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President Obama Job Approval

Polling Data

PollDateSampleApprove Disapprove Spread
RCP Average11/9 - 11/20--50.643.4 +7.2
Gallup11/18 - 11/201547 A4944 +5
Rasmussen Reports11/18 - 11/201500 LV4752 -5
FOX News11/17 - 11/18900 RV4646Tie
CBS News11/13 - 11/161167 A5336 +17
CNN/Opinion Research11/13 - 11/151014 A5542 +13
Quinnipiac11/9 - 11/162518 RV4842 +6
ABC News/Wash Post11/12 - 11/151001 A5642 +14

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President Obama Job Approval
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Recent Commentary & News Stories

- Previewing the Cloture Debate - Robert Costa, National Review

- The Coming Deficit Disaster - Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Wall Street Journal

- Oh, How The International Community Loves Obama - Rich Lowry, NRO

- Gallup: Obama Drops Below 50% - David Paul Kuhn, RealClearPolitics

- Obama, Congress Differ on South Korea Trade Pact - Wall Street Journal

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Polling Data

PollDateSampleApprove Disapprove Spread
RCP Average11/9 - 11/20--50.643.4 +7.2
Gallup11/18 - 11/201547 A4944 +5
Rasmussen Reports11/18 - 11/201500 LV4752 -5
FOX News11/17 - 11/18900 RV4646Tie
CBS News11/13 - 11/161167 A5336 +17
CNN/Opinion Research11/13 - 11/151014 A5542 +13
Quinnipiac11/9 - 11/162518 RV4842 +6
ABC News/Wash Post11/12 - 11/151001 A5642 +14
POS (R)11/9 - 11/11700 RV5244 +8
Gallup11/8 - 11/101500 A5142 +9
Rasmussen Reports11/8 - 11/101500 LV4653 -7
Associated Press/GfK11/5 - 11/91006 A5443 +11
Pew Research10/28 - 11/82000 A5136 +15
CNN/Opinion Research10/30 - 11/11018 A5445 +9
Ipsos/McClatchy10/29 - 11/11077 A5343 +10
FOX News10/27 - 10/28900 RV5041 +9
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl10/22 - 10/251009 A5142 +9
Gallup10/21 - 10/231547 A5438 +16
Rasmussen Reports10/21 - 10/231500 LV4751 -4
USA Today/Gallup10/16 - 10/191521 A5046 +4
CNN/Opinion Research10/16 - 10/181038 A5543 +12
ABC News/Wash Post10/15 - 10/181004 A5740 +17
FOX News10/13 - 10/14900 RV4945 +4
Marist10/7 - 10/12913 RV5341 +12
Gallup10/6 - 10/81500 RV5340 +13
Rasmussen10/6 - 10/81500 A4950 -1
CBS News10/5 - 10/8829 A5634 +22
Ipsos/McClatchy10/1 - 10/51296 A5640 +16
Associated Press/GfK10/1 - 10/51003 A5639 +17
Quinnipiac9/29 - 10/52630 RV5041 +9
Pew Research9/30 - 10/41500 A5236 +16
Gallup9/29 - 10/11500 A5438 +16
Rasmussen9/29 - 10/11500 A4851 -3
FOX News9/29 - 9/30900 RV5042 +8
National Journal/FD9/24 - 9/281200 A5240 +12
CBS News/NY Times9/19 - 9/231042 A5633 +23
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl9/17 - 9/201005 A5141 +10
FOX News9/15 - 9/16900 RV5439 +15
Gallup9/14 - 9/171547 RV5142 +9
Rasmussen Reports9/14 - 9/161500 LV4752 -5
