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Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 6/7 - 6/17 | -- | 45.9 | 49.6 | -3.7 |
| Gallup | 6/15 - 6/17 | 1500 A | 47 | 44 | +3 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 6/15 - 6/17 | 1500 LV | 48 | 52 | -4 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 6/11 - 6/13 | 1014 A | 45 | 54 | -9 |
| Time | 6/10 - 6/11 | 805 A | 48 | 44 | +4 |
| FOX News | 6/9 - 6/11 | 1019 RV | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 6/7 - 6/11 | 1037 A | 43 | 51 | -8 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 6/8 - 6/10 | 628 RV | 46 | 52 | -6 |
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 6/7 - 6/17 | -- | 45.9 | 49.6 | -3.7 |
| Gallup | 6/15 - 6/17 | 1500 A | 47 | 44 | +3 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 6/15 - 6/17 | 1500 LV | 48 | 52 | -4 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 6/11 - 6/13 | 1014 A | 45 | 54 | -9 |
| Time | 6/10 - 6/11 | 805 A | 48 | 44 | +4 |
| FOX News | 6/9 - 6/11 | 1019 RV | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 6/7 - 6/11 | 1037 A | 43 | 51 | -8 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 6/8 - 6/10 | 628 RV | 46 | 52 | -6 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 5/31 - 6/4 | 1022 A | 47 | 43 | +4 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 5/31 - 6/4 | 1183 A | 45 | 50 | -5 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 6/1 - 6/3 | 672 RV | 48 | 50 | -2 |
| Bloomberg | 5/31 - 6/3 | 1002 A | 49 | 46 | +3 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 5/30 - 6/2 | 1000 A | 48 | 47 | +1 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 5/24 - 5/28 | 1985 A | 45 | 50 | -5 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 5/25 - 5/27 | 678 RV | 47 | 52 | -5 |
| Quinnipiac | 5/22 - 5/28 | 1419 RV | 45 | 49 | -4 |
| FOX News | 5/18 - 5/20 | 1013 RV | 45 | 51 | -6 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 5/18 - 5/20 | 675 RV | 47 | 52 | -5 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 5/16 - 5/19 | RV | 50 | 47 | +3 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 5/17 - 5/18 | 923 A | 53 | 45 | +8 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 5/10 - 5/14 | 1215 A | 45 | 49 | -4 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 5/11 - 5/13 | 661 RV | 47 | 50 | -3 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 5/9 - 5/13 | 1003 A | 50 | 43 | +7 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 5/3 - 5/7 | 1589 A | 45 | 47 | -2 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 5/4 - 5/6 | 704 RV | 49 | 49 | Tie |
| Pew Research | 5/1 - 5/5 | 1504 A | 51 | 43 | +8 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 4/25 - 5/1 | 943 A | 48 | 49 | -1 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 4/27 - 4/29 | 638 RV | 50 | 48 | +2 |
| Quinnipiac | 4/25 - 4/29 | 1471 RV | 48 | 45 | +3 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 4/24 - 4/28 | 965 A | 47 | 45 | +2 |
| FOX News | 4/20 - 4/22 | 1009 RV | 47 | 45 | +2 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 4/11 - 4/15 | 1004 A | 50 | 47 | +3 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 4/11 - 4/14 | RV | 47 | 49 | -2 |
| National Journal | 4/5 - 4/9 | 1000 A | 46 | 49 | -3 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 4/5 - 4/8 | 1000 A | 47 | 48 | -1 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 4/5 - 4/7 | 1012 A | 51 | 47 | +4 |
| Quinnipiac | 3/26 - 4/1 | 1711 RV | 49 | 45 | +4 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 3/25 - 3/27 | 1061 RV | 50 | 46 | +4 |
| CBS News | 3/20 - 3/24 | 1181 A | 45 | 46 | -1 |
| FOX News | 3/17 - 3/19 | 1002 RV | 47 | 47 | Tie |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 3/15 - 3/17 | 1021 A | 47 | 50 | -3 |
| Pew Research | 3/13 - 3/17 | 1501 A | 47 | 46 | +1 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 3/9 - 3/12 | 840 LV | 48 | 49 | -1 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 3/7 - 3/10 | RV | 51 | 46 | +5 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 3/4 - 3/7 | 1068 RV | 45 | 48 | -3 |
| Quinnipiac | 2/27 - 3/4 | 1944 RV | 45 | 46 | -1 |
| FOX News | 2/25 - 2/27 | 1010 RV | 46 | 47 | -1 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 2/21 - 2/25 | 1002 A | 51 | 43 | +8 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 2/21 - 2/24 | 1000 A | 50 | 45 | +5 |
| Bloomberg | 2/15 - 2/18 | 1003 A | 55 | 40 | +15 |
| USA Today/Pew Research | 2/13 - 2/18 | 1504 A | 51 | 41 | +10 |
| CBS News | 2/6 - 2/10 | 1148 A | 52 | 38 | +14 |
| FOX News | 2/4 - 2/6 | 1010 RV | 49 | 45 | +4 |
