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Limbaugh's Wrong: Gallup's Obama Approval Below 50%

New survey is latest disappointment for President

Nov 20, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A new Gallup poll is the latest this week to show President Obama's approval ratings falling below 50%. Today's results, which appear to refute Rush Limbaugh's contention that Gallup's results are tilted to favor Obama, show 49% of voters approve of his handling of the presidency and 44% do not.... More »

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Rush: Gallup Counting Too Many Blacks for Obama

That's why the president's approval ratings are above 50%, he says

Nov 20, 09 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh has a novel explanation for why President Obama's approval ratings remain above 50% in Gallup polls: The agency is purposely boosting the number of black respondents. "Gallup has him just teetering on the little teeter-totter at 50% and they're doing everything they can—they're upping the... More »

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 Obama 
 Approval
 Rating Dips 
 Below 50% 

Americans sour on handling of economy, Afghanistan

Nov 18, 09 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Less than half of Americans polled approve of President Obama’s performance for the first time. A new Quinnipiac survey has his job approval rating at 48%, with 42% disapproving. Other polls have his rating at 53% and 56%, and a Quinnipiac pollster admits the new number “is not... More »

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US economy • Quinnipiac University • approval ratings • Afghanistan war • opinion polls • Obama administration • President Obama

 Poll: Grouchy 
 Public Sticks 
 With Obama 

Glum nation pessimistic about economy, wars

Nov 11, 09 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - America's mood has crashed hard after the euphoria that greeted Barack Obama's inauguration: A recent poll shows the country in a pessimistic funk as the president struggles to revive the economy and fight two wars abroad. But Americans haven't lost all faith in Obama: His approval stands at 54%, no... More »

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US economy • approval ratings • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • opinion polls • polls • President Obama

Marc Ambinder

Is Biden Really Less Popular Than Cheney?

Nope! Recent Gallup numbers don't give whole picture

Oct 28, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest Gallup numbers look bad for Joe Biden. His approval rating has sunk to 42%, which seems to put him way below the 55% Al Gore averaged in his first year, and way, way below the 65% Cheney averaged in his. Say it ain’t so! “OK, it... More »

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Joe Biden • Dick Cheney • Al Gore • vice president • approval ratings • poll numbers • Marc Ambinder

 Obama's Approval 
 Ratings Stabilize 

After summer's drubbing, he's sitting pretty at 52%

Sep 29, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s approval ratings have stabilized this month, after taking a beating over the summer. According to the latest Gallup poll, Obama rests at a healthy 52% average approval rating, putting him on par with most recent presidents. He “is certainly doing as well as, or better than,... More »

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OPINION

 With Race in Play, 
 Obama's White 
 Support Softens 

Poll numbers plummeted amid Sotomayor, Gates controversies

Sep 14, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s downward opinion-poll trajectory among whites seems to be linked to the “blackening” of his image, writes Joan Walsh in Salon. It accelerated during two racially charged moments this summer: Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, marked with debate over her “wise Latina” comment,... More »

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race • politics • Joan Walsh • poll • racism • black • US Supreme Court • approval ratings • white voters • opinion polls • Obama administration • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • Henry Louis Gates Jr

Europeans Still Heart Barack

Prez has a 77% approval rating on
the continent; Bush was polling 19%

Sep 10, 09 6:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - His approval numbers may have dipped at home, but in Europe Barack Obama is still a superstar, a new poll reveals. Fully 77% of Europeans approve of Obama's diplomacy—a record for an American president and far better than the 19% George Bush received a year ago. In Germany, Obama's... More »

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 Obama's Support  
 Slides Among Whites 

Prez's poll numbers drop among key demographics

Sep 7, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s support is eroding among those he fought hard to win over: whites, including independents and members of his own party, the Los Angeles Times reports. Since the close of his first 100 days in April, the president has seen his support among white Democrats plummet 11 points,... More »

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ANALYSIS

50% Approval Rating Just Another Number: Silver

Obama likely to win re-election, Dems to keep House majority with current numbers

Aug 31, 09 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much has been made of President Obama’s 50% job-approval rating, but that number in and of itself is “not particularly newsworthy,” writes Nate Silver for FiveThirtyEight.com. Obama could probably win in 2012 even with approval below 50%: George W. Bush was re-elected with the approval of... More »

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(Newser) - President Obama's job-approval rating slipped to 50% in Gallup poll results out today, a new low for the 10-month-old administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. The drawn-out health care reform debate apparently is dragging down the number, which hit 69% after the inauguration. The disapproval number is 43%. "It's... More »

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Analysis

Falling Approval Rating? Pshaw, Obama's Fine

Popularity is fleeting
in today's climate;
he's got tons of time

Aug 12, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s approval rating is dropping, but that’s “dog bites man” stuff, writes Paul Maslin of Salon. Every president sees his approval rating drop. Obama’s drop has been markedly precipitous—from 69% to 54%—but here’s why he needn’t worry:
  • Since the dawn
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 Obama Approval Down to 50% 

Only 38% approve of his handling of health care, a Quinnipiac poll shows

Aug 6, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s approval rating took another dip this week, as health care reform and the deficit continue to trouble some Americans, Bloomberg reports. Exactly half the registered voters surveyed said they approve of the job Obama is doing, according to a Quinnipiac poll released today. That's down from an... More »

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forget the beach

 5 Things to Watch During 
 Critical August Break

Health care takes center stage in 'consequential' recess

Aug 3, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - With health care reform hanging in the balance, the August congressional recess is likely to be a lot less relaxing than usual, writes Glenn Thrush in Politico. What to watch:
  1. Health insurers’ response to Nancy Pelosi’s singling them out as the "bad guys" on soaring health care
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 Obama Slips in New Polls 


Jul 29, 09 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two big polls are out with the same general conclusion: President Obama is losing support for his health care overhaul among the public, and his approval rating is settling in to mere mortal levels. A Wall Street Journal/NBC survey puts his approval rating at 53%, down 3 points in a... More »

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(Newser) - The Federal Reserve is the least trusted of all federal agencies, a new Gallup poll finds. Just 30% of respondents said the Fed was doing a “good” or “excellent” job, giving it the lowest score out of nine agencies included in the poll. That’s a steep decline... More »

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(Newser) - By now, we’ve gotten a pretty good look at the White House’s PR playbook, and as you may have noticed, Barack Obama gets the ball a lot. The president is everywhere, Politico reports. He’s given more interviews than any other recent president had at this point in... More »

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(Newser) - The public is rapidly losing faith in President Obama, new polls show. His overall approval rating is below 60%—a USA Today/Gallup poll gives him 55%, putting him 10th among the 12 post-World War II presidents after six months in office. A Public Trust Monitor/Politico survey finds 54% trust Obama,... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Republican Party • Democratic Party • approval ratings • economy • poll numbers • Gallup poll • polls • President Obama

 Poll: Obama Sinks 
 Below 50% on Health Care 

Numbers drop on health care, economy, deficit

Jul 20, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s approval rating on health care has dropped from 57% in April to below half for the first time, as resistance heats up, even among Democrats, to the reform bill working its way through Congress, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Some 49% approve and 44% (up from... More »

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health care • poll • health care reform • Washington Post ABC poll • budget deficit • approval ratings • economy • President Obama

 Obama's Approval 
 Rating Softens 

Economy pulls down numbers

Jun 23, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerns over the economy are weighing down President Obama’s poll numbers, which have fallen to their lowest point since his inauguration, Politico reports. Obama’s 57% approval rating in a Gallup tracking poll this weekend remains high, but a series of recent polls find his support falling among Republicans... More »

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