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President 2012 Poll Watch: 39% Approval Rating for Obama is the Lowest of His Presidency

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One on their arrival at JFK International Airport, Monday, Sept., 19, 2011 in New York

According to the latest Marist Poll.

President Barack Obama faces a litany of bad news.  The president’s job approval rating, his favorability, and his rating on the economy have hit all-time lows.  To compound matters, three in four Americans still believe the nation is in a recession and the proportion who thinks the country is moving in the wrong direction is at its highest point in more than a decade.

According to this McClatchy-Marist Poll, the president’s approval rating is at 39% among registered voters nationally, an all-time low for Mr. Obama.  For the first time a majority — 52% — disapproves of the job he is doing in office, and 9% are unsure.

“President Obama needs to reboot his presidency,” says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.  “Although numbers like these typically spell doom for an incumbent’s re-election prospects, the Republicans in Congress and eventually his GOP opponent could still provide Obama with running room.”

Reboot?

Obama better make it quick, these poll numbers spell – one term President.

Do voters approve of how the president is handling the economy?  Just 33% of registered voters approve of how he is dealing with the nation’s tumultuous financial situation while more than six in ten — 61% — disapprove.  Six percent are unsure.