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Quinnipiac University. June 24-30, 2014. N=1,446 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.6.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Iraq?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/24-30/14	37	55	8
	10/25-31/11	61	34	5

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/24-30/14	42	52	7
	6/28 - 7/8/13	46	45	9
	10/25-31/11	50	41	9
	1/4-11/11	46	40	14
	4/14-19/10	49	39	12
	3/22-23/10	52	36	12
	2/2-8/10	51	39	10
	1/5-11/10	45	45	10
	12/15-20/09	47	43	10
	12/1-6/09	45	45	11
	11/9-16/09	38	49	12
	9/29 - 10/5/09	42	40	17

CBS News/New York Times Poll. June 20-22, 2014. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the current situation in Iraq?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	6/20-22/14	37	52	10

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). June 11-15, 2014. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Thinking about the rest of Barack Obama's term as president, do you think he can lead the country and get the job done or do you no longer feel that he is able to lead the country and get the job done?"

		Can lead	Can no longer lead	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/11-15/14	42	54	2	2

"Over the last 12 months, do you feel that the performance of the Obama administration has gotten better, stayed the same, or gotten worse?"

		Gotten better	Stayed the same	Gotten worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/11-15/14	15	43	41	1

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. June 6-9, 2014. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing [see below]?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"With the budget deficit"
	6/6-9/14	28	63	9
	3/7-10/14	34	57	9
	2/15-18/13	35	55	10
	12/7-10/12	40	53	7
	6/17-20/11	32	61	7
	3/4-7/11	38	56	6
	12/3-7/09	35	57	8
	9/10-14/09	38	55	7

	"With negotiating with the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives"
	6/6-9/14	33	55	12
	3/7-10/14	37	51	12
	2/15-18/13	42	44	14
	12/7-10/12	45	45	10

	"With making people like me feel more economically secure"
	6/6-9/14	37	57	6
	3/7-10/14	42	52	6
	2/15-18/13	45	48	7

	"With the exchange of five prisoners held at Guantanamo for an American soldier"
	6/6-9/14	31	51	18

	"With dealing with the situation in Ukraine"
	6/6-9/14	31	46	23
	3/7-10/14	34	41	25

	"In fighting for the middle class"
	6/6-9/14	44	51	5

	"In dealing with problems in the Veterans Administration"
	6/6-9/14	33	51	16

"Which of the following statements better reflects your view of President Obama as a world leader? Some foreign leaders are challenging the U.S. because they perceive President Obama is weak and will not take aggressive action to stop them. Foreign leaders who are challenging the U.S. would likely behave the same way under any president -- they are fixated on pursuing their own national interests." Options rotated

		Obama perceived as weak	Would behave the same with any president	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/6-9/14	46	50	4

Gallup Poll. June 5-8, 2014. N=1,027 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation involving health care for veterans at VA hospitals?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/5-8/14	29	63	8

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the release of U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who had been held in Afghanistan by the Taliban for five years?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/5-8/14	38	50	12

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 29-June 1, 2014. N=1,002 adults nationwide.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan?" Half sample (Form A)

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/29 - 6/1/14	45	45	10
	5/17-20/12	47	44	9
	4/5-8/12	48	43	9
	3/7-10/12	46	47	7
	7/14-17/11	53	43	5
	6/2-5/11	52	41	7
	4/14-17/11	44	49	7
	1/13-16/11	49	41	10
	12/9-12/10	45	46	10
	7/7-11/10	45	45	10
	4/22-25/10	56	36	7
	3/23-26/10	53	35	12
	1/12-15/10	50	45	6
	12/10-13/09	52	44	4
	11/12-15/09	45	48	6
	10/15-18/09	45	47	7
	9/10-12/09	55	37	7
	8/13-17/09	60	33	7
	7/15-18/09	62	30	8
	4/21-24/09	63	26	11

CNN/ORC Poll. May 29-June 1, 2014. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling [see below]?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"The federal budget deficit"
	5/29 - 6/1/14	31	67	3
	9/6-8/13	36	61	3
	6/11-13/13	34	64	2
	4/5-7/13	38	58	4
	1/14-15/13	41	57	2
	8/24-25/11	33	66	1
	8/5-7/11	34	64	2
	5/24-26/11	34	64	2
	3/18-20/11	36	62	2
	1/21-23/11	38	60	2
	11/11-14/10	36	61	3
	7/16-21/10	36	62	2
	3/19-21/10	36	62	2
	1/8-10/10	36	62	1
	10/30 - 11/1/09	39	60	2
	9/11-13/09	46	51	3
	8/28-31/09	36	63	1
	3/12-15/09	52	47	2

