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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Obama's Numbers Take Big Dip

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17. That matches the lowest rating earned by the president since the passage of his health care proposal two months ago (see trends).

Fifty-five percent (55%) would like to see an immigration law like Arizona’s for their own state.

Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Facebook users are concerned about the privacy of their personal information on the social networking site.

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook.

Overall, 45% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove. Eighty percent (80%) of Democrats still offer their approval. Eighty-four percent (84%) of Republicans and 62% of unaffiliated voters disapprove. The Rasmussen Reports Media Meter shows that media coverage of the President has been 53% positive over the past week. - Rasmussen Reports Polls

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