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President Obama and the Obama Administration

CNN/ORC Poll. March 15-17, 2013. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that Barack Obama has the personality and leadership qualities a president should have."

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/15-17/13	57	42	1
	9/23-25/11	58	41	1
	10/5-7/10	59	40	1
	5/21-23/10	65	35	-
	1/8-10/10	64	35	-
	10/16-18/09	66	33	1
	4/23-26/09	75	24	1
	10/30 - 11/1/08	66	34	-
	9/19-21/08	64	36	1
	6/4-5/08	63	36	1
	1/14-17/08	59	38	3

"Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with Barack Obama on the issues that matter most to you."

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/15-17/13	44	54	2
	9/23-25/11	46	52	1
	10/5-7/10	42	55	3
	5/21-23/10	48	50	2
	1/8-10/10	49	50	1
	10/16-18/09	48	51	2
	4/23-26/09	57	41	2
	10/30 - 11/1/08	60	40	-
	9/19-21/08	56	43	1

"In your view, is Barack Obama doing enough to cooperate with the Republicans in Congress, or not?"

		Doing enough	Not doing enough	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/15-17/13	42	56	2
	11/16-18/12	45	49	5
	7/18-20/11	42	57	1
	5/24-26/11	53	46	1
	12/17-19/10	59	37	4
	2/12-15/10	47	52	1
	10/30 - 11/1/09	49	49	2
	8/28-31/09	51	46	3
	4/3-5/09	62	36	2
	2/7-8/09	74	25	1

"In your view, are the Republicans in Congress doing enough to cooperate with Barack Obama, or not?"

		Doing enough	Not doing enough	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/15-17/13	26	70	3
	11/16-18/12	24	70	6
	7/18-20/11	30	68	2
	5/24-26/11	29	68	3
	12/17-19/10	28	68	4
	2/12-15/10	31	67	1
	10/30 - 11/1/09	31	67	2
	8/28-31/09	36	60	4
	4/3-5/09	37	61	2
	2/7-8/09	39	60	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 7-10, 2013. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	44	52	4
	1/10-13/13	50	47	3
	12/13-16/12	50	48	3
	10/10-13/12 RV	47	51	2
	9/26-29/12 RV	47	52	1
	9/7-9/12 RV	45	53	2
	8/22-25/12	44	54	3
	7/5-8/12	44	54	2
	5/17-20/12	42	55	2
	4/5-8/12	44	54	2
	3/7-10/12	38	59	2
	2/1-4/12	44	53	3
	1/12-15/12	41	57	2
	12/15-18/11	41	56	2
	10/31 - 11/3/11	38	61	2
	9/29 - 10/2/11	35	61	4
	8/29 - 9/1/11	36	62	2
	7/14-17/11	39	57	3
	6/2-5/11	40	59	2
	4/14-17/11	42	57	2
	3/10-13/11	43	55	2
	1/13-16/11	46	51	2
	12/9-12/10	43	54	3
	9/30 - 10/3/10	45	53	2
	8/30 - 9/2/10	41	57	2
	7/7-11/10	43	54	4
	6/3-6/10	50	49	2
	4/22-25/10	49	49	2
	3/23-26/10	45	52	3
	2/4-8/10	45	53	2
	1/12-15/10	47	52	1
	12/10-13/09	46	52	2
	11/12-15/09	51	47	2
	10/15-18/09	50	48	1
	9/10-12/09	51	46	2
	8/13-17/09	52	46	2
	7/15-18/09	52	46	3
	6/18-21/09	56	41	3
	4/21-24/09	58	38	4
	3/26-29/09	60	38	3
	2/19-22/09	60	34	6

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	44	40	1	11	4
	12/13-16/12	54	36	1	7	1
	1/12-15/12	43	41	1	12	3
	12/15-18/11	44	40	1	13	2
	10/31 - 11/3/11	42	42	1	12	2
	9/29 - 10/2/11	43	42	1	11	2
	8/29 - 9/1/11	42	39	1	16	2
	6/2-5/11	42	45	2	9	2
	3/10-13/11	46	34	2	15	4
	1/13-16/11	46	41	3	7	3
	12/9-12/10	44	45	2	7	2
	4/22-25/10	49	38	1	9	2
	2/4-8/10	47	42	1	7	2
	12/10-13/09	48	36	1	12	3
	11/12-15/09	52	37	1	8	1
	9/10-12/09	48	37	1	12	2
	7/15-18/09	56	33	1	9	2
	6/18-21/09	55	31	2	9	2
	4/21-24/09	61	24	2	11	2

Quinnipiac University Poll. Feb. 27-March 4, 2013. N=1,944 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.2.

