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Poll: Obama's Negatives Are On The Rise
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By Joe Murray, The Bulletin
More than a half-dozen of his nominees to executive office have bailed under questionable circumstances; he has failed to build the bipartisan support he promised on the campaign trail; claims that he is violating his own pledge to bring transparency to government are mounting; and a formidable budget battle looms ahead.
And it has only been 52 days since Barack Obama officially became president of the United States.
At a time Mr. Obama pledged to bring the nation together to halt the economic crisis, those who have strong feelings toward the president are split evenly over their approval and disapproval of his job performance. Thirty-seven percent of Americans now “strongly approve” of how Mr. Obama is performing, while 31 percent “strongly disapprove, according to a poll released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports.
In terms of overall performance, Mr. Obama has an approval rating of 56 percent with 43 percent disapproving.
But as the president attempts to take charge of his administration, there are conflicting reports of his early success. While the Rasmussen poll indicates there could be trouble ahead, the CNN Poll of Polls was introduced with the headline, “Obama’s Honeymoon with Americans Still Going Strong.”
Averaging a number of national polls, CNN reported Mr. Obama had a 61 percent approval rating, but such a rating is just 3 points higher than that of former President George W. Bush around 50 days into his administration. Ronald Reagan stood at 60 percent around the same time period.
“Obama’s support is not as high as it was during the transition period and immediately after the inauguration, but approval from six in ten Americans is a pretty robust
level of support,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland in a statement posted to the news network’s Web site.
But as Mr. Obama struggles to maintain his high marks with the U.S. public, the Rasmussen poll demonstrated the economy could either make or break the Obama presidency.
Fifty-three percent of the public believes the nation is experiencing a depression, and a majority of Americans now believe a person who is willing to work will have trouble finding employment. Thirty-seven percent have postponed medical procedures because of the economy.
Joe Murray can be reached at jmurray@thebulletin.us
And it has only been 52 days since Barack Obama officially became president of the United States.
At a time Mr. Obama pledged to bring the nation together to halt the economic crisis, those who have strong feelings toward the president are split evenly over their approval and disapproval of his job performance. Thirty-seven percent of Americans now “strongly approve” of how Mr. Obama is performing, while 31 percent “strongly disapprove, according to a poll released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports.
In terms of overall performance, Mr. Obama has an approval rating of 56 percent with 43 percent disapproving.
But as the president attempts to take charge of his administration, there are conflicting reports of his early success. While the Rasmussen poll indicates there could be trouble ahead, the CNN Poll of Polls was introduced with the headline, “Obama’s Honeymoon with Americans Still Going Strong.”
Averaging a number of national polls, CNN reported Mr. Obama had a 61 percent approval rating, but such a rating is just 3 points higher than that of former President George W. Bush around 50 days into his administration. Ronald Reagan stood at 60 percent around the same time period.
“Obama’s support is not as high as it was during the transition period and immediately after the inauguration, but approval from six in ten Americans is a pretty robust
level of support,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland in a statement posted to the news network’s Web site.
But as Mr. Obama struggles to maintain his high marks with the U.S. public, the Rasmussen poll demonstrated the economy could either make or break the Obama presidency.
Fifty-three percent of the public believes the nation is experiencing a depression, and a majority of Americans now believe a person who is willing to work will have trouble finding employment. Thirty-seven percent have postponed medical procedures because of the economy.
Joe Murray can be reached at jmurray@thebulletin.us
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