President Barack Obama averaged a 42.6% job approval rating throughout his sixth full year in office, which ended Monday. Although his more recent ratings have been higher, including a 46% average rating last week, his sixth-year average is his lowest yearly rating to date. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Economy Gives Obama Slight Lift Ahead of Sixth State of the Union
More Americans are satisfied with the economy than at any point in the past 10 years, helping to increase President Barack Obama’s key job ratings, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released before his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
An Improving Economy Gives Obama His Game Back
An improving economy is putting Barack Obama back in the game, boosting the president and his party in a striking turnaround from their devastating midterm losses. Americans approve of the president’s job performance by 50-44 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, a remarkable 9-point gain in approval and […] Read more »
The leadership myth
Yesterday, National Journal columnist Ron Fournier wrote a piece that attempts to take down both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for their lack of leadership. The piece revolves around some familiar journalistic tropes about presidential leadership – that we just need the right leader, with the right biography and personal […] Read more »
President Obama is back at 50% approval. Here’s how.
President Obama’s approval rating just hit 50 percent for the first time since the spring of 2013. That’s the biggest — and most surprising — takeaway from a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. … The gains are pretty even across the board, but the biggest are among Democrats (10 points), […] Read more »
Rising economy boosts Obama’s standing on eve of the State of the Union
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday enjoying rising approval ratings that have been strengthened by rapidly improving perceptions of the economy and increased optimism about the overall direction of the country, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. … Obama enjoys other advantages as […] Read more »