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Congressional Job Approval
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
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| RCP Average | 11/5 - 11/18 | 27.0 | 64.3 | -37.3 |
| FOX News | 11/17 - 11/18 | 26 | 63 | -37 |
| CBS News | 11/13 - 11/16 | 26 | 60 | -34 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 11/5 - 11/9 | 30 | 66 | -36 |
| Gallup | 11/5 - 11/8 | 26 | 68 | -42 |
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Recent Commentary & News Stories
- 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
See All Congressional Job Approval Commentary & News Stories
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 11/5 - 11/18 | 27.0 | 64.3 | -37.3 |
| FOX News | 11/17 - 11/18 | 26 | 63 | -37 |
| CBS News | 11/13 - 11/16 | 26 | 60 | -34 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 11/5 - 11/9 | 30 | 66 | -36 |
| Gallup | 11/5 - 11/8 | 26 | 68 | -42 |
| Ipsos/McClatchy | 10/29 - 11/1 | 29 | 68 | -39 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/22 - 10/25 | 24 | 65 | -41 |
| FOX News | 10/13 - 10/14 | 24 | 66 | -42 |
| CBS News | 10/5 - 10/8 | 22 | 65 | -43 |
| Gallup | 10/1 - 10/4 | 21 | 72 | -51 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 10/1 - 10/5 | 33 | 64 | -31 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 9/17 - 9/20 | 22 | 66 | -44 |
| FOX News | 9/15 - 9/16 | 27 | 64 | -37 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 9/3 - 9/8 | 28 | 69 | -41 |
| Gallup | 8/31 - 9/2 | 31 | 63 | -32 |
| CBS News | 8/27 - 8/31 | 26 | 58 | -32 |
| FOX News | 8/11 - 8/12 | 30 | 59 | -29 |
| Gallup | 8/6 - 8/9 | 31 | 62 | -31 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 7/24 - 7/27 | 24 | 63 | -39 |
| NPR | 7/22 - 7/26 | 33 | 61 | -28 |
| GWU/Battleground | 7/19 - 7/23 | 34 | 57 | -23 |
| FOX News | 7/21 - 7/22 | 30 | 60 | -30 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 7/16 - 7/20 | 32 | 63 | -31 |
| CBS News | 7/9 - 7/12 | 22 | 65 | -43 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 6/12 - 6/15 | 29 | 57 | -28 |
| Ipsos/McClatchy | 6/4 - 6/8 | 39 | 52 | -13 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 5/28 - 6/1 | 38 | 55 | -17 |
| FOX News | 5/12 - 5/13 | 41 | 49 | -8 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 4/23 - 4/26 | 28 | 58 | -30 |
| Associated Press-GfK | 4/16 - 4/20 | 38 | 57 | -19 |
| CNN | 4/3 - 4/5 | 35 | 63 | -28 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 4/1 - 4/5 | 26 | 64 | -38 |
| FOX News | 3/31 - 4/1 | 38 | 52 | -14 |
| CBS News | 3/20 - 3/22 | 30 | 56 | -26 |
| CBS News | 3/12 - 3/16 | 30 | 56 | -26 |
| NPR - POS/GQR | 3/10 - 3/14 | 36 | 58 | -22 |
| Gallup | 3/5 - 3/8 | 39 | 54 | -15 |
| FOX News | 3/3 - 3/4 | 41 | 48 | -7 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 2/26 - 3/1 | 31 | 54 | -23 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 2/18 - 2/22 | 26 | 63 | -37 |
| FOX News | 2/17 - 2/18 | 39 | 50 | -11 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 2/12 - 2/17 | 31 | 59 | -28 |
| Gallup | 2/9 - 2/12 | 31 | 61 | -30 |
| Ipsos/McClatchy | 2/6 - 2/9 | 37 | 59 | -22 |
| CNN | 2/7 - 2/8 | 29 | 71 | -42 |
| CBS News | 2/2 - 2/4 | 26 | 62 | -36 |
| FOX News | 1/27 - 1/28 | 40 | 46 | -6 |
