CNN Poll: 57% of the public disapproves of Obama's performance on the economy - Blog

Every week, there is a new poll out touting the lowering approval rating of President Barack Obama. Today, CNN published one specific to the economy -- and the results are unspurprising. The national poll tracked Americans' approval of how Obama is handling the economy. The President received a 57% disapproval rating regarding his performance on this issue. Read more about it here:

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey indicates that 42 percent of the public approves of how Obama's dealing with the economy, down 2 points from March, with 57 percent disapproving of his performance on the economy, up 2 points from March. The survey's Friday release comes as the president made comments at the White House on what he termed the progress made this week on the economy and job recovery.