Michael Ryan Cherry Picks Poll Results to Mislead About President Obama's Approval Rating

Re: "Nothing Personal," from the October 24th edition of the Augusta Chronicle.

Here's a classic case of cherry picking poll results. Of the 8 major polls, only 1 (The Rasmussen, the only one Mr. Ryan mentioned) shows President Obama having a negative job approval rating. Even the Fox News Poll has President Obama with a positive job approval rating (49%-45%). The average of the 8 polls shows President Obama's job approval rating is 52.1%-43.6%.

The Gallup Poll, which Mr. Ryan cites incomprehensively as "More sobering for Obama, Gallup reports that Obama's latest quarterly average ranks 144th, or in the 44th percentile, for all post-war presidents during any quarter," has Obama with a 55%-39% job approval rating. So it's evident Mr. Ryan is aware of the other polls.

Considering that the economy is likely to improve as the recession ends, President Obama's job approval ratings are in good shape.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

Moreover, Mr. Ryan must not read his own newspaper. Recently, the Augusta Chronicle ran an article about how President Obama's stimulus saved thousands of local teacher's jobs. Yet, Mr. Ryan writes, "...others point to the huge economic stimulus package the president insisted would help earlier this year--but which appears has not."

Mr. Ryan needs to spend more time reading his own paper, instead of plagiarizing other conservative pundits.

This editorial is another example of how Mr. Ryan is attempting to smear President Obama with the labels of weak and unpopular--both of which are unfounded. Of course, he also condescends to write that it's nothing personal, that Obama's a nice guy.

If Mr. Ryan genuinely think Obama's a nice guy, than why is he continually smearing him with lies?