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CBS NEWS POLL President Obama and Issues Facing the Country July 29-August 2, 2015
Q1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? * TOTAL RESPONDENTS * Total Rep Dem Ind May15c % % % % %
Approve 44 11 78 40 42 Disapprove 47 86 15 45 48
Don’t know/No answer
9 3 7 15 10 Q3. What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? Economy & jobs 22 26 19 22 17 Immigration/illegal immigrants 7 7 7 6 5 Health care/health insurance 4 4 5 2 6 Terrorism (general) 4 5 4 3 2 Racism/race relations 3 2 4 3 2 Miscellaneous social issues 3 1 3 3 4 Foreign policy/foreign affairs 3 3 1 4 2 Barack Obama/the president 3 6 * 3 2 Moral values/family values 3 7 1 1 4 Budget/national debt/deficit/surplus 3 4 1 3 4 Poverty/homelessness/hunger 2 * 3 1 4 Education/school loans 2 1 2 3 3 Miscellaneous government issues 2 3 2 1 5 Income gap 2 * 4 2 3 Crime/violence (general) 2 * 3 1 - Islamic extremists groups/Al Qaeda/ISIS 2 3 1 2 2 Homeland security 2 3 1 1 1 Other 24 22 28 31 29 Don't know/No answer 7 3 11 8 5 Q5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? Approve 44 10 75 43 45 Disapprove 49 84 19 49 49
Don’t know/No answer
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Q6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the threat of terrorism? TOTAL RESPONDENTS Total Rep Dem Ind Mar15c % % % % %
Approve 42 13 70 40 42 Disapprove 48 81 20 47 50
Don’t know/No answer
10 6 10 13 8 Q7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation with ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria? Approve 34 9 59 31 36 Disapprove 52 84 26 51 53
Don’t know/No answer
14 7 15 18 12 Q8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling relations with Iran? Approve 37 11 65 34 38 Disapprove 49 80 21 48 47 Don't know/No answer 14 9 14 17 15 Q9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? May15c Approve 17 18 18 15 15 Disapprove 74 69 74 76 78
Don’t know/No answer
9 12 8 9 8 Q10. 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 4 2 5 5 5 Fairly good 44 31 58 42 40 Fairly bad 33 44 23 33 36 Very bad 18 21 13 19 18
Don’t know/No answer
1 2 1 2 1 Q11. Do you think the economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Better 28 13 42 28 27 Worse 25 33 15 27 27 Same 45 52 40 45 46
Don’t know/No answer
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Q14. Do you think Barack Obama has strong qualities of leadership, or not? TOTAL RESPONDENTS Total Rep Dem Ind Jan15b % % % % %
Has 55 22 85 55 54
Doesn’t have
43 76 15 42 44 Don't know/No answer 2 3 1 3 2 Q15. Do you think Barack Obama has the same priorities for the country as you have, or doesn't he? Yes 41 10 74 38 44 No 53 87 22 54 52 Don't know/No answer 5 3 3 8 4 Q16-Q54 Released separately Q55. Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this country is fair, or do you feel that the money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among more people? May15c Fair 30 51 11 29 27 Should be more even 63 42 87 60 66 Don't know/No answer 7 7 2 10 7 Q56 Released separately Q57. How would you say things are going for the U.S. in its fight against the militant group ISIS in Iraq and Syria? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly? Apr15d Very well 2 1 4 2 2 Somewhat well 26 14 37 26 25 Somewhat badly 36 38 34 36 34 Very badly 28 44 16 26 30 Don't know/No answer 8 3 9 11 8 Q58. Do you favor or oppose the U.S. sending ground troops into Iraq or Syria to fight ISIS militants? Mar15c Favor 46 60 38 43 43 Oppose 45 31 55 48 46 Don't know/No answer 9 9 8 10 10 Q59-Q61 Released separately
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