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Topics At A Glance: Presidential Approval

Nixon and Vietnam

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I'm going to read you some things President Nixon has done or been identified with. Regardless of your overall opinions about Nixon, for each one would you tell me if you approve of President Nixon's position, don't approve of it, or have no opinion?...His handling of the war in Vietnam
Roper Report 73-9, [Sep, 1973]




How would you rate President Nixon on...Bringing the war in Vietnam to a close--excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?
Harris Survey, [Apr, 1973]




How would you rate President Nixon on...Bringing the POW's (prisoners of war) home from Vietnam--excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?
Harris Survey, [Apr, 1973]



Johnson and Vietnam

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DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY PRESIDENT JOHNSON IS HANDLING THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM?
Gallup Poll (AIPO), [May, 1968]




DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY PRESIDENT JOHNSON IS HANDLING THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM?
Gallup Poll (AIPO), [Apr, 1968]




DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY PRESIDENT JOHNSON IS HANDLING THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM?
Gallup Poll (AIPO), [Feb, 1968]



Barack Obama and Foreign Affairs

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Regardless of who you support, which (2012 presidential election) candidate do you trust to do a better job...handling international affairs--(Barack) Obama or (Mitt) Romney?
Note: Asked of half sample
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, [Feb, 2012]




Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling foreign policy?
Note: Asked of Form B half sample
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, [Jan, 2012]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way (Barack) Obama is handling...international affairs? (If Approve/Disapprove, ask:) Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
Note: Asked of half sample
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, [Jan, 2012]



Other Presidents and Foreign Affairs

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Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling foreign policy?
Note: Asked of Form A half sample
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, [Dec, 2008]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling foreign policy?
Note: Registered voters
CBS News/New York Times Poll, [Sep, 2008]




Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling foreign policy?
Sample: National registered voters with an oversample of Hispanics
Note: Asked of Form A half sample
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, [Aug, 2008]



Barack Obama and Economy

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way (Barack) Obama is handling...the economy? (If Approve/Disapprove, ask:) Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
Note: Asked of half sample
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, [Feb, 2012]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way (Barack) Obama is handling...the federal budget deficit? (If Approve/Disapprove, ask:) Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
Note: Asked of half sample
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, [Feb, 2012]




Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy?
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, [Jan, 2012]



Other Presidents and the Economy

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the economy?
American Research Group Poll, [Jan, 2009]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush has handled the economy during the last eight years?
CBS News/New York Times Poll, [Jan, 2009]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way (George W.) Bush is handling the economy? (If Approve/Disapprove, ask:) Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, [Dec, 2008]



Barack Obama and Health

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(And please tell me if you approve, disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling each of the following issues.) How about...health care? (If Approve/Disapprove, ask:) Strongly or somewhat? (If Neither/Don't know/Refused, ask:) If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling...health care?
%
21     Strongly approve
23     Somewhat approve
*     Lean approve
*     Neither approve nor disapprove
1     Lean disapprove
13     Somewhat disapprove
40     Strongly disapprove
1     Don't know
Associated Press/Gfk Poll, [Dec, 2011]




(Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on the following issues?)...Health care
Sample: National registered voters
Fox News Poll, [Dec, 2011]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling...health care policy?
CNN/ORC International Poll, [Nov, 2011]



Other Presidents and Health

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling...health care policy?
Gallup Poll, [Feb, 2008]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling health care?
CBS News Poll, [Oct, 2007]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way (George W.) Bush is handling...health care?
Note: Asked of Form 1 half sample
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, [Sep, 2007]



Barack Obama and the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling...the situation in Afghanistan?
Note: Asked of Form 1 half sample
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Political Survey, [Jan, 2012]




And please tell me if you approve, disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling each of the following issues. How about...the situation in Iraq? (If Approve/Disapprove, ask:) Strongly or somewhat? (If Neither/Don't know/Refused, ask:) If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling...the situation in Iraq?
%
21     Strongly approve
32     Somewhat approve
2     Lean approve
2     Neither approve nor disapprove
3     Lean disapprove
17     Somewhat disapprove
23     Strongly disapprove
1     Don't know
*     Refused
Associated Press/Gfk Poll, [Dec, 2011]




(And please tell me if you approve, disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling each of the following issues.) How about...the situation in Afghanistan? (If Approve/Disapprove, ask:) Strongly or somewhat? (If Neither/Don't know/Refused, ask:) If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling...the situation in Afghanistan?
%
16     Strongly approve
32     Somewhat approve
3     Lean approve
1     Neither approve nor disapprove
3     Lean disapprove
19     Somewhat disapprove
24     Strongly disapprove
1     Don't know
*     Refused
Associated Press/Gfk Poll, [Dec, 2011]



George W. Bush and the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush has handled the situation with Iraq during the last eight years?
CBS News/New York Times Poll, [Jan, 2009]




In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling the situation in Iraq?
Note: Asked of Form B half sample
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, [Dec, 2008]




(Do you approve or disapprove of the job President (George W.) Bush is doing in each of these areas?)...Handling the situation in Iraq
Time/Abt SRBI Poll, [Jul, 2008]



From the Archives


Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
ABC News Poll, [Sep, 1998]




(How would you rate President Nixon on each of the following--excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?)... His handling of race and civil rights questions
Harris Survey, [Jul, 1969]




Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President?
CBS News Poll, [Nov, 1998]



Presidential Approval Ratings

Presidential Approval Ratings

Compare current trends to other presidents as far back as Roosevelt and Truman.


Most Important Problem Facing the Country

Economy in general
Blue bar 31%
Unemployment/Jobs
Blue bar 26%
Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/Politicians/Poor leadership/Corruption/Abuse of power
Blue bar 15%
Federal budget deficit/Federal debt
Blue bar 8%
Poor healthcare/hospitals/High cost of healthcare
Blue bar 6%
Other non-economic
Blue bar 3%

Note: Top specific responses only shown.
Gallup Poll, [Jan, 2012]
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Today's Number
52%
answered approve when asked "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling...the situation in Libya?"
CNN/ORC International Poll, [Aug, 2011]


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