Obama Approval Sinking Again

A new CNN/ORC poll finds a majority of the public “once again say things in the U.S. are going pretty badly and disapproval of Obama’s job performance has climbed back above 50% as well.”

“Overall, 47% say things in the country are going well, 52% that they’re going badly. That’s a reversal from March, when 53% said things were going well, the highest share to say so during Obama’s presidency. The shift comes across partisan and demographic lines, with no one group’s opinions driving the overall change.”

A new Washington Post/ABC News poll has similar findings: “With 18 months left in office, the poll depicts an unappealing legacy taking shape for Obama. His job ratings are significantly below average for presidents in the past 70 years, he receives sharply negative marks for dealing with the Islamic State, and Republicans are far more passionate in dislike of Obama than Democrats are in supporting him.”