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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Thu Mar 10, 2016, 11:18 AM Mar 2016

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Poll: Obama’s job approval at highest point in three years

Source: The Hill

More Americans now say President Obama is doing a good job than at any other point in almost three years.

Fifty percent approve of Obama’s performance as chief executive according to Gallup's most recent weekly survey, released Thursday.

Obama's job approval rating ticked up 5 points since the beginning of the year. It's also 3 points higher than the average of his weekly ratings for his seventh year in office, Gallup added.

Obama in now the middle of the pack among other modern presidents during their final March in the Oval Office.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/272493-poll-obamas-job-approval-hits-best-high-since-2013

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Poll: Obama’s job approval at highest point in three years (Original Post) n2doc Mar 2016 OP

If houston16revival Mar 2016 #1

+ 1000 n/t MBS Mar 2016 #2

Policies AND Results ToxMarz Mar 2016 #10

Thank you for the post.. nt Peacetrain Mar 2016 #3

I'm betting his approval is higher than Junior Bush's was in March 2008 Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2016 #4

And you would be correct n2doc Mar 2016 #5

I suspect that a few months of seeing what the republicans would replace him with has had an effect. pampango Mar 2016 #6

The half that don't never will. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #7

and..It is going to get a lot higher...nt Stuart G Mar 2016 #8

Can't wait to see him stumping for Hillary. nt onehandle Mar 2016 #9

Obama's approval rating would be higher if Blue Dalek Mar 2016 #11

You bet it would. They meant to destroy him outright. Welcome to D.U. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2016 #14

K & R SunSeeker Mar 2016 #12

freeing him to push for TPP/TISA MisterP Mar 2016 #13

houston16revival

(953 posts)

1. If

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 11:24 AM

Mar 2016

he were a white republican doing the exact same policies

his approval rating would be above 86%

MBS

(9,688 posts)

2. + 1000 n/t

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 11:32 AM

Mar 2016

ToxMarz

(2,169 posts)

10. Policies AND Results

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:10 PM

Mar 2016

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)

3. Thank you for the post.. nt

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 11:36 AM

Mar 2016

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

4. I'm betting his approval is higher than Junior Bush's was in March 2008

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 11:53 AM

Mar 2016

Just guessing.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

5. And you would be correct

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 12:04 PM

Mar 2016

pampango

(24,692 posts)

6. I suspect that a few months of seeing what the republicans would replace him with has had an effect.

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 12:34 PM

Mar 2016

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

7. The half that don't never will.

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 12:56 PM

Mar 2016

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)

8. and..It is going to get a lot higher...nt

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 01:02 PM

Mar 2016

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

9. Can't wait to see him stumping for Hillary. nt

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 01:30 PM

Mar 2016

Blue Dalek

(178 posts)

11. Obama's approval rating would be higher if

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:29 PM

Mar 2016

the repugs would have not obstructed him from doing more.

Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts)

14. You bet it would. They meant to destroy him outright. Welcome to D.U. n/t

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Fri Mar 11, 2016, 02:38 AM

Mar 2016

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)

12. K & R

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:39 PM

Mar 2016

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

13. freeing him to push for TPP/TISA

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Fri Mar 11, 2016, 02:10 AM

Mar 2016

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