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CNN/ORC Poll. Dec. 18-21, 2014. N=1,011 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"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
		%	%	%	%
	12/18-21/14	31	12	56	1
	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

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 11-14, 2014. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/11-14/14	38	55	7
	10/9-12/14	29	61	10
	9/4-7/14	31	59	10
	5/29 - 6/1/14	38	50	12
	7/18-21/13	43	44	13
	5/16-19/13	46	41	13
	4/11-14/13	44	43	13
	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

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/11-14/14	39	54	7
	10/9-12/14	37	53	10
	9/4-7/14	38	56	7
	7/23-27/14	46	50	4
	5/29 - 6/1/14	41	50	10
	2/27 - 3/2/14	47	45	8
	9/12-15/13	47	44	9
	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

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

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/11-14/14	39	48	1	9	3
	5/16-19/13	45	37	2	10	6
	3/7-10/13	45	39	1	9	6

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Dec. 3-9, 2014. Registered voters nationwide.

"Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy?" N=428 registered voters, margin of error ą 4.7

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-9/14	41	55	4
	9/24-29/14	41	57	2
	8/4-7/14	39	58	3
	4/7-10/14	44	54	2
	2/4-9/14	41	54	5
	3/25-27/13	44	53	2
	3/4-7/13	40	57	4
	12/4-6/12	44	52	4

"Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?" N=495 registered voters, margin of error ą 4.4

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-9/14	38	52	10
	9/24-29/14	46	52	2
	8/4-7/14	33	61	6
	4/7-10/14	42	52	6
	2/4-9/14	43	50	8
	3/25-27/13	48	46	6
	3/4-7/13	46	47	8
	12/4-6/12	51	42	7

"Who do you want to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year: [see below]?" N=438 registered voters, margin of error ą 4.7

		President Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/3-9/14	42	48	1	6	3

"Who do you think will have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year: [see below]?" N=438 registered voters, margin of error ą 4.7

		President Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/3-9/14	29	61	-	2	8

"Now that the Republicans have won control of Congress in this past November's elections, do you think there will be change for the better, change for the worse or no change at all?" N=485 registered voters, margin of error ą 4.4

		Change for the better	Change for the worse	No change at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-9/14	35	20	40	4

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. Dec. 3-5, 2014. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"I'm turning now to the aftermath of the midterm election in November. Which side do you think has been more confrontational: the Republicans or the Democrats?"

		Republicans	Democrats	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-5/14	49	32	19

"Do you think the Republicans are acting more out of a deep belief in their vision of the country or more out of antagonism toward President Obama?"

		Vision of the country	Antagonism	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-5/14	34	55	11

"Do you think President Obama is acting more out of a deep belief in his vision of the country or more out of antagonism toward Republicans?"

		Vision of the country	Antagonism	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-5/14	54	36	10

"Do you think race relations have gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed about the same under the first black president?"

		Better	Worse	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	9	53	36	2
	Whites	7	56	35	2
	Blacks	15	45	36	4

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 21-23, 2014. N=1,045 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	44	53	3
	9/5-7/14	34	62	4
	5/29 - 6/1/14	35	61	5
	6/11-13/13	40	56	4
	4/5-7/13	44	50	6
	1/21-23/11	38	57	4
	7/16-21/10	38	59	3
	3/19-21/10	37	56	7
	10/30 - 11/1/09	36	58	6

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	48	45	7
	5/29 - 6/1/14	49	45	7
	1/14-15/13	60	36	4
	3/19-21/10	55	37	8
	10/30 - 11/1/09	62	33	5

"As a result of the Republican victories in this year's election, do you think there will be more gridlock between Congress and the Obama Administration, less gridlock between Congress and the Obama Administration, or won't there be much difference?"

		More gridlock	Less gridlock	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	52	9	37	1

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

		Doing enough	Not doing enough	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	41	57	2
	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
		%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	29	68	3
	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

"Do you think Barack Obama has gone too far, has been about right, or has not gone far enough in expanding the power of the presidency and executive branch?"

		Too far	About right	Not far enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	48	29	21	2
	7/18-20/14	45	30	22	3

"Based on what you have read or heard, do you believe that President Obama should be impeached and removed from office, or don't you feel that way?"

		Should be impeached	Don't feel that way	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	29	70	1
	Democrats	5	95	-
	Independents	30	68	2
	Republicans	56	43	1

	7/18-20/14	33	65	1

Quinnipiac University. Nov. 18-23, 2014. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.4.

