From the 2008 Presidential Election to 2010:
Have Voters Changed or Has Their
Perception of Obama Changed?

In September 2008, I released The Audacity of Deceit: Barack Obama's War on American Values, a book that called into question the Obama campaign's public statements about what he would do if elected, and also put up a Web site at www.BarackObamaTest.com. The book sold well, but what surprised me was that 900,000 people went to the Web site to take a 47-question test to see if their values and beliefs matched those of Obama.

Recent polls show that voters haven't changed their values, beliefs and opinions since 2008, but they have changed their perception of President Obama, based largely on his policies and legislation.

People told me I was too harsh in using "deceit" in the title of my book. Well, lying in order to hide your true intentions is deceit. The most outrageous lie that Obama told when he ran for president (and that no one in media called him on), was that 95% of Americans would receive tax relief. Is the math used by politicians and the media so incredibly lacking in substance that no one could figure out that if only 67% of Americans pay federal income tax, 95% of Americans can not have their taxes cut?

Listed below are the American public's opinions on issues during the 2008 election, and their opinion on those same issues today.

Health Care

December 2009: Only 32% think Obama's health care plan is a good idea. (NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll of 1,008 adults, December 11-14, 2009)

July 2008: Only 35% think Obama's health care plan is a good idea. (Zogby poll of 1,005 likely voters, July 9-14, 2008)

Energy

July 2008: Only 36% would support a tax increase on fossil fuels. (Zogby poll of 1,005 likely voters, July 9-14, 2008)

November 2009: Only 37% would support a cap-and-trade bill that raises their utility bill by just $10 per month, even if it meant a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. (Associated Press-Stanford University Poll of 1,005 adults, November 17-29, 2009)

Global Warming

March 2008: Only 37% of Americans are seriously worried about global warming. (Pew Research Center Poll of 1,012 adults, March 6-9, 2008)

October 2009: Only 35% of Americans think global warming is a serious problem. (Pew Research Center Poll of 1,500 adults, September 30 – October 4, 2009)

Government Spending

July 2008: Only 36% agree with Obama's plan for increased federal spending to help the economy. (Zogby poll of 1,005 likely voters, July 9-14, 2008)

November 2009: Only 21% of voters agree with the Obama administration that increased federal spending will help the economy. (Rasmussen poll of 1,000 likely voters, November 17-18, 2009)

Second Amendment

October 2007: Only 37% of Americans think the U.S. needs stricter gun control laws. (Gallup poll, October 4-7, 2007)

October 2009: Only 39% of Americans think the U.S. needs stricter gun control laws. (Rasmussen poll of 1,000 adults, October 1-2, 2009)

Taxes

August 2008: Only 36% of American think that raising taxes on businesses and the wealthy will make them better off. (Zogby poll of 1,008 likely voters, September 11-13, 2008)

September 2009: Only 33% of Americans think that raising taxes on businesses is a good way to pay for health care. (Zogby poll of 4,426 voters, September 4-8, 2009)

Abortion

August 2008: Only 39% of American voters agree with the Freedom of Choice Act, which would wipe out all state and federal restrictions on abortion. (Zogby poll of 1,005 likely voters, July 31- August 1, 2008)

May 2009: Only 22% of Americans think abortion should be legal under any and all circumstances. (Gallup poll of 1,015 adults, May 7-10, 2009) ###