Democracy Corps (D)9/12 - 9/161200 RV5241 +11
Pew Research9/10 - 9/151006 A5533 +22
USA Today/Gallup9/11 - 9/131030 A5443 +11
CNN/Opinion Research9/11 - 9/131012 A5840 +18
Bloomberg9/10 - 9/141004 A5637 +19
ABC News/Wash Post9/10 - 9/121007 A5443 +11
Associated Press/GfK9/3 - 9/81001 A5049 +1
Rasmussen Reports9/1 - 9/33000 LV4852 -4
Gallup9/1 - 9/31547 A5538 +17
Democracy Corps (D)8/29 - 9/11000 RV5142 +9
CNN/Opinion Research8/28 - 8/311010 A5345 +8
Ipsos-McClatchy8/27 - 8/31903 RV5640 +16
CBS News8/27 - 8/311097 A5635 +21
Pew Research8/20 - 8/272003 A5237 +15
Rasmussen Reports8/20 - 8/221500 LV4851 -3
Gallup8/20 - 8/221547 A5438 +16
NBC News8/15 - 8/17805 A5140 +11
ABC News/Wash Post8/13 - 8/171001 A5740 +17
Pew Research8/11 - 8/172010 A5137 +14
FOX News8/11 - 8/12900 RV5340 +13
Rasmussen Reports8/6 - 8/81500 A5050Tie
Gallup8/6 - 8/81500 A5538 +17
Marist8/3 - 8/6845 RV5535 +20
Zogby7/31 - 8/41005 LV5338 +15
CNN/Opinion Research*7/31 - 8/31136 A5640 +16
Ipsos/McClatchy7/30 - 8/31005 A5837 +21
Quinnipiac7/27 - 8/32409 RV5042 +8
Time7/27 - 7/281002 A5638 +18
CBS News/NY Times7/24 - 7/281050 A5830 +28
Gallup7/25 - 7/271500 A5437 +17
Rasmussen Reports7/25 - 7/271500 A4949Tie
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl7/24 - 7/271011 A5340 +13
Pew Research7/22 - 7/261506 A5434 +20
NPR7/22 - 7/26850 LV5342 +11
GWU/Battleground7/19 - 7/231000 LV5342 +11
FOX News7/21 - 7/22900 RV5438 +16
Associated Press/GfK7/16 - 7/201006 A5542 +13
USA Today/Gallup7/17 - 7/191006 A5541 +14
Gallup7/16 - 7/181547 A6033 +27
Rasmussen Reports7/16 - 7/181500 LV5149 +2
ABC News/Wash Post7/15 - 7/181001 A5937 +22
Diageo/Hotline7/9 - 7/13800 RV5638 +18
Ipsos/McClatchy7/9 - 7/131007 A5738 +19
CBS News7/9 - 7/12944 A5732 +25
National Journal/FD7/5 - 7/121202 A5636 +20
Rasmussen Reports6/29 - 7/11500 LV5346 +7
Gallup6/29 - 7/11500 A6130 +31
Quinnipiac6/23 - 6/293063 RV5733 +24
CNN/Opinion Research6/26 - 6/281026 A6137 +24
Democracy Corps (D)6/19 - 6/221000 RV5636 +20
ABC News/Wash Post6/18 - 6/211001 A6531 +34
Rasmussen Reports6/18 - 6/201500 LV5346 +7
Gallup6/17 - 6/201547 A5735 +22
CBS News/NY Times6/12 - 6/16895 A6326 +37
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl6/12 - 6/151008 A5634 +22
Pew Research6/10 - 6/141502 A6130 +31
FOX News6/9 - 6/10900 RV6231 +31
Ipsos/McClatchy6/4 - 6/81023 A6432 +32
Diageo/Hotline6/4 - 6/7800 RV6531 +34
Marist6/1 - 6/31028 RV5632 +24
Gallup5/30 - 6/11500 A6430 +34
Rasmussen Reports5/30 - 6/11500 LV5841 +17
Associated Press/GfK5/28 - 6/11000 A6432 +32
Democracy Corps (D)5/28 - 6/11013 RV5833 +25
Quinnipiac5/26 - 6/13097 RV5931 +28
USA Today/Gallup5/29 - 5/311015 A6134 +27
CNN/Opinion Research5/14 - 5/171010 A6235 +27
FOX News5/12 - 5/13900 RV6030 +30
