Washington, March 13: A new poll shows that US President Barack Obama’s approval rating has dropped to a record low of 46 percent over controversial domestic policies.
The survey conducted by the Gallup indicates Obama’s popularity among Democratic supporters has been affected by doubts about his domestic policy.
According to the study published Friday, Obama’s approval rating was 69 percent just over a year ago when he assumed office.
Independents and Republicans are wary of Obama’s healthcare overhaul as polls continue to show that more people are against the plan.
Meanwhile, two leading Democratic pollsters have blasted Obama for being deaf towards the public opinion.
Patrick Caddell and Doug Schoen, who also conducted polls for former US presidents, wrote in the Washington Post that the “blind persistence in the face of reality” of the president and his advisers ran the risk of “unmitigated disaster in November,” when midterm Congressional elections will be held.
—Agencies