President Obama’s approval rating of 48 percent in Gallup’s three-day average from Dec. 27-29 is his highest such rating since August 2013.
Forty-eight percent disapprove of his job performance, and the even split is the first time the gap has not been negative since September 2013.
Gallup’s Frank Newport wrote that the president’s approval rating has been trending up in recent weeks, averaging 45 percent for the week ending Dec. 21 and 44 percent for the week ending Dec. 28 — up from an overall average of 42 percent for 2014.
“Some of this uptick is due to higher ratings among Hispanics, who reacted favorably to Obama’s actions on immigration announced in November,” Mr. Newport wrote. “Some of it may reflect his recent announcement concerning the restoration of relations with Cuba. Some may reflect Americans’ increasingly positive views of the economy and jobs picture. And some may be a ’Christmas’ bump, reflecting Americans’ more charitable attitudes in and around the Christmas season.”
He also noted that three-day approval averages are “quite fluid” but that reaching 48 percent is at least a “temporary milestone” for Mr. Obama.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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