The Presidency http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Gallup Daily tracking from Nov. 17-19 shows President Barack Obama’s job approval slipping to 49% for the first time in his presidency. Among post-World War II presidents, only Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan dropped below the symbolic majority approval level faster than Obama did. http://www.gallup.com/poll/122627/Obama-Job-Approval-Down-49.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/122627/Obama-Job-Approval-Down-49.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Forty-two percent of Americans believe President Barack Obama should increase U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, either by the roughly 40,000 Gen. Stanley McChrystal recommended (35%) or by a smaller amount (7%). However, slightly more Americans, 44%, favor a reduction of U.S. troops in that country. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124238/Americans-Split-Afghanistan-Troop-Increase-Decrease.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/124238/Americans-Split-Afghanistan-Troop-Increase-Decrease.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT While 42% of Americans would like to see President Obama send more troops to Afghanistan, 44% would prefer he begin to withdraw troops from the country. http://www.gallup.com/video/124241/Americans-Split-Afghanistan.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/video/124241/Americans-Split-Afghanistan.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT Nearly half of Americans (47%) think President Obama’s policies are “about right” in promoting efforts to aid the black community, down from the 64% who said this a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/video/124187/Americans-Assess-Obama-Efforts-Help-Blacks.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/video/124187/Americans-Assess-Obama-Efforts-Help-Blacks.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT Forty-one percent of Americans say race relations have gotten at least a little better under Barack Obama; about half as many say they have worsened. Last November, 70% expected race relations to improve as a result of his election, and 61% still hold out hope that this will happen in the long run. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124181/U.S.-Waiting-Race-Relations-Improve-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/124181/U.S.-Waiting-Race-Relations-Improve-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT Americans view Secretary of Defense Robert Gates positively to the extent they are familiar with him. Forty-nine percent have a favorable opinion of Gates, with 19% unfavorable and 33% unsure. Though Gates is a Republican, Democrats view him more favorably than Republicans. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124175/Americans-Mostly-Favorable-Defense-Secretary-Gates.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/124175/Americans-Mostly-Favorable-Defense-Secretary-Gates.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMT About 7 out of 10 Republicans (71%) say they would seriously consider supporting Mike Huckabee for president in 2012, putting him tops on the list of likely contenders though just slightly ahead of Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin. http://www.gallup.com/video/124100/GOP-candidates-2012.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/video/124100/GOP-candidates-2012.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT More Americans now say President Barack Obama is governing from the left (54%) than expected him to do so just after the election (43%). Less than half (48%) currently think he is keeping his promises -- down from two-thirds (65%) in April. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124094/Majority-Say-Obama-Policies-Mostly-Liberal.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/124094/Majority-Say-Obama-Policies-Mostly-Liberal.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:45:00 GMT The U.S. political climate heading into 2010 is not as favorable to the Democratic Party as it was in 2006 and 2008. Though Democrats continue to have an edge in party affiliation and President Obama retains majority approval, congressional approval and satisfaction with the U.S. are low. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124076/Political-Climate-2010-Not-Favorable-Democrats.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/124076/Political-Climate-2010-Not-Favorable-Democrats.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT Americans are much less sure than they were a year ago at the time of his election that President Barack Obama will be able to accomplish a number of challenges facing his administration. In particular, far fewer Americans believe he will be able to heal political divisions and control federal spending. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124085/One-Year-Election-Americans-Less-Sure-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/124085/One-Year-Election-Americans-Less-Sure-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT Americans are closely divided on healthcare reform, meaning that public opinion offers no real political advantage to either champions or opponents of the idea. That said, a review of Gallup polls conducted throughout the debate reveals five realities crucial to understanding public opinion on this issue. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123989/Americans-Healthcare-Reform-Five-Key-Realities.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123989/Americans-Healthcare-Reform-Five-Key-Realities.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT A majority of Americans, 55%, have at least a fair amount of trust in President Barack Obama on healthcare reform, compared with 48% expressing trust in the Democrats in Congress and 37% trusting the Republicans in Congress. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123917/On-Healthcare-Americans-Trust-Obama-More-Than-Congress.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123917/On-Healthcare-Americans-Trust-Obama-More-Than-Congress.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:15:00 GMT More Americans choose the economy (41%) than any other issue as the top priority for Barack Obama, but that is down sharply from last November (64%). By contrast, the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the federal budget deficit, and healthcare have grown in perceived importance over the past year. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123899/Americans-Priorities-Vying-Obama-Attention.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123899/Americans-Priorities-Vying-Obama-Attention.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT After peaking at 59% last November, Vice President Joe Biden’s favorable rating continues to decline and now stands at 42%. That barely exceeds his 40% unfavorable rating, and continues to trail President Obama’s favorable rating. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123860/Vice-President-Biden-Favorable-Rating-Continues-Decline.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123860/Vice-President-Biden-Favorable-Rating-Continues-Decline.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:45:00 GMT The majority of Americans (61%) say President Obama did not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, but as many Americans say they are “glad” he received it (46%) as say they are not glad (47%). Attitudes are predictably divided by partisanship. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123851/Americans-Views-Obama-Nobel-Peace-Prize.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123851/Americans-Views-Obama-Nobel-Peace-Prize.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT Barack Obama averaged 52.9% approval in his third quarter in office, down sharply from a 62% average in his second. That is the largest drop between those quarters for an elected president since 1953, and one of the largest quarter-to-quarter drops for any first-year president. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123806/Obama-Quarterly-Approval-Average-Slips-Nine-Points.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123806/Obama-Quarterly-Approval-Average-Slips-Nine-Points.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT President Barack Obama’s favorable rating is down 22 points since January, to 56%. Meanwhile, his chief rival for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination (and current Secretary of State) Hillary Clinton has a favorable rating of 62%, little changed over the same time span. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123665/Hillary-Clinton-More-Popular-Barack-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123665/Hillary-Clinton-More-Popular-Barack-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Barack Obama’s job approval rating, which had slipped to as low as 50% last week, now stands at 56%, getting a slight bounce after the announcement of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win on Friday. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123629/Obama-Job-Approval-56-After-Nobel-Win.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123629/Obama-Job-Approval-56-After-Nobel-Win.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:45:00 GMT The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama comes as Americans give Obama slightly below-average job approval ratings overall, and a 53% rating for his handling of foreign affairs. Two-thirds of Americans (67%) do think leaders of other countries around the world respect Obama. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123599/Obama-Nobel-Prize-Public-Opinion-Context.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123599/Obama-Nobel-Prize-Public-Opinion-Context.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:45:00 GMT Americans are now divided on sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan: 48% say they would favor President Obama’s deciding to send more troops and 45% say they would oppose his doing so. Two weeks ago, Americans were more likely to oppose than favor increasing the U.S. troop presence there. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123521/Americans-Divided-Sending-Troops-Afghanistan.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123521/Americans-Divided-Sending-Troops-Afghanistan.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Americans remain largely divided on whether Congress should pass healthcare legislation, with a full quarter continuing to be unsure. However, when the leanings of undecided Americans are pressed, healthcare reform now enjoys a slight advantage, 51% to 41%, versus the 50% to 47% spread seen last month. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123470/Opposition-Healthcare-Legislation-Drops-Modestly.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123470/Opposition-Healthcare-Legislation-Drops-Modestly.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:45:00 GMT Gallup Daily tracking for the month of September found 64% of U.S. Jews approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, significantly higher than the 52% national average in September, and higher than was seen last month among Catholics, Protestants, and Mormons. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123413/U.S.-Jews-Lead-Religious-Groups-Support-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123413/U.S.-Jews-Lead-Religious-Groups-Support-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Barack Obama’s job approval rating, currently 51%, has been highly stable in September even as Obama has made high-profile efforts to increase support for his policies. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123182/Obama-Approval-Holding-Steady-Low-50s.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123182/Obama-Approval-Holding-Steady-Low-50s.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT Americans praise President Obama for his leadership skills, as 72% say he is willing to make hard decisions and 66% believe he is a strong and decisive leader. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123104/Obama-Leadership-Qualities-Stand-Out-Americans.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123104/Obama-Leadership-Qualities-Stand-Out-Americans.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:15:00 GMT Six in 10 Americans believe Barack Obama is making a sincere effort to work with the Republicans in Congress. Meanwhile, fewer than 4 in 10 believe members of Congress are making a sincere effort to work with those on the other side of the political aisle. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123032/Americans-Credit-Obama-Bipartisan-Efforts.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123032/Americans-Credit-Obama-Bipartisan-Efforts.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT