The Week in Polls: Obama’s First-Term Approval Rating Slump
Obama’s average among lowest of U.S. presidents, plus more.
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Americans Weigh In - Obama's first-term approval rating average among lowest of U.S. presidents, support for legalizing abortion reaches all-time high, plus more national polls. — Britt Middleton
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First Term Average - Obama's presidency is on a high, but his first-term average approval numbers are among the lowest at 49.1 percent. A new poll from Gallup published Jan. 21 found that only Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford had lower averages. (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Roe vs. Who? - Jan. 22 marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion. Most Americans (62 percent) know about the landmark case, but according to a Pew Research poll published Jan. 22, just 44 percent of young adults under 30 are aware of it. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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You Choose - For the first time in history, a majority of Americans believe that abortion should be legalized. In an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Jan. 21, 54 percent of adults said that abortion should be legal either always or most of the time. (Photo: UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch /Landov)
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Living the Dream - This year marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Has that dream been fulfilled? In a CNN/ORG International poll published Jan. 21, 50 percent of Americans said yes, compared to 40 percent who said it has not. (Photo: CBS Photo Archive)
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