Survey Research

            Surveying is very important when it comes politics.  A good example of a survey is actually polling.  If we look at the Quinnipiac Polling Institute, we can see constant surveying taking place daily.  The survey involves calling residents of different states and asking them questions pertaining to specific topics.  The results of these questions are then recorded and analyzed. 

            Often polled, the approval rating of President Obama, is frequently a common topic.  In a recent article, Obama’s approval rating was reexamined through research methods of surveying.  A recent poll “showed that support for the president has fallen considerably from this high water mark. Overall, 45 percent of midterm voters approve of the way Mr. Obama is handling his job as president. Only 40 percent of independent voters and 10 percent of Republican voters give the president positive approval ratings.” 

            With this in mind, we can see how telling a poll can be.  With numbers likes these; it is easy to see how damaging a survey can be to ones approval rating.  With only a 45% approval rating, Obama is surly in danger of not getting elected for a second term. Unless Obama can reverse these trends, he will become the fourth one-term president in the last four decades.  Seeing as how this article came a day after elections, it is obvious that the President is in trouble and must do something if he hopes to hold the office for another term.