Fewer respondents believe that their president inspires hope and has made progress in bringing change to America.
As Barack Obama marks his first anniversary as president, only three-in-ten Americans are ready to grant him another term in office, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,003 American adults, 30 per cent of respondents think Obama deserves to be re-elected as president in 2012, while two-in-five (39%) disagree and one third (32%) are not sure.
The proportion of Democrats who think Obama deserves a new term as president stands at 57 per cent, while only 21 per cent of Independents would give Obama a new mandate at this point.
Messages
While a majority of Americans continue to believe in some of the messages and principles that Obama campaigned upon, there is a clear drop in perceptions on specific issues.
About half of Americans believe Obama has both worked across party lines to get things done (49%, -3 since November) and made progress in bringing change to America (48%, -8). Two other messages that saw a decline this month were Obama embodying a new brand of politics (55%, -10) and Obama inspiring hope (55%, -6).
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Expectations and Accomplishments
As was the case in November—when the first anniversary of Obama’s victory was observed—about half of Americans believe their President has performed in the same manner as they expected (47%), while 36 per cent think he has done worse, and 11 per cent say he has been better.
The needle did not move much on the area of accomplishments since November, with 45 per cent of Americans saying it is too early to judge what Obama has done, 40 per cent claiming that the U.S. President has accomplished little, and nine per cent stating that he has done much.
The Nobel Peace Prize
A majority of Americans (54%) believe Obama did not deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize last year, while 20 per cent think the award was justified.