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President
Obama and the Obama Administration
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Gallup Poll. March 25-27, 2011. N=1,027 adults nationwide. Margin of
error ± 4. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the
situation in Libya?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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3/25-27/11 |
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12 |
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CBS News Poll. March 18-21, 2011. N=1,022 adults nationwide. Margin
of error ± 3. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is
handling the U.S. response to the situation in Japan?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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3/18-21/11 |
73 |
14 |
13 |
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"Do you think Barack Obama has been spending too much
time, too little time, or the right amount of time trying to fix the
nation's economy and create jobs?" |
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Too much |
Too little |
Right amount |
Unsure |
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3/18-21/11 |
5 |
53 |
36 |
6 |
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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 18-20, 2011. N=1,012
adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. |
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"Do you
approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling [see below]?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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"Energy policy" |
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3/18-20/11 |
47 |
46 |
7 |
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1/21-23/11 |
49 |
43 |
8 |
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3/12-15/09 |
63 |
33 |
4 |
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 10-13, 2011. N=1,005 adults
nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [see
below]?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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% |
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% |
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"The political unrest in the
Middle East and North Africa"
Half sample |
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3/10-13/11 |
45 |
44 |
12 |
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"Who do you trust to do a better job handling [see below]: Obama
or the Republicans in Congress?"
Options rotated |
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Obama |
Republicans |
Both
(vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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"Protecting the rights of
working people"
Half sample (Form B) |
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3/10-13/11 |
46 |
39 |
- |
12 |
3 |
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"Who do you think is taking a stronger leadership role in the government
in Washington these days: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"
Options rotated |
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Obama |
Republicans |
Both (vol.) |
Neither (vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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3/10-13/11 |
39 |
46 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
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12/9-12/10 |
43 |
42 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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"Who do you think better represents your own personal values: Obama or
the Republicans in Congress?"
Options rotated |
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Obama |
Republicans |
Both (vol.) |
Neither (vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/10-13/11 |
46 |
41 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
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"Who do you think better understands the economic problems people in this
country are having: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"
Options rotated |
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Obama |
Republicans |
Both (vol.) |
Neither (vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
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3/10-13/11 |
47 |
35 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
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Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 4-7, 2011.
N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1. |
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"[Do
you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?]
... Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing with
[see below]?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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"Handling the recent turmoil
in the Middle East" |
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3/4-7/11 |
49 |
43 |
8 |
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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Feb. 24-28, 2011.
N=1,000 adults nationwide. |
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"Do you
approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in
Egypt and the political unrest in other Arab countries?"
Half sample
(Form A), MoE ± 4.4 |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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2/24-28/11 |
55 |
30 |
15 |
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CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 15-19, 2011. N=1,036 adults
nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is
handling the recent shooting incident in Tucson, Arizona?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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1/15-19/11 |
64 |
11 |
25 |
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"Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the
next two years with Barack Obama as president?" |
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Optimistic |
Pessimistic |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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1/15-19/11 |
57 |
36 |
7 |
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11/7-10/10 |
55 |
38 |
7 |
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10/21-26/10 |
56 |
37 |
7 |
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"Do you think Barack Obama will try to work with
Republicans in Congress in order to get things done, or won't he?" |
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Will try |
Won't try |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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1/15-19/11 |
77 |
17 |
6 |
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11/7-10/10 |
73 |
23 |
4 |
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"Do you think the Republicans in Congress will try to
work with Barack Obama in order to get things done, or won't they?" |
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Will try |
Won't try |
Unsure |
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% |
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1/15-19/11 |
46 |
45 |
9 |
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11/7-10/10 |
45 |
48 |
7 |
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"When Barack Obama talks about the issues of the day,
which do you think he is spending more time doing: talking about ideas OR
attacking people who disagree with him?" |
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Talking
about ideas |
Attacking
people |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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1/15-19/11 |
71 |
22 |
7 |
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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 13-17, 2011.
N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.
RV = registered voters |
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"Do you
think President Obama will be too inflexible in dealing with Republicans in
Congress, will be too quick to give in to Republicans in Congress, or will
he strike the right balance in dealing with Republicans in Congress?" |
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Too
inflexible |
Too quick
to give in |
Right
balance |
Unsure |
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% |
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1/13-17/11 |
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15 |
55 |
4 |
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"Do you
think Republicans in Congress will be too inflexible in dealing with
President Obama, will be too quick to give in to President Obama, or will
they strike the right balance in dealing with President Obama?" |
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Too
inflexible |
Too quick
to give in |
Right
balance |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
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1/13-17/11 |
55 |
8 |
32 |
5 |
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"Would you
describe Barack Obama as liberal, moderate, or conservative?"
