There is nothing original about this short diary. I just wanted to make you aware of an interesting Gallup survey from yesterday that measures President Obama’s approval in all 50 states:
Here’s the link: http://www.gallup.com/poll/141…
You should go to “page 2” in the survey for a chart showing approval/disapproval by state. Also, here’s a map from the survey above:
The Gallup labeling appears slightly misleading to me because, while in all the states marked as “below average” Obama does have a net negative approval, in all the states marked as “above average” AS WELL AS in all the states marked as “average” his approval is a net positive.
The only “unpleasant surprises” to me are New Hampshire and Missouri. On the other hand, there are a number of pleasant surprises, including Ohio, Colorado, South Dakota, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas. The map almost looks like a very plausible near-future electoral college configuration to me, with the lightest green states going GOP, and the medium green and dark green ones going Democratic — maybe plausible in 2016 or 2020, that is !