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Obama Approval Rating

Despite Controversies, Obama Holds Steady

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.23.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally una...

Jason Linkins

Half Of America Wants To Impeach Obama, According To Impeachable Polling Outfit

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

Big news this week from WorldNetDaily, America's pre-eminent source of far-right fringe theories and weird scams: about half of America would like to ...

Obama Approval Remains Steady

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

After a week dominated by stories on Benghazi, the IRS targeting conservatives and the DOJ subpoenaing AP phone records, President Barack Obama's job ...

Obama, Walker Share Unlikely Link

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics

No one would mistake Scott Walker and Barack Obama for political twins....

Obama Approval Rating Not Hurt By Scandals

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics

A new poll shows that recent scandals haven't hurt President Barack Obama's approval rating. The poll, from CNN and ORC International, found that ...

Obama Poll Watch -- April 2013

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

In April, Obama's numbers returned to a normal level, after experiencing a very short post-election "honeymoon period" with the public which bounced his numbers up to a peak, and then bounced them right back down again.

Poll Shows Obama Approval Rating Slipping

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON and JENNIFER AGIESTA | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's re-election glow is gone. Congress' reputation remains dismal. And only about one in five Americans say they tr...

Poll: Obama's Approval Rating Now Underwater

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics

President Barack Obama's approval rating has dropped six points since he was reelected, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday...

Obama's Second-Term Approval Rating Looks A Lot Like Bush's

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.22.2013 | Politics

President Barack Obama's approval rating has declined since reelection, bringing him close to President George W. Bush's performance early in his seco...

Obama Hits Highest Approval Rating In Three Years: Poll

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 02.21.2013 | Politics

As President Obama faces a tough showdown with congressional Republicans over the looming sequestration cuts, a new poll shows the commander-in-chief...

CALIFORNIA LOVE

San Jose Mercury News | Mike Rosenberg | Posted 04.22.2013 | San Francisco

President Barack Obama has scored his highest approval rating among Californians since he first took office, as Golden State residents continue to be ...

Obama's Popularity Rises To 3-Year High

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 01.30.2013 | Politics

President Obama's popularity among constituents is rising in the early days of his second term. According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll, 60 p...

Has the Time Come For Filibuster Reform?

Emily Jacobson | Posted 02.27.2013 | Teen
Emily Jacobson

Filibustering has been a major problem in the US Senate for several years. The tactic is causing obstruction in Congress, and the problem will continue to exist if the United States remains as partisan as it is now.

Obama Approval Rating Highest Since Bin Laden Killing: Poll

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 12.19.2012 | Politics

President Obama's approval rating has reached 57 percent, a CBS News poll released Tuesday found. This marks Obama's strongest rating in the poll ...

Poll Signals Good News For President Post-Election

AP | JENNIFER AGIESTA | Posted 02.06.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — A month after the bitterly fought election, President Barack Obama has his highest approval ratings since the killing of Osama bin ...

Obama Gets Major Comeback In New Poll

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 12.07.2012 | Politics

A month after the election, President Barack Obama's approval ratings are at a level he hasn't seen for years, with contentious negotiations over the ...

Mark Blumenthal

Polls Show Post-Convention Rise In Obama Approval Rating

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 09.27.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The latest release of the Gallup Daily tracking poll Wednesday showed President Barack Obama leading Republican nominee Mitt Romney by s...

New Poll Shows Obama's Approval Suffering

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 07.19.2012 | Politics

The presidential race is a dead heat, according to the newly released CBS/NYT poll. And for all the attention being paid to the attacks on Mitt Romney...

New Poll Hits Obama Where It Hurts

Reuters | Posted 08.12.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's approval ratings have dipped to their lowest level since January on deep economic worries, ...

Supreme Court's Approval Rating Only 44 Percent

Posted 06.08.2012 | Politics

The American public's faith in government continues to decline. President Barack Obama's job approval rating currently stands at 47 percent, Gallu...

Poll Underscores Obama's Biggest Hurdle In Fight To Defeat Romney

AP | TOM RAUM and JENNIFER AGIESTA | Posted 05.11.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and handling it remains President Barack Obama's weak spot and biggest challeng...

Obama Poll Watch, March 2012

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.02.2012 | Politics
Chris Weigant

President Obama had a fairly flat month in the polls. His approval rating slipped back half a point, and his disapproval rating stayed unchanged from last month. While his approval stayed above his disapproval for the month, the gap between the two is smaller than it's ever been.

November Madness

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.17.2012 | Politics
Joe Peyronnin

We are still many months away from "November Madness," and the race will not be a slam-dunk for either candidate.

New Polls Reveal State Of Obama Approval

The Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 03.14.2012 | Politics

Although two polls released Monday suggested that President Barack Obama's approval rating might be dropping, several surveys released Tuesday and Wed...

Emily Swanson

Obama's Approval Rating Drops In Two Polls, Steady On Others

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Swanson | Posted 03.13.2012 | Politics

Two new polls released this week show President Barack Obama's approval rating sinking since last month, and one finds Obama at a new all-time low. Bu...