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President Obama’s Address on BP Oil Spill Fails to Move Voters

Flemington, NJ, June 15, 2010 – A new national study among 2,010 Americans conducted after President Obama’s speech tonight in which he addressed the BP oil spill revealed that the post speech response was at best, neutral and among some segments leaning toward negative regarding perceptions of the viewers.
The study was conducted by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website to obtain Americans’ perceptions of how President Obama was handling the BP oil spill in the Gulf. To view detailed results of the study go to www.mediacurves.com.

Among the findings:

How effective was President Barack Obama at handling the recent BP crisis?
Democrats
Republic
Independents
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Extremely Effective
15%
12%
3%
2%
4%
4%
Somewhat Effective
50%
49%
14%
13%
32%
26%
Somewhat Ineffective
25%
29%
28%
30%
33%
38%
Not at all Effective
9%
10%
54%
54%
31%
32%
How capable will President Barack Obama be at handling future crises?
Democrats
Republic
Independents
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Extremely Capable
35%
33%
4%
4%
12%
11%
Somewhat Capable
47%
47%
21%
19%
42%
39%
Somewhat Incapable
14%
16%
34%
34%
26%
29%
Not at all Capable
4%
3%
42%
43%
19%
21%
Has Barack Obama’s role in handling the BP crisis influenced your opinion of him?
Democrats
Republic
Independents
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Yes, I have a more positive opinion of him
20%
17%
4%
3%
7%
5%
Yes, I have a more negative opinion of him
20%
22%
44%
44%
38%
46%
No, my opinion has not changed
60%
61%
51%
53%
55%
49%
Would you vote for Barack Obama if he ran for a second term?
Democrats
Republicans
Independents
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Yes
74%
73%
11%
9%
40%
39%
No
26%
27%
89%
91%
60%
61%