A poll Friday revealed President Barack Obama’s disapproval rating is on the rise.
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It’s not much better news on the Iran nuclear deal front with 60 percent saying they don’t approve of how Obama has worked the relationship with Iran.
More than half – 52 percent – say the president’s management of numerous issues, from the economy to Islamic State to foreign policy, are taking the country “in the wrong direction”, according to the results. That figure can be attributed to dissatisfaction with the more liberal wing of the party, which has raised concerns about the president’s open-ended commitment in the Middle East and the administration’s inability to secure a new war resolution to combat ISIS. Only seven percent believed the country to be doing “pretty well.”
Fifty-three percent also said the United States should continue to operate the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while 44 percent said it should be closed and the prisoners transferred to other facilities. Overall, 52 percent of the respondents believed the country was headed in the wrong direction, while 45 disagreed.
On Thursday, Sen. Claire McCaskill, (D) of Missouri, became the latest to declare her support for the Iran nuclear pact, saying in a statement, “This deal isn’t ideal”, The Associated Press reported. Most Democrats (68 percent) and independents (51 percent) are opposed.
In contrast, 85 percent of Democrats still say they approve of the job Obama is doing, up 1 percent from July. Democrats fare slightly better, with a 48 percent unfavorable rating.
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The poll is based on a random sample of 1001 adult Americans, interviewed by landline and cell phone between August 13 and 16, with a margin of sampling error at plus or minus 3 percentage points.
