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Polls are going the wrong way for a guy up for re-election

Tam

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President Barack Obama's overall approval rating is breaking just about even, but when it comes to his handling of certain issues - especially domestic ones - Americans are far less kind in their assessments, a new poll suggests.

Though Obama began a renewed push to sell Americans on his approach to the federal deficit and the economy with his State of the Union speech, those surveyed for a Gallup poll released Wednesday say they aren't sold.

Sixty-eight percent of Americans surveyed said they disapprove of how Obama is handling the federal budget deficit, while six in 10 said they disapprove of his management of the economy. He does almost as poorly on his handling of health care, with a 56 percent disapproval rating, and on his handling of taxes, with 54 percent disapproving.

And, while his approval rating is averaging 47 percent in Gallup's most recent polling, just 27 percent of those surveyed said they approve of his management of the deficit, including just 7 percent of Republicans, 19 percent of independents and 57 percent of Democrats.

But on other issues related to the economy, the numbers aren't quite as grim for Obama. There, 37 percent of Americans say they back his economic policies, while 60 percent said they disapprove. But substantial partisan polarization exists over the issue, with 9 percent of Republicans, 32 percent of independents and 68 percent of Democrats saying they support his handling of the economy.

Obama's best ratings come from his handling of international issues, with 48 percent of Americans saying they approve of his overall handling of foreign affairs and 45 percent saying they disapprove. He does nearly as well on his handling of U.S. policy in Egypt and Afghanistan, getting the support of 47 percent of Americans on both those issues. On Egypt, his negatives are at only 32 percent, and 21 percent said they had no opinion on his handling of the instability there.

Gallup surveyed 1,015 adults between Feb. 2-5. The error margin is plus or minus four percentage points.
 

Whitewing

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Well, for what it's worth, the election is a long ways off and a lot can happen between now and then.

Having said that, I'm still having a hard time visualizing how this guy is going to get himself re-elected.

It's kind of like Edwin W. Edwards once said as he ran for the governor's office for the umpteenth time, "for me to lose this election they'll have to find me in bed with a live boy or a dead girl". That's about what I think it'll take for the pub candidate to lose this one.
 
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