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Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 12/5 - 12/30 | -- | 53.4 | 42.0 | +11.4 |
| Gallup | 12/28 - 12/30 | 1500 A | 53 | 41 | +12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 12/28 - 12/30 | 1500 LV | 57 | 41 | +16 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 12/17 - 12/18 | RV | 50 | 45 | +5 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/13 - 12/16 | RV | 55 | 42 | +13 |
| CBS News | 12/12 - 12/16 | 1179 A | 57 | 37 | +20 |
| FOX News | 12/9 - 12/11 | 1012 RV | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| Bloomberg | 12/7 - 12/10 | 1000 A | 53 | 44 | +9 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 12/6 - 12/9 | 1000 A | 53 | 43 | +10 |
| Pew Research | 12/5 - 12/9 | 1503 A | 55 | 39 | +16 |
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 12/5 - 12/30 | -- | 53.4 | 42.0 | +11.4 |
| Gallup | 12/28 - 12/30 | 1500 A | 53 | 41 | +12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 12/28 - 12/30 | 1500 LV | 57 | 41 | +16 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 12/17 - 12/18 | RV | 50 | 45 | +5 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/13 - 12/16 | RV | 55 | 42 | +13 |
| CBS News | 12/12 - 12/16 | 1179 A | 57 | 37 | +20 |
| FOX News | 12/9 - 12/11 | 1012 RV | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| Bloomberg | 12/7 - 12/10 | 1000 A | 53 | 44 | +9 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 12/6 - 12/9 | 1000 A | 53 | 43 | +10 |
| Pew Research | 12/5 - 12/9 | 1503 A | 55 | 39 | +16 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 12/4 - 12/6 | 1091 RV | 50 | 44 | +6 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 12/2 - 12/6 | 1000 LV | 50 | 47 | +3 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 11/29 - 12/3 | 1002 A | 57 | 41 | +16 |
| Quinnipiac | 11/28 - 12/3 | 1949 RV | 53 | 40 | +13 |
| National Journal | 11/25 - 12/1 | 1000 A | 54 | 42 | +12 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 11/16 - 11/18 | RV | 52 | 45 | +7 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 11/4 - 11/5 | 1000 LV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 11/2 - 11/4 | 918 RV | 51 | 47 | +4 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 11/1 - 11/4 | 2345 LV | 51 | 48 | +3 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 11/1 - 11/3 | 1475 LV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 10/29 - 11/1 | 1000 LV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| FOX News | 10/28 - 10/30 | 1128 LV | 50 | 47 | +3 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 10/25 - 10/28 | 898 A | 50 | 42 | +8 |
| NPR | 10/23 - 10/25 | 1000 LV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 10/22 - 10/25 | 1000 LV | 50 | 49 | +1 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 10/19 - 10/23 | 839 LV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/17 - 10/20 | 1000 RV | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| CBS News | 10/17 - 10/20 | 1383 A | 49 | 42 | +7 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 10/15 - 10/18 | 1000 LV | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/10 - 10/13 | 923 LV | 50 | 48 | +2 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 10/7 - 10/11 | 1000 LV | 50 | 48 | +2 |
| FOX News | 10/7 - 10/9 | 1109 LV | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 10/1 - 10/4 | 1000 LV | 50 | 48 | +2 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/28 - 9/30 | 883 RV | 50 | 49 | +1 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 9/26 - 9/30 | 1000 RV | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| NPR | 9/26 - 9/30 | 800 LV | 50 | 46 | +4 |
| Quinnipiac | 9/25 - 9/30 | 1912 LV | 48 | 49 | -1 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 9/26 - 9/29 | 929 RV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 9/24 - 9/27 | 1000 LV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| FOX News | 9/24 - 9/26 | 1092 LV | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| Bloomberg | 9/21 - 9/24 | 1007 A | 49 | 46 | +3 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 9/16 - 9/20 | 1000 LV | 50 | 48 | +2 |
| National Journal | 9/15 - 9/19 | 1250 A | 49 | 45 | +4 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 9/13 - 9/17 | 807 LV | 52 | 47 | +5 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 9/13 - 9/17 | 787 LV | 51 | 46 | +5 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 9/12 - 9/16 | 900 RV | 50 | 48 | +2 |
