Nothing like the death of a dictator to boost presidential poll numbers. President Obama’s approval rating in Gallup’s popularity tracker went up six points in the last week – to 44%. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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Obama’s poll numbers jumped in the wake of the Thursday slaying of Libyan strongman Moammar Khadafy.
Obama claimed victory for his policy – engaging in a NATO air campaign, while letting Libyan rebels hunt down the tyrant.
The following day, Obama announced that all troops would withdraw from Iraq by the end of the year.
Obama’s approval rating this quarter have been the lowest since he took office, according to Gallup polls – and his disapproval ratings have outpaced any thumbs-up marks.
The President’s summer was marked by bitter negotiation’s to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, followed by Standard and Poor’s downgrading the nation’s credit rating for the first time in the nation’s history.
