Two Out of Three Polls Shows Obama Gets No Bump from Osama's Death

Interesting, Americans appear to have little faith in Obama even after Osama's death. Two out of three polls show Obama got no bump in approval after killing Osama Bin Ladin. Only the Washington Post Poll shows a bump, a bump of nine points. Hard to believe considering both Rasmussen and Newsweek showed no increases. The Washington Post poll showed that Americans gave Obama no points when it comes to handling the economy despite their 9 point increase.

Newsweek:

APPROVAL RATING
BEFORE: 48% APPROVE, 49% DISAPPROVE
AFTER: 48% APPROVE, 49% DISAPPROVE


Washington Post:

In the immediate aftermath of the targeted killing of Osama bin Laden, President Obama’s approval rating has jumped higher, with big increases in the number of Americans giving him high marks on dealing with terrorism and the situation in Afghanistan.

But the new poll, conducted Monday evening by The Washington Post and the Pew Research Center, also finds virtually no movement in Obama’s numbers when it comes to handling the economy. That suggests that success on one front — even one as important as the death of the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — might not translate easily to other areas.

Overall, 56 percent of those polled say they approve of the way Obama is handling his job as president, an increase of nine percentage points over April polls by Post-ABC News and Pew. That is the highest approval rating for the president in either poll since 2009.

Rasmussen:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Thirty-six percent (36%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -10 (see trends).

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty percent (50%) disapprove.