Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 33% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President.
Thirty-four percent (34%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -1.
Today is the second straight day the President’s rating has been below zero (
see trends).
Among those who are politically liberal, 64% Strongly Approve. So do 40% of moderates. However 61% of conservatives Strongly Disapprove (
see other recent demographic highlights).
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (
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Most voters still place the blame for our nation’s economic woes on the Bush Administration, but
a growing number say it’s Obama’s economy now.
The number blaming Bush has fallen to 54%. That’s down eight points from a month ago.
Consumer confidence, while still up since the beginning of the year, has retreated to its
lowest level in two months. For the latest polling updates on other topics in the news, please visit the Rasmussen Reports
home page.
Overall, 54% of voters say they
at least somewhat approve of the President's performance so far. Forty-five percent (45%) disapprove. For more Presidential barometers, see
Obama By the Numbers.
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Americans remain
evenly divided as to whether or not
health care reform should wait until the economy is better.
Check out our weekly review of key polls from last week to see
“What They Told Us.” You might also try our
Daily Prediction Challenge to predict the results of upcoming polls.
When comparing Job Approval data from different firms, it’s important to keep in mind that polls of likely voters and polls of all adults will typically and consistently yield different results. In the case of President Obama, polls by all firms measuring all adults typically show significantly higher approval ratings than polls of likely voters. Polls of registered voters typically fall in the middle. Other factors are also important to consider when comparing Job Approval ratings from different polling firms.
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