If "liberal" or "conservative": "And
would you say Barack Obama is very liberal/conservative or somewhat
liberal/conservative?" |
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Very
liberal |
Somewhat
liberal |
Moderate |
Somewhat
conservative |
Very
conservative |
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% |
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1/13-17/11 |
27 |
18 |
40 |
8 |
3 |
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1/10-14/10 |
33 |
22 |
30 |
6 |
3 |
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6/12-15/09 |
37 |
20 |
33 |
2 |
2 |
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4/23-26/09 |
36 |
23 |
30 |
4 |
3 |
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1/9-12/09 |
27 |
22 |
37 |
3 |
4 |
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7/18-21/08
RV |
33 |
23 |
29 |
5 |
3 |
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6/6-9/08
RV |
35 |
23 |
24 |
6 |
3 |
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3/7-10/08 |
30 |
25 |
24 |
5 |
3 |
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Quinnipiac University Poll. Jan. 4-11, 2011. N=1,647 registered
voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.4. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling
[see below]?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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% |
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% |
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"Creating jobs" |
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1/4-11/11 |
41 |
51 |
8 |
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4/14-19/10 |
38 |
56 |
6 |
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3/22-23/10 |
37 |
57 |
6 |
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2/2-8/10 |
37 |
56 |
7 |
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1/5-11/10 |
34 |
59 |
7 |
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12/15-20/09 |
37 |
56 |
8 |
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"Taxes" |
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1/4-11/11 |
41 |
50 |
10 |
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"The issue of gays in the
military" |
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1/4-11/11 |
54 |
32 |
14 |
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AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate
Communications. Jan. 5-10, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error
± 4.2. |
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"What kind of president do you think Barack Obama has been so far? Do you
think he has been an outstanding president, above average, average, below
average, or poor?"
Options rotated |
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Outstanding |
Above
average |
Average |
Below
average |
Poor |
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1/5-10/11 |
11 |
27 |
28 |
16 |
18 |
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8/11-16/10 |
12 |
22 |
28 |
14 |
24 |
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1/12-17/10 |
16 |
26 |
26 |
16 |
16 |
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"Compared to the administration of President George W. Bush, do you think
the Obama administration so far has displayed higher ethical standards,
lower ethical standards, or about the same level of ethical standards?" |
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Higher |
Lower |
About the
same |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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1/5-10/11 |
46 |
22 |
31 |
1 |
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1/12-17/10 |
46 |
24 |
30 |
- |
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7/16-20/09 |
47 |
19 |
32 |
1 |
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4/16-20/09 |
52 |
18 |
29 |
2 |
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"Barack Obama campaigned on a platform of 'change.' Do you think Barack
Obama so far is living up to his promises to change the way things work in
Washington, do you think he is breaking those promises, or is it too soon to
tell?" |
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Living up to |
Breaking |
Too soon |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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1/5-10/11 |
23 |
34 |
42 |
1 |
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1/12-17/10 |
16 |
27 |
55 |
2 |
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7/16-20/09 |
27 |
19 |
54 |
1 |
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4/16-20/09 |
30 |
15 |
54 |
- |
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"How many of his campaign promises do you think Barack Obama has kept so
far: all of them, most of them, some of them, or hardly any of them?" |
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All |
Most |
Some |
Hardly any |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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1/5-10/11 |
3 |
23 |
46 |
28 |
1 |
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1/12-17/10 |
3 |
21 |
43 |
31 |
1 |
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"Do you think Barack Obama's administration is trying to change too many
things too quickly, changing things about the right amount at the right
speed, or not changing enough things quickly enough?" |
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Too many |
About right |
Not enough |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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1/5-10/11 |
36 |
32 |
31 |
1 |
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1/12-17/10 |
40 |
34 |
24 |
2 |
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7/16-20/09 |
49 |
37 |
12 |
3 |
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4/16-20/09 |
32 |
52 |
14 |
3 |
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Pew Research Center Poll. Jan. 6-9, 2011. N=1,018 adults nationwide.
Margin of error ± 4. |
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"... Do you approve or disapprove of the way
Barack Obama is handling [see below]?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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"Energy policy" |
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1/6-9/11 |
46 |
37 |
18 |
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6/16-20/10 |
45 |
40 |
15 |
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4/21-26/10 |
43 |
34 |
23 |
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1/6-10/10 |
45 |
35 |
20 |
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10/28 - 11/8/09 |
50 |
34 |
16 |
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7/22-26/09 |
46 |
31 |
22 |
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"Dealing with China" |
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1/6-9/11 |
39 |
37 |
24 |
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10/28 - 11/8/09 |
33 |
34 |
33 |
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"Dealing with Iran" |
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1/6-9/11 |
42 |
39 |
19 |
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4/21-26/10 |
38 |
43 |
19 |
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10/28 - 11/8/09 |
43 |
40 |
17 |
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"Tax policy" |
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1/6-9/11 |
42 |
46 |
12 |
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7/22-26/09 |
39 |
42 |
18 |
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4/14-21/09 |
50 |
33 |
17 |
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Obama Administration continued
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