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/4/13	44	40	15
	1/30 - 2/4/13	47	41	12

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling the federal budget deficit: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/4/13	41	43	16
	1/30 - 2/4/13	44	42	15

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling health care: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/4/13	46	41	13
	1/30 - 2/4/13	48	40	12

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling gun policy: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/4/13	42	44	14
	1/30 - 2/4/13	45	43	12

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling immigration: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/4/13	45	40	15
	1/30 - 2/4/13	46	41	13

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 20-24, 2013. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling federal spending?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/20-24/13	43	52	5

"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling federal spending?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/20-24/13	26	67	7

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Feb. 15-18, 2013. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"[Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?] ... Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing with [see below]?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"The economy"
	2/15-18/13	47	49	4
	12/7-10/12	48	48	4
	6/17-20/11	39	57	4
	3/4-7/11	43	52	5
	12/3-7/09	45	50	5
	9/10-14/09	50	45	5

	"Relations with other countries"
	2/15-18/13	52	35	13
	12/7-10/12	54	39	7
	12/3-7/09	59	35	6
	9/10-14/09	60	32	8

	"The budget deficit"
	2/15-18/13	35	55	10
	12/7-10/12	40	53	7
	6/17-20/11	32	61	7
	3/4-7/11	38	56	6
	12/3-7/09	35	57	8
	9/10-14/09	38	55	7

	"Terrorism"
	2/15-18/13	59	31	10
	12/7-10/12	60	32	8
	6/17-20/11	69	27	4

	"Negotiating with the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives"
	2/15-18/13	42	44	14
	12/7-10/12	45	45	10

	"Making people like me feel more economically secure"
	2/15-18/13	45	48	7

	"immigration"
	2/15-18/13	47	38	15

"Who do you blame more for what's gone wrong in Washington: President Obama and the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama/ Democrats in Congress	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/15-18/13	34	43	23

Pew Research Center/USA Today. Feb. 13-18, 2013. N=1,504 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"... Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling [see below]?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"The economy"
	2/13-18/13	40	56	4
	3/7-11/12	43	53	4
	1/11-16/12	38	59	4
	5/2/11	40	55	4
	3/30 - 4/3/11	39	56	6
	1/6-9/11	42	51	7
	6/16-20/10	43	51	5
	5/6-9/10	41	51	8
	4/21-26/10	38	54	8
	3/10-14/10	41	52	7
	1/6-10/10	42	51	7
	10/28 - 11/8/09	42	52	5
	7/22-26/09	38	53	9
	6/10-14/09	52	40	8
	4/14-21/09	60	33	7
	2/4-8/09	56	24	20

	"The federal budget deficit"
	2/13-18/13	34	58	8
	3/7-11/12	36	58	7
	1/11-16/12	34	62	5
	1/6-9/11	35	53	12
	6/16-20/10	35	56	9
	1/6-10/10	32	58	11
	10/28 - 11/8/09	31	58	11
	7/22-26/09	32	53	15
	4/14-21/09	50	38	12

	"The nation's immigration policy"
	2/13-18/13	44	43	13
	11/9-14/11	32	49	20
	1/6-9/11	35	50	16
	6/16-20/10	33	54	12
	5/6-9/10	25	54	21
	4/21-26/10	29	47	24
	1/6-10/10	30	50	21
	10/28 - 11/8/09	31	48	21