"Do you believe there will be more gridlock or less gridlock in the final two years of the Obama presidency?"

		More	Less	Same (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	11/18-23/14	67	19	4	10

"If there is continued gridlock in Washington, who do you believe will be to blame: President Obama or Republicans in Congress?"

		President Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	11/18-23/14	44	42	14

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Nov. 14-17, 2014. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Who do you want to see take the lead role in setting policy for the country: Barack Obama or the Congress?"

		Barack Obama	Congress	Shared/ Equal (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/14-17/14	33	56	5	3	3

USA Today Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Nov. 13-16, 2014. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.

"Thinking about the impact of this month's midterm elections, do you think the new Republican Congress and President Obama will work together more closely to reach bipartisan agreement on issues, do you think they will work together less closely, or do you think it will remain about the same?"

		More closely	Less closely	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/13-16/14	15	27	53	4

Pew Research Center. Nov. 6-9, 2014. N=1,353 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"How much do you think that Barack Obama will be able to accomplish in the remaining two years of his presidency? Do you think he will be able to accomplish a great deal of what he would like to do over the next two years, some of it, not much, or do you think he will not be able to accomplish anything at all?"

		A great deal	Some	Not much	Nothing at all	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	6	33	38	21	3

"Who in Washington do you think should take the lead in solving the nation's problems: President Obama, or the Republican congressional leaders?"

		President Obama	Republican leaders	Neither/ Both (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	40	41	16	3
	11/4-7/10	49	30	16	5

"As best you can tell, do you approve or disapprove of Republican congressional leaders' policies and plans for the future?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	44	43	13

"Generally, do you think Republican leaders in Congress will be successful or unsuccessful in getting their programs passed into law?"

		Successful	Unsuccessful	Mixed/Get some passed (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	49	40	5	6

"Next year should the Republican leaders in Washington try as best they can to work with Barack Obama to accomplish things, even if it means disappointing some groups of Republican supporters, OR, should they stand up to Barack Obama on issues that are important to Republican supporters, even if it means less gets done in Washington?" N=670 (Form 1)

		Work with Obama	Stand up to Obama	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	57	40	3
	11/4-7/10	55	38	8

"Next year should Barack Obama try as best he can to work with Republican leaders to accomplish things, even if it means disappointing some groups of Democratic supporters, OR, should he stand up to the Republicans on issues that are important to Democratic supporters, even if it means less gets done in Washington?" N=683 (Form 2)

		Work with Republicans	Stand up to Republicans	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	62	30	8
	11/4-7/10	62	27	11

"How concerned are you, if at all, that Republicans controlling Congress will lead to them spending too much time investigating the Obama administration and the Democrats in Congress: very concerned, fairly concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?"

		Very concerned	Fairly concerned	Not too concerned	Not at all concerned	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	27	30	26	15	2

Gallup Poll. Nov. 6-9, 2014. N=828 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
		%	%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	36	53	8	3
	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

"Now that the Republicans have won control of Congress in this November's elections, do you think the country will be better off, worse off, or will it not make any difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	No difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	34	19	44	2

CBS News Poll. Oct. 23-27, 2014. N=1,269 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	10/23-27/14	47	41	11

"Do you think of your vote for Congress this fall as a vote for Barack Obama, a vote against Barack Obama, or don't you think of your vote this fall as being about Barack Obama?" N=1,079 registered voters, margin of error ą 4.

		For Obama	Against Obama	Not about Obama	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	10/23-27/14	19	30	47	3
	10/3-6/14	18	31	46	4

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 9-12, 2014. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the federal government's response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/9-12/14	41	43	16

CBS News Poll. Oct. 3-6, 2014. N=1,260 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"How would you rate the job Barack Obama has done in assessing the threat posed by ISIS militants in the past few months: excellent, good, fair or poor?"

		Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/3-6/14	8	24	34	31	4

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Sept. 24-29, 2014. N=approx. 440 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.6.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/24-29/14	52	44	3

"Do you approve or disapprove of how President Obama is doing handling ISIS?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/24-29/14	48	46	6

"Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the conflict in Ukraine?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/24-29/14	46	44	11

CNN/ORC Poll. Sept. 25-28, 2014. N=1,055 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling the situation with ISIS, the Islamic militant group that controls some areas of Iraq and Syria?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/25-28/14	33	60	7

"Overall, who do you have more confidence in to set the U.S. military policy toward ISIS: President Obama or the Republican leaders in Congress?"

