Clinton's Approval Rating Falls, Congress Unpopular Among Americans

Strategic Insights -

A newly released CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll has found that President Clinton's approval rating has fallen compared to the same period last year. The poll of 1,013 U.S. adults, conducted between October 7 and 9, showed that 42% of respondents approved of Clinton's job performance, while 52% disapproved. This is a significant drop from the previous year, when 50% of respondents approved of the president's performance. Furthermore, the survey revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the U.S. Congress, with 73% of respondents disapproving of the way Congress is handling its job.

Key Takeaways:

  • The CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found that 42% of respondents approved of President Clinton's job performance, while 52% disapproved, representing a decline from the previous year's approval rating of 50%.
  • The survey revealed significant dissatisfaction with the U.S. Congress, with 73% of respondents disapproving of the way Congress is handling its job, while 21% approved and 6% had no opinion.
  • The poll showed that the Republicans would do a better job of dealing with health care policy, with 41% of respondents preferring the Republicans, while 43% favored the Democrats.
  • 58% of respondents said the Republicans would do a better job with foreign policy, while 28% preferred the Democrats, and 14% had no opinion.
  • The respondents were fairly evenly split on crime, with 42% saying the Republicans would do a better job, while 40% favored the Democrats, and 18% had no opinion.

Statistics:

  • 42% of respondents approved of President Clinton's job performance, while 52% disapproved.
  • 50% of respondents approved of the president's performance the previous year.
  • 73% of respondents disapproved of the way Congress is handling its job.
  • 21% of respondents approved of the way Congress is handling its job.
  • 6% of respondents had no opinion on the way Congress is handling its job.
  • 41% of respondents said the Republicans would do a better job of dealing with health care policy.
  • 43% of respondents favored the Democrats for dealing with health care policy.
  • 58% of respondents said the Republicans would do a better job with foreign policy.
  • 28% of respondents preferred the Democrats for foreign policy.
  • 14% of respondents had no opinion on foreign policy.

Sources:

  • CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll (exact source not provided)
  • Date not specified in the source material.