	"Helping the middle class"
	5/29 - 6/1/14	40	58	2
	10/30 - 11/1/09	50	49	1
	3/12-15/09	67	32	1

	"The situation in Afghanistan"
	5/29 - 6/1/14	42	56	2
	1/14-15/13	54	42	4
	11/11-13/11	48	48	4
	5/24-26/11	55	42	3
	1/21-23/11	51	46	3
	9/1-2/10	48	47	5
	7/16-21/10	46	51	3
	3/19-21/10	55	42	3
	1/8-10/10	51	47	3
	10/30 - 11/1/09	42	56	2
	8/28-31/09	49	46	5
	3/12-15/09	67	29	5

	"The situation in Veterans Affairs hospitals and medical facilities"
	5/29 - 6/1/14	37	58	6

CBS News Poll. May 20-21, 2014. N=1,056 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the problems at Veterans Administration medical facilities?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/20-21/14	29	45	25

CBS News Poll. May 16-19, 2014. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation between Russia and Ukraine?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/16-19/14	40	40	21
	3/20-23/14	38	46	16

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 24-27, 2014. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the situation involving Russia and Ukraine?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/24-27/14	34	46	20
	3/5-9/14	42	43	15

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). April 23-27, 2014. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the situation between Russia and Ukraine?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/23-27/14	37	45	18
	3/5-9/14	43	40	17

"Thinking now about Barack Obama and his foreign policy, in general which comes closer to your point of view? He is too cautious and lets other countries control events. He takes a balanced approach depending on the situation. He is too bold and forces issues with other countries." Half sample (Form B)

		Too cautious	Balanced approach	Too bold	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/23-27/14	36	42	15	7

Quinnipiac University. March 26-31, 2014. N=1,578 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.5.

"Would you say that Barack Obama is honest and trustworthy or not?"

		Is	Is not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-31/14	48	47	5
	1/15-19/14	46	49	5
	1/4-7/14	46	49	4
	12/3-9/13	44	52	4
	11/6-11/13	44	52	4
	9/23-29/13	54	41	4
	6/28 - 7/8/13	50	44	5
	5/22-28/13	49	47	5
	8/16-27/11	58	37	6
	1/5-11/10	56	37	7

"Would you say that Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not?"

		Has	Doesn't have	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-31/14	49	48	3
	1/15-19/14	49	48	3
	1/4-7/14	46	51	3
	12/3-9/13	47	51	2
	11/6-11/13	48	50	2
	9/23-29/13	53	45	3
	6/28 - 7/8/13	52	46	3
	5/22-28/13	53	45	2
	7/1-8/12	59	39	3
	1/5-11/10	66	32	2

"Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?"

		Cares	Doesn't care	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-31/14	51	45	3
	1/15-19/14	51	46	3
	1/4-7/14	50	48	2
	12/3-9/13	48	49	3
	11/6-11/13	49	48	3
	9/23-29/13	54	42	3
	6/28 - 7/8/13	52	45	3
	5/22-28/13	53	45	3
	7/1-8/12	56	41	3
	11/6-10/08	70	22	7

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-31/14	39	58	3
	1/15-19/14	36	59	5
	1/4-7/14	35	61	4
	12/3-9/13	34	62	4
	11/6-11/13	36	60	4
	7/1-8/12	43	52	5
	2/14-20/12	40	56	5
	3/22-28/11	38	55	7
	2/21-28/11	40	56	4
	1/4-11/11	44	51	5
	4/14-19/10	40	55	5
	3/22-23/10	44	50	6
	3/16-21/10	36	58	6
	2/2-8/10	35	58	6
	1/5-11/10	35	58	6
	12/15-20/09	38	56	6
	12/1-6/09	38	56	6
	11/9-16/09	41	53	6
	9/29 - 10/5/09	41	51	8
	7/27 - 8/3/09	39	52	9
	6/23-29/09	46	42	13

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation involving Russia and Ukraine?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-31/14	41	47	11

