If you’ve ever laid awake at night, haunted by the due date for your master’s thesis, you probably think President Obama’s doing a good job. That’s the finding of a new report by Gallup out today.
Over the past month, only people with some post graduate education have given Obama a steady approval rating of above 50%, Gallup found. Obama’s standing among those with academic hoods collecting dust in their closets averaged 58% over the month. Among those who went out and got a real job after graduating college, his approval rating In the opening weeks of the year was 49%. High school graduates gave Obama a 50% approval.
Obama’s ratings have been declining with all Gallup respondents since he took office in Jan. ’09, but post-graduates have always given him a higher approval rating than others. The bump holds true through all demographics except African Americans, who give Obama around a 90% approval rating across all levels of schooling.
