This week’s report consists of 21 surveys from around the world. 5 of these surveys are multi-country while the rest are national surveys.
President Barak Obama started his second year in office with 50 per cent job approval ratings. Will he be able to improve or maintain his
ratings? The second year’s start is quite important in the traditions of U.S. political system. President Obama’s ratings are only better than President Reagan’s (the worst ratings recorded for any U.S. president since Second World War) at the start of his second year in office. Barack Obama has somewhat maintained his popularity among Democrats with some decline in Independents along with a minimal support from Republicans. His support mainly remained high among men below 50 and generally among women across all age groups, but especially under 50. This trend remains reflective of the statistics of his pool of support in the Presidential election.The 18 percentage point decline in popularity and a rise of 32 percentage points in disapproval is quite alarming in one year. However considering the tumultuous times with two unpopular wars accompanied by a financial crisis and manifesto to bring change tells the story that President Obama actually is walking a tight rope. Crucial decisions about healthcare bill and sending troops to Afghanistan got a mixed review from the public but the economic situation of the country remains a high priority. An improvement on this front might trigger a more positive review in this year. Americans may be concerned about war in Iraq & Afghanistan and terrorism but their most pressing concern continues to be the declining American economy. Americans at present are more concerned with their bread and butter rather then pursuing an aggressive foreign policy agenda. Obama’s real test remains the overturning of the US economic slowdown. §
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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.
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