Democracy Corps (D)5/10 - 5/121000 RV5933 +26
Gallup5/10 - 5/121500 A6429 +35
Rasmussen Reports5/10 - 5/121500 LV5742 +15
CBS News5/6 - 5/121874 A6326 +37
Ipsos/McClatchy4/30 - 5/31004 A6531 +34
Quinnipiac4/21 - 4/272041 RV5830 +28
Diageo/Hotline4/23 - 4/26800 RV6233 +29
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl4/23 - 4/261005 A6130 +31
CNN/Opinion Research4/23 - 4/262019 A6333 +30
CBS News/NY Times4/22 - 4/26973 A6823 +45
Gallup4/22 - 4/241500 A6627 +39
Rasmussen Reports4/22 - 4/241500 LV5643 +13
ABC News/Wash Post4/21 - 4/241072 A6926 +43
FOX News4/22 - 4/23900 RV6229 +33
Marist4/21 - 4/23975 RV5531 +24
Pew Research4/14 - 4/211507 A6326 +37
Associated Press/GfK4/16 - 4/201000 A6430 +34
National Journal/FD4/8 - 4/141200 A6128 +33
Cook/RT Strategies4/8 - 4/11833 RV6030 +30
Ipsos/McClatchy4/2 - 4/61138 A6333 +30
CNN/Opinion Research4/3 - 4/51023 A6630 +36
Gallup4/3 - 4/51500 A6127 +34
Rasmussen Reports4/3 - 4/51500 LV5841 +17
CBS News/NY Times4/1 - 4/5998 A6624 +42
Pew Research3/31 - 4/61506 A6126 +35
Marist4/1 - 4/3928 RV5630 +26
Newsweek4/1 - 4/21003 A6127 +34
FOX News3/31 - 4/1900 RV5832 +26
Quinnipiac3/24 - 3/302326 RV5831 +27
USA Today/Gallup3/27 - 3/291007 A6430 +34
ABC News/Wash Post3/26 - 3/291000 A6629 +37
Diageo/Hotline3/26 - 3/29800 RV6331 +32
Democracy Corps (D)3/25 - 3/291000 RV5834 +24
Gallup3/23 - 3/251500 A6229 +33
Rasmussen Reports3/23 - 3/251500 LV5643 +13
CBS News3/20 - 3/22949 A6420 +44
CBS News3/12 - 3/161142 A6224 +38
CNN/Opinion Research3/12 - 3/151019 A6434 +30
NPR - POS/GQR3/10 - 3/14800 LV5935 +24
Pew Research3/9 - 3/121308 A5926 +33
Ipsos-McClatchy3/5 - 3/91070 A6529 +36
Newsweek3/4 - 3/51203 A5826 +32
FOX News3/3 - 3/4900 RV6326 +37
Gallup3/1 - 3/31500 A6128 +33
Rasmussen Reports3/1 - 3/31500 LV6038 +22
Diageo/Hotline2/28 - 3/2803 RV6727 +40
Quinnipiac2/25 - 3/22573 RV5925 +34
Cook/RT Strategies2/27 - 3/1880 RV5728 +29
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl2/26 - 3/11007 A6026 +34
ABC News/Wash Post2/19 - 2/221001 A6825 +43
CBS News/NY Times2/18 - 2/221112 A6322 +41
CNN/Opinion Research2/18 - 2/191046 A6729 +38
FOX News2/17 - 2/18900 RV6026 +34
Associated Press/GfK2/12 - 2/171001 A6724 +43
Rasmussen Reports2/11 - 2/131500 LV6039 +21
Gallup2/10 - 2/121500 A6621 +45
Democracy Corps (D)2/9 - 2/101000 LV5827 +31
Ipsos/McClatchy2/6 - 2/91042 A6926 +43
CNN2/7 - 2/8806 A7623 +53
Pew Research2/4 - 2/81303 A6417 +47
Gallup2/5 - 2/71500 A6422 +42
Rasmussen2/3 - 2/51500 LV6136 +25
CBS News2/2 - 2/4864 A6215 +47
Gallup2/2 - 2/41012 A6520 +45
Democracy Corps (D)1/26 - 1/291000 LV5520 +35
FOX News1/27 - 1/28900 RV6516 +49
Gallup1/25 - 1/271500 A6416 +48
Rasmussen1/25 - 1/271500 LV6236 +26
Hotline/FD1/21 - 1/24800 RV639 +54
Gallup1/21 - 1/231591 A6812 +56

