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President Obama Job Approval
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 10/23 - 11/12 | -- | 41.6 | 53.9 | -12.3 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 11/8 - 11/10 | 696 RV | 40 | 58 | -18 |
| Gallup | 11/10 - 11/12 | 1500 A | 41 | 53 | -12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 11/10 - 11/12 | 1500 LV | 48 | 51 | -3 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 11/5 - 11/9 | 1624 A | 36 | 57 | -21 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/30 - 11/1 | 1200 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| FOX News | 10/25 - 10/27 | 734 LV | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| CBS News | 10/23 - 10/27 | 1269 A | 39 | 51 | -12 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 10/24 - 10/26 | 1018 A | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/23 - 10/26 | 758 LV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 10/23 - 11/12 | -- | 41.6 | 53.9 | -12.3 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 11/8 - 11/10 | 696 RV | 40 | 58 | -18 |
| Gallup | 11/10 - 11/12 | 1500 A | 41 | 53 | -12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 11/10 - 11/12 | 1500 LV | 48 | 51 | -3 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 11/5 - 11/9 | 1624 A | 36 | 57 | -21 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 11/2 - 11/6 | 1532 A | 37 | 55 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 11/1 - 11/3 | 707 RV | 40 | 57 | -17 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/30 - 11/1 | 1200 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| FOX News | 10/25 - 10/27 | 734 LV | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/26 - 10/30 | 1288 A | 39 | 54 | -15 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/25 - 10/27 | 696 RV | 41 | 57 | -16 |
| CBS News | 10/23 - 10/27 | 1269 A | 39 | 51 | -12 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 10/24 - 10/26 | 1018 A | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/23 - 10/26 | 758 LV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| USA Today/PSRAI | 10/23 - 10/26 | 1210 A | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/18 - 10/22 | 1760 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/18 - 10/20 | 699 RV | 41 | 57 | -16 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 10/16 - 10/20 | 968 LV | 40 | 59 | -19 |
| Pew Research | 10/15 - 10/20 | 2003 A | 43 | 51 | -8 |
| FOX News | 10/12 - 10/14 | 831 LV | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/11 - 10/15 | 1722 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/11 - 10/13 | 710 RV | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/9 - 10/12 | 629 LV | 39 | 57 | -18 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/8 - 10/12 | 1000 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/3 - 10/7 | 1651 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| CBS News | 10/3 - 10/6 | 1260 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/4 - 10/6 | 695 RV | 44 | 52 | -8 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 10/1 - 10/6 | 1004 A | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/28 - 10/2 | 1526 A | 40 | 52 | -12 |
| FOX News | 9/28 - 9/30 | 845 LV | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/27 - 9/29 | 697 RV | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 9/25 - 9/29 | 958 LV | 42 | 58 | -16 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/25 - 9/28 | 1055 A | 44 | 52 | -8 |
| Gallup | 9/25 - 9/27 | 1500 A | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 9/24 - 9/29 | 884 RV | 46 | 51 | -5 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/19 - 9/23 | 1686 A | 37 | 56 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/20 - 9/22 | 685 RV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 9/12 - 9/15 | 1009 A | 40 | 50 | -10 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/13 - 9/15 | 690 RV | 42 | 55 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/10 - 9/14 | 1582 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| FOX News | 9/7 - 9/9 | 833 LV | 38 | 57 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/6 - 9/8 | 715 RV | 40 | 58 | -18 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/5 - 9/7 | 1014 A | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 9/4 - 9/7 | RV | 42 | 54 | -12 |
| Pew Research | 9/2 - 9/9 | 2002 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/3 - 9/7 | 1758 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 9/3 - 9/7 | 1000 RV | 40 | 54 | -14 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/30 - 9/3 | 1811 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/30 - 9/1 | 729 RV | 41 | 56 | -15 |
