Mike Berman’s Washington Watch

October 26, 2012 11:52 AM

President Obama

The President’s job approval rating in Gallup on October 2 was 51% approval and 45% disapproval. [Based on a 3-day survey period ending on the 22nd.]

The following are several additional cuts at the President’s job approval rating during 2012.

  NBC/WSJ NYT/CBS WP/ABC CNN/ORC
Oct 2012 49/48% 49/42%(CBS) 50/48% --
Sept 2012 49/48% -- 49/49% 50/49%
Sept 2012 50/48% 49/46% 53/46 (WP) 51/46%
Aug 2012 48/49% -- 47/50% 49/48%
July 2012 49/48% 44/46% 47/49% --
June 2012 47/48% -- -- 50/59%
May 2012 48/46% 50/48% 47/49% 49/50%
Apr 2012 49/46% 48/42% 50/45% 49/48%
Mar 2012 50/45% 41/47% 46/50% 51/45%
Feb 2012 -- 50/43% 50/46% 50/48%
Jan 2012 48/46% 45/47% (CBS) 48/48% 47/51%




Americans continue to rate Obama negatively on the economy, with 52% disapproving and 46% approving. On foreign policy, 49% approve of the job Obama is doing; 46% disapprove of his performance. This is essentially the same rating he received last month. [NBC/WSJ 10/20/12]



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