Rasmussen Reports
Obama's now has a negative rating
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 30% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of –8. The President’s Approval Index rating has fallen six points since release of a disappointing jobs report last week (see trends).
Thirty-nine percent (39%) now give the President good or excellent marks for handling the economy while 43% say he is doing a poor job. Those are by far his lowest ratings yet on the economy Premium Members can see crosstabs,trends,and Scott Rasmussen’s Daily Briefing.
There is a gender gap when it comes to perceptions of Obama’s performance. By a 46% to 27% margin,men Strongly Disapprove. Women are more evenly divided—33% Strongly Approve and 30% Strongly Disapprove.