	"Gun policies"
	2/13-18/13	44	49	8

	"Climate change"
	2/13-18/13	44	34	22

	"The nation's foreign policy" N=740 (Form 1)
	2/13-18/13	44	42	14
	1/11-16/12	46	45	10
	1/6-10/10	44	40	16
	10/28 - 11/8/09	44	38	18
	7/22-26/09	47	32	21
	6/10-14/09	57	31	12
	4/14-21/09	61	22	17
	2/4-8/09	52	17	31

	"The situation in Afghanistan" N=764 (Form 2)
	2/13-18/13	46	42	12
	3/7-11/12	49	42	9
	1/11-16/12	56	37	7
	5/2/11	60	29	11
	3/30 - 4/3/11	43	45	11
	1/6-9/11	44	42	13
	6/16-20/10	45	46	9
	4/21-26/10	41	42	17
	3/10-14/10	51	35	15
	1/6-10/10	45	43	12
	10/28 - 11/8/09	36	49	15
	7/22-26/09	47	33	19

"And thinking about these same issues, who do you think has the better approach to dealing with [see below]: Barack Obama or Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Same/No difference (vol.)	Neither/ Other (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"The federal budget deficit"
	2/13-18/13	45	38	1	8	7

	"Gun policies"
	2/13-18/13	45	39	1	6	8

	"Immigration"
	2/13-18/13	50	33	1	5	10

	"Climate change"
	2/13-18/13	47	26	2	8	17

CBS News Poll. Feb. 6-10, 2013. N=1,148 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	48	31	21
	1/11-15/13	49	36	15
	12/12-16/12	51	32	17
	10/25-28/12	47	41	12
	9/8-12/12	50	36	15
	8/22-26/12	45	35	20
	7/11-16/12	41	42	17
	4/13-17/12	46	36	18
	3/7-11/12	40	41	19
	2/8-13/12	50	36	14
	1/12-17/12	48	35	17
	1/4-8/12	46	37	17
	12/5-7/11	41	41	18
	11/6-10/11	45	41	14
	10/19-24/11	50	31	19
	6/3-7/11	47	37	16
	3/18-21/11	47	36	17
	2/11-14/11	46	33	21
	1/15-19/11	46	32	22
	11/29 - 12/2/10	40	45	15
	11/7-10/10	46	37	17
	7/9-12/10	44	41	15
	4/28 - 5/2/10	48	38	14
	2/5-10/10	47	34	19
	1/14-17/10	49	38	13
	11/13-16/09	50	36	14
	10/5-8/09	48	28	24
	7/24-28/09	54	24	22
	7/9-12/09	53	30	17
	6/12-16/09	59	23	18
	4/22-26/09	59	23	18
	4/1-5/09	59	19	22
	2/18-22/09	57	17	26
	2/2-4/09	50	15	35

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	45	49	6
	1/11-15/13	46	49	5
	12/12-16/12	47	47	6
	10/25-28/12	46	47	7
	9/8-12/12	45	47	8
	8/22-26/12	39	54	7
	7/11-16/12	39	55	6
	4/13-17/12	44	48	7
	3/7-11/12	39	54	7
	2/8-13/12	44	50	6
	1/12-17/12	40	54	6
	1/4-8/12	38	55	7
	12/5-7/11	33	60	7
	11/6-10/11	34	60	6
	10/19-24/11	38	56	6
	9/28 - 10/2/11	35	53	12
	9/10-15/11	34	57	9
	6/24-28/11	39	52	9
	6/3-7/11	37	56	7
	4/15-20/11	38	57	5
	3/18-21/11	39	53	8
	2/11-14/11	42	50	8
	1/15-19/11	41	52	7
	11/29 - 12/2/10	43	50	7
	11/7-10/10	40	53	7
	10/21-26/10	42	50	8
	10/1-5/10	38	50	12
	9/10-14/10	41	51	8
	8/20-24/10	44	48	8
	7/9-12/10	40	54	6
	6/16-20/10	45	48	7
	5/20-24/10	43	48	9
	4/28 - 5/2/10	48	47	5
	4/5-12/10	43	46	11
	3/29 - 4/1/10	42	50	8
	3/18-21/10	45	45	10
	2/5-10/10	42	52	6
	1/14-17/10	46	48	6
	1/6-10/10	41	47	12
	12/4-8/09	47	43	10
	11/13-16/09	49	43	8
	10/5-8/09	54	38	8
	9/19-23/09	50	40	10
	8/27-31/09	53	41	6
	7/24-28/09	51	41	8
	7/9-12/09	48	44	8
	6/12-16/09	57	35	8
	5/6-12/09	56	33	11
	4/22-26/09	61	29	10
	4/1-5/09	56	34	10
	3/20-22/09	61	29	10
	3/12-16/09	56	33	11
	2/18-22/09	57	32	11
	2/2-4/09	55	24	21

