[h=1]Poll: Obama's favorable rating hits new low[/h][h=4]
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David Jackson, USA TODAY 10:07 a.m. EST November 3, 2014
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As Democrats head into a challenging Election Day, the party's leader has hit new lows in a popularity poll.
The latest
ABC News/Washington Post poll says that favorable views of President Obama and "the sense that he understands the problems of average Americans" have hit career lows.
Only 44% of respondents now see Obama favorably, compared to 49% in late January and 60% at the start of his second term in January of 2013.
ABC News also reported that "a career-low 46% say Obama understands the problems of people like them, with similar numbers on the strength of his leadership (rated positively by 46%), managerial skills (45%) and the extent to which he can be trusted in a crisis (49%).
Some Democrats fear the president's unpopularity will drag down their candidates during Tuesday's elections, as the party tries to maintain control of the U.S. Senate.
From
ABC News:
"Obama's lack of popularity has cast a shadow over his party as it tries to hang on to its majority in the Senate. His job approval rating hit a career-low 40% in an ABC/Post poll in mid-October, and was 43% last week. Historically, presidential approval correlates highly with midterm losses for an incumbent president's party.
"It could be worse for the president in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates. While his favorability rating has slipped by five points this year, the number who see him unfavorably has held steady, at 50%. More instead are undecided or have no opinion."
