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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Obama Hits New Lows In Approval Ratings

In an ABC/Wapo poll, found here in PDF format, Barack Obama has hit new approval rating lows and specifically on issues across the board.

Fifty percent of Americans in this ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of the president’s work overall, down 6 points in the last month; nearly as many, 46 percent, now disapprove. On the economy, 52 percent disapprove, a majority for the first time. On the deficit, his worst score, 56 percent disapprove.


SNIP

Intensity’s also a problem for the president. Forty-four percent “strongly” disapprove of his performance on the deficit; just 16 percent strongly approve. On the economy it’s 40 percent vs. 23 percent; on health care, 43 percent vs. 27 percent. On his job performance overall, 33 percent strongly disapprove, 31 percent strongly approve – not a meaningful difference given polling tolerances, but the first time his strong disapproval’s numerically exceeded his strong approval.


More from ABC News and make sure to click the actual polling data, which includes graphs, explanations and the questions asked.

H/T Hot Air

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