| FOX News | 1/13 - 1/14 | 23 | 68 | -45 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 1/9 - 1/12 | 23 | 68 | -45 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 1/9 - 1/11 | 19 | 76 | -57 |
| FOX News | 12/9 - 12/10 | 20 | 71 | -51 |
| Associated Press-GfK | 12/3 - 12/8 | 24 | 67 | -43 |
| Gallup | 12/4 - 12/7 | 20 | 74 | -54 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 12/5 - 12/8 | 21 | 69 | -48 |
| Gallup | 11/13 - 11/16 | 19 | 74 | -55 |
| Associated Press-GfK | 11/6 - 11/10 | 21 | 71 | -50 |
| FOX News | 11/1 - 11/2 | 18 | 75 | -57 |
| FOX News | 10/28 - 10/29 | 18 | 77 | -59 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 10/25 - 10/29 | 15 | 75 | -60 |
| GWU/Battleground | 10/23 - 10/29 | 19 | 72 | -53 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 10/19 - 10/22 | 17 | 70 | -53 |
| GWU/Battleground | 10/16 - 10/22 | 17 | 74 | -57 |
| FOX News | 10/20 - 10/21 | 18 | 73 | -55 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/17 - 10/20 | 12 | 79 | -67 |
| GWU/Battleground | 10/9 - 10/15 | 18 | 74 | -56 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 10/10 - 10/13 | 12 | 74 | -62 |
| FOX News | 10/8 - 10/9 | 13 | 77 | -64 |
| GWU/Battleground | 10/6 - 10/9 | 15 | 78 | -63 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/4 - 10/5 | 13 | 78 | -65 |
| CNN | 10/3 - 10/5 | 23 | 76 | -53 |
| CBS News | 10/3 - 10/5 | 15 | 73 | -58 |
| CBS News | 9/27 - 9/30 | 18 | 77 | -59 |
| GWU/Battleground | 9/21 - 9/25 | 17 | 77 | -60 |
| FOX News | 9/22 - 9/23 | 17 | 73 | -56 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 9/19 - 9/22 | 15 | 73 | -58 |
| CNN/OpinionResearch | 9/19 - 9/21 | 22 | 78 | -56 |
| Battleground | 9/7 - 9/11 | 19 | 72 | -53 |
| FOX News | 9/8 - 9/9 | 23 | 68 | -45 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 9/5 - 9/7 | 20 | 73 | -53 |
| Hotline/FD | 8/29 - 8/31 | 18 | 75 | -57 |
| Hotline/FD | 8/18 - 8/24 | 16 | 78 | -62 |
| FOX News | 8/19 - 8/20 | 20 | 73 | -53 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 8/15 - 8/18 | 17 | 73 | -56 |
| Quinnipiac | 8/12 - 8/17 | 16 | 74 | -58 |
| AP-Ipsos | 7/31 - 8/4 | 19 | 75 | -56 |
| CNN | 7/27 - 7/29 | 22 | 77 | -55 |
| FOX News | 7/22 - 7/23 | 21 | 68 | -47 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 7/18 - 7/21 | 15 | 75 | -60 |
| AP-Ipsos | 7/10 - 7/14 | 18 | 77 | -59 |
| Gallup | 7/10 - 7/13 | 14 | 75 | -61 |
| Quinnipiac | 7/8 - 7/13 | 14 | 77 | -63 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 7/10 - 7/13 | 23 | 71 | -48 |
| FOX News | 6/17 - 6/18 | 19 | 69 | -50 |
| AP-Ipsos | 6/12 - 6/16 | 23 | 72 | -49 |
| Gallup | 6/9 - 6/12 | 19 | 74 | -55 |
| NBC/WSJ | 6/6 - 6/9 | 13 | 79 | -66 |
| Quinnipiac | 5/8 - 5/12 | 16 | 76 | -60 |
| Gallup | 5/8 - 5/11 | 18 | 76 | -58 |
| POS/GQR | 5/7 - 5/8 | 22 | 73 | -51 |
| Hotline/FD | 4/30 - 5/3 | 18 | 75 | -57 |
| FOX News | 4/28 - 4/29 | 22 | 67 | -45 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 4/25 - 4/29 | 21 | 68 | -47 |
| AP-Ipsos | 4/7 - 4/9 | 23 | 71 | -48 |
| Hotline/FD | 3/28 - 3/31 | 23 | 72 | -49 |
| FOX News | 3/18 - 3/19 | 20 | 67 | -47 |
| NBC/WSJ | 3/7 - 3/10 | 19 | 69 | -50 |
| Gallup | 3/6 - 3/9 | 21 | 71 | -50 |
| AP-Ipsos | 3/3 - 3/5 | 24 | 72 | -48 |
| FOX News | 2/19 - 2/20 | 22 | 68 | -46 |
| Hotline/FD | 2/14 - 2/17 | 28 | 63 | -35 |