| Quinnipiac | 1/30 - 2/4 | 1772 RV | 46 | 45 | +1 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 1/17 - 1/21 | 1000 A | 52 | 42 | +10 |
| FOX News | 1/15 - 1/17 | 1008 RV | 47 | 47 | Tie |
| CNN/Time | 1/14 - 1/15 | 814 A | 55 | 43 | +12 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 1/12 - 1/15 | 1000 A | 52 | 44 | +8 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 1/11 - 1/15 | 1110 A | 51 | 41 | +10 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 1/10 - 1/14 | 852 LV | 53 | 45 | +8 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 1/10 - 1/14 | 1004 A | 54 | 42 | +12 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 1/10 - 1/13 | RV | 53 | 43 | +10 |
| Pew Research | 1/9 - 1/13 | 1502 A | 52 | 40 | +12 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 12/17 - 12/18 | RV | 50 | 45 | +5 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/13 - 12/16 | RV | 55 | 42 | +13 |
| CBS News | 12/12 - 12/16 | 1179 A | 57 | 37 | +20 |
| FOX News | 12/9 - 12/11 | 1012 RV | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| Bloomberg | 12/7 - 12/10 | 1000 A | 53 | 44 | +9 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 12/6 - 12/9 | 1000 A | 53 | 43 | +10 |
| Pew Research | 12/5 - 12/9 | 1503 A | 55 | 39 | +16 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 12/4 - 12/6 | 1091 RV | 50 | 44 | +6 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 12/2 - 12/6 | 1000 LV | 50 | 47 | +3 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 11/29 - 12/3 | 1002 A | 57 | 41 | +16 |
| Quinnipiac | 11/28 - 12/3 | 1949 RV | 53 | 40 | +13 |
| National Journal | 11/25 - 12/1 | 1000 A | 54 | 42 | +12 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 11/16 - 11/18 | RV | 52 | 45 | +7 |
All Commentary & News Stories
- Is Obama Losing Young Voters? - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
- Master of the Muddle - Richard Cohen, Washington Post
- The Loss of Trust - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
- No Need to Rewrite History, Mr. President - Carl Cannon, OC Register
- President Blundering Through Second Term - Michael Goodwin, NY Post
- Contentious Issues Await Obama at G-8 Summit - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- Slip-Sliding Toward Obama's Third War - Michael Hirsh, National Journal
- War Drums Drown Out Scandalmania - Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
- No Lifeboat in Sight for the SS Obama - Noemie Emery, DC Examiner
- Pick Your Obama Scandal - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
- Obama: Moment Is Now for Immigration Reform - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
- No, Obama Should Not Be More Like LBJ - Howard Kurtz, The Atlantic
- Trust in Obama Fading w/Each Scandal - Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun-Times
- Obama Knocked Off Balance in Second Term - Tom Cohen, CNN
- President Obama's Orwellian Legacy - Dustin Walker, RealClearPolitics
- Rule of Law Suffers in Obama's America - David Limbaugh, DC Examiner
- President Obama's Power Grab - Glenn Reynolds, USA Today
- Record Shows Obama Can't Be Trusted - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
- Tenets of Liberal Education Underpin Govt Abuses - Peter Berkowitz, RCP
- Obama Is Just Obama - Victor Davis Hanson, PJ Media
- National Funk Could Doom Obama in 2014 - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
- Obama's Distracts Public With Scandal After Scandal - Joseph Curl, WT
- How Can We Trust Obama on Privacy? - Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle
- The True Obama: Scandals Are of a Piece - New Hampshire Union Leader
- Scandals Erode Fatigued Public's Trust - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Trib
- Obama Falls Flat on Economy - Sherman Frederick, Las Vegas Review-Jrnl
- On Whistleblowers & Government Threats - Glenn Greenwald, Guardian
- Obama's Overdue Reckoning on Secrecy - David Rhode, Reuters
- Lawmakers Rebut Obama's Data Defense - Reid Epstein, Politico
- Obama's Thin Ice: Scandals, Jobs & the Economy - Larry Kudlow, Investor's
- NY Times Criticizes Obama. They're Racists, Right? - James Taranto, WSJ
- On Judges, Obama Forgets His Senate Votes - Byron York, DC Examiner
- Rice & Power: Right Choices at the Right Time - John Prendergast, Politico
- Obama to Pitch Health Care to Young Latinos - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- Obama's Civil-Liberties Record Questioned - Nicholas & Bravin, Wall St. Jrnl
- Big Brother Obama's U-Turn - Michael Graham, Boston Herald
- The Right's Cult of Obama - Steve Erickson, The American Prospect
- Obama Is Giving Transparency a Bad Name - Kevin O'Brien, Cleveland PD
- Scandals Raise Doubts Over White House Integrity - Karl Rove, Rove & Co.
