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  Obama Approval Rating Increases to 67%
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Last EditedScottĀ³  Feb 27, 2009 03:20pm
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News DateFriday, February 27, 2009 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionGallup Poll.

"In the days immediately after Barack Obama's nationally televised address to Congress on Tuesday night, his public support has increased significantly to 67% in Feb. 24-26 Gallup Daily polling, and is now just two points below his term high. This comes on the heels of a term-low 59% reported by Gallup on Tuesday.

Obama's speech was well-received, and appears to have won him back support he had been losing in prior days, and then some.

The speech certainly came at an opportune time for Obama, but a recovery was easily achievable because the decline in his approval rating was accompanied by an increase in the percentage of Americans expressing no opinion, rather than an increase in the proportion disapproving of his performance in office.

Since the speech, the percentage having no opinion of Obama has fallen back to 11% from 16%, while his approval rating has increased eight points. There has been a slight drop in his disapproval rating as well, from 25% to 21%."

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Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,551 national adults, aged 18 and older, conducted Feb. 24-26, 2009...



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