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Obama approval bounce smaller than average

Like most White House occupants, President Obama saw his approval rating rise after an election. Obama's bounce, however, turned out to be lower than the average of his predecessors. The New York Times, citing data from the Gallup Poll, noted that Obama's net job approval rating rose by 2 percentage points after his Nov. 6 election win over Mitt Romney.

 

Gallup: Obama at critical 50% mark

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President Obama's job approval rating and level of voter support have reached the critical 50% point, according to Gallup, but there is still plenty of opportunity for the White House race to fluctuate. Gallup says Obama's job approval rating stands at 51%. At the same time, the president leads Mitt Romney 50%-44% among registered voters in the daily tracking poll -- similar to where the race stood after the Democratic convention this month.

Senh: The bad news just keeps on piling up for Romney.

 

Obama's approval rating at 5-month high

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President Obama is still reaping the dividends from this month's fight with the House GOP on extending the payroll tax. Obama's approval ratings are higher than his disapproval ratings for the first time since July, according to the latest Gallup Poll. About 47% of Americans approve of the way he is doing his job, while 45% disapprove of his performance. The three-day tracking poll was conducted Dec. 21-23.

 

Obama is on the rise politically

Obama is on the rise politically

President Obama appears to be moving up politically. A new Quinnipiac Poll gives Obama an approval rating of 47% -- not great, to be sure, but better than the 41% he rang up in the same poll last month.

Senh: It's good to see that his successes in foreign policy is having an effect on his approval rating. I'm sure Occupy Wall Street helped a little too.

 

Obama hits new low in another poll -- 39%

President Obama's approval rating has sunk below 40% in another poll... On the other hand: Republicans don't poll any better.

 

Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time

Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time

President Obama's summer woes have dragged his approval rating to an all-time low, sinking below 40% for the first time in Gallup's daily tracking poll.

 

Obama's ratings inch up as economy improves

Obama's ratings inch up as economy improves

President Barack Obama's approval ratings inched up again this month as Americans grew slightly more optimistic about the economy and the future, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.

 

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