		President Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/25-28/14	48	41	1	8	3

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 12-15, 2014. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you think Barack Obama is being too tough, not tough enough or about right in dealing with ISIS militants?"

		Too tough	Not tough enough	About right	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	9/12-15/14	2	57	31	10

CNN/ORC Poll. Sept. 5-7, 2014. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"The situation in Ukraine"
	9/5-7/14	39	55	6
	5/29 - 6/1/14	38	53	9
	5/2-4/14	48	44	7
	3/7-9/14	48	43	9

"Thinking about the foreign policy and military concerns that the U.S. faces in various countries around the world, do you think Barack Obama's overall approach has been too cautious, not cautious enough, or about right?"

		Too cautious	Not cautious enough	About right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/5-7/14	36	28	35	1

"Do you think Barack Obama does or does not have a clear plan for dealing with ISIS?"

		Does	Does not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/5-7/14	30	67	3

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Sept. 4-7, 2014. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling implementation of the new health care law?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/4-7/14	38	56	5
	5/29 - 6/1/14	39	56	5
	4/24-27/14	37	57	6
	3/26-30/14	44	54	2
	2/27 - 3/2/14	38	57	4
	1/20-23/14	37	59	4
	12/12-15/13	34	62	4
	11/14-17/13	33	63	3
	10/17-20/13	41	53	6
	9/12-15/13	34	55	11

"Overall do you think Obama has done more to unite the country, or has done more to divide the country?" Options rotated

		Unite	Divide	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/4-7/14	38	55	7
	5/16-19/13	47	45	8

"Overall do you think Republicans in Congress have done more to unite the country, or have done more to divide the country?" Options rotated

		Unite	Divide	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/4-7/14	27	63	10

"Overall, in handling the U.S. role in international affairs, do you feel that Obama has been too cautious, too aggressive, or about right?"

		Too cautious	Too aggressive	About right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/4-7/14	53	10	33	4

"Specifically in terms of dealing with the situation involving Islamic insurgents in Iraq and Syria, do you feel that Obama has been too cautious, too aggressive, or has he handled this about right?"

		Too cautious	Too aggressive	About right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/4-7/14	52	8	35	5

"Specifically in terms of dealing with the situation involving Russia and Ukraine, do you feel that Obama has been too cautious, too aggressive, or has he handled this about right?"

		Too cautious	Too aggressive	About right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/4-7/14	43	7	43	6

"On balance, do you feel that Obama's presidency so far has been more of a success or more of a failure?" Options rotated

		Success	Failure	Neither (vol.)	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/4-7/14	42	52	1	2	3

Pew Research Center/USA Today. Aug. 20-24, 2014. N=1,501 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation involving Russia and Ukraine?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	8/20-24/14	35	52	14

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the nation's policy toward Israel?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	8/20-24/14	37	48	15
	6/12-16/13	41	39	20

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Iraq?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	8/20-24/14	35	56	9
	7/8-14/14	35	54	11
	1/6-9/11	46	41	12
	6/16-20/10	45	44	11
	1/6-10/10	45	44	10
	10/28 - 11/8/09	41	48	12
	7/22-26/09	47	38	15

"Now, thinking about foreign policy and national security: Do you think Barack Obama is too tough, not tough enough or about right in his approach to foreign policy and national security issues?"

		Too tough	Not tough enough	About right	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	8/20-24/14	3	54	36	7
	10/30 - 11/6/13	5	51	37	6
	9/13-16/12	2	41	42	15

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 13-17, 2014. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Iraq?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/13-17/14	42	51	7
	6/18-22/14	42	52	6

Gallup Poll. Aug. 7-10, 2014. N=1,032 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation between the Israelis and Palestinians?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/7-10/14	30	62	8
	2/7-10/13	36	55	9
	3/26-28/10	31	52	17

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling relations with Russia?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/7-10/14	37	54	10

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Aug. 4-7, 2014. N=806 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Impeachment is the first step in the constitutional process for removing a president from office. Do you think Congress should or should not begin impeachment proceedings to remove President Obama from office?"

		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/4-7/14	26	69	6

"The Republicans in Congress are talking about suing President Obama over an executive order he issued to delay part of the health care law. Do you think congress should or should not sue President Obama?"

		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/4-7/14	34	58	8

CBS News Poll. July 29-Aug. 4, 2014. N=1,344 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling relations with Russia?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	7/29 - 8/4/14	38	44	18

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation between Israel and the Palestinians?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	7/29 - 8/4/14	33	50	16

"How much confidence do you have in Barack Obama's ability to handle an international crisis: a lot, some, a little, or none at all?"

