Rasmussen: Obama Disapproval Hits New High

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 32% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove. That's the highest level of Strong Disapproval yet recorded for this President and it gives Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -10.

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Rasmussen: Obama Drops To New Low

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14.

These figures mark the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President. The previous low of -12 was reached on July 30.

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Obama Gets Low Marks In Gates Controversy

From Rasmussen Reports ~ In an effort to defuse a national controversy, President Obama is hosting a black Harvard professor and the policeman who arrested him at the White House today, but just 30% of U.S. voters give the president good or excellent marks for his handling of the situation over the past week. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% believe Obama has done a poor job dealing with the situation in recent days.

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Poll Cites Fear Of Obama Gun Control

Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Americans say gun sales are up in the United States because of a fear of increased government restriction on gun ownership.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 23% say gun sales have risen because of a fear of increased crime.

Read all the poll results at http://www.rasmussenreports.com.

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Rasmussen Reports: Obama Splits Nation

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Rasmussen: Obama's Approval Rating Falls

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 34% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-one percent (31%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of +3, matching his lowest rating to date.

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Poll: Pelosi's Popularity Plummets

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s popularity has fallen to a new low for the year, with 60 percent of likely voters now viewing her unfavorably according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll.

Even worse news for the California Democrat: A whopping 42 percent characterize her job performance as “very unfavorable.”

The trend looks bad for Pelosi as well. Just two weeks ago, 53 percent of those surveyed viewed Pelosi somewhat or very unfavorably, and her “very unfavorable” rating was 36 percent. A 7 point favorability decline in two weeks suggests Pelosi’s popularity is in a serious tailspin.

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Pollsters: Obama's Falling Approval Rating

By Douglas E. Schoen & Scott Rasmussen/Wall Street Journal ~ It is simply wrong for commentators to continue to focus on President Barack Obama's high levels of popularity, and to conclude that these are indicative of high levels of public confidence in the work of his administration.

Indeed, a detailed look at recent survey data shows that the opposite is most likely true. The American people are coming to express increasingly significant doubts about his initiatives, and most likely support a different agenda and different policies from those that the Obama administration has advanced.

Polling data show that Mr. Obama's approval rating is dropping and is below where George W. Bush was in an analogous period in 2001. Rasmussen Reports data shows that Mr. Obama's net presidential approval rating -- which is calculated by subtracting the number who strongly disapprove from the number who strongly approve -- is just six, his lowest rating to date.

Read it all at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690358175013837.html.

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Belief: Obama Wants More Gun Control Laws

From Rasmussen Reports ~ Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans say it is Very Likely that the Obama Administration will try to implement stricter gun control laws even though 47% see no need for such laws. Another 28% say the administration is somewhat likely to seek tougher gun control. Among gun owners 49% see stricter gun controls as Very Likely.

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Rasmussen: Obama Gets 'Rave Reviews'

From Rasmussen Reports ~ Barack Obama is getting rave reviews for his performance as President-elect. Forty-two percent (42%) of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way he is handling that role while just 15% Strongly Disapprove.

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Obama Approval-Disapproval 60-37%

From Rasmussen Reports ~ Three weeks after his November 4 victory, President-elect Barack Obama’s approval rating has reached a new high (60-37 percent) at the same time that investor confidence has fallen to record lows.

Ratings for Congress improved a point following the legislators’ rejection of an auto-industry bailout, but the improvement raises approval to just 11 percent.

Forty-three percent (43%) of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing his role as President-elect while 20% Strongly Disapprove. Those figures give Obama a +23 rating in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index. That’s a point higher than his previous best and up fifteen points since the night after the election (see trends).

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. Rasmussen Reports believes that this is a better measure of public perceptions than the overall approval ratings. Overall, 60% of voters somewhat or strongly approve of Obama’s performance so far while 37% disapprove.

By way of comparison, 13% of all voters Strongly Approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove. That gives the current President a -30 rating on the Presidential Approval Index.

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Obama Continues Strong Approval Rating

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index for Thursday shows Barack Obama holding solid in the transition period with a +18 rating. That's the same as Wednesday and a step up from +8 on the night after the election.

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Rasmussen: Obama's Approval Rises

From Rasmussen Reports ~ The tone set by President-elect Barack Obama in the days following his historic electoral victory has been well received by the American people and his Approval ratings are moving up.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index for Sunday shows Obama at +16. That’s up from +12 yesterday and +8 on the night after the election. The Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. Rasmussen Reports believes that this is a better measure of public perceptions than the overall approval ratings.

