"Obama’s approval rating rose amid scandal, poll finds"

[applegrove]

Obama’s approval rating rose amid scandal, poll finds

By Michele Richinick at MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obamas-approval-rating-rises-amid-scandal

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President Barack Obama’s approval rating has increased in the past two months, despite a growing scandal within the Department of Veterans Affairs that led to now-former VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation.

Forty-six percent of the public approves of Obama’s job as president, up five points from late April, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published Tuesday. Fifty-one percent disapprove.

His current approval rating matches numbers from January and March of this year.

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But 43% of Americans said they trust Obama will handle the country’s main problems in the years ahead, compared with 38% who believe Republicans can do a better job. Forty-one percent of the public surveyed said Obama is not to blame for the VA problems, whereas 19% said he is responsible. The new poll was conducted among a random national sample of 1,002 adults between May 29 and June 1, the days surrounding Shinseki’s resignation.


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[Fred Sanders]

1. Every Fox/GOP faux scandal is failing, the people see through the lies.....eventually.

[applegrove]

2. I think so.

[Rod Beauvex]

3. We're firmly in the connected-by-the-internet age.

Lies and bullshit don't last as long in today's world. Especially among the younger crowds. (Later 70's born and on)

I also suspect that this, deep down, is what a large part of what the net neutrality fight is really about.

[Cha]

4. Which "scandal" is that, apple.. oh, the manufactured one on Eric Shineski. :(

"38% of Americans" are brainwashed.

[Historic NY]

5. Piss-ant heads are popping so excuse the noise.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. I think it's the Greenwald bump. GG comes to town, and POTUS' approval edges up.