| FOX News | 9/9 - 9/11 | 1056 LV | 50 | 47 | +3 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 9/8 - 9/12 | 1162 LV | 49 | 46 | +3 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 9/8 - 9/12 | 1000 LV | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/7 - 9/10 | 1089 A | 50 | 46 | +4 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 9/7 - 9/9 | 826 RV | 48 | 50 | -2 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/7 - 9/9 | 875 RV | 51 | 46 | +5 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 8/31 - 9/3 | 877 RV | 50 | 46 | +4 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 8/23 - 8/27 | 1000 LV | 47 | 50 | -3 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 8/22 - 8/25 | 857 RV | 47 | 50 | -3 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 8/22 - 8/23 | 924 RV | 50 | 47 | +3 |
| FOX News | 8/19 - 8/21 | 1219 RV | 46 | 48 | -2 |
| Resurgent Republic (R) | 8/16 - 8/22 | 1000 LV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| Associated Press/GfK | 8/16 - 8/20 | 1006 A | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 8/16 - 8/20 | 1000 RV | 48 | 49 | -1 |
| LA Times/USC | 8/13 - 8/19 | 954 LV | 48 | 47 | +1 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 8/7 - 8/8 | 911 RV | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 8/5 - 8/9 | 1000 LV | 49 | 50 | -1 |
| FOX News | 8/5 - 8/7 | 930 RV | 49 | 46 | +3 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/2 - 8/6 | 1168 A | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 7/21 - 7/25 | 700 LV | 50 | 46 | +4 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 7/18 - 7/22 | 1000 RV | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| FOX News | 7/15 - 7/17 | 901 RV | 47 | 49 | -2 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 7/11 - 7/16 | 1089 A | 44 | 46 | -2 |
| NPR | 7/9 - 7/12 | 1000 LV | 49 | 46 | +3 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 7/9 - 7/11 | 849 RV | 47 | 47 | Tie |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 7/5 - 7/9 | 1154 A | 48 | 47 | +1 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 7/5 - 7/8 | 1003 A | 47 | 49 | -2 |
| Quinnipiac | 7/1 - 7/8 | 2722 RV | 45 | 49 | -4 |
| Pew Research | 6/28 - 7/9 | 2973 A | 50 | 43 | +7 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 6/28 - 7/1 | 1390 RV | 50 | 49 | +1 |
All Commentary & News Stories
- The Obama Tax Hikes Have Just Begun - James Pethokoukis, Ideas
- Obama and the "Moral High Ground" - Seth Mandel, Contentions
- Failure of Presidential Leadership - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
- Obama's Remarks on the Passage of the Fiscal Cliff Deal - Barack Obama
- Obama's Speech on the Fiscal Cliff Negotiations - Barack Obama
- Obama's Crisis Demagoguery - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
- Obama's Possibly Not Terrible Deal - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
- Obama's Lincoln Demurral Has a Hollow Ring - Carl M. Cannon, RCP
- Obama's Tax Hikes Won't Be Nearly Big Enough - John Judis, New Republic
- When Will Obama Step Up & Make Deal? - Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
- The Five Worst Things Obama Did in 2012 - Tim Stanley, The Telegraph
- Interview with President Barack Obama - Meet the Press
- Obama Gives Republicans an Ultimatum - Greg Sargent, Washington Post
- Cliff Diving Holds Perils for Obama's 2nd Term - Caren Bohan, Natl Jrnl
- Investors Reject Obama's Mortgage Bailout - Kevin Glass, Townhall
- Obama's Zero-Sum Universe - P.J. O'Rourke, Wall Street Journal
- Obama Ties Likely Boosted Schatz - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
- The President Should Sidestep Congress - Steinzor & Sinden, Baltimore Sun
- Obama's Relations With Congress Not Likely to Improve - J.T. Young, WT
- Obama's Gift to al-Qaeda - Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
- 2012: The Year Dreams Died - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
- The President's Obsession With Raising Taxes - Charles Gasparino, NY Post
- Obama's Legacy: $20 Trillion in Deficits - Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes
- Obama's Hidden-Tax Heist - Richard Rahn, Washington Times
- Obama Needs to Explain Drone Strikes - Shamsi & Warren, Newsday
- Obama's Gesture is Just for Show - Jonathan Tobin, Contentions
- Obama's Home Refi Plan Isn't Going Anywhere - James Pethokoukis, Ideas
- The Anecdotal Presidency - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
- Americans Were Duped by Obama - Investor's Business Daily
- Guests: Senators Amy Klobuchar & Johnny Isakson - This Week
- Obama's Regulatory Cliff Is the Big Problem - Investor's Business Daily
- Obama Nominates John Kerry For Secretary of State - Barack Obama
- Obama Will Get His Way, Taxes Are Going Up - Sen. Rand Paul, FOX News
- Obama Uses Clinton Playbook to Exploit Massacre - Byron York, Examiner
- Cliff Diving: Obama's Failure to Negotiate Seriously - Wall Street Journal
