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March 24th, 2009
CBS Poll: Obama Approval at 64%
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CBS Poll: Obama Approval at 64%
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Obama's job approval rating is up a couple of points in the latest CBS News poll, despite the fact that for the first time a plurality of the public disapproved of his handling of an issue: the AIG bonus mess. Forty-one percent approved of his handling of the situation, while 42% disapproved and 17% had no opinion.
Obama's approval rating in the CBS Poll is 64%, which is a two point increase from their last poll taken 10 days ago. Overall, Obama's job approval rating has also ticked up slightly in the latest RCP Average to 61.2% while his disapproval rating has declined to 30.5%:
