Oklahoma Poll Results 8/1/10

[GG]

Oklahomans don't like President Barack Obama.

A lot.

Obama's Oklahoma Poll approval rating fell to 27 percent in July, the lowest for any elected official in the 17-year history of the survey.

The previous low for an elected official was former Gov. David Walters' 33 percent in both 1993 and 1994. The previous low for a president was Obama's 36 percent in January of this year. Before that, it was President Bill Clinton's 37 percent at the end of 1994.

Reasons for the state's discontent with the current chief executive range from the state of the economy to the belief that he's planning to turn the country over to "his Muslim brothers."

The relative few who support Obama give him credit for tackling health care reform and doing the best possible job under difficult circumstances.

"I don't know if it's totally inexperience," said poll respondent Etta Martin of Glenpool. "It could be ignorance. But he has said and done so many things, I don't believe he's a loyal American. Unless (Obama) changes his attitude or he is voted out of office, we are in for a very bad time in this country."


Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20100801_16_A10_Oklaho658879

[GG]

Senator Tom Coburn and Gov. Brad Henry are the two most popular politicians in the state right now.  

I don't think they were talking about the Tulsa Mayor when the poll said "local mayor".   I'm sure he dropped the 56% approval by 20 points.   

[Ed W]

...and the rest of the country has the impression that Oklahoma is a benighted little backwater.  Imagine that.

[rwarn17588]

he's planning to turn the country over to "his Muslim brothers."

That's just pathetic and paranoid, right there. Did the pollster call jamesrage?

[Gaspar]

Oklahoma has an open door policy.  You are welcome to leave at any time.

[Breadburner]

Oklahoma has an open door policy.  You are welcome to leave at any time.

Awesome..Outta the park.....He needs to find a cane with some sort of self-gratification feature.....

[Hoss]

I love it in here how if your opinion doesn't meet with that of the majority RWB, you're told that you're free to leave the state.

[Gaspar]

I love it in here how if your opinion doesn't meet with that of the majority RWB, you're told that you're free to leave the state.

Nah. . . we just offer that to people who say how much they hate Oklahoma or Tulsa.  We've had our share of them on this forum.  It's ok if you propose improvement, but when you frequently post about how bad this state or city is, it's good to know that you have the freedom to move to California or perhaps Washington State.  There are some great housing deals there now! 

[Townsend]

Nah. . . we just offer that to people who say how much they hate Oklahoma or Tulsa.  We've had our share of them on this forum.  It's ok if you propose improvement, but when you frequently post about how bad this state or city is, it's good to know that you have the freedom to move to California or perhaps Washington State.  There are some great housing deals there now! 

Same offer nationally?

[nathanm]

I love it in here how if your opinion doesn't meet with that of the majority RWB, you're told that you're free to leave the state.

Just more radicals posing as conservatives using radical rhetoric.

[Gaspar]

Just more radicals posing as conservatives using radical rhetoric.

That's pretty cool.

I like the way that fiscal responsibility, economic freedom, and limited government have now become "radical" ideas.

Conversely, it's interesting how massive spending, extending the power and size of government, and increased social(ist) programs is not "radical".

[nathanm]

That's pretty cool.

I like the way that fiscal responsibility, economic freedom, and limited government have now become "radical" ideas.

Conversely, it's interesting how massive spending, extending the power and size of government, and increased social(ist) programs is not "radical".

Nice framing. You don't think turning the US into a warmongering theocracy, as the tea partiers seem to want is radical?  Seems like you were the one complaining about fiscal responsibility in another thread. And yes, deconstructing the state is in fact a radical idea. Anarchists are widely considered to fit that label.

[Gaspar]

Nice framing. You don't think turning the US into a warmongering theocracy, as the tea partiers seem to want is radical?  

Wow, I still can't find that anywhere in their platform statement, or campaign messages.  Must be a secret agenda.  Keep us posted on their real plans Nate.

[nathanm]

Wow, I still can't find that anywhere in their platform statement, or campaign messages.  Must be a secret agenda.  Keep us posted on their real plans Nate.

Well, opposing gay marriage on religious grounds and the building of mosques is a great start to the theocracy bit. You might read a bit about the messages Glenn Beck is pushing to his tea party faithful.

Moreover, as I mentioned before, their (and your) position that the state should be deconstructed is very radical.

[we vs us]

Oklahoma has an open door policy.  You are welcome to leave at any time.

You couldn't be more right.