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Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 1/11 - 2/2 | -- | 46.3 | 48.1 | -1.8 |
| Gallup | 1/31 - 2/2 | 1500 A | 45 | 48 | -3 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 1/31 - 2/2 | 1500 LV | 46 | 52 | -6 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 1/22 - 1/24 | 1000 A | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 1/12 - 1/17 | 1154 A | 47 | 45 | +2 |
| Pew Research | 1/11 - 1/16 | 1502 A | 44 | 48 | -4 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 1/12 - 1/15 | 1000 A | 48 | 48 | Tie |
| FOX News | 1/12 - 1/14 | 906 RV | 45 | 47 | -2 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 1/11 - 1/12 | 1021 A | 47 | 51 | -4 |
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Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 1/11 - 2/2 | -- | 46.3 | 48.1 | -1.8 |
| Gallup | 1/31 - 2/2 | 1500 A | 45 | 48 | -3 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 1/31 - 2/2 | 1500 LV | 46 | 52 | -6 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 1/22 - 1/24 | 1000 A | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 1/12 - 1/17 | 1154 A | 47 | 45 | +2 |
| Pew Research | 1/11 - 1/16 | 1502 A | 44 | 48 | -4 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 1/12 - 1/15 | 1000 A | 48 | 48 | Tie |
| FOX News | 1/12 - 1/14 | 906 RV | 45 | 47 | -2 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 1/11 - 1/12 | 1021 A | 47 | 51 | -4 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 1/8 - 1/11 | 1000 LV | 44 | 49 | -5 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 1/5 - 1/9 | 1046 A | 47 | 49 | -2 |
| CBS News | 1/4 - 1/8 | 1413 A | 45 | 47 | -2 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 12/16 - 12/18 | 1015 A | 49 | 48 | +1 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/15 - 12/18 | 1005 A | 49 | 47 | +2 |
| CBS News | 12/14 - 12/18 | 992 A | 47 | 44 | +3 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 12/8 - 12/12 | 1000 A | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 12/8 - 12/12 | 1102 A | 47 | 48 | -1 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 12/7 - 12/11 | 1000 A | 46 | 48 | -2 |
| Pew Research | 12/7 - 12/11 | 1521 A | 46 | 43 | +3 |
| CBS News | 12/5 - 12/7 | 856 A | 44 | 46 | -2 |
| FOX News | 12/5 - 12/7 | 911 RV | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| National Journal/FD | 11/30 - 12/4 | 1200 A | 44 | 49 | -5 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 11/18 - 11/20 | 1019 A | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| Quinnipiac | 11/14 - 11/20 | 2552 RV | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| FOX News | 11/13 - 11/15 | 914 RV | 42 | 48 | -6 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 11/11 - 11/13 | 1036 A | 46 | 52 | -6 |
| Pew Research | 11/9 - 11/14 | 2001 A | 46 | 46 | Tie |
| McClatchy/Marist | 11/8 - 11/10 | 872 RV | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| CBS News | 11/6 - 11/10 | 1182 A | 43 | 47 | -4 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 11/6 - 11/9 | 1000 LV | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 11/2 - 11/5 | 1000 A | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/31 - 11/3 | 1004 A | 44 | 53 | -9 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/31 - 11/3 | 1106 A | 49 | 50 | -1 |
| Quinnipiac | 10/25 - 10/31 | 2294 RV | 47 | 49 | -2 |
| FOX News | 10/23 - 10/25 | 904 RV | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 10/19 - 10/24 | 1650 A | 46 | 46 | Tie |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 10/15 - 10/18 | 1000 LV | 40 | 53 | -13 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 10/14 - 10/16 | 1007 A | 46 | 50 | -4 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 10/13 - 10/17 | 1000 A | 46 | 52 | -6 |
| Time | 10/9 - 10/10 | 1001 A | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/6 - 10/10 | 1000 A | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/6 - 10/10 | 1113 A | 47 | 50 | -3 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 9/29 - 10/2 | 1002 A | 42 | 54 | -12 |
| Gallup | 9/29 - 10/1 | 1500 A | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 9/29 - 10/1 | 1500 LV | 45 | 54 | -9 |
| National Journal/FD | 9/28 - 10/2 | 1000 A | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| CBS News | 9/28 - 10/2 | 1012 A | 44 | 44 | Tie |
| Quinnipiac | 9/27 - 10/3 | 2118 RV | 41 | 55 | -14 |
| Pew Research | 9/22 - 10/4 | 2410 A | 43 | 48 | -5 |
| FOX News | 9/25 - 9/27 | 925 RV | 43 | 51 | -8 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/23 - 9/25 | 1010 A | 45 | 52 | -7 |