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation with Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	50	33	17
	8/22-26/12	45	38	18
	4/13-17/12	43	42	14
	2/8-13/12	51	36	13
	9/28 - 10/2/11	47	36	17
	6/24-28/11	51	38	11
	6/3-7/11	51	35	14
	1/5-9/11	44	38	18
	9/10-14/10	48	34	18
	8/20-24/10	43	39	18
	7/9-12/10	43	44	13
	5/20-24/10	44	37	19
	3/29 - 4/1/10	48	36	16
	1/14-17/10	46	39	15
	1/6-10/10	46	38	16
	12/4-8/09	48	38	14
	11/13-16/09	38	43	19
	10/5-8/09	42	34	24
	9/19-23/09	44	35	21
	8/27-31/09	48	30	22
	4/22-26/09	56	21	23
	4/1-5/09	58	21	21

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the threat of terrorism?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	57	31	13
	12/12-16/12	60	29	12
	1/12-17/12	61	29	10
	12/5-7/11	57	31	12
	11/6-10/11	63	28	9
	6/24-28/11	63	27	10
	6/3-7/11	63	28	9
	8/20-24/10	51	37	12
	5/20-24/10	50	38	12
	3/29 - 4/1/10	54	32	14
	2/5-10/10	55	34	11
	1/14-17/10	60	33	7
	1/6-10/10	52	35	13
	6/12-16/09	57	24	19
	4/22-26/09	55	28	17

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	37	55	8
	1/11-15/13	37	54	9
	12/12-16/12	37	51	12
	2/8-13/12	32	59	9
	6/3-7/11	30	63	7
	4/15-20/11	33	59	8
	3/18-21/11	31	58	11
	2/11-14/11	31	58	11
	1/15-19/11	30	56	14
	4/5-12/10	29	53	18
	2/5-10/10	31	58	11
	7/24-28/09	40	43	17

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the issue of immigration?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	46	41	13

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling gun policy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	44	49	6

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling energy policy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	47	34	18

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 6-10, 2013. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the policies Barack Obama will pursue in his second term?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	52	43	5

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the policies the Republicans in Congress will pursue in the next four years?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	36	55	9

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Feb. 4-6, 2013. N=1,010 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on the following issues? . . ."

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"The economy"
	2/4-6/13	42	55	3
	10/28-30/12	45	52	3
	10/7-9/12	44	52	4
	9/24-26/12	45	52	3

	"Health care"
	2/4-6/13	43	52	5
	10/28-30/12	47	49	4
	10/7-9/12	46	50	4
	9/24-26/12	48	47	4

	"Immigration"
	2/4-6/13	47	46	7
	10/28-30/12	44	45	11

	"The federal deficit"
	2/4-6/13	33	61	6

	"Taxes"
	2/4-6/13	41	54	5

	"Terrorism"
	2/4-6/13	59	36	5

	"Job creation"
	2/4-6/13	43	52	5

	"Libya"
	2/4-6/13	36	44	20

	"Iran"
	2/4-6/13	43	44	13

	"Afghanistan"
	2/4-6/13	48	42	10

Quinnipiac University Poll. Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2013. N=1,772 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.3.

