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 CBS NEWS POLLFor Release: Friday, November 11, 20116:30 pm (ET)
The President, Congress and the Economy
November 6-10, 2011
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43% approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president; 47% disapprove.
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The President’s approval rating on handling the economy continues to be low - just 34%approve, while 60% disapprove – a record high. 86% say the economy is in bad shape.
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9% approves of the job Congress is doing. Both parties receive criticism: just one in fiveAmericans approves of the job Congressional Democrats or Republicans are doing.
Presidential Approval
President Obama’s job approval rating is now 43%, down three points from last month and thesame rating as September. Slightly more, 47%, disapprove.
President Obama’s Overall Job Approval Rating
Now 10/2011 9/2011Approve 43% 46% 43%Disapprove 47 46 50The presidential election is one year away, and while President Obama’s job approval is below50%, it is only slightly below the approval ratings of his predecessors Bill Clinton and RonaldReagan at this point in their presidencies – both of whom were successfully re-elected thefollowing year. George W. Bush, whose approval rating was 50% at a comparable point in time,also won a second term.Comparisons to modern one-term presidents are mixed. President Obama’s approval rating islower than President George H. W. Bush’s in November 1991, but President Bush’s approvalrating dropped precipitously during 1992. In contrast, President Obama’s current approvalrating is much higher than the 30% Jimmy Carter received in late 1979.
Presidential Job Approval Ratings
Barack G.W. Bill G.H.W. Ronald JimmyObama Bush Clinton Bush Reagan CarterNow 11/2003 10/1995 11/1991 10/1983 11/1979Approve 43% 50% 47% 51% 49% 30%Disapprove 47 42 39 37 36 50
 
Democrats and Republicans hold opposing views of the president: 81% of Republicansdisapprove, while 76% of Democrats approve. Among independents, just 39% approve andmore, 47% disapprove.
President Obama’s Overall Job Approval Rating
All Reps Dems IndsApprove 43% 12% 76% 39%Disapprove 47 81 21 47At just 34%, President Obama’s approval rating on handling the economy matches his all-timelow in this poll;, and 60% disapprove – a new high. His approval rating on handling foreignpolicy is higher, at 45%. Since the death of Osama bin Laden, terrorism is a strong issue forPresident Obama: 63% approve of his handling of that.
Obama’s Approval Ratings on…
Approve DisapproveHandling terrorism 63% 28Foreign policy 45% 41The economy 34% 60
Congress
Congress’ job approval rating is just 9% now, matching the approval rating Congress receivedlate last month, the lowest level ever recorded in CBS News Polls.
Congress’ Job Approval Rating
Total Reps Dems IndsApprove 9% 13% 10% 6%Disapprove 83 78 82 86The public criticizes both Congressional parties: just one in five Americans approves of howeither the Democrats or Republicans in Congress are handling their jobs. While there has beenlittle change in views of the Republicans, approval of Congressional Democrats has fallen sixpoints since September.
Approve/Disapprove of…
Now 9/2011 9/2010Democrats in CongressApprove 22% 28% 30%Disapprove 66 63 58Republicans in CongressApprove 19% 19% 20%Disapprove 71 72 68
 
The Economy
Americans continue to be pessimistic about the economy. Only 13% think the economy is ingood shape now, and 86% say it is bad.32% think the economy is getting worse; just 18% think it is improving.
Economy is …
Now 10/2011 9/2011 2/2011 10/2010Getting better 18% 14% 12% 32% 25%Getting worse 32 36 40 22 28Staying the same 50 49 46 45 46 ____________________________________________________________________ 
This poll was conducted by telephone from November 6-10, 2011 among 1,182 adults nationwide. Phonenumbers were dialed from samples of both standard land-line and cell phones. The error due to samplingfor results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error forsubgroups may be higher. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the NationalCouncil on Public Polls.
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