President Obama’s Approval Rating Is Now the Highest It’s Been Since Summer 2009

With only a few months left in his Presidency, President Barack Obama today is enjoying the highest approval rating he’s experience in-office since July 2009.

That, according to the newest information made available by a ABC News/Washington Post poll.

New @ABC News/WaPo poll finds Pres. Obama’s approval rating at 58%, highest since July 2009 https://t.co/rIwzvQp837 pic.twitter.com/ryoTJFi2Oy

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 12, 2016

The President’s disapproval rate comes in at 40%, though this figure has peaked well beyond 50% in the past.

The numbers come at a key time for Democratic party nominee Hillary Clinton just 57 days before the general election. Among likely voters, according to ABC News, 80% of Obama approvers support Clinton’s candidacy to replace him.

However, even WaPo is quick to point out that the numbers from their polling suggests metrics higher than in other recent polls. A CNN/ORC poll from just weeks ago revealed a 51% approval rating for the President, while a Fox poll from the end of August put Obama at 54%.

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