CBS News Poll. March 20-23, 2014. N=1,097 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation with Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	3/20-23/14	40	45	15
	2/6-10/13	50	33	17
	8/22-26/12	45	38	18
	4/13-17/12	43	42	14
	2/8-13/12	51	36	13
	9/28 - 10/2/11	47	36	17
	6/24-28/11	51	38	11
	6/3-7/11	51	35	14
	1/5-9/11	44	38	18
	9/10-14/10	48	34	18
	8/20-24/10	43	39	18
	7/9-12/10	43	44	13
	5/20-24/10	44	37	19
	3/29 - 4/1/10	48	36	16
	1/14-17/10	46	39	15
	1/6-10/10	46	38	16
	12/4-8/09	48	38	14
	11/13-16/09	38	43	19
	10/5-8/09	42	34	24
	9/19-23/09	44	35	21
	8/27-31/09	48	30	22
	4/22-26/09	56	21	23
	4/1-5/09	58	21	21

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 27-March 2, 2014. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Do you think Barack Obama is in touch with the concerns of most people in the United States today, or is he out of touch?"

		In touch	Out of touch	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/2/14	48	49	2
	4/11-14/13	51	46	2

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 19-23, 2014. N=1,644 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"In general, which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama presidency so far? Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat disappointed or very disappointed?"

		Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat disappointed	Very disappointed	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/19-23/14	10	30	22	37	1
	8/22-26/12	12	35	22	30	2

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2014. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"In general, would you say that President Obama's views and proposed programs for the country are too liberal, not liberal enough, or just about right for the country?"

		Too liberal	Not liberal enough	Just about right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/31 - 2/2/14	41	14	41	4
	3/11-13/11	46	12	39	3
	10/27-30/10	46	13	37	4
	8/6-10/10	46	13	39	3
	1/8-10/10	46	10	42	2
	10/30 - 11/1/09	42	14	44	1
	7/31 - 8/3/09	40	8	50	2
	3/12-15/09	36	5	58	1

"In general, do you hope that Barack Obama's policies will succeed or do you hope that his policies will fail?"

		Succeed	Fail	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/31 - 2/2/14	58	34	5	2
	Democrats	94	3	2	1
	Independents	58	34	5	3
	Republicans	14	73	10	3

	1/14-15/13	70	26	2	1
	Democrats	96	4	-	1
	Independents	69	28	3	-
	Republicans	40	52	5	4

	10/14-16/11	67	25	7	1
	12/17-19/10	61	27	9	3
	12/16-20/09	71	22	6	-
	3/12-15/09	86	11	2	-

"And in general, do you think it is more likely that Obama's policies will succeed or more likely that his policies will fail?"

		Succeed	Fail	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/31 - 2/2/14	37	56	4	3
	1/14-15/13	54	39	4	4
	10/14-16/11	36	59	4	2
	12/17-19/10	44	47	6	2
	12/16-20/09	52	41	5	2
	3/12-15/09	64	32	3	1

"As you may know, President Obama gave his State of the Union address last Tuesday night. About how much of President Obama's speech did you happen to hear or watch: all of the speech, some of it, only a little, or none at all?"

		All	Some of it	Only a little	None at all
		%	%	%	%
	1/31 - 2/2/14	16	17	14	52

"Based on what you have read or heard about that speech, what was your overall reaction to President Obama's State of the Union address: very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or very negative?"

		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Mixed (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/31 - 2/2/14	15	29	17	21	18

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 28, 2014. N=371 adults nationwide who watched the presidential speech. Margin of error ą 5. Per CNN: Survey respondents were first interviewed as part of a random national sample on January 24-27, 2014. In those interviews, respondents indicated they planned to watch tonight's speech and were willing to be re-interviewed after the speech. Some questions were asked of each respondent both in the pre-speech questionnaire on January 24-27 and on tonight's questionnaire. Where applicable, results for tonight's respondents from both the pre-speech survey and the post-speech survey are reported. 22% of the respondents who participated in tonight's survey identified themselves as Republicans, 41% identified themselves as Democrats, and 37% identified themselves as Independents.

"What was your overall reaction to President Obama's speech tonight: very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative or very negative?"

		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Mixed (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/28/14	44	32	14	8	2

"Do you think the policies being proposed by Barack Obama will move the country in the right direction or the wrong direction?"

		Right direction	Wrong direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/28/14	69	29	3
	1/24-27/14	52	43	5

"Based on what you heard in tonight's speech, do you think that President Obama's plan will or will not succeed in improving the economy?"

		Will	Will not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/28/14	59	36	5

"Do you think the proposals outlined in tonight's speech to help lower-income people join the middle class will be very effective, somewhat effective, not too effective, or not effective at all?"

		Very effective	Somewhat effective	Not too effective	Not effective at all
		%	%	%	%
	1/28/14	18	50	15	16

"Do you think the proposals outlined in tonight's speech to address the problems faced by people who are already in the middle class will be very effective, somewhat effective, not too effective, or not effective at all?"

