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Published: 01/19/11

Obama Approval Numbers Surging, But Why?

By David Knowles - AOL News

A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll confirms what other pulse trackers are finding of late: President Barack Obama's popularity is on the rise. In the latest poll, 53 percent of Americans say that they approve of the way the president is doing his job, 41 percent said they disapprove and 6 percent said they were not sure. Just one month ago, the same poll found that Obama's approval rating stood at 45 percent, while 48 percent of those surveyed said they disapproved of his job performance. The WSJ/NBC poll is not the only one showing a numbers bump for the president. Polls conducted by ...

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Published: 09/15/10

Obama's Presidency and the Elections: What You Need to Know

By Alex Wagner - Politics Daily

The Basics - The elections promise to be as much a referendum on President Obama as on Congress. - He has shepherded major pieces of legislation through the Democratic-controlled Congress, including an economic stimulus package, auto and banking industry bailouts, health care reform and financial industry regulation. - Obama's popularity rating in 2008 was 70 percent. By this August his approval rating was 45 percent. - Issues such as the economy, health care and Obama's identity itself continue to concern the president and will likely remain key talking points by his political opponents and ...

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Published: 08/18/10

AP Poll: New Low for Obama's Handling of Economy

By not in system - AOL News

WASHINGTON (Aug. 18) -- President Barack Obama earned his lowest marks ever on his handling of the economy in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, which also found that an overwhelming majority of Americans now describe the nation's financial outlook as poor. A frustrated electorate could take it out on the party in power - Obama's Democrats - in the November elections. Eleven weeks before the Nov. 2 balloting, just 41 percent of those surveyed approve of the president's performance on the economy, down from 44 percent in April, while 56 percent disapprove. And 61 percent say the economy has ...

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Published: 07/13/10

Poll: 6 in 10 Americans Lack Faith in Obama

By Lauren Frayer - AOL News

(July 13) -- Nearly six in 10 American voters say they lack faith in President Barack Obama to make the right decisions for the country, according to a poll published today that reveals public confidence in Obama has hit an all-time low just four months before midterm elections. The Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 58 percent of respondents said they have "none" or "just some" confidence in Obama to make good decisions. That's still lower than the number of Americans who lack faith in Congress, with 68 percent saying they lack the same confidence in Democrats on Capitol Hill and 72 ...

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Published: 08/6/09

Obama's Popularity Sliding, Agenda in Danger

By Patricia Murphy - Politics Daily

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that President Obama's approval rating among Americans has fallen seven points in the last month, from 57 percent to 50 percent, with just 45 percent of independent voters approving of the job he's doing. ...

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