Obama Has Fifty One Percent Approval At Start Of Second Term
President Obama's approval rating
stands at 51 percent as he prepares to be sworn in for a second term, according
to a new CBS News/New York Times poll. Forty-one percent of Americans say they
disapprove of the overall job he is doing as president.
Mr. Obama's approval rating is
down six points compared to December, shortly after his reelection, and is
lower than the 62 percent approval rating he received shortly after taking
office in 2009. His approval rating is slightly higher than where it stood at this
point last year, when 47 percent approved of his performance and 45 percent
disapproved.
Mr. Obama's approval rating hit
its first-term high of 68 percent in April 2009, roughly 100 days after he
first took office. His lowest rating came in March 2012, as Americans grappled
with increased gas prices. His job rating hovered around 50 percent throughout 2010
and 2011, though it spiked to 57 percent in May 2011, after the killing of
Osama bin Laden.
