Obama Approval Rating

Obama Approval Rating, U.S. President Barack Obama’s job approval rating, weighed down by soaring gas prices, has plunged below 50 percent, giving his political opponents what appears to be an opening in the November election, a new opinion poll showed.
The survey by ABC News and The Washington Post indicated that only 46 percent of Americans now approved of the way Obama is handling his job and 50 percent disapproved.

The situation was a reversal from early February when 50 percent approved of the president’s performance and 46 percent disapproved.

According to the survey, the drop was attributed to soaring gas prices threatening to crimp America’s slow recovery from a recession.

The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts gasoline prices across the United States could average US$4.25 a gallon by May, up from over US$3.60 today.

Between 1998 and 2004, prices ranged from US$1 to US$2.

Obama Approval Rating Drop

Obama Approval Rating Drop, President Barack Obama’s approval rating has plunged below 50 percent and he would be beaten by Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney if November’s US election were held today, a poll showed Monday.

President Barack Obama speaks after touring the Rolls-Royce Crosspointe plant in Prince George County, Virginia, on March 9. Obama’s approval rating has plunged below 50 percent and he would be beaten by Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney if November’s US election were held today, a poll showed Monday.

The survey, by ABC News and The Washington Post, indicated that only 46 percent of Americans now approved of the way Obama is handling his job and 50 percent disapproved as he took a hit from rising gas prices.

The situation was a reversal from early February when 50 percent approved of the president’s performance and 46 percent disapproved.

The survey was released as the battleground for the Republican presidential nomination moved to the deep South for Tuesday’s primaries in Alabama and Mississippi.

If the presidential election were held today, the poll found that Romney would beat Obama 49 percent to 47 percent.

The president was barely ahead of former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, who is running second in the Republican pack — 49 percent to 46 percent.

Obama’s Approval Rating

Obama’s Approval Rating, If you’re wondering why President Obama is putting such an emphasis on the energy issue, look no further than today’s Washington Post/ABC News poll. Obama’s approval rating is down to 46% in the survey, in large part because of one issue: rising gas prices.

“Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they disapprove of the way the president is handling the situation at the pump, where rising prices have already hit hard,” the Post reports. “Just 26% approve of his work on the issue, his lowest rating in the poll.”

That explains a recent spate of Obama speeches on the subject of energy, stressing an “all-of-the-above” strategy that includes development of alternative sources beyond oil.

It also explains the release of a report today touting the president’s record on new sources of energy.

“Despite the gains we’ve made, today’s high gas prices are a painful reminder that there’s much more work to do free ourselves from our dependence on foreign oil and take control of our energy future,” Obama said in a statement. “And that’s exactly what our administration is committed to doing in the months ahead.”

Obama plans to discuss his “blueprint for a secure energy future” in interviews with television anchors from Los Angeles, Denver, Austin, Des Moines, Orlando, Cincinnati, Las Vegas and Pittsburgh.