All Commentary & News Stories

- Previewing the Cloture Debate - Robert Costa, National Review

- The Coming Deficit Disaster - Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Wall Street Journal

- Oh, How The International Community Loves Obama - Rich Lowry, NRO

- Obama, Congress Differ on South Korea Trade Pact - Wall Street Journal

- Stimulus Isn't Creating Jobs - Detroit News

- Bringing Gitmo Prisoners Here is a Mistake - Byron York, DC Examiner

- Gallup: Obama Drops Below 50% - David Paul Kuhn, RealClearPolitics

- No Need To Fear A NYC Terrorist Trial - Stuart Taylor, National Journal

- Inside Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo - Massimo Calabresi, Time

- Why the Greg Craig Debacle Matters - Elizabeth Drew, Politico

- Obama's Asian Tour May Produce Future Benefits - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

- Analysts on Obama's Trip to Asia - The NewsHour

- Mass Appeal: Reform Will Make Health Care Better - Jonathan Cohn, TNR

- Why Americans Oppose Dems' Health Plans - Nolan Finley, Detroit News

- Obama Peaked the Night He Was Elected - Steven Stark, Boston Phoenix

- Don't Listen to GOP Distortions - Joe Conason, New York Observer

- The U.S. House of Presumptuous Meddlers - John Stossel, RealClearPolitics

- Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics

- Obama's Arrogance of Power - Gene Healy, Washington Examiner

- W.H. Won't Rule Out Reconciliation Rules on Health Care - The Hill

- Obama Course, Obstacles All Too Familiar - Steve Huntley, Chicago ST

- Republicans Take a Premature 2010 Victory Lap - Bob Shrum, The Week

- Not Enough About Him? Obama Skips Berlin - Toby Harnden, Telegraph

- Budapest, Berlin, Iran. What Obama Doesn't Grasp - Marty Peretz, TNR

- The Rise of the Right - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek

- The Drama Was In the History - Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic

- The President Whose Words Once Soared - Peter Baker, New York Times

- Instead of Splitting the GOP, Obama United It - Yuval Levin, Newsweek

- Obama's Divisive Presidency - Michael Goodwin, New York Post

- Obama By the Numbers - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times

- Obama Cedes the Center - Michael Gerson, Washington Post

- One Year Later, It's Obama vs. the Economy - Gary Langer, ABC News

- Why Are We Talking About 2010? - Terence Samuel, American Prospect

- Democrats Fall Back to Earth With a Thud - Chuck Raasch, USA Today

- Fear of Health 'Reform' is Warranted - San Diego Union-Tribune

- Voters' Swing is Simply Astonishing - Dan Henninger, Wall Street Journal

- Obama Ignores Mandate to Govern From Middle - Nolan Finley, Det News

- Despite Bumps, Not a Bad Start for Obama - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian

- Last Night's Results Were Bad for Obama - John Dickerson, Slate

- A Year Later, Americans Less Sure About Obama - Frank Newport, Gallup

- Races Show Voters Changing Course - Michael Barone, DC Examiner

- The Angry Independent - James Antle, The American Spectator

- Election Delivers Mixed Messages - John Judis, The New Republic

- Panel on the 2009 Elections - Special Report w/Bret Baier

- Obama Hasn't Lost Touch With '08 Ideals - David Plouffe, Huffington Post

- Fixing Race: A Job Too Big for Obama - Orlando Patterson, New York Times

- Change Has Come...Or Has It? - John Harris, Politico

- Job-Creation Panel Weary of Spending - Wall Street Journal

- Obama's Record You Can Believe In - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post

