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Obama Hits Record Low In Real Clear Politics' Poll of Polls



by John Nolte 2 Dec 2013, 12:55 PM PDT 1443 post a comment

Real Clear Politics has been tracking the average of President Obama's job approval and disapproval numbers since the 44th president took office. Monday, Obama hit a record low in approval -- just 40.0% -- and stayed at his recent record low in disapproval of 55.6%.

The president's best single poll comes from Rasmussen, which is an outlier of 45% approving, 54% disapproving. Other than that, Obama's best showing is 41% approval, his worst is 37%.
The Real Clear average gap in Obama's approval/disapproval number is deep in the red at 15.6% -- which is another record low. The last poll to show Obama with a higher percentage approving of his job performance than disapproving was back in July.

The Real Clear average on Obama's handling of the economy is even more dismal. Only 37.1% approve, a full 59.3% disapprove.

At this exact same point in what many consider to be a disastrous second term, President George W. Bush was also at 40.0 approval. Bush's disapproval was at 58%,compared to Obama's 55.6%.

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Monday, December 02, 2013

When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.

The president’s total job approval dipped four points to 45% in November. That is down 11 points from last December’s recent high of 56% and is the president's lowest monthly approval in two years. The president's rating inched up a point to 49% in October following the government shutdown but took a hard hit in November from the problems surrounding the rollout of the new national health care law. In recent weeks, the president's daily job approval ratings have been at the lowest levels of his presidency.

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