WASHINGTON, Feb 21 – US President Barack Obama, who just completed one month in office, has seen a drop in job approval rating as he struggles to garner support for economic stimulus plan, a national poll said. Poll conducted between February 18-19 with 1,046 people indicates that two out of three Americans approve the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President of the United States.
Obama’s approval rating stands at 67 per cent in the new poll which is 9 percentage points down from the most recent CNN poll conducted in early February.
Fifty per cent of those polled said Obama has so far met their expectations, and another 16 per cent suggested that he has exceeded their expectations. Nearly one in four said that the President has fallen short of what they expected, The CNN/Opinion Research Corp survey said.
Six in 10 support USD 787 billion economic stimulus package that Obama signed into law on Tuesday. “Sixty per cent of those questioned in the poll favored the economic stimulus plan, with 39 per cent opposing the package,”the survey said.
Among Democrats, Obama’s approval also dropped by 4 per cent to 92 per cent. – PTI
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