| Gallup | 9/14 - 9/16 | 1500 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 9/14 - 9/16 | 1500 LV | 45 | 55 | -10 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 9/13 - 9/14 | 825 RV | 39 | 52 | -13 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 9/10 - 9/15 | 1452 A | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| Bloomberg | 9/9 - 9/12 | 997 A | 45 | 49 | -4 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/9 - 9/11 | 1038 A | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/8 - 9/12 | 1134 A | 47 | 48 | -1 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 8/29 - 9/1 | 1001 A | 43 | 53 | -10 |
| Gallup | 9/1 - 9/3 | 1500 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 9/1 - 9/3 | 1500 LV | 44 | 55 | -11 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 8/28 - 9/1 | 1000 LV | 45 | 50 | -5 |
| FOX News | 8/29 - 8/31 | 911 RV | 44 | 47 | -3 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 8/27 - 8/31 | 1000 A | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| Quinnipiac | 8/16 - 8/27 | 2730 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 8/24 - 8/25 | 1017 A | 45 | 54 | -9 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 8/18 - 8/22 | 1000 A | 46 | 52 | -6 |
| Pew Research | 8/17 - 8/21 | 1509 A | 43 | 49 | -6 |
| Gallup | 8/13 - 8/15 | 1500 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 8/13 - 8/15 | 1500 LV | 43 | 54 | -11 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 8/6 - 8/10 | 1000 LV | 45 | 50 | -5 |
| Washington Post | 8/9 - 8/9 | 601 A | 44 | 46 | -2 |
| FOX News | 8/7 - 8/9 | 904 RV | 42 | 48 | -6 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/4 - 8/8 | 1055 A | 45 | 52 | -7 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 8/5 - 8/7 | 1008 A | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 8/2 - 8/4 | 807 RV | 44 | 46 | -2 |
All Commentary & News Stories
- Obama's Abominations Accelerate - Quin Hillyer, The American Spectator
- Obama's Plan Would Prolong Housing Pain - Orange County Register
- Obama Turns Prayer Breakfast Into a Campaign Rally - New York Post
- Why Romney's Gaffes Will Cost Him - David Paul Kuhn, RealClearPolitics
- What Obama Can Learn From Elizabeth Warren - Paul Starobin, TNR
- Obama's Electoral Map Grows Steeper - Ron Brownstein, National Journal
- Hope for Obama in Florida? A Sliver - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
- Interview with Obama Advisor David Axelrod - John King, USA
- Mr. President, the Wars Are Not Over - Lawrence Kaplan, TNR
- Touting Auto Bailout, Obama Digs at Mitt - Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian
- Obama Struggling in Battleground States - Josh Kraushaar, Natl Journal
- How Team Obama Plans to Win Ohio - Tory Newmyer, Fortune
- President Obama's Drone Wars - Los Angeles Times
- Under Obama We've Seen Highest Deficits Since 1946 - Wall Street Journal
- 'Islamist Firster' Obama Not What He Claimed - Charles Hurt, Wash Times
- Obama Shows Who's Really Tough - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
- The President's Enemies List - Theodore Olson, Wall Street Journal
- Gingrich & Romney Are "Unelectable?" So Is Obama. - Sean Trende, RCP
- On Google+, Big Question Is Weeded Out - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- Obama's Blueprint for Expanding Gov't Power - Charles Kadlec, Forbes
- Obama's Breach of Faith on Contraception - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- The 2012 Race Takes Shape - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
- The Super-Rich as Stooges - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
- Populism Elusive for President - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Romney Explains Why He'll Lose to Obama - David Catron, Am. Spectator
- Obama's Military Metaphors - George Will, Washington Post
- The Most Polarizing President Ever - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- Obama's Policies Smothering the Economy - Investor's Business Daily
- Obama Right to Emphasize College Education - , Detroit Free Press
- Should Obama Brag About GM? Absolutely - Jonathan Cohn, New Republic
- The Great Tuition Pander - Andrew Ferguson, The Weekly Standard
- Obama vs. Colleges: It's About Time! - Kevin Carey, The New Republic
- In Defense of Clean Energy - New York Times
- Obama's Lowball Vision - Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
- Obama Tries to Push Past Solyndra - Brown & Samuelsohn, Politico
- Exchange w/Brewer Reveals Obama's Testy Side - Nakamura & Weiner, WP
- Obama: Country Needs Me to Have 2nd Term - Diane Sawyer, ABC News
- Obama Touts Fairness, Practices Crony Capitalism - Washington Times
- Dems Welcome Obama's Confrontational Tone - Jonathan Weisman, NYT
- An Argument Obama Can Win - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
- Perdue Exit Highlights Obama's Tough NC Path - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
- President Opts For Small-Ball Demagoguery - Charles Krauthammer, IBD
- Interview with Presidential Candidate Ron Paul - John King, USA
- WH Dumps Constitution for Contraception - Kevin O'Brien, Cleveland PD
- Why Newt Soared But Could Sour - David Paul Kuhn, RealClearPolitics
- After Obama's Empty Words, Mitch Daniels Said It All - Mark Salter, RCP
- President's Agenda Far From Radical - Ezra Klein, Bloomberg
- Obama's Fast Talk on the Economy - Charles Gasparino, New York Post
- Interview with DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz - The Situation Room
- Obama Cranks Up Populist Pitch in State of Union - Amie Parnes, The Hill
- Blind GOP Opposition Will Help Reelect Obama - Joe Trippi, FOX News
- What Obama Didn't Say - Mark Hemingway, The Weekly Standard
- Obama Calls for "an Economy Built to Last" - Richard Wolf, USA Today
- In Speech, Obama Sets Re-election Narrative - Greg Sargent, Wash Post
- Obama Stresses Economic Fairness - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
- Obama Offends the Catholic Left - William McGurn, Wall Street Journal
- In SOTU, Obama to Call for 'Fairness' - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
- The State of Our Politics - Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
- Interview with DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz - The Last Word
- The GOP Deserves to Lose - Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal
- Obama Looks to Bait GOP in State of Union Address - Amie Parnes, The HIll
- The Obama Memos - Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker
- The Truly Dismal State of the Union - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
- The State of Markets - John Tamny, RealClearMarkets
- On Keystone, Obama Chooses U.S. Decline - Gale Norton, Washington Times
- Obama Breaking Transparency Promise - Murray & Bier, Pitt Post-Gazette
- Obama Plays Politics While China & Cuba Drill Wells - DC Examiner
- Obama's Political Pipeline Games - Boston Herald
- Scrutinize President Obama's Record - Patrick Pexton, Washington Post
- Obama's 2012 Bid Doomed by His Own Policies - Washington Times
- Keystone Reveals Obama's True Priorities - Jonah Goldberg, New York Post
- Don't Fault Obama for Keystone Decision - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- President Obama's Band of 1 Percenters - Rich Lowry, National Review
- Obama Should Go Big, Bold for State of Union - Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg
- How Obama Will Use Romney's Offshoring - Greg Sargent, Washington Post
- Obama, Christie, and the Future - Emmett Tyrrell, Washington Times
- Who Will Blue Collar Whites Hate Less? - Harold Meyerson, Wash Post
- The Obillionaire Candidate - Thomas Schaller, Salon
- President Obama's Keystone Madness - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
- The "We Can't Wait" Juggling Act - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
- Interview with Senator Rob Portman - John King, USA
- Interview with Pres. Candidate Rick Santorum - The Situation Room
- Obama on the Changing Nature of American Power - Fareed Zakaria, Time
- Virginians See Cantor as Hero and Hindrance - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
- What to Make of obama's Approval Bounce - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
- Poll: Electorate Sharply Split Over Obama - Cohen & Balz, Washington Post
- President Obama's Racial Politics - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
- Interview with Former President Jimmy Carter - Piers Morgan Tonight
- Interview with Pres. Candidate Newt Gingrich - The Situation Room
- Why Are Obama's Defenders So Dumb? - Investor's Business Daily
- Constitution Is Back, Thanks to Obama's Overreach - Bill McGurn, WSJ
- Why Is Newsweek So Dumb? - Joel Pollak, Big Government
- Economic Stereotypes Battle for Presidency - Bill Frezza, RealClearMarkets
- Obama's Scorn for the Constitution - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
- Why Are Obama's Critcs So Dumb? - Andrew Sullivan, Newsweek
- Obama's High Speed Rail Vision Crumbling - Michael Fletcher, Wash Post
- Republicans Keep Moving Obama to Europe - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Romney-Obama: No Popularity Contest - Nate Silver, New York Times
- Freedom Fading in U.S. as Obama Disses Constitution - DC Examiner
- Why Obama's Recess Battle Matters - Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune
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