		A lot	Some	A little	None at all	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/29 - 8/4/14	25	27	20	27	2
	3/20-23/14	28	25	18	27	1

"Republicans in the House of Representatives have authorized a lawsuit against Barack Obama on the grounds that he exceeded his authority when he delayed a provision of the 2010 health care law. Do you approve or disapprove of this lawsuit?" Asked Aug. 1-4, 2014.

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	8/1-4/14	37	54	9

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 23-27, 2014. N=1,026 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the controversy over the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane over Ukraine?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/23-27/14	46	43	12

"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation between Israel and the Palestinians?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/23-27/14	39	52	9

CNN/ORC Poll. July 18-20, 2014. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to Barack Obama. ... Is a strong and decisive leader."

		Applies	Doesn't apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/18-20/14	48	52	1
	3/7-9/14	50	50	-
	11/18-20/13	46	53	-
	9/6-8/13	50	49	1
	6/11-13/13	52	48	-
	5/17-18/13	58	41	1
	1/11-12/12	52	47	1
	9/9-11/11	48	52	-
	5/24-26/11	57	42	-
	5/2/11	58	41	1
	4/9-10/11	53	46	1
	1/14-16/11	57	43	-
	6/16/10	53	46	1
	1/22-24/10	60	39	1
	10/30 - 11/1/09	62	37	1
	6/26-28/09	70	28	1
	2/18-19/09	80	19	1
	12/19-21/08	76	23	1
	10/30 - 11/1/08 RV	64	35	1
	3/14-16/08 RV	59	39	3

"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to Barack Obama. ... Generally agrees with you on issues you care about."

		Applies	Doesn't apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/18-20/14	43	56	2
	3/7-9/14	45	53	2
	11/18-20/13	44	56	1
	5/17-18/13	51	47	2
	1/11-12/12	48	50	1
	4/9-10/11	47	52	1
	1/14-16/11	47	52	1
	1/22-24/10	50	49	-
	6/26-28/09	56	42	1
	2/18-19/09	63	36	1
	12/19-21/08	68	31	1

"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to Barack Obama. ... Shares your values."

		Applies	Doesn't apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/18-20/14	46	53	1
	3/7-9/14	48	51	1
	5/24-26/11	55	44	1
	4/29 - 5/1/11	51	47	2
	1/14-16/11	50	50	1
	1/22-24/10	51	48	1
	10/30 - 11/1/09	53	47	-
	2/18-19/09	67	32	1
	12/19-21/08	72	28	1

"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to Barack Obama. ... Is sincere in what he says."

		Applies	Doesn't apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/18-20/14	49	49	1
	1/14-16/11	65	35	1
	6/16/10	64	35	1
	1/22-24/10	63	37	-

"As you may know, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are considering filing a lawsuit against President Obama because he issued an order delaying a key provision in the health care law. Based on what you have read or heard, do you believe that the Republicans in the U.S. House should file a lawsuit against Obama, or don't you feel that way?"

		Should file a lawsuit	Don't feel that way	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	41	57	3
	Democrats	12	84	3
	Independents	43	55	3
	Republicans	75	22	2

"Suppose that for some reason a presidential election were being held today and you had to choose between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Who would you be more likely to vote for?" If unsure: "As of today, do you lean more toward . . . ?"

		Barack Obama	Mitt Romney	Neither (vol.)
		%	%	%
	7/18-20/14	44	53	3

"In general, do you think Congress should attempt to impeach a president in order to express dissatisfaction with his policies or the way the president is handling his job, or do you think Congress should attempt impeachment only if there is evidence that the president has committed a very serious crime such as treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors?"

		To express dissatisfaction	Very serious crimes only	Never impeach (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/18-20/14	18	79	1	2

Pew Research Center. July 8-14, 2014. N=1,805 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.7.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation involving the large number of children from Central America who have entered the country illegally?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/8-14/14	28	56	15

"... Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the nation's foreign policy?" N=947 (Form 2)

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/8-14/14	36	55	9
	10/30 - 11/6/13	34	56	10
	9/4-8/13	33	57	11
	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

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 9-13, 2014. N=1,016 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama handling the issue of undocumented immigrants coming into the United States over the border with Mexico?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/9-13/14	33	58	8

Obama Administration continued

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