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发帖数: 29846 | 1 CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer
De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.
Less than one year out from Election Day 2012, voters remain overwhelmingly
pessimistic about the economy, and their concerns are taking a toll on
President Obama's re-election chances. Just 41 percent of Americans think Mr
. Obama has performed his job well enough to be elected to a second term,
whereas 54 percent don't think so.
The president's overall approval rating remains in the mid-40's, according
to a CBS News poll - lower than the approval ratings of Mr. Obama's four
presidential predecessors at this point in their first terms. Mr. Obama's
approval rating is dragged down by his poor marks for his handling of the
economy - which, at 33 percent, is the lowest rating of his presidency in
CBS News polls.
Mr. Obama receives better marks on foreign policy and for his leadership
skills. But when it comes to leading the economy in the right direction,
voters are unimpressed: Just 28 percent think he has made progress on
improving the economy. And most Americans say the president doesn't share
the public's priorities, according to the poll, conducted December 5-7.
(Credit: CBS)
Obama and the economy
Forty-four percent of Americans approve of the job Mr. Obama is doing as
president, and about as many - 46 percent - disapprove. His approval rating
has remained fairly steady but below 50 percent since the spring of 2010,
aside from an uptick in the spring of 2011 following the death of Osama bin
Laden.
Since bin Laden's death, the president has received high marks for his
handling of terrorism: In this poll, 57 percent approve. Voters are split on
his handling of foreign policy overall, with 41 percent approving and 41
percent disapproving.
Views of how he has handled the economy is the obvious drag on the president
's ratings: While just 33 percent approve, 60 percent disapprove. Similarly,
just 35 percent approve his his handling of job creation while 58 percent
disapprove. The last time Mr. Obama's approval rating on the economy was
above 40 percent was in February of this year.
Views on the national economy remain very negative: Since early 2008,
roughly three in four Americans (and sometimes even more) have said the
economy is in bad shape. Now, 86 percent of Americans characterize the
economy as at least somewhat bad, including 42 percent who say it is very
bad.
Although the national unemployment rate recently dropped below 9 percent for
the first time since 2009, Americans are skeptical that a recovery is on
the horizon. Just 21 percent think the economy is getting better, and 39
percent think it is getting worse, up from 32 percent last month. Another 40
percent think the economy isn't changing.
When asked if Mr.Obama has made real progress fixing the economy, 68 percent
say he has not, and just 28 percent say he has. And while 37 percent say
the Obama administration's policies prevented the country from going into a
deeper recession, just under half - 49 percent - say those policies did not
do that.
In addition, more think the policies of the Obama administration have mostly
favored Wall Street (42 percent) than mostly favored average Americans (38
percent).
But while they may disapprove of his handling of this issue, few Americans
think the president is most to blame for the current state of the nation's
economy. When asked to choose between the Bush administration, the Obama
administration, Wall Street, and Congress, more Americans blame the Bush
administration (22 percent) or Congress (16 percent) than Wall Street (12
percent) or Mr. Obama (12 percent), though 24 percent volunteer that a
combination of all four is to blame. |
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