The Republican side is getting much more attention in New Hampshire right now, but it’s also a swing state in the general election. And President Obama isn’t doing particularly well there at the moment: Obama hit 53 percent disapproval in a new poll for the University of New Hampshire, against 41 approval.
The high disapproval rating seems to be a result of other numbers being low: only 35 percent approve of his handling of the economy, 52 percent oppose his signature health care reform legislation, and Granite State residents also think the country is off on the wrong track, which is a the case across nearly every poll.
One note of slightly better news — Obama maintains a higher personal favorability rating than his other metrics. From UNH: “Obama’s personal favorability ratings have remained stable for the past year. Obama is currently viewed favorably by 44% of New Hampshire adults, 47% have an unfavorable opinion of him, and 9% are neutral or don’t know enough about him to say.”
