Since we discussed Congress’ dwindling public support in the latest Gallup poll, it’s only fair to note the same pollster shows an uptick in President Obama’s approval rating.
In Gallup’s latest tracking poll, Obama’s support has reached 49%. At least for now, the president’s support is no longer “under water” — approval is no longer lower than disapproval — and Obama’s overall standing is now at its highest point since the strike on Osama bin Laden.
Jonathan Bernstein had a good piece putting the latest results in context.
There’s no magic number for where approval has to be for him to be assured of re-election, but generally people estimate that 48% or so approval is probably around the break-even mark, and a low 50s rating makes re-election very likely.









