(RCP).A new Quinnipiac national survey shows the public evenly split on President Obama's job approval rating. The 45% job approval is his lowest to date in the Quinnipiac poll, and his 45% disapproval rating is his highest.
The public is equally split at 45/45 on the question of whether President Obama's first year in office was "mainly" a success or a failure. Among the crucial group of registered Independents, 40% view Obama's first year as a success while 47% view it as a failure.
Obama's handling of specific issues declined again this month, reaching new lows across the board:
Creating Jobs: 34% approve (-3 vs. last poll 12/09)/59% disapprove (+3)
Health Care: 35 (-3)/58 (+2)
Economy: 41 (-3), 54 (+3)
Afghanistan: 45 (-2)/45 (+2)
Foreign Policy: 45 (-1)/46 (+2)
Other notables from the Quinnipiac poll:
Democrats in Congress currently have a 32% job approval rating, down from a high of 45% last March.
Republicans in Congress have an equally anemic 32% job approval rating, but that actually represents their best showing to date in the Quinnipiac survey.
Only 2% are "very" satisfied with the way things are going in the country, with another 25% "somewhat" satisfied. On the other hand, 41% are "very" dissatisfied with the direction of the country and another 31% are "somewhat" dissatisfied.
Despite Obama's sinking approval ratings, 43% still rate him as "better than George W. Bush," while 30% say his is worse than Bush and 23% say he is "about the same" as Bush.
35% believe the country would be "better off" if John McCain had won the 2008 election, 37% believe we'd be "worse off" and 17% believes it didn't make a difference.
The public is equally split at 45/45 on the question of whether President Obama's first year in office was "mainly" a success or a failure. Among the crucial group of registered Independents, 40% view Obama's first year as a success while 47% view it as a failure.
Obama's handling of specific issues declined again this month, reaching new lows across the board:
Creating Jobs: 34% approve (-3 vs. last poll 12/09)/59% disapprove (+3)
Health Care: 35 (-3)/58 (+2)
Economy: 41 (-3), 54 (+3)
Afghanistan: 45 (-2)/45 (+2)
Foreign Policy: 45 (-1)/46 (+2)
Other notables from the Quinnipiac poll:
Democrats in Congress currently have a 32% job approval rating, down from a high of 45% last March.
Republicans in Congress have an equally anemic 32% job approval rating, but that actually represents their best showing to date in the Quinnipiac survey.
Only 2% are "very" satisfied with the way things are going in the country, with another 25% "somewhat" satisfied. On the other hand, 41% are "very" dissatisfied with the direction of the country and another 31% are "somewhat" dissatisfied.
Despite Obama's sinking approval ratings, 43% still rate him as "better than George W. Bush," while 30% say his is worse than Bush and 23% say he is "about the same" as Bush.
35% believe the country would be "better off" if John McCain had won the 2008 election, 37% believe we'd be "worse off" and 17% believes it didn't make a difference.
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