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling the environment: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/30 - 2/4/13	55	31	14

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling foreign policy: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/30 - 2/4/13	51	37	12

"Who do you trust to do a better job cutting federal spending: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/30 - 2/4/13	39	48	12

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2013. N=1,038 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling immigration issues?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/30 - 2/3/13	49	43	8
	7/5-8/12	38	52	10
	6/3-6/10	39	51	10
	3/23-26/10	33	43	23
	4/21-24/09	48	35	18

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 14-15, 2013. N=814 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Regardless of whether you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama, do you think he has met your expectations for how he would handle his job as president, or has he exceeded your expectations, or has he fallen short of your expectations?"

		Met	Exceeded	Fallen short	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	40	13	46	2
	9/9-11/11	32	7	60	1
	9/21-23/10	32	9	56	2
	12/16-20/09	39	11	48	2
	5/16-18/09	52	17	28	2
	2/18-19/09	58	16	23	2

"What kind of president do you think Barack Obama will be in his second term: outstanding, above average, below average, or poor?" N=406 (Version B), margin of error ą 5

		Outstanding	Above average	Below average	Poor	Average (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	20	34	12	29	4

"In general, do you hope that Barack Obama's policies will succeed or do you hope that his policies will fail?"

		Succeed	Fail	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	70	26	2	1
	Democrats	96	4	-	1
	Independents	69	28	3	-
	Republicans	40	52	5	4

	10/14-16/11	67	25	7	1
	12/17-19/10	61	27	9	3
	12/16-20/09	71	22	6	-
	3/12-15/09	86	11	2	-

"And in general, do you think it is more likely that Obama's policies will succeed or more likely that his policies will fail?"

		Succeed	Fail	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	54	39	4	4
	10/14-16/11	36	59	4	2
	12/17-19/10	44	47	6	2
	12/16-20/09	52	41	5	2
	3/12-15/09	64	32	3	1

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 11-15, 2013. N=1,110 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling taxes?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/11-15/13	45	47	7
	12/12-16/12	52	41	7

"Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about the nation's economy: the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama?"

		Republicans in Congress	Obama	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/13	35	50	2	10	3
	1/12-17/12	40	44	1	9	6

"Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about the federal budget deficit: the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama?"

		Republicans in Congress	Obama	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/13	37	50	3	8	3
	1/12-17/12	42	43	1	9	5

"Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about taxes: the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama?"

		Republicans in Congress	Obama	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/13	36	52	2	7	3

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 10-13, 2013. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Obama, or not. . . ."

		Applies	Does not apply	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"He understands the problems of people like you"
	1/10-13/13	55	43	2
	1/12-15/12	51	47	2
	10/31 - 11/3/11	49	49	2
	6/2-5/11	49	49	2
	1/13-16/11	58	40	2
	8/30 - 9/2/10	50	48	2
	6/3-6/10	51	48	2
	3/23-26/10	56	43	2
	1/12-15/10	57	42	2
	7/15-18/09	63	35	1
	4/21-24/09	73	25	1
	1/13-16/09	72	24	4

	"He is a strong leader"
	1/10-13/13	61	37	2
	1/12-15/12	51	48	1
	10/31 - 11/3/11	48	51	1
	6/2-5/11	55	44	1
	6/3-6/10	57	43	1
	3/23-26/10	65	33	2
	1/12-15/10	63	35	1
	7/15-18/09	71	27	2
	4/21-24/09	77	22	2
	1/13-16/09	72	18	10

"Do you think Obama is doing too much, too little or about the right amount to compromise with the Republican leaders in Congress on important issues?"

		Too much	Too little	About right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/10-13/13	10	48	38	5
	4/14-17/11	12	48	38	2
	12/9-12/10	11	40	45	4
	2/4-8/10	9	44	45	2

"Do you think the Republican leaders in Congress are doing too much, too little or about the right amount to compromise with Obama on important issues?"

