CNN Poll: President’s approval nearing 50%
President Barack Obama’s approval rating, a crucial indicator of his reelection chances, is on the rise, according to a new national survey.
A CNN/ORC International Poll out Tuesday also indicates that the partisan battle over extending the payroll tax cut may be partially responsible for the jump in the president’s numbers.
According to the survey, 49% of Americans approve of the job Obama’s doing in the White House, up five points from last month, with 48% saying they disapprove, down six points from mid-November. The 49% approval rating is the president’s highest since May, when his number hit 54% thanks to a bounce following the killing of Osama bin Laden. Since then, in CNN polling, Obama’s approval rating has hovered in the mid-40s.
“President Barack Obama’s approval rating appears to be fueled by dramatic gains among middle-income Americans,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “The data suggest that the debate over the payroll tax is helping Obama’s efforts to portray himself as the defender of the middle class.”
Obama’s gains have come at the expense of the Republicans in Congress and the GOP in general. By a 50% to 31% margin, people questioned say they have more confidence in the president than in congressional Republicans to handle the major issues facing the country. Obama held a much narrower 44% to 39% margin in March.
And the GOP’s overall favorable rating has dropped to six points, to 43%, since June, while the Democrats’ positive rating remained steady at 55%.
“The Democrats do particularly well among middle income Americans, while the Republicans win support only from the top end of the income scale,” adds Holland.
Overall, only 16% say they approve of the job Congress is doing, with 83% giving lawmakers from both parties the thumbs down. The Congressional disapproval rating has topped 80% since August in CNN polling.
The survey indicates that Obama remains personally popular, with three-quarters saying they approve of him as a person.
“Overall, it’s not a bad position for an incumbent to be in as the calendar turns to an election year, but there are many months to go,” says Holland.
The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International from Dec. 16 to Dec. 18, with 1,015 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey’s overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
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Oy, America! You may be too dumb to survive.
Two months of cutting the legs out of the sacred Social Security “lockbox” and he’s the friend of the middle class.
Is anyone going to post the 60 Minutes “excerpted cut” saying how he puts himself “just outside” of the top 3 Presidents?
Lol.
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Careful, Juice will chime in on your divisiveness, and how you’re gonna start a second civil war. Oh, and how you are a racist.
Chuckle.
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the top three presidents that have done the most everlasting damage to our country, you mean. that guy has 50% shit for approval.
Time to give Romney your love, Jake – or are you gonna take Santorum out for a spin?
No, I never liked Santorum. He’s got some kind of anger problem.
I do support his dedication to the unborn, however. Maybe he can go further that cause.
No, I have no one left to support that can win, so it’s hold my nose time one more time.
My ex-Bain Cap buds will be smirkingly pleased. The one positive I can give for Mitt is that cynical lot would take a bullet for him, so there must be something there.
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Conservatives are all for small government, until it comes to “moral issues” like the right to abortion or birth control in which case the government should remove personal choice.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/19/nevada-fetal-personhood_n_1159082.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/24/america-pregnant-women-murder-charges
I suppose being one of the least retarded people makes you seem smart.