| AP-Ipsos | 2/4 - 2/6 | 22 | 74 | -52 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 1/30 - 2/1 | 33 | 59 | -26 |
| FOX News | 1/30 - 1/31 | 22 | 66 | -44 |
| NPR | 1/29 - 1/31 | 28 | 65 | -37 |
| NBC/WSJ | 1/20 - 1/22 | 18 | 70 | -52 |
| Hotline/FD | 1/10 - 1/12 | 23 | 70 | -47 |
| AP-Ipsos | 1/7 - 1/9 | 26 | 69 | -43 |
| Gallup | 1/4 - 1/6 | 23 | 71 | -48 |
| FOX News | 12/18 - 12/19 | 25 | 60 | -35 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/6 - 12/9 | 32 | 60 | -28 |
| Gallup | 12/6 - 12/9 | 22 | 70 | -48 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 12/5 - 12/9 | 21 | 64 | -43 |
| AP-Ipsos | 12/3 - 12/5 | 25 | 70 | -45 |
| FOX News | 11/13 - 11/14 | 26 | 61 | -35 |
| Gallup | 11/11 - 11/14 | 20 | 69 | -49 |
| AP-Ipsos | 11/5 - 11/7 | 25 | 70 | -45 |
| NBC/WSJ | 11/1 - 11/5 | 19 | 68 | -49 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/29 - 11/1 | 28 | 65 | -37 |
| Quinnipiac | 10/23 - 10/29 | 21 | 70 | -49 |
| FOX News | 10/23 - 10/24 | 25 | 54 | -29 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 10/19 - 10/22 | 22 | 69 | -47 |
| CBS News | 10/12 - 10/16 | 27 | 59 | -32 |
| FOX News | 10/9 - 10/10 | 24 | 63 | -39 |
| Gallup | 10/4 - 10/7 | 23 | 71 | -48 |
| NPR | 10/4 - 10/7 | 25 | 69 | -44 |
| AP-Ipsos | 10/1 - 10/3 | 22 | 73 | -51 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 9/27 - 9/30 | 29 | 65 | -36 |
| FOX News | 9/25 - 9/26 | 24 | 63 | -39 |
| CBS News | 9/14 - 9/16 | 27 | 65 | -38 |
| Gallup | 9/14 - 9/16 | 24 | 71 | -47 |
| FOX News | 9/11 - 9/12 | 32 | 56 | -24 |
| AP-Ipsos | 9/10 - 9/12 | 26 | 71 | -45 |
| NBC/WSJ | 9/7 - 9/10 | 23 | 65 | -42 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 9/4 - 9/8 | 23 | 66 | -43 |
| FOX News | 8/21 - 8/22 | 24 | 60 | -36 |
| Pew Research | 8/1 - 8/18 | 21 | 65 | -44 |
| Gallup | 8/13 - 8/16 | 18 | 76 | -58 |
| Quinnipiac | 8/7 - 8/13 | 20 | 70 | -50 |
| CBS News | 8/8 - 8/12 | 25 | 63 | -38 |
| AP-Ipsos | 8/6 - 8/8 | 25 | 72 | -47 |
| NBC/WSJ | 7/27 - 7/30 | 24 | 63 | -39 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 7/20 - 7/22 | 26 | 61 | -35 |
| Hotline/FD | 7/19 - 7/22 | 25 | 68 | -43 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 7/18 - 7/21 | 37 | 60 | -23 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 7/9 - 7/17 | 29 | 59 | -30 |
| Gallup | 7/12 - 7/15 | 27 | 66 | -39 |
| AP-Ipsos | 7/9 - 7/11 | 24 | 70 | -46 |
| CBS News | 6/26 - 6/28 | 27 | 60 | -33 |
| Newsweek | 6/18 - 6/19 | 25 | 63 | -38 |
| Gallup | 6/11 - 6/14 | 24 | 71 | -47 |
| NBC/WSJ | 6/8 - 6/11 | 23 | 64 | -41 |
| Quinnipiac | 6/5 - 6/11 | 23 | 66 | -43 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 6/7 - 6/10 | 27 | 65 | -38 |
| FOX News | 6/5 - 6/6 | 29 | 55 | -26 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 5/29 - 6/1 | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 5/18 - 5/23 | 36 | 52 | -16 |
| Hotline/FD | 5/16 - 5/20 | 31 | 61 | -30 |
| FOX News | 5/15 - 5/16 | 32 | 53 | -21 |
| Gallup | 5/10 - 5/13 | 29 | 64 | -35 |
| AP-Ipsos | 5/7 - 5/9 | 35 | 60 | -25 |
| Quinnipiac | 4/25 - 5/1 | 39 | 52 | -13 |
| Hotline/FD | 4/26 - 4/30 | 38 | 54 | -16 |