		Too much	Too little	About right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/10-13/13	10	67	17	5
	12/9-12/10	8	54	32	7
	2/4-8/10	8	58	30	4

Pew Research Center Poll. Jan. 9-13, 2013. N=1,502 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"In the long run, do you think Barack Obama will be a successful or unsuccessful president, or do you think it is too early to tell?" N=727 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.2

		Successful	Unsuccessful	Too early to tell	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-13/13	33	26	39	2
	1/11-16/12	27	32	39	2
	1/5-9/11	25	26	47	2
	1/6-10/10	24	21	52	3
	9/30 - 10/4/09	27	18	54	2
	1/7-11/09	30	4	65	1

"In the long run, do you think the accomplishments of the Obama Administration will outweigh its failures, or will the failures outweigh the accomplishments?" N=775 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.1

		Accomplish- ments outweigh failures	Failures outweigh accomplish- ments	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	1/9-13/13	46	39	15
	1/11-16/12	43	44	12

"As I read some pairs of opposite phrases, please tell me which one best reflects your impression of Barack Obama. (First,) does Barack Obama impress you as able to get things done or not able to get things done?"

		Able	Not able	Neither particularly (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-13/13	57	37	1	4
	1/11-16/12	46	50	2	2
	1/5-9/11	54	38	3	5
	1/6-10/10	57	35	3	5
	2/4-8/09	70	15	2	13

"Does Barack Obama impress you as a strong leader or not a strong leader?"

		A strong leader	Not a strong leader	Neither particularly (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-13/13	59	37	1	2
	1/11-16/12	52	45	2	2
	1/5-9/11	53	41	2	4
	1/6-10/10	62	32	2	3
	2/4-8/09	77	13	1	9

"Does Barack Obama impress you as trustworthy or not trustworthy?" N=727 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.2

		Trustworthy	Not trustworthy	Neither particularly (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-13/13	66	30	1	3
	1/11-16/12	61	36	-	3
	1/5-9/11	58	36	2	4
	1/6-10/10	61	31	2	5
	2/4-8/09	76	15	1	8

"Does Barack Obama impress you as a good communicator or not a good communicator?" N=775 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.1

		Good communicator	Not a good communicator	Neither particularly (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-13/13	76	21	1	2
	1/11-16/12	78	20	-	2
	1/5-9/11	75	21	1	4
	1/6-10/10	83	14	1	2
	2/4-8/09	92	6	-	2

"Does Barack Obama impress you as someone who cares about people like me or someone who doesn't care about people like me?" N=775 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.1

		Cares	Doesn't care	Neither particularly (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-13/13	66	31	-	3
	1/11-16/12	61	35	1	3
	1/5-9/11	60	34	1	5
	1/6-10/10	64	30	1	4
	2/4-8/09	81	14	1	4

CNN/ORC Poll. Dec. 17-18, 2012. N=620 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Looking ahead to the next four years, do you expect Barack Obama to do a better job as president, about the same, or a worse job as president than he did in his first term?"

		Better	About the same	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/17-18/12	46	31	22	1

"Do you have more confidence in President Obama or in the Republicans in Congress to deal with the major issues facing the country today?"

		President Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/17-18/12	49	31	4	14	2
	12/16-18/11	50	31	2	14	2
	3/11-13/11	44	39	5	10	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 13-16, 2012. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where noted.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling international affairs?" Half sample

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	54	39	7
	9/26-29/12 RV	49	48	3
	5/17-20/12	48	46	6
	4/5-8/12	47	44	9
	1/12-15/12	49	44	7
	10/31 - 11/3/11	47	45	8
	11/12-15/09	60	37	3
	10/15-18/09	57	36	7
	9/10-12/09	57	33	10
	6/18-21/09	61	32	7
	4/21-24/09	67	27	6
	3/26-29/09	62	27	11

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling taxes?" Half sample

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	48	45	7
	2/1-4/12	47	47	6
	1/12-15/12	45	47	8
	10/31 - 11/3/11	41	53	6
	9/29 - 10/2/11	42	51	7
	7/14-17/11	45	47	8
	1/13-16/11	50	44	6
	8/13-17/09	51	40	8
	4/21-24/09	56	38	6

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling budget negotiations to avoid the so-called 'fiscal cliff'?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	45	43	11
	12/5-9/12	49	42	10

"Do you think Obama has a mandate to carry out the agenda he presented during the presidential campaign, or should he compromise on the things the Republicans strongly oppose?"

