Approval Ratings

Good News For Nikki Haley

Lexington Patch | Carolyn Farr Smith | Posted 04.25.2012

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The latest Winthrop University poll of South Carolinians shows that while the state is back on track, Gov. Nikki Haley's approval rating has only slig...

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Obama Poll Watch -- February, 2012

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.06.2012

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Chris Weigant

President Barack Obama's job approval numbers are back "above water" (where his approval rate is higher than his disapproval number), continuing an impressive rise in the polls, which began in November of last year.

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Mark Blumenthal

Obama's Approval Rating Keeps Inching Up, Driven By One Factor

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the Gallup Daily tracking poll marked a symbolic milestone. For the first time in more than a month and only the third time...

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Lawmakers Face Insider Trading Ban

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.03.2012

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WASHINGTON — Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent mem...

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Obama Poll Watch -- December, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.05.2012

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Chris Weigant

While 2011 was a volatile year for the president, he didn't lose all that much ground. He ended the year on an upswing, and while he still isn't in great shape for the election, he is heading upwards and things are looking a lot better than they did a few months ago.

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Obama Poll Watch -- November, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.04.2012

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Chris Weigant

This month Obama poll watchers got some good news, and some bad news. This was capped off by the Washington punditocracy making a stupid comparison between polling for Obama and Carter.

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Forecasting 2012: How Much Does Ideology Matter?

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 01.10.2012

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Brendan Nyhan

Almost every analyst agrees that it is too soon to say with much confidence whether President Obama will win in November. However, both theory and data suggest that the conservatism of his opponent is likely to matter less than Nate Silver's model suggests.

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Good News For Rick Scott

Luke Johnson | Posted 11.30.2011

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Public Policy Polling surveyed Florida voters and found 52 percent disapprove of Republican Gov. Rick Scott -- an improvement in his poll numbers that...

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Why Doesn't the Media Cover Grover Norquist's Bloodless Coup?

Jane White | Posted 10.29.2011

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Jane White

In the U.S., corruption is king, the king's name is Grover Norquist and bribes go by the euphemism "campaign contributions" from the business lobby.

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Congress' Approval Rating Hits Record Low

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and JENNIFER AGIESTA | Posted 10.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Americans are plenty angry at Congress in the aftermath of the debt crisis and Republicans could pay the greatest price, a new Asso...

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Judis Wrong on Reagan, Bush Popularity

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 09.29.2011

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Brendan Nyhan

John Judis writes in The New Republic that Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush "enjoyed great popularity even though polls showed that the public dislike...

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Obama's Approval Rating Drops To A New Low

Gallup | Posted 09.28.2011

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resident Obama's job approval rating is at a new low, averaging 40% in July 26-28 Gallup Daily tracking. His prior low rating of 41% occurred several ...

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Alex Wagner

Obama Losing Liberal And Black Support Over Jobs Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 09.25.2011

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Amidst new research showing historic disparity in wealth between whites and minorities, President Obama is facing plummeting approval over his jobs ag...

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Why are GOP Governors Unpopular?

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 09.21.2011

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Brendan Nyhan

Nate Silver suggests that Republican governors are unpopular due to their conservatism: [J]ust a year ago, there were plenty of moderate Republican ...

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Obama Poll Watch -- June, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.05.2011

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[Program Note: Last month, we ran this column four days before the end of May, due to travel plans. We promised we'd update the preliminary numbers i...

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Obama Poll Watch -- May, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.27.2011

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Chris Weigant

"What a difference a death makes." President Obama announced at the very beginning of the month that Osama bin Laden was dead, and his poll numbers reacted almost immediately.

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Obama Poll Watch -- April 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.04.2011

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Chris Weigant

April was a pretty miserable month for Barack Obama, mostly due to the high price of gasoline at the pump. But May is already shaping up to be one of Obama's best months ever, for one very obvious reason.

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Obama Poll Watch -- March, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.04.2011

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Chris Weigant

While catastrophic world events dominated the news for most of the month, Obama's approval rating was being hit with a creeping domestic problem -- the rising price of gasoline.

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Obama Poll Watch -- February, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

In terms of shifts in public opinion, January and February were the best two months President Obama has yet had during his entire presidency.

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Obama Poll Watch -- January, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

When taken month-to-month, January, 2011, was Obama's best month of his entire presidency. Not only did he finally get his bump -- but it was a truly significant bump.

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Obama Poll Watch -- December, 2010

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Obama once again charted an unbelievably stable month in terms of approval ratings. The mildly good news was in his disapproval rating, which dropped significantly over the course of December.

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MA-2012 President: 52% Obama (D), 43% Romney (R) (PPP 11/29-12/01)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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PPP 11/29/10 - 12/01/10 500 Registered voters (4.4% margin of error) Mode: Automated phone (PPP PDF) Massachusetts 2012 President 43% Romney, 52% Ob...

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Obama Poll Watch -- November, 2010

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Obama just had his most stable month ever in the public opinion polls, capping off a remarkable year of polling stability. Were you to just read the headlines or listen to the soundbites, you may have a different impression.

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Poll: New Yorkers Don't Want Bloomberg Over For Thanksgiving

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new Quinnipiac poll shows Mayor Bloomberg at a five-year low. Only 55% of New Yorkers approve of how Bloomberg is handling the job, most likely ...

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NJ-Obama Approval: 46% Approve, 50% Disapprove (Quinnipiac 11/3-8)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Quinnipiac University 11/3-8/10; 1,362 registered voters, 2.7% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews Quinnipiac release New Jersey Job App...

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