Obama Poll

AP Poll: Public Increasingly Pessimistic, But Majority Still Backs Obama

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama still has the approval of a majority of Americans, but it's an increasingly pessimistic nation. The public ...

Sam Stein

Poll: Obama Has Little Wiggle Room With Dems On Afghan Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


As the White House begins to chart the future of U.S. policy towards Afghanistan, new polling data shows how little wiggle room the president has with...

"Kill Obama" Facebook Poll Investigated By Secret Service

AP | Posted 09.29.2009 | Technology


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Obama Facebook Poll: "Should Obama Be Killed?" Pulled From Site, Secret Service Investigate - UPDATED (PHOTOS)

Posted 09.30.2009 | Technology


A poll was posted on Facebook asking users to vote "should Obama be killed?" The responses include: "yes," "maybe," "if he cuts my health care," and ...

Faith In Obama Drops As Reform Fears Rise

AP | Dan Balz and Jon Cohen | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A new poll says that Americans, concerned over the future of health care reform and anxious about the growing federal budget defici...

Sahil Kapur

Despite Dip In Job Approval, 67 Percent View Obama As "A Strong, Decisive Leader": Gallup Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


President Obama's job approval ratings may have dipped recently in the wake of tough legislative battles, but a significant majority of the public con...

Congress Is Behaving as if the Health Care System Isn't in Tatters

Mitchell Bard | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

We are either going to get no health care reform or watered-down health care legislation that acts as a bandage, helping some people but ignoring the larger problem creating the pain.

Public Confidence In Stimulus Package's Effectiveness Ebbs, Poll Finds

Washington Post | Dan Balz and Jon Cohen | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Barely half of Americans are now confident that President Obama's $787 billion stimulus measure will boost the economy, and the rapid rise in optimism...

Sam Stein

Obama Boost: New Poll Shows 76% Support For Choice Of Public Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


New poll numbers from NBC/Wall Street Journal produce two major and potentially conflicting story lines when it comes to the Obama administration's ef...

Gallup: Jews, Muslims Come Together On Obama

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


A Gallup poll out May 1st suggests Jews and Muslims can agree on one thing: President Obama is doing a good job. In a poll of Americans affiliated wit...

Poll: Six In Ten Say Obama Off To Good Start, Majority Blame GOP For Gridlock

Wall Street Journal | LAURA MECKLER | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- A hundred days into his presidency, Barack Obama's standing with the public remains high, increasing the odds he can enact his ambitious...

Huckabee Fares Best Against Obama: Poll

Public Policy Polling | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics


Is it too early to poll Barack Obama against potential opponents in 2012? Sure. But that doesn't mean people don't find it interesting, and it gives u...

Poll Finds Americans More Optimistic About Economy Since Obama Inauguration

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Americans have grown more optimistic about the economy and the direction of the country in the 11 weeks since President Obama was inaugurated, suggest...

Up In Arms: Michelle Obama's Sleeveless Style Sparks Controversy (POLL, PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.30.2009 | Style


*Scroll down for slideshow and polls* Michelle Obama made the sleeveless dress something of a signature look this past week, choosing to bare her arm...

Vitter: GOP Senators Are "Scared To Death" Of Obama And His Polling Numbers

Hot Air | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


A quickie from this morning's chat with Laura Ingraham courtesy of her producer, Tom Elliott. The observation's unremarkable -- the boss mocks the, er...

Americans Confident, Prepared To Give Obama Years To Deal With Crushing Problems: NY Times/CBS Poll

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and MARJORIE CONNELLY | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics


President-elect Barack Obama is riding a powerful wave of optimism into the White House, with Americans confident he can turn the economy around but p...

Obama Transition Approval Hits 82%

CNN | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics


Hawaii's always been a great spot for honeymoons -- and Barack Obama, who's spending the holiday season there on the beach at Kailua, is unquestionabl...

Majority Of Americans Back Obama On Iraq, Afghanistan In New Poll

Washington Post | Michael A. Fletcher and Jon Cohen | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Americans are more upbeat about U.S. prospects in Iraq than at any time in the past five years, but nearly two thirds continue to believe the war is n...

Obama's Transition Approved By Majority Of Americans

wsj.com | LAURA MECKLER | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama is entering the White House with an enormous reservoir of goodwill from an American public that is rooting ...

Sam Stein

Pollster Calms Paranoid Dems: McCain Win Would Be Exceptionally Improbable

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Even though every political and statistical indication points to an Obama victory tonight -- and a healthy one at that -- a certain brand of liberal p...

NYT/CBS Poll: Obama Has Record High Favorability Rating

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama's favorability "is the highest for a presidential candidate running for a first term in the last 28 years" of New York Times/CBS polls. ...

Obama Has Highest Favorability Of Any Non-Incumbent In 28 Years

New York Times | MEGAN THEE | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


As voters have gotten to know Senator Barack Obama, they have warmed up to him, with more than half, 53 percent, now saying they have a favorable impr...

Sam Stein

GOP Group Running Anti-Obama Push Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


In recent days there have been multiple reports of a push poll being conducted against Barack Obama by a Republican group, raising claims about his "a...

Sam Stein

Nasty Anti-Obama Push Poll Launched In Ohio

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


Two individuals in Ohio have described an identical push poll being conducted in their home state that presents Barack Obama as a quasi-radical leftis...

Poll: Obama Faring Poorly Among Racists

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

Likely bigots chose McCain over Obama by a margin of one thousand to one, with a majority of racists saying they "strongly disagree" with Sen. Obama's decision not to be white.