If the 2008 Election Were Held Today, How Would Obama Do?

Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election by 53 percent to 46 percent but when voters were asked how he would have done if they knew what they knew now that ratio changes to 48 percent to 41 percent, according to a Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll conducted Oct. 27-28.

That said, when asked how satisfied with what Obama has accomplished as president, 56 percent said they were very or somewhat satisfied while 43 percent said they were somewhat or not satisfied.

When asked whether Obama is meeting or exceeding expectations, or falling below expectation, 40 percent said he is meeting them, 8 percent say he is exceeding them, 47 percent saying he is falling below expectations and 4 percent say it is too soon to tell.

Forty-four percent believe Obama is keeping promises he made during his campaign while 39 percent said he was breaking them, 8 percent said it was too soon to tell , 5 percent said he was keeping some and breaking others, and 4 percent were undecided.

But despite Obama's message of change during the campaign, 56 percent say what's going on in Washington is more of the same compared to 39 percent who believe there has been real change.

Fifty-eight percent still believe the former President Bush is responsible for the current state of the economy compared to 18 percent who assign responsibility to Obama. Nine percent said both men share responsibility equally, 12 percent assign it to other factors and 3 percent are undecided.

And since this is a Fox poll, what about the battle the administration has undertaken with the network?

Fifty-five percent have heard about the Obama administrations criticism of Fox for allegedly being a partisan rather than straight-shooting news organization. Fifty-six percent side with Fox in this controversy, according to its poll, compared to 29 percent who say the administration has a good point.