Terrorism

CNN/ORC POLL
How much confidence do you have in the Obama administration to protect U.S. citizens from future acts of terrorism?
24% Great deal
41% Moderate amount
19% Not much
16% None at all

Afghanistan

NBC/WSJ POLL
Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the war in Afghanistan?
46% Approve
42% Disapprove

President Obama

CNN/ORC POLL
Do you consider the first six months of the Obama administration to be a success or a failure?
51% Success
37% Failure
11% Too soon to tell (vol.)

President Obama

NBC/WSJ POLL
When it comes to the policies and the programs of Barack Obama, would you say that they are taking the country in the right direction, taking the country in the wrong direction, or do you feel they are mixed?
35% Right direction
30% Wrong direction
34% Mixed

President Obama

USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
Do you think President Obama's proposals to address the major problems facing the country call for too much expansion of government power, the right amount, or not enough expansion of government power?
52% Too much
35% Right amount
10% Not enough

President Obama

ABC/WASHINGTON POST POLL
Obama has been president for about three months or nearly 100 days. Would you say he has accomplished a great deal during that time, a good amount, not very much, or little or nothing?
24% A great deal
39% A good amount
21% Not very much
15% Little or nothing

President Obama: Job rating

AP-GfK POLL
Overall, please tell me whether you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president.
64% Approve
30% Disapprove
2% Neither
3% Unsure

President Obama and world leaders

CNN/ORC POLL
Do you think leaders of other countries around the world have respect for Barack Obama, or do you think they don't have much respect for him?
72% Respect
24% Not much respect

Economy

ABC/WASHINGTON POST POLL
Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?
58% Obama
25% Republicans in Congress
1% Both (vol.)
14% Neither (vol.)
2% Unsure

President Obama and the economy

CBS NEWS POLL
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
61% Approve
29% Disapprove

President Obama and the economy

CNN/ORC POLL
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
59% Approve
40% Disapprove

President Obama: Job rating

NBC/WALL ST JOURNAL POLL
In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing as president?
60% Approve
26% Disapprove

President Obama -- Job rating

CNN/ORC POLL
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
76% Approve
23% Disapprove

President Obama -- Job rating

USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
64% Approve
25% Disapprove

President Obama: Job rating

FOX NEWS/OD POLL
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
65% Approve
16% Disapprove

President-elect Obama

CBS/N.Y. TIMES POLL
Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the next four years with Barack Obama as president?
79% Optimistic
16% Pessimistic

President-elect Obama

NBC/WALL ST JOURNAL POLL
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the transition and his preparations for becoming president?
71% Approve
14% Disapprove

President-elect Obama

ABC NEWS POLL
Do you think Barack Obama's election as president represents progress for all blacks in America more generally, or do you think it is only a single case that does not reflect broader progress for blacks overall?
65% All blacks
22% Single case

President-elect Obama

CNN/ORC POLL
Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to Barack Obama. Can bring the kind of change the country needs.
75% Applies
24% Doesn't apply

President-elect Obama

CNN/ORC POLL
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his presidential transition?
82% Approve
15% Disapprove