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OBAMA APPROVAL PLUNGES 74% per Rasmussen Poll Shows Drop from 30% to 8%
Barack Obama’s popularity ratings have plummeted according to the latest Rasmussen Poll.
The highly accurate poll subtracts the ‘strong disapprovals’ from the ‘strong approvals’ to get their net approval rating.
The week Barack Obama was sworn in, the ‘Obama Approval Index’ his approval rating was a whopping 30%. By March 1 it had dropped to a meager 8%. Considering he had 15% on February 27, this could be viewed as a freefall. (See left column in poll below.)
President and CEO David Armstrong of Armstrong International, a century old family-owned company, has clear reasons for the significant drop in popularity.
According to Armstrong the public listens to promises and monitors how they perceive they are being delivered, after giving a reasonable ‘honeymoon’ period wherein they give the benefit of the doubt.
During your interview with David he discusses that with an unprecedented number of Obama’s cabinet choices being surrounded by impossible to ignore ethics challenges, an ‘Obama fatigue factor’ has set in. When virtually all of the ‘changes’ promised by Obama are changes toward big centralized government, or when they see Obama flip-flopping on so many campaign promises, such as his solemn vow to post important bills on the Internet prior to voting on them—such as the trillion dollar taxpayer-funded bailout of rich bankers--even moderate and some liberal voters are left scratching their heads in puzzlement and/or disenchantment.
Armstrong’s suggestion to Obama: “Speak only the truth and practice the Golden Rule: Do unto taxpayers as you would have taxpayers do unto you.”
Obama Approval Index History
Date Presidential Approval Index Strongly Approve Strongly Disapprove Total Approve Total Disapprove
03/01/2009 8 38% 30% 58% 40%
02/28/2009 10 39% 29% 59% 39%
02/27/2009 15 41% 26% 60% 40%
02/26/2009 16 41% 25% 60% 40%
02/25/2009 14 39% 25% 59% 40%
02/24/2009 14 39% 25% 60% 39%
02/23/2009 11 38% 27% 58% 40%
02/22/2009 11 38% 27% 58% 41%
02/21/2009 10 38% 28% 57% 41%
02/20/2009 12 38% 26% 59% 40%
02/19/2009 13 38% 25% 60% 39%
02/18/2009 14 38% 24% 61% 38%
02/17/2009 15 38% 23% 61% 37%
02/16/2009 10 36% 26% 60% 39%
02/15/2009 11 37% 26% 60% 39%
02/14/2009 13 39% 26% 60% 39%
02/13/2009 17 41% 24% 60% 38%
02/12/2009 19 43% 24% 61% 37%
02/11/2009 19 42% 23% 60% 38%
02/10/2009 15 39% 24% 60% 38%
02/09/2009 14 38% 24% 60% 38%
02/08/2009 11 36% 25% 59% 39%
02/07/2009 14 37% 23% 60% 38%
02/06/2009 17 38% 21% 61% 36%
02/05/2009 19 39% 20% 62% 36%
02/04/2009 18 39% 21% 62% 36%
02/03/2009 15 37% 22% 61% 36%
02/02/2009 17 41% 24% 60% 38%
02/01/2009 21 44% 23% 63% 34%
01/31/2009 23 45% 22% 63% 34%
01/30/2009 21 43% 22% 63% 36%
01/29/2009 22 42% 20% 62% 36%
01/28/2009 22 42% 20% 62% 36%
01/27/2009 23 42% 19% 62% 36%
01/26/2009 21 41% 20% 60% 37%
01/25/2009 22 42% 20% 60% 36%
01/24/2009 26 44% 18% 61% 33%
01/23/2009 29 45% 16% 62% 29%
01/22/2009 30 44% 14% 64% 29%
ABOUT DAVID ARMSTRONG…
David M. Armstrong heads up Armstrong International, a family company that is over one century old, specializing in providing industrial heating and air conditioning equipment to companies. But more than being a businessman, David is a storyteller.
Mr. Armstrong has evolved corporate storytelling into a whole new style of management—a style praised by Tom Peters as the leadership answer for tormented managers who need their people to champion initiative.
David Armstrong’s stock in trade is anecdotes—stories about urgency, bravery, wisdom, core values, change management, innovation and having fun in the workplace. Where does he find stories? In the same places he suggests you look for yours—in the eyes and on the faces of the customers, partners and employees who come through your doors every day.
“Every company has a rich heritage of stories,” says David. “I’m just putting my company’s treasure to work.” While it may be true that every company has stories, not every CEO has the vision to search them out and retell them with powerful and memorable morals. That’s what this site is all about—helping you to dig into, discover and use the stories that surround you.
Today Armstrong International is a safe haven in a business world grown confusing and complex. Doing business with Armstrong International is refreshingly simple and pleasant. In fact, today’s dream has become the vision of business as a series of enjoyable experiences.
ABOUT HANGING BY A THREAD
Can you be successful at business or even running a country without losing your soul? David Armstrong thinks you can! In his new book, Hanging By A Thread, David shares real life examples of people and companies that are successful by simply following “The Golden Rule” of: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
In Hanging By A Thread, you will learn about Armstrong International, which is a successful, profitable company that follows the golden rule in all of its decisions for over a century, and in the process, is flourishing in an otherwise turbulent economy.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE HELPFUL WITH SHOW PREP:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iVIypiR-RFg4T8HkjeNGQqPD1IiwD96H06UG0
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