| GWU/Battleground | 8/23 - 8/28 | 1000 LV | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/23 - 8/25 | 683 RV | 43 | 56 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/20 - 8/24 | 1497 A | 38 | 54 | -16 |
| USA Today/Pew Research | 8/20 - 8/24 | 1501 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/16 - 8/18 | 709 RV | 44 | 52 | -8 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/13 - 8/17 | 1798 A | 39 | 55 | -16 |
| FOX News | 8/10 - 8/12 | 1001 RV | 42 | 49 | -7 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/9 - 8/11 | 732 RV | 43 | 53 | -10 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 8/6 - 8/10 | 1000 A | 43 | 52 | -9 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 8/4 - 8/7 | 806 RV | 40 | 52 | -12 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/2 - 8/6 | 1716 A | 37 | 57 | -20 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/2 - 8/4 | 702 RV | 42 | 54 | -12 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 7/30 - 8/3 | 1000 A | 40 | 54 | -14 |
| CBS News | 7/29 - 8/4 | 1344 A | 41 | 50 | -9 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 7/26 - 7/28 | 699 RV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 7/24 - 7/28 | 1044 A | 40 | 59 | -19 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 7/20 - 7/24 | 1640 A | 38 | 58 | -20 |
| FOX News | 7/20 - 7/22 | 1057 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 7/18 - 7/20 | 1012 A | 42 | 55 | -13 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 7/19 - 7/21 | 696 RV | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 7/12 - 7/16 | 1689 A | 37 | 56 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 7/12 - 7/14 | 694 RV | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| Pew Research | 7/8 - 7/14 | 1805 A | 44 | 49 | -5 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 7/5 - 7/7 | 681 RV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 6/28 - 6/30 | 700 RV | 46 | 51 | -5 |
| Quinnipiac | 6/24 - 6/30 | 1446 RV | 40 | 53 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 6/24 - 6/28 | 2050 A | 37 | 56 | -19 |
All Commentary & News Stories
- The Repudiation of Barack Obama - John Podhoretz, Commentary
- A Withering Critique of Obama's NSC - Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
- Get Ready for Obama Effect of 2016 - Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg
- A President Who Is Hearing Things - Richard Benedetto, RealClearPolitics
- The "Net Neutrality" Online Power Grab - Washington Times
- President Impervious - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
- GOP Undermining Obama's Qualified AG Pick - Sam Kleiner, New Republic
- The Obama Opposition - Charles Blow, New York Times
- Obama's Makeover of the Judiciary - Terry Eastland, Weekly Standard
- For Obama, No Midterm Lesson - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
- Can Obama Duck Lame-Duck Syndrome? - Steve Coll, The New Yorker
- Obama's Response: Blah, Blah, Blah - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
- Obama Is NOT Mopey! You Got That? - Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald
- The Poverty of Obama's Pragmatism - Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
- Can Obama's Presidency Be Saved? - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
- A Searing Indictment of Obama - Roger Kimball, Australian Financial Review
- President Obama's Response? - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
- Obama's Big Immigration Mistake - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
- Arrogant Obama Has Learned Nothing - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
- Does Obama Even Know How to Negotiate? - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
- No Signals That President Obama "Gets It" - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
- The Democrats' Obama Problem - Erick Erickson, RedState
- Obama Unrepentant After Losing Senate - Barron-Lopez & Ferris, The Hill
- Obama Seems Numb to Latest Shellacking - Dana Milbank, Wash Post
- Obama's Failure to Communicate - David Corn, Mother Jones
- After Defeat, Obama Must Try Harder - The Guardian
- Mr. Obama's Offer to Republicans - New York Times
- Obama, Chastened But Uncompromising - Washington Times
- Dems Have Fallen Far Under Obama - George Condon, National Journal
- Obama's Chance for a Decent Legacy - Charles Gasparino, New York Post
- Obama Isn't Listening to Voters He Claims to Hear - Ron Fournier, NJ
- How Obama and the Democrats Lost the Election - Gloria Borger, CNN
- Obama Turns Conciliatory -- Mostly - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
- Barack Obama Is Now a Toxic Brand - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
