Read more Gallup stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27705/gallup.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T01:56:14http://www.newser.com/story/80486/world-likes-obama-much-more-than-bush.htmlThe world likes President Obama a lot more than it likes President Bush. The world’s opinion of US leadership is at a median 51%, according to Gallup. That may not sound stratospheric, but it’s the highest it’s been since Gallup began asking the question in 2005, the Chicago Tribune explains....http://www.newser.com/story/80486/world-likes-obama-much-more-than-bush.html2010-02-09T20:44:31http://www.newser.com/story/74528/limbaughs-wrong-gallups-obama-approval-below-50.htmlA new Gallup poll is the latest this week to show President Obama's approval ratings falling below 50%. Today's results, which appear to refute Rush Limbaugh's contention that Gallup's results are tilted to favor Obama, show 49% of voters approve of his handling of the presidency and 44% do not....http://www.newser.com/story/74528/limbaughs-wrong-gallups-obama-approval-below-50.html2009-11-20T20:03:54http://www.newser.com/story/74498/rush-gallup-counting-too-many-blacks-for-obama.htmlRush Limbaugh has a novel explanation for why President Obama's approval ratings remain above 50% in Gallup polls: The agency is purposely boosting the number of black respondents. "Gallup has him just teetering on the little teeter-totter at 50% and they're doing everything they can—they're upping the sample to...http://www.newser.com/story/74498/rush-gallup-counting-too-many-blacks-for-obama.html2009-11-20T14:15:49http://www.newser.com/story/67966/obamas-approval-rating-sinks-to-50.htmlPresident Obama's job-approval rating slipped to 50% in Gallup poll results out today, a new low for the 10-month-old administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. The drawn-out health care reform debate apparently is dragging down the number, which hit 69% after the inauguration. The disapproval number is 43%. "It's real...http://www.newser.com/story/67966/obamas-approval-rating-sinks-to-50.html2009-08-27T22:40:55http://www.newser.com/story/65444/70-of-us-doesnt-like-the-fed.htmlThe Federal Reserve is the least trusted of all federal agencies, a new Gallup poll finds. Just 30% of respondents said the Fed was doing a “good” or “excellent” job, giving it the lowest score out of nine agencies included in the poll. That’s a steep decline from the 53%...http://www.newser.com/story/65444/70-of-us-doesnt-like-the-fed.html2009-07-28T12:18:34http://www.newser.com/story/62586/obamas-approval-rating-softens.htmlConcerns over the economy are weighing down President Obama’s poll numbers, which have fallen to their lowest point since his inauguration, Politico reports. Obama’s 57% approval rating in a Gallup tracking poll this weekend remains high, but a series of recent polls find his support falling among Republicans and independents—...http://www.newser.com/story/62586/obamas-approval-rating-softens.html2009-06-23T14:42:06http://www.newser.com/story/56895/republicans-take-page-from-libertarian-book.htmlIt looks as though the GOP is turning libertarian, says Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. The tea parties it championed last week take their cue from libertarian movement shindigs, and participation was high in libertarian-leaning states like New Hampshire. The GOP’s alternative budget was a like-minded proposal, "dramatically slashing taxes...http://www.newser.com/story/56895/republicans-take-page-from-libertarian-book.html2009-04-22T17:42:36http://www.newser.com/story/54906/who-wins-the-midterms-obamas-ratings-will-tell-all.htmlForget the old saw that the state of the economy dictates who wins in midterm elections. There are too many exceptions. The better predictor is presidential popularity, writes Nate Silver in Esquire . The correlation between a president's Gallup rating immediately before the midterms and his party's performance is "very strong,...http://www.newser.com/story/54906/who-wins-the-midterms-obamas-ratings-will-tell-all.html2009-04-01T01:09:10http://www.newser.com/story/22973/obama-nails-10-point-national-lead-in-gallup-poll.htmlBarack Obama jumped to his largest national lead of the year in a new Gallup poll, pulling ahead of Hillary Clinton 52% to 42%. The figure marks the Illinois senator’s third consecutive lead, and the first double-digit lead since Hillary chalked up a 11% lead over Barack in early February.http://www.newser.com/story/22973/obama-nails-10-point-national-lead-in-gallup-poll.html2008-03-31T09:43:00