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Christie’s Approval Rating Recovers

April 3, 2014 Buck Banks

51%

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) job approval rating, which has stabilized after suffering a significant drop when the Bridgegate scandal broke in early January, according to a new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press Poll. The poll found the governor’s rating is similar to his standing in February, which fell by double digits since his re-election last year.

Majority of Americans Approve of Job Kerry is Doing

September 16, 2013 Buck Banks

60%

Of Americans approve of the job John Kerry is doing as secretary of state, while 31% disapprove. His job approval rating eclipses those of President Barack Obama (45%) and Vice President Joe Biden (51%).

Obama As Polarizing a Figure as George W. Bush

September 9, 2013 Buck Banks

76 percentage points

The presidential approval gap between Democrats and Republicans, which ties George W. Bush’s fourth year as the most polarized years in Gallup records.”During his fourth year in office, an average of 86% of Democrats and 10% of Republicans approved of the job Barack Obama did as president.”

Obama Approval Rating Sags Each Summer

August 19, 2013 Buck Banks

46%

President Obama’s job approval rating, which has shown a pattern of decline during the summer months during his presidency, according to Gallup. From June through August, his approval rating dips each month.

The Dogged Days

August 19, 2013 Buck Banks

With baseball and barbecues, it’s supposed to be funner,
But for Barack Obama, this season’s a bummer.
When it’s hot as coals,
He declines in the polls.
Maybe he should just take off the entire summer.

Obama’s Approval Is Dropping

June 17, 2013 Buck Banks

8 percentage points

Amount President Obama’s approval rating has dropped over the past month, to 45%, the president’s lowest rating in more than a year and a half, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. Said pollster Keating Holland: “The drop in Obama’s support is fueled by a dramatic 17-point decline over the past month among people under 30, who, along with black Americans, had been the most loyal part of the Obama coalition.”

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Christie’s Approval Rating Recovers

51%

Majority of Americans Approve of Job Kerry is Doing

60%

Of Americans approve of the job John Kerry is doing as secretary of state, while 31% disapprove. His job approval rating eclipses those of President Barack Obama (45%) and Vice President Joe Biden (51%).

Obama As Polarizing a Figure as George W. Bush

76 percentage points

The presidential approval gap between Democrats and Republicans, which ties George W. Bush’s fourth year as the most polarized years in Gallup records.”During his fourth year in office, an average of 86% of Democrats and 10% of Republicans approved of the job Barack Obama did as president.”

Obama Approval Rating Sags Each Summer

46%

President Obama’s job approval rating, which has shown a pattern of decline during the summer months during his presidency, according to Gallup. From June through August, his approval rating dips each month.

The Dogged Days

Obama’s Approval Is Dropping

8 percentage points

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

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1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.