Obama, Perdue Hit New Highs In North Carolina
And it isn’t pretty: 55 percent of North Carolina voters disapprove of President Obama’s job performance, a record high for his two years in office, according to the latest poll from the Civitas Institute of 600 likely voters. Only 42 percent said they approve of Obama’s job performance.
“The worst time possible for a President to be hitting rock-bottom in approval ratings is right before an election. Unfortunately for Obama and members of his party, this is exactly what’s happening,” said Civitas Institute Senior Legislative Analyst Chris Hayes. “Unaffiliated voters, who turned out heavily for Obama in 2008, now resemble Republicans in their disapproval of his job performance.”
The news isn’t much better for Beverly Perdue, with 45 percent of respondents holding an unfavorable opinion of the high-flying governor, an 8 percent increase since June and the second highest percentage since Perdue was elected governor. Only 38 percent viewed Perdue’s job performance favorably.
Among Republicans, 84 percent gave Obama’s job performance failing marks, with 70 percent of Independents doing the same. Democrats, however, seem to be holding out hope: 68 percent approved of the President’s job performance.
Party affiliation numbers tracked poorly for Perdue, with only the slimmest of a majority (51 percent) of Democrats giving her a favorable rating. Among Republicans, she spiked to 59 percent unfavorable, the same as tallied with Independents.
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