		Has a mandate	Should compromise	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	34	56	11
	1/13-16/09	50	46	4

"Who do you trust to do a better job coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated

		Obama	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	50	35	1	11	3
	12/9-12/10	43	38	2	12	4

"Who do you trust to do a better job protecting the middle class: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated. Half sample (Form A).

		Obama	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	58	32	1	7	3
	1/12-15/12	48	35	-	13	3
	12/15-18/11	50	35	1	10	3
	10/31 - 11/3/11	45	41	1	11	2
	4/14-17/11	51	39	1	8	1

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling taxes: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated. Half sample (Form B).

		Obama	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	46	42	1	9	3
	1/12-15/12	40	42	1	13	4
	12/15-18/11	46	41	1	10	2
	9/29 - 10/2/11	39	46	1	11	2
	4/14-17/11	47	42	1	8	2
	1/13-16/11	44	42	2	9	4
	12/9-12/10	43	44	1	7	5

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling the federal budget deficit: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated. Half sample (Form B).

		Obama	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	45	41	2	10	3
	1/12-15/12	40	41	1	14	4
	8/29 - 9/1/11	39	42	1	16	2
	6/2-5/11	39	47	2	10	2
	3/10-13/11	45	36	2	14	4
	1/13-16/11	44	41	4	8	2
	12/9-12/10	39	47	2	9	4
	4/22-25/10	45	41	1	10	3
	2/4-8/10	45	43	1	9	1
	9/10-12/09	50	36	1	12	1
	7/15-18/09	54	35	-	9	2
	6/18-21/09	56	30	2	9	2

"Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel optimistic or pessimistic about the policies Obama will pursue in his second term in office?" Options rotated

		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	55	41	5

"Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel optimistic or pessimistic about the chances that Obama and the Republicans in Congress will work together on important issues?" Options rotated

		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/13-16/12	46	51	3
	1/13-16/11	55	43	2

CBS News Poll. Dec. 12-16, 2012. N=1,179 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"These days, who do you blame more for the difficulties in reaching agreements and passing legislation in Congress: the Republicans in Congress, or Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress?"

		Republicans in Congress	Obama, Democrats in Congress	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/12-16/12	47	24	21	8
	9/8-12/12	44	29	19	8
	1/12-17/12	46	30	16	8
	12/5-7/11	42	26	22	10

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Dec. 7-10, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"For each of the following, please tell me if you think President Obama does or does not have a mandate to get it done because he won reelection. Just answer yes or no. . . ."

		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Overhaul immigration law to provide a path to legal status"
	12/7-10/12	57	38	5

	"Raise income tax rates on income over $250,000"
	12/7-10/12	65	33	2

	"Protect Social Security from substantial budget cuts"
	12/7-10/12	64	33	3

	"Protect Medicare from fundamental change"
	12/7-10/12	62	34	4

	"Take action to address climate change"
	12/7-10/12	46	46	8

	"Decrease defense spending"
	12/7-10/12	50	47	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 6-9, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where indicated.

"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/6-9/12	49	47	4
	11/1-3/12 LV	47	51	2
	10/17-20/12 RV	46	52	2
	9/26-30/12 RV	46	51	3
	9/12-16/12 RV	47	51	2
	7/18-22/12 RV	44	53	3
	6/20-24/12	42	53	5
	5/16-20/12	43	52	5
	4/13-17/12	45	52	3
	2/29 - 3/3/12	45	51	4
	1/22-24/12	45	50	5
	12/7-11/11	39	57	4
	11/2-5/11	40	57	3
	10/6-10/11	39	57	4
	8/27-31/11	37	59	4
	7/14-17/11	43	54	3
	6/9-13/11	41	54	5
	5/5-7/11	37	58	5
	3/31 - 4/4/11	45	52	3
	2/24-28/11	46	49	5
	1/13-17/11	45	50	5
	12/9-13/10	42	54	4
	11/11-15/10	42	54	4
	10/14-18/10 RV	43	53	4
	9/22-26/10	42	54	4
	8/26-30/10	39	56	5
	8/5-9/10	44	52	4
	6/17-21/10	46	50	4
	5/6-10/10	48	46	6
	3/11, 13-14/10	47	50	3
	1/23-25/10	47	49	4
	1/10-14/10	43	49	8
	12/11-14/09	42	51	7
	10/22-25/09	47	46	7
	9/17-20/09	50	42	8
	7/24-27/09	49	44	7
	6/12-15/09	51	38	11
	4/23-26/09	55	37	8
	2/26 - 3/1/09	56	31	13

