President Obama Job ApprovalPoll Date Sample Approve Disapprove Spread
RCP Average 10/25 - 10/31 -- 46.0 49.0 -3.0
Gallup 10/29 - 10/31 1547 A 45 47 -2
Rasmussen Reports 10/29 - 10/31 1500 LV 50 49 +1
Reuters/Ipsos 10/28 - 10/31 1075 A 45 51 -6
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 10/28 - 10/30 1000 RV 45 50 -5
CNN/Opinion Research 10/27 - 10/30 1006 A 46 51 -5
FOX News 10/26 - 10/28 1200 RV 41 50 -9
ABC News/Wash Post 10/25 - 10/28 1202 A 50 45 +5
Congressional Job ApprovalPoll Date Approve Disapprove Spread
RCP Average 10/13 - 10/28 19.8 73.8 -54.0
FOX News 10/26 - 10/28 19 70 -51
ABC News/Wash Post 10/25 - 10/28 23 74 -51
CBS News/NY Times 10/21 - 10/26 14 76 -62
Associated Press/GfK 10/13 - 10/18 23 75 -52
Generic Congressional VotePoll Date Sample Republicans Democrats Spread
RCP Average 10/24 - 10/31 -- 50.3 41.6 Republicans +8.7
Gallup 10/28 - 10/31 1539 LV 55 40 Republicans +15
Reuters/Ipsos 10/28 - 10/31 654 LV 50 44 Republicans +6
Pew Research 10/27 - 10/30 1809 LV 48 42 Republicans +6
Rasmussen Reports 10/25 - 10/31 3500 LV 51 39 Republicans +12
CNN/Opinion Research 10/27 - 10/30 542 LV 52 42 Republicans +10
FOX News 10/26 - 10/28 764 LV 50 37 Republicans +13
ABC News/Wash Post 10/25 - 10/28 786 LV 49 45 Republicans +4
Bloomberg 10/24 - 10/26 1000 LV 47 44 Republicans +3
Direction of CountryPoll Date Right Direction Wrong Track Spread
RCP Average 10/18 - 10/31 31.4 63.6 -32.2
Reuters/Ipsos 10/28 - 10/31 33 62 -29
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 10/28 - 10/30 31 60 -29
ABC News/Wash Post 10/25 - 10/28 27 71 -44
CBS News/NY Times 10/21 - 10/26 34 61 -27
Rasmussen Reports 10/18 - 10/24 32 64 -32
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