Only 43% of Voters Would Re-elect Obama Just One Year Later

Washington, D.C. - Just one year after receiving 53 percent of the votes cast for the U.S. Presidency, only 43 percent of voters would re-elect President Obama, including just 37 percent of Independent voters, according to a recent Zogby International/O'Leary Report Poll. The Poll surveyed 2,879 Americans on November 10-12, all of whom voted in the 2008 presidential election, and has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 1.9 percentage points.

Nearly 45 percent of voters say it is time for someone new to be president, 11 percent say that their vote for-or-against President Obama would depend on who is running against him.

Only 37% of Independent voters would re-elect Obama

Among Independent voters, only 37 percent say they would vote to re-elect Obama. Forty-six percent say it is time for someone new, and 17 percent of Independents say it would depend on who is running against Obama.

Obama and Jobs Creation

In addition, a majority of Americans do not trust President Obama to get legislation passed that would create jobs in 2010.

A plurality of voters (42 percent) say they do not trust the Obama White House "at all" in this regard, and an additional 11 percent do not trust Obama much to get job-creating legislation passed. Only 28 percent say they trust the President "very much" to accomplish this task, and an additional 18 percent say they trust the President "somewhat."

"President Obama's popularity with the voting public has been eroding for some time, but these numbers really drive home the point," said Brad O'Leary, bestselling author and publisher of The O'Leary Report. "Most voters don't trust the President on the number one issue of the day: job creation."

"On top of that, a surprising plurality of voters, and Independent voters in particular, don't side with President Obama on the number one issue to him: whether or not he should be President," said O'Leary.

A Rasmussen poll conducted November 16-22 of 1,500 likely voters (margin-of-error of +/- 3%) confirmed these numbers, finding that only 45% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of President Obama's job performance while 54% of voters disapprove.