| FOX News | 4/17 - 4/18 | 35 | 49 | -14 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 4/12 - 4/15 | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| CBS News | 4/9 - 4/12 | 34 | 54 | -20 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 4/5 - 4/9 | 34 | 58 | -24 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 4/2 - 4/5 | 33 | 60 | -27 |
| AP-Ipsos | 4/2 - 4/4 | 40 | 57 | -17 |
| Hotline/FD | 3/29 - 4/1 | 37 | 52 | -15 |
| FOX News | 3/27 - 3/28 | 30 | 54 | -24 |
| Gallup | 3/11 - 3/14 | 28 | 64 | -36 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 3/7 - 3/11 | 31 | 53 | -22 |
| AP-Ipsos | 3/5 - 3/7 | 33 | 63 | -30 |
| NBC/WSJ | 3/2 - 3/5 | 31 | 53 | -22 |
| FOX News | 2/27 - 2/28 | 32 | 49 | -17 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 2/23 - 2/27 | 33 | 50 | -17 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 2/22 - 2/25 | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| Hotline/FD | 2/21 - 2/24 | 30 | 56 | -26 |
| CBS News | 2/8 - 2/11 | 32 | 52 | -20 |
| AP-Ipsos | 2/5 - 2/7 | 34 | 58 | -24 |
| Gallup | 2/1 - 2/4 | 37 | 55 | -18 |
| FOX News | 1/30 - 1/31 | 33 | 44 | -11 |
| CBS News | 1/18 - 1/21 | 33 | 49 | -16 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 1/16 - 1/19 | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| AP-Ipsos | 1/16 - 1/18 | 34 | 60 | -26 |
| FOX News | 1/16 - 1/17 | 32 | 47 | -15 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 1/13 - 1/16 | 36 | 44 | -8 |
| Hotline/FD | 1/11 - 1/14 | 31 | 49 | -18 |
| AP-Ipsos | 1/8 - 1/10 | 32 | 62 | -30 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/7 - 12/11 | 37 | 57 | -20 |
| AP-Ipsos | 12/4 - 12/6 | 27 | 67 | -40 |
| Hotline/FD | 11/8 - 11/12 | 27 | 63 | -36 |
| FOX News | 11/4 - 11/5 | 29 | 57 | -28 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 11/2 - 11/5 | 26 | 63 | -37 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 11/1 - 11/4 | 36 | 60 | -24 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 10/27 - 10/31 | 29 | 56 | -27 |
| Hotline/FD | 10/19 - 10/23 | 23 | 72 | -49 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 10/20 - 10/22 | 26 | 67 | -41 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/19 - 10/22 | 31 | 65 | -34 |
| NBC/WSJ | 10/13 - 10/16 | 16 | 75 | -59 |
| Gallup | 10/9 - 10/12 | 23 | 71 | -48 |
| FOX News | 10/10 - 10/11 | 31 | 63 | -32 |
| Harris | 10/6 - 10/9 | 22 | 74 | -52 |
| CNN | 10/6 - 10/8 | 28 | 63 | -35 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 10/6 - 10/8 | 24 | 68 | -44 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 10/5 - 10/8 | 27 | 64 | -37 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/5 - 10/8 | 32 | 66 | -34 |
| Time | 10/3 - 10/4 | 31 | 57 | -26 |
| AP-Ipsos | 10/2 - 10/4 | 24 | 73 | -49 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 10/1 - 10/3 | 32 | 62 | -30 |
| Battleground | 9/24 - 9/27 | 32 | 62 | -30 |
| Hotline/FD | 9/24 - 9/26 | 25 | 70 | -45 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 9/16 - 9/19 | 30 | 57 | -27 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 9/15 - 9/19 | 25 | 61 | -36 |
| FOX News | 9/12 - 9/13 | 29 | 53 | -24 |
| AP-Ipsos | 9/11 - 9/13 | 29 | 68 | -39 |
| NBC/WSJ | 9/8 - 9/11 | 20 | 65 | -45 |
| Gallup | 9/7 - 9/10 | 29 | 63 | -34 |
| Morning Call | 9/5 - 9/7 | 40 | 55 | -15 |
| FOX News | 8/29 - 8/30 | 24 | 61 | -37 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 8/25 - 8/27 | 31 | 58 | -27 |
