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POLITICO-GW Battleground Poll: Perry Leads Romney 2:1 Going Into Wednesday’s GOP Presidential Debate

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President Obama Faces Both Challenge and Opportunity for Jobs Plan Speech This Thursday

SEP 6, 2011

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Battleground Poll: Obama approval rating down amid deep economic fears

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By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | 9/5/11 10:55 PM EDT

The debt-limit showdown and the stalled economy have tarnished President Barack Obama’s standing with voters and dampened their optimism about America’s future, with nearly three out of four voters now saying the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll.

The dim public outlook is a blunt reminder of why the White House has so much riding on the president’s high-stakes economic speech Thursday and the success of his latest push for a jobs package.

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Polls show Obama down ahead of economic speech

Posted by: Lauren Cottrell in Untagged  on Sep 7, 2011

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval ratings plunged to a new low ahead of his major economic speech on Thursday, with widespread discontent among Americans over his handling of the economy and jobs, according to a spate of polls released on Tuesday.

An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of 1,000 U.S. adults showed Obama's overall job approval rating at a low of 44 percent, down 3 percentage points since July, while his handling of the economy stands at 37 percent.

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