Polling by ABC/Washington Post that was conducted half prior to his selection as the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee and half after revealed that his popularity has substantially increased among voters after he was chosen by Mitt Romney.
In the polling that was conducted between Wednesday and Friday, 45% of respondents had no opinion of Ryan. In the polling conducted Saturday and Sunday, this number dropped to 30%. Virtually all of those who changed had a positive opinion of the Wisconsin Congressman.
Based on this poll, 38% of Americans currently have a positive impression of Ryan, while 33% have a negative viewpoint. Prior to Saturday, the numbers were 23% favorable and 32% were unfavorable. His approval rating among Republicans rose 21%, and among independents, it increased from 19% to 39%. Even with Democrats, his positive ratings increased by 10%, while his negatives increased by 9.
Both parties will attempt to define Ryan to average voters in the next month or so. Whichever party succeeds will have an important edge in November. It will be interesting to review the state polling in swing states which will be released in the next few weeks to see how the electoral college map has changed with Ryan’s selection.
August 14th, 2012 at 2:22 am
Ryan’s numbers with women and even seniors has improved. What’s more, Ryan is making Romney deliver an improved message. I guess they started getting cozy to one another since March or so. Maybe they’ve had a Vulcan mind meld?
August 14th, 2012 at 6:46 am
Along with Andy’s delusional perception based on his say so, Arriba’s grasp for the positive is equally illogical.
I can understand that for you guys to visit Daily Kos would be akin to a vampire staring directly at a cross, but they have a pretty long list of credible polls showing how folks feel about Ryan’s budget.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/13/1119695/-The-Ryan-plan-The-more-America-hears-about-it-the-more-they-hate-it
Arriba’s reference also states
The next few days, perhaps hours will be interesting.
August 14th, 2012 at 7:22 am
I wonder how Americans feel about the Obama budget?
August 14th, 2012 at 9:43 am
Daily Kos ?
Andy and Arriba delusional ?
I spent some time at the Kos, bout a week.
They’re immersed in a far left socialist ideology, inundated with hate,and are proven liars.
“to visit Daily Kos would be akin to a vampire staring directly at a cross,”
Your reference to them is no better than a screen door on a submarine.
At this point, Barrys feelin it like Carter did.
August 14th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
oh, and trust me.
Staring at the Kos is a lot harder than a cross.
Crosses that for some reason Kosovites find offensive.
And, since moonbats are the true parasites on the govt. teet…
you’re entry makes even less sense
August 14th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
I’d say Patrick, that it would depend on the Americans you asked. Based on the polls I’ve linked you to, they seem to prefer no budget over Ryan’s. I’m sure those on Medicare or SSI would much prefer no budget over it costing them. I’m sure the millions being helped through AKA would prefer no budget over losing their health care. I’m sure the millions of middle class workers would prefer no budget than to have their taxes increased.
Catholic nuns, priests, bishops, and friars have called the Ryan budget “immoral,” a “severe failure,” and the “height of hypocrisy.” I don’t think the wording for “no budget” is quite that harsh.
Considering that even former President Reagan’s budget adviser David Stockman called it an “empty fairy tale”, the only difference I can see in the Ryan budget and no budget is that Ryan’s does much more harm and hits the retired, disabled, sick, poor, an working class much harder directly in the wallet than no budget. And folk can take a lot of rhetoric and spin until you hit them directly in their wallets.
That’s the difference in the Ryan budget and no budget.
August 14th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Micky, while I really have no interest in debating you on any level, I couldn’t resist your spew of Kos. I didn’t list them as a credible source but rather made reference to the credible sources they’ve listed (Gallop, PEW, etc). But that’s not the nature of my response to you. You actually said they’re immersed in ideology, inundated with hate, and are proven liars. Have you guys looked in a mirror lately? This is something I’ve proven of the you et al here on a daily bases.
Oh, and to my list of how hitting voters in the wallet isn’t a good idea, I doubt that the millions of people depending on Pell grants to help with the school bills are going to be thrilled with the Ryan budget. Much like their money, they’re kinda partial to their children as well.
August 14th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
” Based on the polls I’ve linked you to, they seem to prefer no budget over Ryan’s.”
Yeah, we all rushed over to the coast, so dont talk about fairy tales bro.
” I’m sure those on Medicare or SSI would much prefer no budget over it costing them.”
No budget ?
Its costing us buddy, and our kids, wise up.
Their money in this Ponzie scheme was gone long time ago.
We havent had a budget since the messiah took office.
Please, do try to keep up without stumbling all over yourself.
“I’m sure the millions being helped through AKA would prefer no budget over losing their health care.”
You’re obviously oblivious to financial truth. what budget ?
” I’m sure the millions of middle class workers would prefer no budget than to have their taxes increased.”
My taxes have increased, my private insurance has hiked its fees twice this year, and we still, in 3 years, have had NO BUDGET.
The only thing you’re sure of is bullsht.
