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Barack Obama has advanced to his highest personal popularity since his first year in office, and Americans whove formed an opinion of his second inaugural address last week broadly approve of it, the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll finds.
At the same time, Obamas favorability rating is lower than that of two of the last three re-elected presidents as they started their second terms, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan. Hes in better shape compared with the third, George W. Bush.
See PDF with full results, charts and tables here.
Sixty percent of Americans now express a favorable opinion of Obama overall, up 10 points since last summer, in the heat of the presidential race. His popularity peaked at a remarkable 79 percent days before he took office four years ago, and last saw the 60s in November 2009.
Obamas approval rating for his inaugural address last week is lower 51 percent approve in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates, but just 24 percent disapprove, a 2-1 ratio in favor of the speech. A quarter of Americans have no opinion of it either way.
Favorability which differs from job approval is the most basic rating of a public figures personal popularity. Obamas exceeds Bushs at the start of his second term by 5 percentage points, but trails Clintons by 5 and Reagans by 12.
Obama?s Favorability Best Since ?09; 2-1 Approval for Inaugural Address - ABC News
At the same time, Obamas favorability rating is lower than that of two of the last three re-elected presidents as they started their second terms, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan. Hes in better shape compared with the third, George W. Bush.
See PDF with full results, charts and tables here.
Sixty percent of Americans now express a favorable opinion of Obama overall, up 10 points since last summer, in the heat of the presidential race. His popularity peaked at a remarkable 79 percent days before he took office four years ago, and last saw the 60s in November 2009.
Obamas approval rating for his inaugural address last week is lower 51 percent approve in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates, but just 24 percent disapprove, a 2-1 ratio in favor of the speech. A quarter of Americans have no opinion of it either way.
Favorability which differs from job approval is the most basic rating of a public figures personal popularity. Obamas exceeds Bushs at the start of his second term by 5 percentage points, but trails Clintons by 5 and Reagans by 12.
Obama?s Favorability Best Since ?09; 2-1 Approval for Inaugural Address - ABC News
