Wince! 39% approval rating
From
Marist Poll:
39% Approval Rating for Obama, Lowest of Presidency
President Barack Obama faces a litany of bad news. The president�s job approval rating, his favorability, and his rating on the economy have hit all-time lows. To compound matters, three in four Americans still believe the nation is in a recession and the proportion who thinks the country is moving in the wrong direction is at its highest point in more than a decade.
According to this McClatchy-Marist Poll, the president�s approval rating is at 39% among registered voters nationally, an all-time low for Mr. Obama. For the first time a majority � 52% � disapproves of the job he is doing in office, and 9% are unsure.
All polling has bias but for a major polling agency, this is only a few percent or so -- well under 10%. For the Mighty O to have 39% has got to leave a mark...
Posted by DaveH at September 20, 2011 11:41 AM