Catholic nuns, priests, bishops, and friars have called the Ryan budget “immoral,” a “severe failure,” and the “height of hypocrisy.” ”
Yeah, I already said many times that liberal Catholics are an oxymoron.
“I don’t think the wording for “no budget” is quite that harsh.”
Theres only one campaign I can think of that would be dumb enough to hire you, and let you speak.
There boss doesnt seem to think budgets are very important either.
Most of the exchanges between candidates over the elderly benefits is hyped to scare seniors.
Everyone has Barry on tape disagreeing with Clintons reform on welfare.
The horses mouth and not some Kos poll, liberal Catholics,or your opinion really cuts it.
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Lets add some reality.
The amount was originally $550 billion and that was supposed to pay for half of the costs of the health care plan and that is the number that I remember.
You can, if you are a reasonable person and not some liberal hack, go to this web page
http://mccaul.house.gov/health-care/
Underneath the red lettering, click on the link ‘Medicare Cuts’ and you’ll see a PDF file that will show you what is being cut, how much is being cut, the year it starts and the section of HR3200 that these cuts are mentioned in. (HR3200 is the health care bill.)
Now, the PDF is a bit out of date because overall costs of medical care have increased by 20% since then, so if you take $550 billion and add 20% then that is an additional $110 billion making the total $660 billion, not 750, or $550 billion.
August 14th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
The Weekly standard seems to agree also.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obam
August 14th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
but “no budget” is a dereliction of duty. Even liberals like budgets. Not sure what’s in the Ryan budget, but it can’t be worse than what Obama has done to the children. Let’s just go with it and get the idiot out of office. Maybe prosecute him after his term is up if he makes it that far.
August 15th, 2012 at 6:02 am
So you’re “Not sure what’s in the Ryan budget, but it can’t be worse than what Obama has done to the children”.
Patrick, your diatribe not only makes no sense but it once again exposes an abject ignorance, your usual profound bigotry, and a clear example of how any reasonable discussion with you is impossible.
If you want to debate on an intelligent level about Paul Ryan and the overwhelming issue of Ryan is his budget, wouldn’t it be wise for you to know what’s in it? Is there something you’re afraid you might find? So you blindly cover your eyes with an admission of ignorance of Ryan’s budget to just spew your “Liberals are evil/Obama is bad/look what he’s done to the children” (which is laughable as it makes no sense. I mean, please name a few policies or action that did something evil to the children. Oh, wait, you probably don’t know what those policies are). You then want to prosecute Obama for reasons you can’t name and likely don’t know anything about lest he be impeached first for reasons, other than the sheer intense hatred that you expose daily, that you fail to mention as you likely don’t know anyway.
Your resident troll amused me by referring to Daily Kos as being immersed in ideology, inundated with hate, and proven liars. Yet here you not only credit yourself as a mirrored image of that, but even amplify those very issues to new levels every time you hit the keyboard with an admission that bothering to understand the issues take a back seat to your ideology, hatred, and dishonesty.
In short, your spin on everything you are supposedly against points the finger back at you. You are so immersed in ideology that you’ve endorsed a concept that unless you kowtow to your ideology, you aren’t a real American. You’re so inundated with hate that you can’t get through a post without spewing hatred towards those that disagree with you, (even nodding to the suggestion that the President as not part of the human race). And you’ve been exposed as a proven liar on so many fronts that I don’t know where to start. And now you do all this with an admission that you’re clueless of the real issues that pertains to the debate.
August 15th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
“So you’re “Not sure what’s in the Ryan budget, but it can’t be worse than what Obama has done to the children”.
Patrick, your diatribe not only makes no sense but it once again exposes an abject ignorance, your usual profound bigotry, and a clear example of how any reasonable discussion with you is impossible.”
There you go again with instant personal bullsht. Patrick is “ignorant” because he can plainly see that after numerous presidencies this has been the worst, thereby making the odds more likely that Ryans plan is more viable ?
Please tell, what plan did Barry have in 08?
Hope n Change ?
I do remember his interview where he said he’d remove 500 billion to Barrycare, and a bunch of promises(broken)to you and your ilk.
August 15th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
“In short, your spin on everything you are supposedly against points the finger back at you. You are so immersed in ideology that you’ve endorsed a concept that unless you kowtow to your ideology, you aren’t a real American. You’re so inundated with hate that you can’t get through a post without spewing hatred towards those that disagree with you, (even nodding to the suggestion that the President as not part of the human race). And you’ve been exposed as a proven liar on so many fronts that I don’t know where to start. And now you do all this with an admission that you’re clueless of the real issues that pertains to the debate.”
Man, you’re a piece of work.
Bi-polar, multiple personalities, Schizo, what is it ?
That paragraph is the crux of your doctrine.
You want to discuss the issues ?
Bull, you’re a hate monger whos every posts introduction is laced personal attack.
Which simply means your argument sucks so bad you can only resort to tactics that detract personas as a distraction.
Keep telling people they’re ignorant or stupid because they dont agree, see how it works out for you.
August 15th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Ronald, we have to ban you for violating the comment policy. You are welcome to comment again on September 1st.