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President Obama and the Obama Administration

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 22-24, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. RV = registered voters

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-17, 2012. N=1,154 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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
		%	%	%
	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 threat of terrorism?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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 think Barack Obama has the same priorities for the country as you have, or doesn't he?"

		The same priorities	Not the same priorities	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	44	50	6
	12/5-7/11	41	54	5
	4/15-20/11	43	53	3
	2/11-14/11	45	51	4
	1/15-19/11	42	52	6
	7/9-12/10	48	48	4
	5/20-24/10	45	47	8
	10/5-8/09	58	38	4
	7/24-28/09	62	31	7
	2/18-22/09	65	28	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
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	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
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	42	43	1	9	5

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

		Republicans in Congress	Obama	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	39	47	1	8	5

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

		Republicans in Congress	Obama	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	38	47	1	9	5

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

		Republicans in Congress	Obama	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	39	48	0	9	4

"When it comes to dealing with the tough choices involved both in cutting programs to reduce the budget deficit and still maintaining needed federal programs, whose approach do you prefer: the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama's?"

		Republicans in Congress	Obama	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	38	47	0	7	8

"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
		%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	46	30	16	8
	12/5-7/11	42	26	22	10

"Do you have a clear idea of what Barack Obama wants to accomplish if he were elected to a second term as President, or not?"

		A clear idea	Not a clear idea	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	43	54	3

"Since he took office, has Barack Obama made real progress in fixing the economy or hasn't he made real progress in fixing the economy?"

		Made real progress	Hasn't made real progress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	35	60	5

"Do you think Barack Obama is trying to work with Republicans in order to get things done, or isn't he?"

		Is trying	Is not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	60	33	7

"Do you think Republicans in Congress are trying to work with Barack Obama in order to get things done, or aren't they?"

		Are trying	Are not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	27	67	6

"How would you mainly describe the policies Barack Obama has pursued as president -- as socialist, liberal, moderate, conservative or libertarian?"

		%
	Moderate	28
	Socialist	26
	Liberal	22
	Conservative	6
	Libertarian	4
	Unsure	15

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"The economy"
	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

	"Creating jobs" Half sample (Form A)
	1/12-15/12	45	51	3
	12/15-18/11	39	55	5
	10/31 - 11/3/11	40	57	3
	9/29 - 10/2/11	35	60	4
	8/29 - 9/1/11	36	62	2
	7/14-17/11	41	52	7
	2/4-8/10	47	51	3

	"Taxes" Half sample (Form A)
	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

	"The federal budget deficit" Half sample (Form A)
	1/12-15/12	35	58	7
	8/29 - 9/1/11	36	60	4
	7/14-17/11	38	60	2
	6/2-5/11	33	61	6
	4/14-17/11	39	58	3
	3/10-13/11	39	55	6
	1/13-16/11	43	52	6
	12/9-12/10	38	55	7
	8/30 - 9/2/10	39	58	3
	7/7-11/10	40	56	4
	6/3-6/10	39	56	6
	4/22-25/10	40	55	5
	3/23-26/10	43	52	5
	2/4-8/10	40	56	4
	1/12-15/10	38	56	6
	12/10-13/09	37	56	6
	11/12-15/09	42	53	5
	10/15-18/09	45	51	4
	9/10-12/09	39	55	6
	8/13-17/09	41	53	5
	7/15-18/09	43	49	8
	6/18-21/09	48	48	5
	4/21-24/09	51	43	7
	3/26-29/09	52	43	5

	"The threat of terrorism" Half sample (Form B)
	1/12-15/12	56	38	6
	10/31 - 11/3/11	60	34	6
	8/29 - 9/1/11	62	32	6
	6/2-5/11	60	34	6
	2/4-8/10	56	39	5
	1/12-15/10	55	42	4
	11/12-15/09	53	41	6
	9/10-12/09	55	34	11
	6/18-21/09	57	36	7

	"International affairs" Half sample (Form B)
	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

	"The possibility of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons" Half sample (Form B)
	1/12-15/12	33	48	19

"Who do you trust to do a better job [see below]: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated

		Obama	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Handling the economy"
	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

	"Creating jobs" Half sample (Form A)
	1/12-15/12	45	37	1	13	3
	12/15-18/11	44	41	1	12	2
	10/31 - 11/3/11	40	40	1	16	4
	9/29 - 10/2/11	49	34	1	14	3
	8/29 - 9/1/11	40	40	1	17	2
	6/2-5/11	43	42	2	11	2
	2/4-8/10	48	41	2	8	2

	"Protecting the middle class" Half sample (Form A)
	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

	"Handling taxes" Half sample (Form B)
	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

	"Handling the federal budget deficit" Half sample (Form B)
	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

Gallup Poll. Jan. 5-8, 2012. N=1,011 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Who do you want to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year: Barack Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated

		Barack Obama	Republicans in Congress	Neither/ Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/5-8/12	46	42	7	5
	9/15-18/11	46	41	10	3
	1/7-9/11	45	42	8	4
	11/4-7/10	41	49	7	2
	8/27-30/10	43	48	6	3

Obama Administration continued

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