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Barack Obama's Handling of the Federal Budget Deficit

Last Updated: 3/30/10

Do you approve/disapprove of Obama's handling of the federal budget deficit?

Some of the polls included in the average may be outdated since the latest poll for each of the pollsters are averaged in.

Pollster	Date	Approve	Disapprove
AVERAGE		36.2%	57.5%
ABC Washington Post	3/23-26/10	43	52
CNN	3/19-21/10	36	62
3/12 15/09	3/3-8/10	38	52
1/12 17/10	2/1-3/10	32	64
9/11 13/09	12/8-9/09	33	58
Bloomberg	12/3-7/09	35	57

Question Wording by Pollster

ABC Washington Post

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?"

CNN

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?"

3/12 15/09

AP-GFK N=1001 adults %8 "And please tell me if you approve, disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling each of the following issues. How about the federal budget deficit?" If unsure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?"

1/12 17/10

12/10-14/09 41 48 URL 11/5-9/09 40 51 URL 10/1-5/09 40 48 URL 9/3-8/09 33 56 URL 7/16-20/09 39 51 URL 4/16-20/09 49 41 URL Gallup N=1025 adults %5 "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?"

9/11 13/09

7/17-19/09 41 55 URL 5/29-31/09 46 48 URL 3/27-29/09 49 44 URL Fox N=900 registered %1 "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on the following issues? Federal deficit."

Bloomberg

Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing with the budget deficit?"

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