- Obama's Remarks at the White House Press Conference - Barack Obama
- Guests: Representatives Jerrold Nadler & Steve Israel - The Ed Show
- Obama's Fiscal Cliff Win - Emily Miller, Washington Times
- Obama's Promise on Taxes is Lie of the Year - Jon Walker, Firedoglake
- President Obama Offers a Budget Deal - New York Times
- Person of the Year: Barack Obama, Architect of a New America - Time
- Obama's Blue Social Model Is a Failure - Noemie Emery, Wash Examiner
- Obama Faces Critical Choice After Shooting - Peter Baker, New York Times
- Is D.C. Taking Us "Forward" Into the Failed Past? - Thomas Sowell, IBD
- Obama: "These Tragedies Must End" - Landler & Baker, New York Times
- What Obama Must Do About Guns - David Remnick, The New Yorker
- Obama's Trickle-Down Economics - Conn Carroll, Washington Examiner
- Obama: "These Tragedies Must End" - Lindsey Boerma, CBS News
- Interview with Representative Chris Van Hollen - Hardball
- Will Obama Deal on Spending? - Morton Kondracke, Roll Call
- Why Obama Might Be Willing to Go Over Cliff - Michael Barone, Examiner
- Why Does Obama Want to Spend $8 Trillion on Defense? - David Callahan, TAPPED
- Obama's Trump Card on the Debt Limit - Matt Miller, Washington Post
- Obama Plays Hardball on Medicaid - Paul Waldman, TAPPED
- Obama's Fiscal Cliff Speech at Daimler Detroit Diesel - Barack Obama
- Obama's Permacampaign to Change D.C. - Julian Hattem, The Atlantic
- Elections Matter: Obama Will Get What He Wants - Irwin Stelzer, The Blog
- Small Business in Obama's Cross Hairs - Ralph Reiland, Pittsburgh TR
- Obama's Historic Budget Opportunity - Robert Zoellick, Wall Street Journal
- Spender in Chief - Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard
- Obama Has Nothing On Will & Kate - Mark Steyn, Orange County Register
- The Imperial Presidency - Boston Herald
- A New, Bolder Obama Stands Firm on Taxes - Chicago Sun-Times
- President Obama's Energy Dilemma - Joel Kotkin, New Geography
- President Risks All for Paltry 'Victory' - Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal
- Obama's Zero-Sum Politics - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
- Business Leaders Siding With Obama on Debt Ceiling? - Greg Sargent, PL
- A Manufactured Crisis to Grow Government - George Will, Washington Post
- President Obama's Ruinous Course - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
- Obama Shouldn't Negotiate Over the Debt Ceiling - Noam Scheiber, TNR
- WH's Refusal to Deal Paving Way for Deal - Jonathan Chait, NY Magazine
- Realities of Life in the Age of Obama - Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
- Obama: Budget Deal Will Unleash the Economy - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- Will Obama Ever Get Serious About Spending Cuts? - Chicago Tribune
- Obama Proves Who the Real Scrooge Is - Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg
- President Obama Needs to Channel FDR - David Woolner, Salon
- Obama Has No Intention of Cutting Spending - Ford O'Connell, TJS
- Why Obama's Tax Hike Will Hurt the 98% - Charles Kadlec, Forbes
- Obama Isn't Negotiating with Republicans on the Cliff - Peter Roff, TJS
- Understanding Obama's Fiscal Cliff Offer - KeithHennessey.com
- Obama Pushes GOP, Brings End to Giving In - Peter Baker, New York Times
- The NY Times Rewrites Obama's History - Conn Carroll, DC Examiner
- Obama Finally Holds Firm for Tax Hikes - Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post
- Time to Call the President's Bluff - Keith Hennessey, Wall Street Journal
- Obama Should Hang Tough on Budget - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Will Obama Years Be Our "Lost Decade"? - Thomas McClanahan, KC Star
- Obama's Speech on Threat Reduction - Barack Obama
- President Obama's "Grand Joke" - Boston Herald
- Obama's Missed Opportunities - Conn Carroll, Washington Examiner
- Americans' Expectations for Obama 2.0 Plunge - Andrew Malcolm, IBD
- Defining the Obama Presidency - David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Emboldened Obama Even More Reckless - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
- Obama, Democrats Are Over-Playing Their Hands - David Gergen, CNN
- Nothing Like Being Re-elected - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
- Obama's Ambitious, Progressive Budget Plan - Steve Benen, MSNBC
- Tougher Obama Stands His Ground - Robert Kuttner, TAPPED
- A New, Tougher Obama? - Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect
- The Drawn-Out Crisis: It's the Obama Way - Peggy Noonan, Wall St. Jrnl
- Shields and Brooks on the Fiscal Cliff Fight - The NewsHour
- Obama to GOP: I'm Done Negotiating With Myself - Ezra Klein, Wash Post
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