As U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to accept the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for a second time, his personal favorability ratings remain above the 50% mark, while his job approval ratings are below that, as they have been for most of the last two years.
Although such a gap in favorable vs. approval ratings is typical for presidents, the fact that Obama’s favorable ratings are just above — and his approval rating just below — the 50% mark makes his re-election prospects uncertain. [cont.]
Jeffrey M. Jones, Frank Newport, and Lydia Saad, Gallup