- The Sobering Message for Obama - David Gergen, CNN
- McConnell, Obama Size Up Relationship - Huey-Burns & Simendinger, RCP
- Obama Left Fighting for His Own Relevance - , New York Times
- Obama Has Lost Nearly 70 House Seats - , The Hill
- After Rout, Obama Says He Got Message - , Washington Post
- A President Left Fighting for His Own Relevancy - Peter Baker, NY Times
- An Election About a Failed Presidency - Ben Domenech, The Federalist
- Dems Make Mistake Running from Obama - Jonathan Capehart, Wash Post
- Obama Will Leave the Dems in Shambles - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
- Blacks, Obama and the Election - Charles Blow, New York Times
- What Tuesday's Outcome Will Mean for Obama - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- Senate Dems Can't Break Free of Obama - Bland & Roarty, National Journal
- Obama Deserves More Credit Than He's Getting - The Observer
- How Obama Lost America - Ross Douthat, New York Times
- Bracing for GOP Takeover, Obama Eyes Last 2 Years - Baker & Shear, NYT
- How a Liberal Hero Got Dragged So Far Down - Julian Zelizer, Daily News
- Obama's Wrong About Stay at Home Moms - Mollie Hemingway, Federalist
- Obama's ISIS Strategy: Doomed for Failure - Robert Merry, Natl Interest
- Obama's Extraordinary Damage to His Party - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- The Obama Drag on Democrats - Amy Walter, Cook Political Report
- Voters' Love Affair With Obama Ends - Erick Erickson, RedState
- Obama's Incoherence on Ebola Quarantines - Richmond Times-Dispatch
- It Won't Be Obama's Fault If Dems Lose - Brian Beutler, The New Republic
- The End of the Age of Obama - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
- With a Friend Like Obama..... - New York Daily News
- Time Running Out for Obama on Syria - Jamie Detmer, The Daily Beast
- What a Chickensh*t Knows About Lame Ducks - Zev Chafets, FOX News
- Obama is Costing Democrats the Senate - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
- What Obama Could Learn From Bush - David Rothkopf, CNN
- Obama Soaks the Rich, Drowns the Middle Class - Kyl & Moore, WSJ
- Why America Is Over Obama - Tim Stanley, Daily Telegraph
- Obama's Postponed November Surprises - Washington Times
- Obama to Stump for Blue State Dems - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
- Where Is Obama's Soaring Rhetoric Now? - Charles Hurt, Wash Times
- Where Was President Obama? - Michelle Malkin, Townhall
- Obama's Half-Hearted Fight Against ISIS - Washington Post
- The Ghost of Obama's Presidency Will Linger - Sherman Frederick, LVRJ
- On Trail, Dems Move to Pin Losses on Obama - Martin & Davis, NY Times
- Why Liberals Were Suckers for Carter & Obama - Thomas Frank, Salon
- President Obama's Raw Deal - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Why Obama Won't Fire Staff After Election Day - George Condon, Natl Jrnl
- Are Dems Losing Confidence in Obama? - Clarence Page, Changing Lanes
- Can Obama Find Thumpin' to Say? - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
- Obama's Gift to Republicans - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- Obama and the End of Greatness - Jeff Shesol, The New Yorker
- Dems Run, But Obama Won't Let Them Hide - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
- How Obama Can Salvage Last Two Years - Thomas McLarty, Wall St. Jrnl
- Obama Giftwraps Another Soundbite for GOP - Aaron Blake, Wash Post
- How Obama Can Tidy Up a Messy World - Armitage & Bue, USA Today
- Why Is Obama Always Surprised? - James Oliphant, National Journal
- Obama, the Pariah President - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
- Obama's Ebola Czar Is a Dangerous Mistake - Steve Forbes, Forbes
- Obama Is "Seething" Over His Ebola Response - Sherman Frederick, LVRJ
- NYT: Obama Is Angry at WH Incompetence! - John Hinderaker, PowerLine
- Obama's Midterm Dilemma - Justin Sink, The Hill
- The President Who Cried Wolf - Erick Erickson, RedState
- We Don't Know What the White House Is Hiding - Ed Rogers, Wash Post
- Hispanics Souring on Obama Dems - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
- Let Obama and Frieden Do Their Jobs - Joe Conason, National Memo
- Obama Refusal to Impose Travel Ban Is Crazy - Tucker Carlson, FOX News
- Paging Dr. Obama - New York Daily News
- How Presidents Handle Pandemics - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
- Obama's Spectacular Incompetence Turns Deadly - Joe Curl, Wash Times
- President Obama's Ebola Problem - Justin Sink, The Hill
- Obama Steps Up Ebola Response - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
- Like Bush in '06, Obama Is a Drag on His Party - George Condon, Natl Jrnl