- JFK Then, Obama Now - Brent Budowsky, The Hill
- Do Obama's Picks Signal More Activist Foreign Policy? - Washington Post
- With Rice & Power, Obama Seeks Conflict w/GOP - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- The Most Authoritarian White House Since Nixon - T. Stanley, Telegraph
- Obama Hatred and the IRS - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
- Obama Takes Assertive Tack on Personnel - Peter Baker, New York Times
- Obama's Aggressive New Strategy - David Graham, The Atlantic
- The Battle for Obama's Ear - Josh Rogin & Eli Lake, The Daily Beast
- Obama Bill Would've Banned Verizon Snooping - Brendan Sasso, The Hill
- Obama's Lincoln Delusion - Rich Lowry, Politico
- What Connects Obama's Scandals? Contempt - Frank Schell, Am Spectator
- Obama Is More Isolated Than Ever - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
- Is Obama's IRS Scandal Like Watergate? - Bill O'Reilly, FOX News
- Obama Now Fully Unbound on Foreign Policy - Peter Beinart, Daily Beast
- Obama's Inspector General Negligence - Joseph Schmitz, Wall Street Journal
- Voters Are Growing Critical of Obama - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
- Obama's Inner Circle Shrinks Again - Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
- Obama's Filibuster Ultimatum - Wall Street Journal
- Where Is the Obama of Ohio 2012? - Howard Fineman, Huffington Post
- Obama Weakened to the Point of Ineffectiveness - Wes Pruden, Wash Times
- I Voted for Obama 2x, But We Need Special Prosecutor - D. Marburger, PD
- As Trust in Govt Erodes, Obama's Plans Evaporate - Ed Rogers, Wash Post
- Obama's Economic Triumph - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
- Obama Still an Amateur President - Edward Klein, FOX News
- Why the Obama Scandals Matter - John Feehery, The Hill
- How Obama Prevailed in 2012 - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
- Scandals Erode Obama's Presidency - Glenn Reynolds, New York Post
- Obama Is Fully in Charge, Except When He Isn't - The Oklahoman
- Obama's Faith in Geek Elite Who Have Your Secrets - Edward Luce, FT
- Decline of the Obama Presidency - Fred Barnes, Wall Street Journal
- If the President Agonizes, It's Not Illegal - Kyle Smith, New York Post
- Meet the Other Journalist Obama Targeted - Ryan Grim, Huffington Post
- President Obama Gets Terror Policy Right - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
- Why the D.C. Circuit Needs Judges - New York Times
- Obama Woos the Press Back on the Bus - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
- The Left's Hypocritical Praise of Obama - Kyle Smith, New York Post
- The Lois Lerner Defense - Mark Steyn, National Review
- Amid Scandals, Obama Tries to Change the Subject - Tom Cohen, CNN
- Storm Clouds Ahead for Obama - Nile Gardiner, Daily Telegraph
- Obama's Dorothy Doctrine - Charles Krauthammer, National Review
- Obama Goes from Lincolnian to Carteresque - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- Obama's Housing Pick Likes Big Gov't, Big Banks - Tim Carney, Examiner
- A Double-Trouble Scandal for Obama - Kimberley Strassel, Wall St. Journal
- Dems Worry as Obama Drags Down Party - Carl Cameron, FOX News
- Obama's Tactics Straight Out of the Chicago Playbook - John Fund, NRO
- When a President Checks Out, Abuses Mount - Thomas Schaller, Balt Sun
- Obama's First-Amendment Scandals Were Predicted - Stanley Kurtz, NRO
- Obama and Christie's Holiday From Partisanship - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Obama: President of Scandinavia - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
- Obama, Start Sweating the Small Stuff - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
- Obama, Nixon & the Press - Cannon, Bevan & Stone, RCP Morning Commute
- Obama Narrative Implodes & Reality Breaks Through - Bill Frezza, Forbes
- Barack Obama, Agonizer in Chief - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
- Plenty of "There" There in Trio of Scandals - Noemie Emery, DC Examiner
- Why Obama Scandals Aren't That Big of a Deal - G. Franke-Ruta, Atlantic
- Only a Special Counsel Can Get to Bottom of This - Ed Rogers, Wash Post
- A Brief History of the Obama Debate Choke - Jonathan Alter, New Republic
- Summer Swelters for Democrats - Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
- Whistle-Blower: Admin Has "Narcissistic Tendencies" - Josh Peterson, DC
- Is Obama at War With Journalists? - Moore & Madhani, USA Today
- What If the Next President Is Even Worse? - Ron Fournier, National Journal
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