President Obama's Approval Rating Falling Behind In Key Swing State Of Ohio
Posted Jul 09, 2009 at 9:39 AM by Maurice Berger
A new Quinnipiac University poll may give President Obama reason to worry: "President Barack Obama gets a lackluster 49% to 44% approval
rating in Ohio, considered by many to be the most important swing state in a
presidential election . . . This is President Obama's lowest approval rating in any national or statewide
Quinnipiac University poll since he was inaugurated and is down from 62% to 31% in a May 6 survey. By a small 48% to
46% margin, voters disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy . . . This is down
from a 57% to 36% approval May 6. A total of 66% of Ohio voters are 'somewhat dissatisfied' or 'very dissatisfied' with the way things are going in
the state, while 33% are 'very satisfied' or 'somewhat satisfied,'
numbers that haven't changed since Obama was elected." (A new Public Policy Polling survey shows a similar drop in Obama's supports in another key 2008 swing state--Virginia--where his positive approval comes in at only 48%.)
