As yet another wave of scandals plagues President Barack Obama and his administration, a new survey found that across a range of issues, the president fails to crack 50 percent approval on any of them.
According to the CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday, President Obama is floundering on issues across the board, from terrorism to the economy to healthcare. The poll asked respondents whether they approve or disapprove of the way the president is handling 12 issues in total, and Obama failed to break 50 percent approval for any of them.
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“The president’s approval rating is the North Star of a midterm election year,” CNN’s John King said. “You keep your eye on that.”
The poll found that President Obama’s approval rating sits at just 43 percent and has remained stagnant since March. The president hit an all-time low, according to CNN, from October to November when his approval rating sat at just 41 percent. That five-year low coincides with the botched rollout of the federal health insurance exchange and the revelation that millions of Americans were losing their health insurance plans because of the Affordable Care Act.
Across the 12 issues respondents were asked about, President Obama received the lowest approval on the federal budget deficit, which only 31 percent said they approved of his handling on. Only on the environment did the president receive a positive response, with 49 percent of Americans saying they approved compared to 45 percent who disapproved.
On terrorism, President Obama broke even, with 49 percent looking favorably on his handling and 49 percent looking unfavorably.
The president’s approval across 11 of the 12 issues fell, with the exception of foreign policy, which remained the same at 40 percent approval and 40 percent disapproval. In regards to gun policy, Obama saw the largest drop in approval from April 2013 to June 2014, with a decrease of 12 percentage points.
President Obama has made gun control a key part of his 2014 agenda and proposed $10 million for research on gun violence in his FY15 budget.
The economy is likely to be the biggest challenge facing Democrats in the midterm elections, as 40 percent of respondents said it is the most important issue facing the country. Though the unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in April, more than 800,000 left the labor force.
h/t HotAir
