President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, in this May 1, 2011 handout photo. Pete Souza/The White House
3 May 2011 20:02 Africa/Lagos
Newsweek / Daily Beast Poll Reveals American Voters Unaffected by President's bin Laden Victory
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, May 3, 2011
NEW YORK, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An exclusive Newsweek / Daily Beast poll using exclusive data conducted immediately before the president's Sunday announcement about the death of the FBI's most wanted terrorist - and immediately after - indicates that President Obama's approval ratings have remained static despite media rhetoric to the contrary.
Polling 1200 voters – 600 on Saturday April 30th and Sunday May 1st, and a further 600 on Monday May 2nd and Tuesday May 3rd - Newsweek and The Daily Beast discovered that in the aftermath of bin Laden's death;
There was no change to President Obama's overall approval rating
BEFORE: 48% APPROVE, 49% DISAPPROVE
AFTER: 48% APPROVE, 49% DISAPPROVE
There was a 10% increase in those who now feel the country is headed in the right direction
BEFORE: Right, 20%, Wrong, 65%
AFTER: Right, 30%, Wrong 55%
27 % feel the economy is headed in the right direction
BEFORE: Right, 31%, Wrong, 56%
AFTER: Right, 27%, Wrong 60%
Further research revealed;
- 55% think President Obama is a strong leader overall
- 63% think President Obama is a strong leader in the war on terrorism
- 38% feel President Obama has made the world more safe
- 45% of American's say President Bush has done a better job at prosecuting the war on terror than President Obama
- 26% of American's feel safer following the news that Osama bin Laden has been killed
- Only 5% of Americans say news that Osama bin Laden has been killed has changed the way they will vote in the 2012 presidential election
Looking ahead to the 2012 election;
In an Obama / Romney 2012 race, 42% would vote for Obama / 36% for Romney
In an Obama / Huckabee 2012 race, 42% would vote for Obama / 38% Huckabee
In an Obama / Palin 2012 race, 50% would vote for Obama / 29% Palin
In an Obama / Trump 2012 race, 53% would vote for Obama / 25% Trump
To review the comprehensive poll findings and full methodology, please visit www.thedailybeast.com
The poll was conducted by Douglas E. Schoen, LLC on behalf of Newsweek/The Daily Beast, and has a margin of sampling error of +/-3 percent.
SOURCE The Daily Beast
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Web Site: http://www.thedailybeast.com
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