Over half of Americans have soured on President Obama’s overall presidency, a new poll says.
The new CNN/ORC sampling released on Friday said that 51 disapprove of Obama’s role in the Oval Office, compared to 47 percent approving.
It said that 52 percent believe Obama’s policies are leading the U.S. down the wrong path.
Obama’s ratings have fallen since last month, it added, when 49 percent approved of his presidential performance and 47 percent did not.
Respondents rated Obama’s strategy for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) the most harshly, the CNN/ORC survey said.
It found that 62 percent of Americans believe the president is not properly countering the terrorist organization.
Nearly the same amount — 60 percent — also believe the U.S. is taking the wrong approach with Iran, it said.
Obama’s renewed push to close the U.S.-run detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba also meets with majority opposition.
CNN/ORC’s sampling said that 53 percent believe the prison should remain open, while 44 percent think it deserves closure once its prisoners are transferred elsewhere.
Obama fared better among respondents on the issue of climate change, with 47 approving of his handling of the issue, a boost of six points since May.
Americans are frustrated with both political parties overall. Republicans received higher disapproval ratings of 54 percent. In addition, 55 percent said their policies are wrong for the nation. Democrats, meanwhile, received 47 percent approval versus 48 percent disapproval.
CNN/ORC conducted its latest survey by telephone Aug.13-16 nationwide. It sampled 1,001 adults with a 3 percent margin of error.
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