		Very effective	Somewhat effective	Not too effective	Not effective at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/28/14	14	47	23	14	2

"How likely do you think it is that most of the programs Obama outlined in tonight's speech will be passed into law: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely at all?"

		Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not too likely	Not likely at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/28/14	8	45	35	11	1

"In general, would you rather see Barack Obama attempt to reach a bipartisan compromise with Congress on major issues, or would you rather see Obama take unilateral action without Congress to make changes in government policy that are not supported by Republicans?"

		Bipartisan compromise	Unilateral action	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/28/14	67	30	3

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 20-23, 2014. N=1,003 adults nationwide.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the situation in Syria?" Half sample

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/20-23/14	33	45	22
	9/12-15/13	36	53	11

CBS News Poll. Jan. 17-21, 2014. N=1,018 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	1/17-21/14	34	57	9
	11/15-18/13	28	67	5
	9/19-23/13	35	54	11
	4/24-28/13	33	57	10
	3/20-24/13	33	57	10
	2/6-10/13	37	55	8
	1/11-15/13	37	54	9
	12/12-16/12	37	51	12
	2/8-13/12	32	59	9
	6/3-7/11	30	63	7
	4/15-20/11	33	59	8
	3/18-21/11	31	58	11
	2/11-14/11	31	58	11
	1/15-19/11	30	56	14
	4/5-12/10	29	53	18
	2/5-10/10	31	58	11
	7/24-28/09	40	43	17

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling surveillance activities by the National Security Agency?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	1/17-21/14	35	49	15

Quinnipiac University. Jan. 15-19, 2014. N=1,933 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.2.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Iran?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/15-19/14	39	47	14
	12/3-9/13	40	48	12
	9/23-29/13	48	40	12
	11/14-20/11	46	38	16
	4/14-19/10	44	43	13
	9/29 - 10/5/09	45	39	17

"Do you think that in general the Obama administration has been competent in running the government, or don't you think so?"

		Has been competent	Don't think so	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/15-19/14	42	53	5
	1/4-7/14	43	55	2
	12/3-9/13	40	56	3
	11/6-11/13	43	53	3

"Do you think President Barack Obama is paying enough attention to what his administration is doing, or don't you think so?"

		Paying enough attention	Don't think so	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/15-19/14	45	47	8
	1/4-7/14	45	50	6
	12/3-9/13	41	52	6
	11/6-11/13	43	51	6

CNN/ORC Poll. Dec. 16-19, 2013. N=1,035 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?" If disapprove: "Do you disapprove because you think his policies and actions since he became president have been too liberal, or because you think his policies and actions have not been liberal enough?" Combined responses

		Approve	Disapprove: Too liberal	Disapprove: Not liberal enough	Disapprove: Neither reason (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/16-19/13	41	40	12	5	3
	1/14-15/13	55	34	7	2	2
	8/31 - 9/3/12	48	32	8	5	7
	3/24-25/12	51	35	8	2	4
	8/5-7/11	44	36	16	2	2
	7/18-20/11	45	38	13	3	2
	4/29 - 5/1/11	51	36	7	4	3
	11/11-14/10	48	38	9	3	3
	7/16-21/10	47	38	9	3	2
	3/25-28/10	51	40	6	2	1
	12/16-20/09	54	34	8	2	2
	12/2-3/09	48	40	8	2	2

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 18-20, 2013. N=843 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to Barack Obama. . . ."

		Applies	Doesn't apply	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Inspires confidence"
	11/18-20/13	44	56	-
	9/6-8/13	49	50	1
	5/24-26/11	58	41	1
	5/2/11	57	42	1
	6/16/10	56	43	1
	1/22-24/10	57	43	-
	10/30 - 11/1/09	63	37	-
	6/26-28/09	72	27	1
	2/18-19/09	75	24	1
	12/19-21/08	82	18	-

	"Is likeable"
	11/18-20/13	71	29	-
	5/17-18/13	79	20	1
	9/9-11/11	79	21	1
	4/29 - 5/1/11	82	17	1

	"Has a vision for the country's future"
	11/18-20/13	60	40	-
	9/9-11/11	66	33	1
	4/9-10/11	68	31	1

"Who do you think will have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year: Barack Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" 2011 & 2012: "Who do you think will have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next two years: Barack Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Barack Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/18-20/13	42	50	3	5

	11/16-18/12	61	33	2	4
	5/24-26/11	44	48	5	3
	1/14-16/11	36	56	5	3

"And who do you WANT to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year: Barack Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" 2011 & 2012: "And who do you WANT to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next two years: Barack Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Barack Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/18-20/13	47	45	2	6

	11/16-18/12	51	42	3	5
	5/24-26/11	50	45	2	3
	1/14-16/11	50	44	5	1

CBS News Poll. Nov. 15-18, 2013. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"How much do you think Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself: a lot, some, not much, or not at all?"

