Washington Post: As gasoline prices rise, Obama's ratings fall

Monday, March 12, 2012 12:15:18 AM

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As gasoline prices rise, Obama's ratings fall Disapproval of President Obama's handling of the economy is heading higher — alongside gasoline prices — as a record number of Americans now give the president "strongly" negative reviews on the 2012 presidential campaign's most important issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Increasingly pessimistic views of Obama's performance on the economy — and on the federal budget deficit — come despite a steadily brightening employment picture and other signs of economic improvement, and they highlight the political sensitivity of rising gas prices. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gas-prices-sink-obamas-ratings-on-economy-bring-parity-to-race-for-white-house/2012/03/11/gIQAuhYO6R_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com.

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