Obama's Poll Numbers Dip Below 50 Percent: What It Means
President Obama returned from his trip to Asia facing some unsettling news: two new polls showed that his approval rating had dipped below 50 percent ...
President Obama returned from his trip to Asia facing some unsettling news: two new polls showed that his approval rating had dipped below 50 percent ...
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 ...
Bob Burnett | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
It's been nine months since Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. Time enough to grade the job he's done and consider...
Politico | Ari Melber | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
Did you hear that this week would determine the fate of Barack Obama's first term? Or was it next week? The political and media establishment has c...
Sasha Abramsky | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics
That we, as a society, once again have the energy to protest and dissent, is actually a hopeful sign that after being knocked for a loop in recent years we're finding our footing anew.
David Bromwich | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics
If health care reform is finally defeated, Obama will not soon recover his credit as a national, a party, or a general-issue leader. To avoid that fate, he will have to grant to politics an importance he has not allowed it thus far.
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...
Heidi Sinclair | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics
Will we tire of Brand Obama a year from now? Not if he stays on brand and guards the attributes that make him so very compelling: his cool, confident demeanor that says "I will take care of it. "
Craig Crawford | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
While President Barack Obama might not get all the deals he wanted from foreign politicians on his latest overseas trip, he's certainly winning over the people in these countries.
AP | Nancy Benac | Posted 08.08.2009 | Style
He's more powerful; she's more popular. He sells millions of books he's written; she sells millions of magazines she's posed for. He gets more Inter...
Alex Castellanos | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics
We are seeing a large discrepancy between who Obama is and what he does, a gulf that will mark his presidency. He might replenish the soul but empties the wallet. Cheering for this president is expensive.
nytimes.com | Posted 06.29.2009 | World
PARIS: President Barack Obama remains by far the most popular world leader among people in major Western nations and is the one political figure on wh...
Reuters | Posted 06.10.2009 | World
President Barack Obama's popularity in leading Arab countries far outstrips that of the United States, suggesting he could be able to boost goodwill i...
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...
Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics
With Barack Obama's victory in passing a massive stimulus package marred by days of bad press--as not a single House Republican backed the bill, his H...
USA Today | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics
President-elect Barack Obama comes away from Election Day with a 68% "favorable rating," the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. That's up from 62% wh...
Grant Cardone | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
Regardless of your political beliefs you have to appreciate that this little known man persuaded the citizens of this country to go out and elect him President of the US.
Silicon Alley Insider | Nicholas Carlson | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business
Yahoo mined their search data and reports: * In the past week, Senator Obama has drawn more than twice as many queries as Senator McCain. * T...
Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics
At no point does the McCain campaign or anyone in the media point out what, exactly, is the danger to America if our closest allies actually, you know, don't hate us.
The New York Times | Adam Nagourney | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics