Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Political Survey

CNN/ORC Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling:

Terrorism

• Approve 62% (62%) [65%]
• Disapprove 37% (35%) [34%]

Foreign Affairs

• Approve 50% (47%)
• Disapprove 47% (50%)

The situation in Libya

• Approve 52% [45%]
• Disapprove 40% [48%]

Unemployment

• Approve 37% (37%)
• Disapprove 62% (60%)

The economy

• Approve 34% (34%) [41%]
• Disapprove 65% (64%) [58%]

The federal budget deficit

• Approve 33% (34%) [34%]
• Disapprove 66% (64%) [64%]

Overall, do you trust Barack Obama as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, or not? 

• Yes 53% [62%]
• No 47% [38%]

Survey of 1,017 adults, including 927 registered voters, was conducted August 24-25, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted August 5-7, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 24-26, 2011 are in square brackets.

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