Obama News Analysis

During his election and campaign, Obama seemed to be the one of the most popular presidential candidates. Voters trusted him and felt he was their friend with his messages of change and piece.

After the 2008 Presidential election, Obama had an 79% approval rating, according to CNN polls. But with one year of office under his belt, how are voters feeling now?

Obama's approval rating has dropped to 48% approval and 47% disapproval, according to the most recent Gallup poll.

What has happened with the warm, fuzzy feelings Obama originally left with Americans? In his first days 100 days of office, Obama seemed to only accomplish his basketball bracket for March madness, but obviusly his other actions are what have dropped his approval rating.

The healthcare reform bill, sending more troops to Afghanistan and the recent Christmas Day terrorist attacks on Christmas Day are a few of the reasons that Americans are turning against the president, according to CBS news.

“President Obama has been walking the public opinion tightrope represented by the 50 approval job approval line since about mid-November, with his rating wavering between 47 approval and 53 approval,” said Gallup’s Lydia Saad in her analysis for Politico.

How can Obama raise his approval? It seems the global economic crisis is on the minds of more Americans than health care reform. Jobless Americans need

The Huffington Post compares Obama's approval rating to Bill Clinton, who had at 52% approval rating at the end of his first year as president but also says that there were not as many democrats in favor of Clinton at the start of his presidential term.

Obama's approval rating at this point is only higher than Ronald Reagan's which was 49% in 1982, according to Politico.

Maybe Obama's ratings will go up if he concentrates more on the recession. According to CNN polls, 82% of Americans still say the economy is in bad shape.