Americans Give President Obama Negative Job Rating
President Barack Obama 28 Feb 2011 15:53 Africa/Lagos Almost Six in Ten Americans Give President Obama Negative Job Rating Almost nine in ten give Congress negative ratings PR Newswire NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2011 NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking ahead, President Obama most likely sees many battles forthcoming. There's the current budget showdown which has the potential to lead to a government shutdown. There is the labor issue and all eyes are watching to see how the White House responds to what is happening in Wisconsin. And then there is his own electoral battle, albeit 20 months from now, but still on the horizon. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO) Going into these battles, almost three in five Americans (58%) have a negative opinion of the job the President is doing while 42% have a positive opinion of it. This is slightly down from last month when 44% of U.S. adults gave the job the President was doing positive marks and 56% gave it ne...