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PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL HANDLING SPECIFIC ISSUES

President Obama
	Barack Obama & Economy
	Barack Obama & Iraq/Afghanistan
	Barack Obama & Foreign Affairs
	Barack Obama & Health
Previous Presidents
	Other Presidents & Economy
	George W. Bush & Iraq/Afghanistan
	Johnson & Vietnam
	Nixon & Vietnam
	Other Presidents & Foreign Affairs
	Other Presidents & Health

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USA Today/Gallup Poll # 2009-02: January Wave 1--Economy/Barack Obama [United States: 2009] Survey conducted by Gallup Organization, January 30-February 1, 2009 View Details

Gallup News Service Poll # 2008-10: Mood of the Nation--Economic Conditions & George Bush Approval [United States: 2008] Survey conducted by Gallup Organization, February 11-14, 2008 View Details

ABC News/Washington Post Poll # 2007-1046:September Monthly--Iraq/2008 Presidential Election [United States: 2007] Survey conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post, September 27-30, 2007 View Details

CBS News/New York Times Poll # 2007-07A: 2008 Presidential Election/Women [United States: 2007] Survey conducted by CBS News and The New York Times, July 9-17, 2007 View Details

Pew Research Center Poll: April 2007 Political Survey--2008 Presidential Election/Gun Control/Schools/Iraq [United States: 2007] Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 18-22, 2008 View Details

CNN/ORC Poll # 2007-004: Bush Administration/War in Iraq/2008 Presidential Election [United States: 2007] Survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, March 9-11, 2007 View Details

Gallup/USA Today Poll # 2006-32: Presidential Election/Bush Administration/Terrorism [United States: 2006] Survey conducted by Gallup Organization, August 18-20, 2006 View Details

Pew Research Center Poll: June News Interest Index--Bush Administration/Election for Congress/Gay marriage/Immigration/Global warming/Terrorism [United States: 2006] Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, June 14-19, 2006 View Details

Gallup News Service Poll # 2006-21: Presidential Election/Bush Administration [United States: 2006] Survey conducted by Gallup Organization, June 1-4, 2006 View Details

Newsweek Poll # 2006-NW02: Congressional Elections/Presidential Approval/Politics/Domestic Surveillance Program [United States: 2006] Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, May 11-12, 2006 View Details

ABC News/Washington Post Poll # 2006-1008: Bush Administration/US Congress/Iraq War/Terrorism/Wire Tapping/Foreign Investment [United States: 2006] Survey conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post, March 2-5, 2006 View Details

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg News Poll # 2006-525: Investors Poll/Political Subset [United States: 2006] Survey conducted by Los Angeles Times, February 25-March 5, 2006 View Details

Pew Research Center Poll: February News Interest Index-Congressional Elections/Political Parties/Energy Policy/International Concerns [United States: 2006] Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, February 1-5, 2006 View Details

ABC News/Washington Post Poll # 2006-1004: Presidential Approval/Politics/National Priorities/Iraq/Terrorism/Ethics [United States: 2006] Survey conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post, January 23-26, 2006 View Details

Here are links to some previously published articles related to this topic.

"Behind the Bush Bounce" - A year of presidential approval (January/February 2003)

"More Baloney Than Bully - The (false) potential of the president's pulpit" (September/October 2002)

From the Field - "Illusion of Change" - Sometimes it's not the same old question (May/June 2002)

"Trial by Poll - Presidential approval ratings and election outcomes" (May/June 2001)

"America's Views and Mood 1998" (December/January 1999)

"The Makeup of Today's Electorate in Party Identification, Ideology, Presidential and Congressional Approval" (April/May 1998)

"Rating Former Presidents" (January/February 1994)

"Public Opinion At Presidents' Beginnings: Truman To Clinton" (June/July 1993)

"Rating George Bush" (October/November 1990)

"The Bushpop Thing: Getting The Job Approval Numbers In Perspective" (February/March 1990)