Currently, 42% of voters nationwide Strongly Approve of the way that Obama is handling his new role as President-elect while 26% Strongly Disapprove. The number who Strongly Disapprove is down six percentage points since the night after the election (see trends).
Overall, 56% of voters somewhat or strongly approve of Obama’s performance so far while 39% disapprove.

Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters had a positive reaction to Obama’s first press conference following the election. Forty-seven percent (47%) say Obama will do a good or an excellent job on national security issues.

On the night following the election, 24% of voters said the nation was heading in the right direction. That figure has dropped a point a day to 21% today. Still, that’s up from 14% on the morning of Election Day.

There has been, not surprisingly, a dramatic shift in the partisan assessment of the country’s direction. Just before the election, 27% of Republicans thought the country was heading in the right direction. That has fallen to 14% today.

On the other hand, the number of Democrats who say the country’s heading in the right direction jumped from 6% pre-election to 30% today.

Among unaffiliated voters, the change has been less dramatic, from 11% saying right direction on Tuesday morning to 16% today.

Consumer and investor confidence has fallen since Election Day and partisan changes are evident in those figures as well. Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters believe that the government needs to do more on the economic front. But, at the same time, voters are concerned that the government will end up doing too much.

Polling released yesterday shows that 55% believe Congress is doing a poor job.

By way of comparison, 14% of all voters Strongly Approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president. Forty-six percent (46%) Strongly Disapprove. That gives the current President a -32 rating on the Presidential Approval Index.

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Obama Approval-Disapproval: 41-29%

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index for Saturday shows that 41% of voters nationwide Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is handling his new role as President-elect. Twenty-nine percent (29%) Strongly Disapprove.

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Rasmussen: Palin A 'Definite Asset' To McCain

Despite some news reports suggesting otherwise, a new poll shows that Sarah Palin was a definite asset to John McCain in his run for the White House.

According to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, 69 percent of Republican voters say the Alaska governor helped McCain’s bid for the presidency. Twenty percent of GOP voters said she hurt the ticket, six percent said she had no effect, and 5 percent were undecided.

Other results of the poll:

91 percent of Republicans have a favorable view of Palin.

65 percent of Republicans have a very favorable view of Palin.

8 percent of Republicans have an unfavorable view of Palin.

3 percent of Republicans have a very unfavorable view of Palin.

64 percent of Republicans say Palin is their top choice for the GOP 2012 presidential nominee.

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Rasmussen: Obama By 6, 52-46%

On Monday, the final full day of campaigning for Election 2008, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows Barack Obama with 52% of the vote while John McCain is six points back at 46%. That's up a single point for Obama from his 51% to 46% advantage yesterday.

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Rasmussen: Obama By 5, 51-46%

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows Barack Obama with 51% of the vote, John McCain with 46%. The race continues to remain remarkably stable at the national level--this is the 37th straight day that Obama’s support has been between 50% and 52% (see trends).

Nearly a third of voters say they have already cast their ballot and Obama leads by nine among this group. Obama also has a similar lead among the small group who have not voted but still plan to vote early. The candidates are essentially even among those who plan to vote on Tuesday.

Not surprisingly, the number of persuadable voters has declined sharply as Election Day draws near. Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters say they are certain they will vote for Obama and won’t change their mind. Forty-three percent (43%) say the same about McCain. Six percent (6%) have a preference for one of the major party candidates but could change their mind, 2% plan to vote for a third party option and 2% remain undecided.

Obama is now viewed favorably by 56% of voters nationwide, McCain by 52%

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Rasmussen: Obama By 4%, At 51%

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Barack Obama with 51% of the vote, John McCain with 47%.

Over the past five days, Obama's lead has been between three and five percentage points each day. That's a bit tighter than the four to eight point margins enjoyed by the Democrat for the previous month.

The tightening comes entirely from McCain solidifying his support. The Arizona Senator has reached the 47% mark on two of the past three days. Prior to that, he had not reached the 47% level of support in over a month.

Another way of looking at it is that McCain's support has now stayed at 46% or above for five straight days. Prior to that, McCain had only reached the 46% level four times in a month.However, while McCain has been solidifying support, Obama has not lost ground.

This is the 36th straight day that Obama’s support has been between 50% and 52%.

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Rasmussen: Obama Back At 5% Lead

After showing the candidates just three points apart yesterday, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll on Thursday returns to the range that has defined the race for over a month. It's Obama by five, 51% to 46%.

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Rasmussen: Presidential Race Tightens

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows Barack Obama attracting 50% of the vote nationwide while John McCain earns 47%. This is the first time McCain has been within three points of Obama in more than a month and the first time his support has topped 46% since September 24.

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