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Do we still likePresident Obama? After all, it’s been a whole week.
According to the latest Gallup poll, the answer is mostly yes.
The day after taking office, Obama had an approval rating of 69% -- the highest of any new president sinceJohn F. Kennedy, who entered with 72% national approval,Saturday’s poll results said.
While an impressive rating, Obama might be a bit disappointed to find out that he dropped 14% since the last poll a couple of weeks ago, when he had an astounding 82% approval.
But since the latest poll, Obama has made some controversial decisions, such as announcingplans to close the prison at the Guantanamo Bay naval base, taking a firm stance forabortion rights and asuspected missile attack on Pakistan.
Such swift actions could end up swaying those 12%, who initially disapproved of the new president, or the 21%, with no opinion.
President Bush’s approval rating hit a low of 25% shortly before leaving office, then rebounded slightly to 34% by Jan. 20.
It’s not clear whether Bush’s thrilling, ninja-likeshoe dodge had any correlation with the poll upturn.
-- Mark Milian
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