Marist Poll: American's Very Impressed With Obama Transition
Posted Dec 18, 2008 at 2:56 PM by Maurice Berger
According to a new Marist poll of registered voters, Americans are very
impressed with president-elect Obama and his transition: "A considerable majority of registered voters in the
United States are giving President-elect Barack Obama high marks for the job
he’s doing during his transition into office. 63% say they approve
of his performance while just 10% of voters disapprove. 27% are on
the fence, reporting they are unsure about how the president-elect is
doing. In the wake of this year’s bitter campaign battle,
prominent partisan differences linger. 86% of Democrats approve of
President-elect Obama’s job performance. 36% of Republicans agree
while a large proportion of the GOP -- 42% -- is unsure about how the future
president is doing. Independent voters align with the
Democrats. 61% give President-elect Obama a thumbs-up for how he
is handling the transition period." Additionally, the Democrat exceeds the
expectations of many Americans: '83% of
registered voters in the United States say the president-elect is doing better
than or about what they expected him to do during the transition. This includes 56% who say Obama is meeting their expectations, and 27%
who feel Obama is doing better than they anticipated. Democrats
are more likely than other voters to think the President-elect Obama is doing
better than they thought he would." These numbers are by-and-large extraordinary
for an in-coming president.
