Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
- Strongly approve 25%
- Somewhat approve 22%
- Somewhat disapprove 14%
- Strongly disapprove 35%
- Obama 47%
- Republicans 37%
- Republicans 59%
- Obama 26%
- Obama 48%
- Republicans 39%
- Obama 53%
- Republicans 35%
- Republicans 67%
- Obama 24%
Inside the numbers:
The president’s advantage on small businesses is particularly notable, given the GOP’s efforts to portray his policies as damaging to small-business job-creation. While Republicans are fully aboard, independents, the linchpin of national politics, say by 46-39 percent that Obama cares more than GOP leaders about the economic interests of small businesses – a fairly close call, but with a tilt in the president’s direction.
This poll, conducted for ABC News by Langer Research Associates, finds that Obama also leads among independents by 19 points on aiding the middle class, 52-33 percent, and by 11 points as caring more about the economic interests of and “you and your family.”
The perception that Obama’s looking out for average folks looks to be a key element of his comparative durability. His approval rating exceeds 75 percent among people who think he cares more about protecting their economic interests, as well as those of the middle class and small businesses alike. Views on who’s better for Wall Street and corporate America, by contrast, don’t interact nearly as strongly with the president’s approval rating.
It matters in part because of Obama shortfalls in his base. At 77 percent, his approval rating among Democrats is at a career low in numerical terms; it’s been in the 70s just twice previously, 78 and 79 percent last September and December. At 73 percent, his approval from liberals is a point from the low. Across the spectrum he’s got a mere 9 percent approval from Republicans, down 7 points from last month, and just 21 percent among conservatives, another low.
In the middle, though, 55 percent of moderates and 48 percent of independents – the latter 6 points better than the low – approve of the president’s work, enough to keep him steady overall.
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