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Poll shows high early approval rating for Obama

 

Published 1/24/2009 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

Obama is enjoying a high initial approval rating. (CNN) — More than two-thirds of Americans approve of President Obama's job performance during his initial days in the White House, an approval rating that significantly exceeds the early poll numbers of his two immediate predecessors. The new survey by Gallup — the first conducted entirely after Obama took [...] (link)

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