GALLUP: Obama Approval Picks Up in May - 66%, three points higher than average from Jan-April.

[jefferson_dem]

Obama Approval Picks Up in May
Still, only 25% say they would definitely vote to re-elect him in 2012
by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- President Barack Obama appears to be slightly more popular with Americans at the start of his second 100 days in office than he was, on average, during his first 100. Gallup Poll Daily tracking from May 7-9 finds 66% of Americans approving of how he is handling his job, compared with an average 63% from January through April.



Obama's approval rating has registered 66% or better in each Gallup three-day rolling average since May 2. His 68% approval rating reported on May 3 is tied for the second highest of his presidency, exceeded only by the 69% recorded immediately after his inauguration. And except for one 66% approval rating in late April, all of Obama's previous 66% to 68% readings were obtained near the start of his term.

Job approval is typically an important barometer of a president's re-election chances, and a 66% approval rating in the first half of 2012 would almost guarantee Obama's success in that endeavor. However, that is three years away, and, as Gallup presidential approval trends show, things can change -- sometimes radically -- over a president's first term. But despite today's seemingly positive environment for Obama, a separate Gallup question, asked in late April, indicates the degree to which Americans are keeping an open mind on the next election.

On balance, the majority of Americans nationwide say they would be inclined to vote for Obama in the 2012 presidential election: 53% say they would definitely or probably vote for him while 37% say they definitely or probably would not. Another 9% offer no opinion. This is based on people's early impressions about Obama, with no references to who his Republican opponent might be. (The figures are about the same among all registered voters.)

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/118306/Obama-Approval-Picks-Up-May.aspx?CSTS=alert

[Botany]

1. So it went up after the teabaggers?

:rofl:

[mwb970]

2. The Freepers have been predicting a sharp drop in his popularity this month.

The idea is that Americans will "wake up" and realize that they have inadvertently elected a Muslim terrorist as president, a communist fascist who hates America and is not even an American citizen, who wants to confiscate all guns and all Bibles, reducing the people to a state of enslavement. Note to Freepers: Ain't gonna happen.

I could be wrong now, but I don't think so.

[bdamomma]

3. oh baby, I hear the right wing heads exploding!!

[democrattotheend]

4. 53 for re-elect is a good number

That's the same % he got in the election, and right now, only 37% are committed to voting against him. If this holds he'll be in great shape for reelection.