"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling foreign policy?" Half sample (Form A)

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/6-9/12	52	40	8
	10/17-20/12 RV	49	46	5
	9/26-30/12 RV	49	46	5
	9/12-16/12 RV	49	46	5
	7/18-22/12 RV	53	41	6
	5/16-20/12	51	42	7
	1/22-24/12	51	41	8
	11/2-5/11	52	41	7
	8/27-31/11	50	45	5
	6/9-13/11	50	44	6
	5/5-7/11	57	35	8
	3/31 - 4/4/11	49	46	5
	11/11-15/10	48	44	8
	1/10-14/10	50	37	13
	12/11-14/09	49	42	9
	10/22-25/09	51	39	10
	9/17-20/09	50	36	14
	7/24-27/09	57	33	10
	6/12-15/09	54	36	10
	4/23-26/09	56	31	13

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Dec. 4-6, 2012. N=1,091 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you think President Barack Obama's second term will be better than the first, worse than the first, or about the same as the first term?"

		Better	Worse	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/4-6/12	40	28	30	2

"Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/4-6/12	51	42	7

"Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/4-6/12	44	52	4

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 16-18, 2012. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Who do you think will have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next two years: Barack Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Barack Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	61	33	2	4
	5/24-26/11	44	48	5	3
	1/14-16/11	36	56	5	3

"And who do you WANT to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next two years: Barack Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Barack Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	51	42	3	5
	5/24-26/11	50	45	2	3
	1/14-16/11	50	44	5	1

"When dealing with the Republican Congress, do you think President Obama should compromise to get things done even if he has to sacrifice some of his beliefs, or should Obama stand up for his beliefs even if that means less might be accomplished?" N=516 (Version B), margin of error ą 4.5

		Compromise	Stand up for beliefs	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	72	22	5
	7/18-20/11	68	32	-

"When dealing with President Obama, do you think the Republicans in Congress should compromise to get things done even if they have to sacrifice some of their beliefs, or should the Republicans in Congress stand up for their beliefs even if that means less might be accomplished?" N=516 (Version B), margin of error ą 4.5

		Compromise	Stand up for beliefs	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	72	25	4
	7/18-20/11	66	33	-

"How confident are you that Barack Obama will make good choices to replace the Cabinet members who leave his administration: very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?"

		Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident
		%	%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	29	29	16	26

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Nov. 8-11, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.

"Who do you trust more to deal effectively with the problems facing the country in the coming months: Congressional Republicans or President Obama and Congressional Democrats?" Options rotated

		Obama, Democrats	Republicans	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/8-11/12	50	32	4	9	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Nov. 1-3, 2012. N=1,475 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.6. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Among adults, except where noted.

"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/1-3/12 LV	67	16	17

Pew Research Center. Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2012. N=3,815 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 1.8.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the impact of Hurricane Sandy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/31 - 11/3/12	66	15	19

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 10-13, 2012. N=1,063 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"As you may know, the unemployment rate has moved below eight percent for the first time in nearly four years. How much credit, if any, do you think Obama deserves for this: a lot of credit, some, a little or none at all?"

		A lot	Some	A little	None at all	Other (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/10-13/12	22	30	17	29	2

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Sept. 26-30, 2012. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. RV = registered voters.

"Compared to when Barack Obama became president, do you think that the country is better off, worse off or in about the same place?"

		Better off	Worse off	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/26-30/12 RV	37	40	23	-
	9/12-16/12 RV	38	41	21	-
	8/16-20/12 RV	31	42	27	-
	8/5-9/10 Adults	31	40	28	1

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Egypt, Libya, and the political unrest in other Arab countries?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/26-30/12 RV	45	46	9

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