Obama Approval Ratings Up Sharply

Barack Obama's approval ratings have recently moved up sharply, as indicated by the graphs shown here. Note the steep uptick starts around May 1st, which is the day that President Obama announced Osama Bin Laden was dead.

In fact, today the Washington Post is reporting that Obama's approval rating is the highest it has been in 2 years.

Overall, Obama’s approval rating is up slightly from 53 percent in March and a 47 percent low point following last fall’s midterm congressional elections, in which Republicans won control of the House and gained seats in the Senate. It was 64 percent in May 2009, just months after he was sworn into office. 

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In another finding, 53 percent in the latest poll say Obama deserves to be re-elected, while 43 percent say he should be fired, the first time in an AP-GfK poll that more people say he should get a second term than not.

Good news!

Hat/tip to Talking Points Memo.