratings of Obama to Bush. Of course Bush's approval ratings are going to be higher, Utah is the reddest of the red states! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbs2763 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 i guess that means unemployment in utah is 49% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Naw its just because they have the highest rate of bankruptcy in the nation IIRC, so much of 'em (I still identify as Alaskan) don't understand that borrowing until your eyes bleed is not a good thing. I kid, I kid. Actually it does kinda surprise me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor2112 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 That's lower than his national numbers which are 56% I believe. Jimmy Carter actually had a 75% approval rating in mid-March of his first year. That certainly didn’t last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWyvern Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 That's lower than his national numbers which are 56% I believe.According to the latest polls the number hovers around 68%. But lower numbers are to be expected in red states, and higher numbers are to be expected in blue states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbs2763 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Can we resurrect Regan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Naw its just because they have the highest rate of bankruptcy in the nation IIRC, so much of 'em (I still identify as Alaskan) don't understand that borrowing until your eyes bleed is not a good thing. I kid, I kid. Actually it does kinda surprise me.To be fair, a major factor in the number of Utah bankruptcies is the number of single-income families. When Dad loses his job anywhere else in the country, the family limps along on Mom's income. When Dad loses his job in Utah--it's game over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor2112 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 According to the latest polls the number hovers around 68%. But lower numbers are to be expected in red states, and higher numbers are to be expected in blue states.Those numbers are not current....better check the dates. Rasmusen reports: Overall, 56% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWyvern Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Those numbers are not current....better check the dates. Rasmusen reports: Overall, 56% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance so far.You're right, the numbers I posted earlier were slightly out of date. I have since found a better list, which takes the average of every poll and gives a number of 58.2%Still, the fact that Utah is close to the national average is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Perhaps this demonstrates that there is a strong undercurrent of Utahns who aren't necessarily die-hard conservatives, but simply tend to give the benefit of the doubt to whomever is in power? (EDIT: As long as they aren't participating in obscene activities in the Oval Office)Heaven knows our governor has been gallivanting around the country telling people what a bunch of hayseeds we all are, but Utahns on the whole still think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread. Edited March 27, 2009 by Just_A_Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWyvern Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 · Hidden Hidden Those numbers are not current....better check the dates. Rasmusen reports: Overall, 56% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance so far.You're right, the numbers I posted earlier were slightly out of date. I have since found a better list, which takes the average of every poll and gives a number of 58.2%Still, the fact that Utah is close to the national average is impressive. Link to comment
john doe Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Can we resurrect Regan? Yeah, good old Donald Regan, the major proponent of Reaganomics in the '80s. He was a pretty good money guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john doe Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 About the approval rating: I don't know the demographics of who they asked, but if they mostly asked Salt Lake County residents, then 51% is probably about what I would expect for results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWyvern Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) About the approval rating: I don't know the demographics of who they asked, but if they mostly asked Salt Lake County residents, then 51% is probably about what I would expect for results.The demographics are a random sample of all of Utah. Admittedly, I'm just inferring this as the title of the article says "Utahns" with no qualifiers (perhaps somebody less lazy than me could contact Dan Jones). There was another poll mentioned in the article that just polled Salt Lake County and got a 60% approval rating, with a MoE of 5%. It's in the article:Even so, only 60 percent of Salt Lake County residents approve of the job Obama is doing, Jones found in a survey conducted last week of 400 adults statewide. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent.Again with that only word. Edited March 27, 2009 by LittleWyvern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john doe Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I know they didn't ask me, and only asking 400 people in a state of over 2 million seems like a relatively small sample to me. But then again, I'm not a statistics guy either. I would be interested in how they figure they can count the results of those who, like me, have unplugged from the corded-phone world if they can't contact us for our thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWyvern Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I know they didn't ask me, and only asking 400 people in a state of over 2 million seems like a relatively small sample to me. But then again, I'm not a statistics guy either. I would be interested in how they figure they can count the results of those who, like me, have unplugged from the corded-phone world if they can't contact us for our thoughts.Yeah, I'm sure Margin of Error can explain the... er... mathematics behind the margin of error....that was weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidakota Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 First thing to note, how many of us really trust any polester? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john doe Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 First thing to note, how many of us really trust any polester? :) Sorry, for a second there I thought you meant to write "molester". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elphaba Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Sorry, for a second there I thought you meant to write "molester". I saw "polyester." Elphaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Can we resurrect Reagan? No, but you can have the zombified version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjormon Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Yeah, I'm sure Margin of Error can explain the... er... mathematics behind the margin of error....that was weird. Margin of error in this poll, Id say about %50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 No, but you can have the zombified version. Found this one in the historical archives: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john doe Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 That's Reagan, not Regan. Jbs said he wanted Regan to come back...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbs2763 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 That's Reagan, not Regan. Jbs said he wanted Regan to come back......so i can't speel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) That's Reagan, not Regan. Jbs said he wanted Regan to come back...... Oh, that Regan! Nevermind. Edited March 31, 2009 by Moksha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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