How Barack Obama Went From 68% Approval To 38% To 58% To 39% To 44%
How Barack Obama Went From 68% Approval To 38% To 58% To 39% To 44%
by Allan SMITH at Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/triumphs-and-disasters-peaks-and-valleys-obama-2014-7
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March 12, 2014 March 14, 2014: 39%
The developing disaster involving Crimea and the increased Russian presence in the area was grabbing headlines around the world and possibly playing a role in the president's abysmal approval ratings. That month, the Associated Press reported that some Republicans thought Obama's economic sanctions against Russia were too weak.
July 12, 2014 July 14, 2014: 44%
Although President Obama was recently voted the worst president since World War II in a Quinnipiac University poll, his numbers in the Gallup tracker have actually improved over the past couple of weeks.
The bump in his approval rating came after a strong jobs report came out earlier this month. The U.S. added 288,000 jobs in June and 1.4 million jobs for the first half of the year the strongest six-month stretch of job growth since 2006, according to CNN Money. Unemployment also went from 6.3% in May to 6.1% for June.
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