In the past several months,
Barack Obama’s approval ratings have edged up ever so slightly. From a 44
percent approval rating to 53 percent for the United States President. Those
who follow the situation closely will know that approval ratings are much like
the wind. It can change the direction that it is blowing right in an instant.
And while Obama seems to be edging up right now, it could be just the calm
before the dangerous storm.
2012-The March To Election Continues as Obama’s Approval Rating Slightly Edges Higher.
The stock market for what it’s
worth, has had an oh so slight rally in the last few months. For those who do
own stocks, that might be a good thing, but a lot of American people have
already been burned rather hard by that market. Not to mention that it is hard
to invest money in the stock market when you don’t have any.
Obama and jobs is a curious
combination. Has he made some gains? Yes in a way, but we still have a lot of
ground to cover. The 2012 Election is intriguing, as many seem to be writing
Obama off automatically. The experiment as it seems might be nearly over, but
Obama might have a trick or two up his sleeve, to just barely edge out four
more years.
One must not really put all that
much stock in the approval rating of the President. It can change with both
minor and major things. Anywhere from a few grammatical errors in an important
speech to a huge economic blunder that costs many their jobs and their livelihood,
that is how fickle the approval rating is.
As we march into March, the
election is coming. Obama seems to be edging up more, where he wasn’t at the
basement levels he was approval wise, but not at the height of his approval
either. Yet many people tend to take the approval rating of the President as
the gospel, including the President himself and many other key members of his
staff. So really even if it is fickle, people take it seriously enough where it
can lead to have ramifications where it shouldn’t.
Obama’s approval is on a very
slight upswing but by this time next week, it could be falling like a lead balloon.
Stock
Market Report 2/28/12
We are officially back in the
range of 13,000+ land for the Dow Jones as stocks across the board are on the
rise. Here is the report for the Dow Jones, NASDAQ, and S and P 500 for today.
Dow
Jones: 13,006.26(+24.75)
NASDAQ:
2,986.76(+2-0.60)
S
and P 500: 1,372.21(+4.62)
