Obama approval rating dives to 41%

American Thinker ^ | 03/13/2012 | Rick Moran

[SeekAndFind]

It was 50% last month and despite relatively good economic news lately, this doesn't seem to correlate into higher numbers for the president.

CBS:

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"President Obama's approval rating has hit the lowest level ever in CBS News polling, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times survey. The drop may be partially attributable to rising gas prices.

Just 41 percent of Americans approve of the job Mr. Obama is doing as president, according to the poll, conducted from March 7 to 11. Another 47 percent disapprove of his performance, up from 41 percent last month.

Mr. Obama's approval rating was 50 percent last month. The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 12 cents over the past two weeks. The poll found that most Americans, 54 percent, believe gas prices are something a president can do a lot about.

Americans have historically felt that a president can control gas prices, though experts attribute changes to a variety of factors, many outside of a president's control. They also felt this way when gas prices spiked during the administration of former President George W. Bush.

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Mr. Obama's job rating on the economy remains about the same as it was last month - 39 percent approve, while 54 percent disapprove.

The economy and jobs remains the most important problem facing the country today, according to 51 percent of Americans. Three in four Americans think the economy is at least somewhat bad, including 30 percent who say it is very bad.

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Actually, the time to have done something about gas prices was three years ago when he first took office. Of course there's little he can do now except open the spigot on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve -

[vaudine]

Not nearly low enough. Yawn--I have the balloons, noise makers, crazy hats and ice cream and cake, not to mention the popcorn and margarita mix, so wake me when he is at 20% or below and we'll party.

vaudine

[philman_36]

The drop may be partially attributable to rising gas prices.

Nah, the Breitbart videos don't have anything to do with the drop. It's the gas prices and those videos don't need even a mention. Folks may wonder what they're about and go look at them. /sarcasm

[Pride in the USA]

Well, this is a good start! It looks like a few more Americans are waking up to the disaster that is Obama.

[School of Rational Thought]

41% are stupid

[woodbutcher1963]

95% of the African Americans
liberal white women
unemployed people collecting benefits that are not looking for work(slackers)
illegal aliens
dead people
Most(not all) union workers ie GM & Chrysler employeees & SEIU employees
The majority(not all)of govt. employees
stupid college students(Occupy Wallstreeters)

I am sure I am leaving out other demographic groups.

[james64]

Those would be all the dead people that have already be registered to vote in November.