| Time | 8/22 - 8/22 | 30 | 59 | -29 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 8/17 - 8/21 | 29 | 60 | -31 |
| Hotline/FD | 8/17 - 8/20 | 27 | 66 | -39 |
| FOX News | 8/8 - 8/9 | 24 | 58 | -34 |
| AP-Ipsos | 8/7 - 8/9 | 29 | 69 | -40 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 8/3 - 8/6 | 36 | 60 | -24 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 7/28 - 7/30 | 28 | 57 | -29 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 7/21 - 7/25 | 28 | 58 | -30 |
| NBC/WSJ | 7/21 - 7/24 | 25 | 60 | -35 |
| Hotline/FD | 7/20 - 7/23 | 31 | 58 | -27 |
| FOX News | 7/11 - 7/12 | 25 | 61 | -36 |
| AP-Ipsos | 7/10 - 7/12 | 27 | 68 | -41 |
| Time | 6/27 - 6/29 | 31 | 55 | -24 |
| Hotline/FD | 6/21 - 6/25 | 30 | 62 | -32 |
| FOX News | 6/13 - 6/14 | 29 | 59 | -30 |
| NBC/WSJ | 6/9 - 6/12 | 23 | 64 | -41 |
| AP-Ipsos | 6/5 - 6/7 | 24 | 73 | -49 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 6/1 - 6/4 | 27 | 56 | -29 |
| Hotline/FD | 5/18 - 5/21 | 29 | 64 | -35 |
| FOX News | 5/16 - 5/18 | 27 | 56 | -29 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 5/11 - 5/15 | 33 | 63 | -30 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 5/4 - 5/8 | 23 | 64 | -41 |
| AP-Ipsos | 5/1 - 5/3 | 25 | 71 | -46 |
| NBC/WSJ | 4/21 - 4/24 | 22 | 65 | -43 |
| FOX News | 4/18 - 4/19 | 25 | 52 | -27 |
| Gallup | 4/10 - 4/13 | 23 | 70 | -47 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 4/8 - 4/11 | 28 | 61 | -33 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 4/6 - 4/9 | 35 | 62 | -27 |
| CBS News | 4/6 - 4/9 | 27 | 61 | -34 |
| AP-Ipsos | 4/3 - 4/5 | 30 | 67 | -37 |
| Time | 3/22 - 3/23 | 39 | 49 | -10 |
| Gallup | 3/13 - 3/16 | 27 | 65 | -38 |
| FOX News | 3/14 - 3/15 | 29 | 55 | -26 |
| NBC/WSJ | 3/10 - 3/13 | 33 | 53 | -20 |
| AP-Ipsos | 3/6 - 3/8 | 31 | 66 | -35 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 3/2 - 3/5 | 36 | 62 | -26 |
| CBS News | 2/22 - 2/26 | 28 | 61 | -33 |
| Hotline/FD | 2/16 - 2/19 | 30 | 61 | -31 |
| Battleground | 2/12 - 2/15 | 37 | 56 | -19 |
| AP-Ipsos | 2/6 - 2/8 | 35 | 61 | -26 |
| NBC/WSJ | 1/26 - 1/29 | 29 | 56 | -27 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 1/23 - 1/26 | 43 | 53 | -10 |
| FOX News | 1/24 - 1/25 | 34 | 51 | -17 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 1/22 - 1/25 | 35 | 55 | -20 |
| CBS News | 1/20 - 1/25 | 29 | 61 | -32 |
| Hotline/FD | 1/12 - 1/15 | 31 | 59 | -28 |
| CNN/USA Today/Gallup | 1/9 - 1/12 | 27 | 67 | -40 |
| Harris | 1/6 - 1/9 | 25 | 72 | -47 |
| CBS News | 1/5 - 1/8 | 27 | 57 | -30 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 1/5 - 1/8 | 41 | 55 | -14 |
| AP-Ipsos | 1/3 - 1/5 | 34 | 63 | -29 |
| NPR | 12/15 - 12/18 | 43 | 51 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/15 - 12/18 | 43 | 53 | -10 |
| FOX News | 12/13 - 12/14 | 30 | 52 | -22 |
| Hotline/FD | 12/12 - 12/13 | 26 | 64 | -38 |
| NBC/WSJ | 12/9 - 12/12 | 25 | 60 | -35 |
| AP-Ipsos | 12/5 - 12/7 | 31 | 65 | -34 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 12/2 - 12/6 | 33 | 53 | -20 |
| Quinnipiac | 11/28 - 12/4 | 27 | 61 | -34 |
| Time | 11/29 - 12/1 | 33 | 55 | -22 |
| AP-Ipsos | 11/7 - 11/9 | 32 | 64 | -32 |
| NBC/WSJ | 11/4 - 11/7 | 28 | 57 | -29 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/30 - 11/2 | 37 | 59 | -22 |