- Iowans' Euphoria Gives Way to 2nd Thoughts on Obama - Jeff Zeleny, NYT

- Stalled Out Across the Globe - Leslie Gelb, The Daily Beast

- Wobbly Obama Power-Trips Himself Up - Michael Goodwin, New York Post

- Interview with Rush Limbaugh - Fox News Sunday

- New York Mayoral Race Tests Obama's Zeal for Change - Politico

- Bitter, Brittle Tone Hurts Obama - Michael Gerson, Washington Post

- FEC Puts Obama in a Bind - Politico

- We're Waiting, Mr. President - Claus Christian Malzahn, Der Spiegel

- WH's War on FOX 'Speaking Truth to Power?' - Toby Harnden, Telegraph

- On Afghan War, Pick a Side - Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe

- Obama Must Face Down Ghosts of Vietnam - Ben Macintyre, London Times

- The Outlook for the 2009 Elections - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

- Is Obama More Truman or Carter? - Victor Davis Hanson, Wall St. Journal

- Obama's Big Change: Moving America Right - Byron York, DC Examiner

- Wall St. Gang's Sense of Entitlement is Incredible - Dean Baker, Guardian

- Obama's Fundraising, In His Best Interest - Jeff Zeleny, New York Times

- White House is Right to Push Back - Mark Penn, Politico

- It's Unseemly for WH To Trash Deeds Before Vote - Curt Anderson, Politico

- VA Voters Ready to Send Obama a Message - Wesley Pruden, Wash Times

- The Post-Gracious President - William McGurn, Wall Street Journal

- Roundtable on the 2009 Elections - Special Report w/Bret Baier

- Can't Split the Difference in Afghanistan - Eugene Robinson, Wash Post

- Analysts Discuss the Public Option Opt-Out - The NewsHour

- Interview w/Charles Krauthammer - Brinkbäumer & Schmitz, Der Spiegel

- Obama Races for Cash - Wall Street Journal

- Panel on Obama, Kerry and Afghanistan - Special Report w/Bret Baier

- Obama Needs a Chicago Way Czar - John Kass, Chicago Tribune

- Shepard Fairey's True Colors - Charlotte Allen, Los Angeles Times

- The WH War on FOX: Maybe It Will Work - Linda Feldmann, ABC News

- Hillary's Powerless Play - Michael Goodwin, New York Post

- WH Attacks Revealing, Disturbing - Jonathan Gurwitz, SA Express-News

- Hope Springs Eternal - Anna Quindlen, Newsweek

- White House's War on FOX Reveals Flaw - Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune

- Obama's Presidency Really Began on Nov. 4th - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek

- Obama's Wall Street Wiggle - New York Post

- Budget Sleight of Hand - David Broder, Washington Post

- Obama, Stop Campaigning & Start Governing - Toby Harnden, Telegraph

- Morning in America or Has Hope Turned to Malaise? - Kristi Keck, CNN

- Dems Face 'Obama Hangover' in Upcoming Elections - Peter Nicholas, LAT

- Obama a Tough Guy, at Least With FOX News - Mark Steyn, OC Register

- Obama's Misguided Fox Hunt - Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times

- ObamaCare's Medicaid Explosion - Deroy Murdock, New York Post

- Alexander Misplays the Nixon Card - Walter Shapiro, Politics Daily

- 'Fierce Urgency' For Jobs, Not Health Care - Byron York, DC Examiner

- Obama Misreads the Political Terrain - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal

- Analysts Discuss Health Insurers' Antitrust Exemption - The NewsHour

- Pelosi Provokes Glee & Fear From Health Reformers - Jonathan Cohn, TNR

- Healthcare Reform Will Cost More Than Dems Say - John Dickerson, Slate

- Faulty Theorems Behind Obama's Policies - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

- Deficit Dilemma: How to Dig Out? - David Wessel, Wall Street Journal

- Mistrust of Government Handicaps Obama - Gloria Borger, CNN