NYT/CBS News poll: Obama Approval Rating Shows Serious Slip in New Poll

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Sharp as the drop in Mr. Obama’s approval rating was in the Times/CBS News poll, it was not in isolation. The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, released on Monday, also reported a drop in Mr. Obama’s overall approval rating, to 46 percent from 50 percent last month. The latest tracking poll from Gallup, also released Monday, showed Mr. Obama with an approval rating of 49 percent.

Why is that strange? Gallup showed the President's numbers improving.

Gallup: Obama keeps recent approval gains

By Jonathan Easley

President Obama’s approval rating spiked into positive territory last week, and he’s since managed to build on those gains, according to the latest Gallup three-day rolling average.

Forty-nine percent said they approved of the job the president is doing, while 43 percent said they disapproved, Gallup found.

The positive 6-point margin is Obama’s best since last June, when his approval rating was briefly buoyed by the assassination of Osama bin Laden.

Gallup’s three-day rolling average has been susceptible to dramatic swings this year, which have typically been ironed out within a few days.

But last Wednesday, the president’s favorability swung sharply into positive territory, and rather than falling back to near break even, he’s managed to build on those gains in the days since.

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