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CBS News National Poll

Appointing the Next Supreme Court Justice, President Obama, and the Economy
February 12-16, 2016
Q1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

Approve
Disapprove
Don't know/No answer

* TOTAL RESPONDENTS *
Total Rep
Dem Ind
%
%
%
%
47
11
84
42
45
86
12
44
8
4
4
15

Jan16a
%
46
47
7

Q2. Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty
seriously gotten off on the wrong track?
Right direction
Wrong track
Don't know/No answer

31
62
6

7
90
3

60
33
7

25
67
8

27
65
8

Q3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?
Approve
Disapprove
Don't know/No answer

40
49
11

10
85
5

70
20
10

36
48
16

34
52
13

Q4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
Approve
Disapprove
Don't know/No answer

47
47
6

12
84
4

80
16
5

44
48
8

45
49
6

Q5. How would you rate the condition of the national economy these days? Is it very good, fairly good, fairly
bad or very bad?
Very good
Fairly good
Fairly bad
Very bad
Don't know/No answer

7
41
30
21
2

2
21
43
34
1

13
59
17
9
2

6
39
31
21
3

5
44
31
18
1

Q6. Do you think the economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same?
Better
Worse
Same
Don't know/No answer
Q7.-Q58. RELEASED SEPARATELY

26
32
41
2

9
51
39
1

45
14
40
1

23
32
42
2

24
29
46
1

Q59. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job?
* PARTIAL RESPONDENTS *
Total Rep
Dem Ind
%
%
%
%
49
46
55
45
37
44
31
38
14
11
14
17

Approve
Disapprove
Don't know/No answer

Jun15b
%
41
40
19

*Partial sample of 951 respondents interviewed 2/14-2/16/2016

Q60. As you may know, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away. Would you like to see the next
Supreme Court justice appointed by President Obama before the election in November or appointed by the
President who will be elected in November?
Appointed by President Obama
Appointed by President elected in 2016
Don't know/No answer

47
46
7

15
82
3

77
19
5

*Partial sample of 951 respondents interviewed 2/14-2/16/2016

Total Respondents
Total Republicans
Total Democrats
Total Independents
Total Sample for q59+q60

Unweighted
2,007
586
605
816
951

Weighted

548
634
825

46
43
11

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