Obama’s popularity continues to decline

In the United States reduced the popularity of President Barack Obama. This is evidenced by data released poll conducted by CNN and Research Services Opinion Research.

According to their findings, the activities of Obama as head of the White House now endorses 48% of Americans. Experts note that in November this year, work the head of state approved 55% of his compatriots.

However, in December about his negative attitude towards the activities of Obama as head of state said 50% of respondents. According to sociologists, mostly to reduce the president’s popularity against a background of poor U.S. economy and high unemployment.

However, Obama’s intention to send to Afghanistan an additional 30 thousand troops is supported by the majority of respondents. Thus, 60% of Americans support this president. In addition, almost 70% of respondents endorsed the U.S. president announced a strategy for withdrawal in 2011 of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. This survey polled over a thousand adult Americans.

As experts CNN, Obama is not the only American president, whose rating during the first year in office have fallen below 50 percent. For example, in November 1981 level of popularity of President Ronald Reagan stood at 49% and did not rise above this figure for two years.

A rating of President Clinton, elected in 1992, already in May 1993 fell below 50%, the sharpest drop in this indicator for all time for such surveys.