According to the RCP poll of polls, Obama’s approval rating is 60.8% for the period March 9 to 24, 2009. This average is based on data obtained from the following recent polls:
Gallup poll: 63% (3/22-3/24)
Rasmussen reports poll: 56% (3/22-3/24)
CBS News poll: 64% (3/20-3/22)
CNN/Opinion research poll: 64% (3/12-3/15)
NPR-POS/GQR poll: 59% (3/10-3/14)
Pew Research poll: 59% (3/9-3/10)
Here is the link:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
The RCP average does not include the recent Zogby poll, which claims Obama’s rating is ‘about 50-50’.
Here is the link:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/03/64542435/1
If one reads the article, it provides a link to the aforementioned Gallup tracking poll that places Obama’s approval rating at 63%, which is DOWN from his highest approval rating of 69% (Jan 22-24) but UP from his lowest approval rating of 59% (Feb 21-23) since he became President.
Here is the link:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx
According to the RCP poll of polls average on Nov 3, 2008, Obama’s approval rating was 52.1%.
Here is the link:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html
But the ONLY poll that mattered was not a ‘poll’ at all. It was an ELECTION that took place on Nov 4, 2008. The final results of that election gave Obama an ‘approval rating’ of 52.9% of the popular vote and 365 (to 173) Electoral College votes!
The one pollster that came closest to predicting this Electoral College landslide was Nate Silver at 538.com. He has a post discussing the recent Zogby poll as an outlier.
Here is the link:
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/03/worst-pollster-in-world-strikes-again.html
Get over it!
