President Barack Obama’s job approval has hit an almost three-year high among Americans, according to numbers released by Gallup on Thursday.
Fifty percent of Americans approve of Obama’s performance as the country’s chief executive, the highest level since May 2013. This is an uptick from his average approval rating during his seventh year in office, which was 46 percent, according to Gallup.
Gallup also pointed out how polarizing Obama remains: 87 percent of Democrats approve of his performance compared to 11 percent of Republicans.
Gallup said Obama’s performance rating was lower than Bill Clinton’s but higher than predecessor George W. Bush. Obama’s rating is similar to that of Ronald Reagan at the same time in his second term. (Reagan’s approval in March 1988 was 51 percent.)
The national poll was conducted from Feb. 29-March 6 among 3,563 adults by cell phones and landlines. The margin of error was plus or minus 2 points.
You think his rating is high now, just wait three months into a Cruz administration.
he must be doing something wrong…
“”"“Gallup also pointed out how polarizing Obama remains”"""
Yup. No way the GOP was polarized against him before they ever heard of right? It’s Obama’s fault.
I can’t help but think of the stories I heard of Jackie Robinson, and the things he had to put up with when he joined the Dodgers.
I disagree with our President on a number of policy issues, but I am never less than proud of the man and the job he’s done for our country, in the face of such unrelenting opposition: not just political, but personal.
Historians may not look kindly on the politics and politicians of our day, but they will definitely look favorably on our 44th President.
Good timing, going into the supreme court showdown … which should begin any day now.
The trick is going to be to get in the news about it day-by-day-by-day.