		A lot	Some	Not much	Not at all	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/15-18/13	29	24	19	26	1
	9/19-23/13	30	32	16	21	-
	9/28 - 10/2/11	38	31	14	15	2
	1/15-19/11	36	35	17	10	2
	7/9-12/10	37	31	15	15	2
	6/16-20/10	37	31	16	15	1
	1/14-17/10	41	28	14	15	2
	8/27-31/09	45	27	13	13	2
	4/22-26/09	54	26	8	8	4
	2/18-22/09	53	30	8	6	3

"Do you think Barack Obama is honest and trustworthy, or not?"

		Is	Is not	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	11/15-18/13	49	48	3

"In general, how confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to manage the federal government effectively: very confident, somewhat confident, not very confident, or not at all confident?"

		Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Not at all confident	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/15-18/13	18	29	22	31	1

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Nov. 10-12, 2013. N=1,006 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on the following issues? . . ."

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Foreign policy"
	11/10-12/13	38	54	8

	"The economy"
	11/10-12/13	37	60	3
	2/4-6/13	42	55	3
	10/28-30/12	45	52	3
	10/7-9/12	44	52	4
	9/24-26/12	45	52	3

	"Health care"
	11/10-12/13	36	61	4
	2/4-6/13	43	52	5
	10/28-30/12	47	49	4
	10/7-9/12	46	50	4
	9/24-26/12	48	47	4

	"Immigration"
	11/10-12/13	37	52	11
	2/4-6/13	47	46	7
	10/28-30/12	44	45	11

	"The federal deficit"
	11/10-12/13	29	66	5
	2/4-6/13	33	61	6

Quinnipiac University. Nov. 6-11, 2013. N=2,545 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 1.9.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the federal budget?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/6-11/13	32	62	6

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling immigration issues?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/6-11/13	35	53	12
	7/28-31/13	39	53	7
	6/28 - 7/8/13	41	50	8
	4/25-29/13	40	50	10

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/6-11/13	41	45	14
	9/23-29/13	47	42	11
	7/28-31/13	45	39	16
	6/28 - 7/8/13	44	38	18
	5/22-28/13	43	43	14
	2/27 - 3/4/13	44	40	15
	1/30 - 2/4/13	47	41	12

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling health care: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/6-11/13	42	43	15
	9/23-29/13	47	38	15
	2/27 - 3/4/13	46	41	13
	1/30 - 2/4/13	48	40	12

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling the federal budget: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/6-11/13	40	45	15

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling immigration issues: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/6-11/13	40	41	19

Pew Research Center. Oct. 30-Nov. 6, 2013. N=2,003 adults nationwide.

"... Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling [see below]?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%

	"Health care policy" N=1,007 (Form 1), margin of error ą 3.6.
	10/30 - 11/6/13	37	59	3
	9/4-8/13	41	53	6
	1/6-9/11	45	47	8
	6/16-20/10	42	50	7
	4/21-26/10	40	51	9
	3/10-14/10	39	52	9
	1/6-10/10	38	52	10
	10/28 - 11/8/09	43	47	10
	7/22-26/09	42	43	14
	4/14-21/09	51	26	23

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 17-20, 2013. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Generally, do you think Obama is more interested in doing what's best for the country or what's best for himself politically?"

		Best for the country	Best for himself	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/17-20/13	52	46	2

CBS News Poll. Oct. 1-2, 2013. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"These days, when Republicans in Congress oppose policies proposed by Barack Obama and the Democrats, is it mostly because of a disagreement about policy or is it mostly because they want to stop Barack Obama and the Democrats from gaining political advantage?"

		Disagreement	Political advantage	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/1-2/13	32	61	7
	7/18-22/13	28	64	8

"These days, when Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress oppose policies proposed by the Republicans, is it mostly because of a disagreement about policy or is it mostly because they want to stop the Republicans from gaining political advantage?"

		Disagreement	Political advantage	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/1-2/13	43	47	9
	7/18-22/13	39	52	9

Obama Administration continued

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