| CBS News | 10/30 - 11/1 | 34 | 53 | -19 |
| CNN/USA Today/Gallup | 10/13 - 10/16 | 29 | 64 | -35 |
| Hotline/FD | 10/12 - 10/16 | 29 | 62 | -33 |
| CBS News | 10/3 - 10/5 | 31 | 57 | -26 |
| AP-Ipsos | 10/3 - 10/5 | 35 | 61 | -26 |
| Newsweek | 9/29 - 9/30 | 32 | 56 | -24 |
| FOX News | 9/13 - 9/14 | 34 | 49 | -15 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 9/9 - 9/13 | 34 | 54 | -20 |
| AP-Ipsos | 9/6 - 9/8 | 32 | 65 | -33 |
| FOX News | 8/30 - 8/31 | 28 | 53 | -25 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 8/25 - 8/28 | 37 | 59 | -22 |
| AP-Ipsos | 8/1 - 8/3 | 33 | 62 | -29 |
| Quinnipiac | 7/21 - 7/25 | 30 | 60 | -30 |
| CBS News | 7/13 - 7/14 | 33 | 50 | -17 |
| NBC/WSJ | 7/8 - 7/11 | 28 | 55 | -27 |
| Westhill Partners/Hotline | 7/7 - 7/10 | 31 | 60 | -29 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 6/10 - 6/15 | 33 | 53 | -20 |
| AP-Ipsos | 6/6 - 6/8 | 31 | 64 | -33 |
| Gallup | 6/6 - 6/8 | 34 | 59 | -25 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 6/2 - 6/5 | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| CBS News | 5/20 - 5/23 | 29 | 55 | -26 |
| NBC/WSJ | 5/12 - 5/16 | 33 | 51 | -18 |
| Gallup | 5/2 - 5/5 | 35 | 57 | -22 |
| AP-Ipsos | 5/2 - 5/4 | 35 | 61 | -26 |
| CBS News | 4/13 - 4/16 | 35 | 51 | -16 |
| NBC/WSJ | 1/26 - 1/29 | 29 | 56 | -27 |
All Commentary & News Stories
- 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
- Budapest, Berlin, Iran. What Obama Doesn't Grasp - Marty Peretz, TNR
- 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
- 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
- Democrats Fall Back to Earth With a Thud - Chuck Raasch, USA Today
- 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
- 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
- Change Has Come...Or Has It? - John Harris, Politico
- 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
- 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
- Interview w/Charles Krauthammer - Brinkbäumer & Schmitz, Der Spiegel
- 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
- Obama Races for Cash - Wall Street Journal
- Panel on Obama, Kerry and Afghanistan - Special Report w/Bret Baier
- Morning in America or Has Hope Turned to Malaise? - Kristi Keck, CNN
- Dems Face 'Obama Hangover' in Upcoming Elections - Peter Nicholas, LAT
- 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
- 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
- Why Dems' Misguided Effort at 'Reform' May Die - Michael Cannon, Cato
- Top 10 Things Worth Fighting For on Health Care - Jonathan Cohn, TNR
- The Official End of Obamamania? - Anne Kingston, Macleans
- Can GOP Grasp the Opportunity for Revival? - David Boaz, Richmond TD
- U.S. Political Culture Resisting Reform - Gary Younge, The Guardian
- Despite Promises, Overhaul Won't Cut Costs - Lisa Wangsness, Boston Globe
- Absurd Decision Makes Mockery of Nobel Prize - Michael Binyon, The Times
- He Won, But for What? - Jennifer Loven, Associated Press
- How Conservatives Demagogue Healthcare - Jonathan Chait, New Republic
- The Obamas' Narcissism on Display - George Will, Houston Chronicle
- Obama's Liberalism Boosts Republicans - Rich Lowry, National Review
- Is the President Ready to Lead? - Richard Cohen, New York Daily News