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Worried: Obama Hits New Low Approval on Handling of Economy

President Barack Obama’s approval ratings on his handling of the economy sunk to a new low, according to a just released Gallup poll. Only 26% of Americans approve of Obama’s handling of the economy, down 11 percentage points since Gallup last measured it in mid-May and well below his previous low of 35% in November 2010.

Obama gets similarly low approval for his handling of the federal budget deficit (24%) and creating jobs (29%).

Obama doesn’t fair any better with Independent voters. A mere 23% of Independents approve of his handling of the economy, creating jobs (23%) and handling of the deficit (19%).

Obama’s overall job approval rating in the Aug. 11-14 stand-alone Gallup poll is 41%, similar to the 39% and 41% approval ratings measured in Gallup Daily tracking over the same days.

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