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Americans Assess Obama’s First Year in Office
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Half of adults in the United States believe their current president is meeting their expectations, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 48 per cent of respondents think Barack Obama has performed about the same as they expected.
Conversely, 36 per cent of respondents say Obama has done worse than they expected, while 12 per cent claim he has done better.
Three-in-five respondents who voted for Obama in 2008 say he is meeting their expectations, while 62 per cent of those who supported Republican nominee John McCain say the current president has done worse than they thought.
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2008, Democratic nominee Obama secured a majority of electoral votes, defeating McCain. In January, Obama became the first African American president in U.S. history.
Yesterday, Obama discussed the state of the economy, declaring, "Over the past 10 months, we’ve taken a number of bold steps to break the back of this recession. We’ve worked to stabilize the financial system, revive lending to small businesses and families, and prevent responsible homeowners from losing their homes. (...) As I’ve said from the start of this crisis, hiring often takes time to catch up to economic growth. And given the magnitude of the economic turmoil that we’ve experienced, employers are reluctant to hire."
Polling Data
Barack Obama was elected President of the United States one year ago. So far, has Barack Obama performed…
|
All respondents |
2008 |
2008 |
|
|
Better than I expected |
12% |
18% |
3% |
|
About the same as I expected |
48% |
60% |
35% |
|
Worse than I expected |
36% |
19% |
62% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
4% |
1% |
Source: Angus Reid Public Opinion
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,011 American adults, conducted on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.
