According to a poll conducted by CNN on December 1-2, 79% of the 1,096 Americans surveyed said that they believe President-elect, Barack Obama, is doing an exceptional job in his transition to power (sample error was by 3 points). That’s 14% higher than what George Bush had received in 2001 and 17% higher than what Bill Clinton had in 1992. (There is a 50 point difference between Bush’s current approval ratings – which is now down to 28%.)
After putting up with the Bush administration for the last 8 years, many Americans consider Barack Obama the right man for the job; but Obama is not the only one getting popular ratings: Michelle Obama and Vice President-elect, Joe Biden, are being viewed favorably with 67% and 56%. The Democratic Party itself has a 60% approval rating over the GOP.
There are only about 6 weeks left until Obama officially takes his place in office and, according to these poll numbers, people are hopeful he will be able to clean-up the mess left in D.C.
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