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Obama Job Approval Rating Hits 3-Year High on Tracking Poll Average

Barack Obama, left, with Bill Clinton, right, at the Clinton Global Initiative. (Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

President Barack Obama’s job approval rating on the aggregate average has hit a 3-year high, fueled by similiar highs on Gallup, Rasmussen Reports and Reuters. According to the PPD average, 48.1% approve of the president’s job performance while 47.6% disapprove, numbers that include adults averaged with registered and likely voters.

The small 1.1% spread actually understates the 51% job approval rating President Obama holds in the latest Gallup and Rasmussen Reports tracking polls. That compares to just 46% and 49% who say they disapproved in the two latest surveys, respectively. Historically, if these numbers hold, it will be extremely difficult for Republicans to win the White House in November.

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Led by R. D. Baris, the People's Pundit, the PPD Elections Staff conducts polling and covers news about latest polls, election results and election data.

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