June 14, 2012

Obama leads by 1 -- Obama approval same as Bush 43 -- Blame for economic problems

YOUR DAILY POLLING UPDATE

OBAMA APPROVAL: CLARUS AVERAGE: 48%
(no change from yesterday; no change from a week ago)

HISTORIC COMPARISONS

Clinton at this point: 58%
Reagan at this point: 54%
Bush 43 at this point: 48%
Bush 41 at this point: 37%
Carter at this point: 32%

PRESIDENTIAL NATIONWIDE: CLARUS AVERAGE*

Obama over Romney +1

PRESIDENT: BY STATE**

Wisconsin: Romney over Obama +3
Nevada: Obama over Romney +6

GOVERNOR: BY STATE***

North Carolina: Pat McCrory (R) over Walter Dalton (D) +7

BLAME FOR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS****
(among adults nationwide)

"Thinking about the economic problems currently facing the United States, how much do you blame ______ --?"

George W. Bush:
A great deal 35%
A moderate amount 33%
Not much 19%
Not at all 12%

Barack Obama:
A great deal 23%
A moderate amount 29%
Not much 30%
Not at all 18%


SOURCES:
Presidential job rating: average of the three most recently reported nationwide polls.
Historic comparisons based on nearest chronological data points from Gallup surveys.
* Average based on the six most recently released nationwide polls: Reuters/Ipsos, Rasmussen, Gallup, IBD/CSM/TIPP, Monmouth/SurveyUSA/Braun, FOX News.
** WI: Rasmussen, June 12; NV: PPP(D), June 7-10
*** PPP(D), June 7-10
**** Gallup, June 7-10