New poll: Bad news for President Obama
On Thursday President Obama received bad news on the political front. A survey conducted overnight by The Washington Post and ABC News shows him slipping among a coalition of groups that helped get him elected. The poll has the President losing support among women, Latino and youth voters.
A Washington Post article reported that “Women surveyed said they disapprove of Obama by a 50 percent to 44 percent margin – nearing an all-time low in the poll. It’s almost the reverse of the 55 percent to 44 percent breakdown for Obama among female voters in 2012, according to exit polls.
“His approval rating among women has slipped 4 percentage points from a year ago and 16 percentage points since his second inaugural in January 2013, when his approval was 60 percent among the group.
“Among younger voting-age Americans, Obama’s approval rating stood at 43 percent. That marked an 11 percentage point drop since June among those from 18 through 29 years old. Voters younger than 30 supported Obama by 60 percent to 37 percent in 2012.
“Meanwhile, support for Obama among Hispanics stood at 57 percent, which is down markedly from the first half of 2013, when approval among Latinos soared to about 75 percent.
Some of the poll results:
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? (Approve 42% / Disapprove 51%)
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy? (Approve 42% / Disapprove 54%)
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling international affairs? (Approve 38% / Disapprove 56%)
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling implementation of the new health care law? (Approve 38% / Disapprove 56%)
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling immigration issues? (Approve 31% / Disapprove 59%)
Q: Do you support or oppose U.S. air strikes against the Sunni insurgents in Iraq? (Support 71% / Oppose 23%)
Q: Do you support or oppose Expanding U.S. air strikes against the Sunni insurgents into Syria? (Support 65% / Oppose 28%)
Q: Do you think undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States should or should not be given the right to live and work here legally? (Should 46% / Should Not 50%)
For all the poll results, click here.
