By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-obamas-approval-rating-stacks-up-against-his-partys Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Ahead of Big Speech, A Look at How Obama’s Approval Rating Is Faring Politics Jan 27, 2010 3:02 PM EDT President Obama’s overall approval rating has slipped over the first year of his presidency. However, on the cusp of his first State of the Union address, it’s his fellow Democrats who probably need to worry more about how voters view them, Patchwork Nation Director Dante Chinni says. Chinni dropped by The Rundown on Wednesday to explain how President Obama’s approval rating looks in the 12 different Patchwork Nation community types according to a new Pew Research Center for the People & the Press poll. Read Chinni’s column for more of a cross-country breakdown on the Pew poll. Video production and editing by Dave Gustafson, Lauren Knapp and Quinn Bowman. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. @hari
President Obama’s overall approval rating has slipped over the first year of his presidency. However, on the cusp of his first State of the Union address, it’s his fellow Democrats who probably need to worry more about how voters view them, Patchwork Nation Director Dante Chinni says. Chinni dropped by The Rundown on Wednesday to explain how President Obama’s approval rating looks in the 12 different Patchwork Nation community types according to a new Pew Research Center for the People & the Press poll. Read Chinni’s column for more of a cross-country breakdown on the Pew poll. Video production and editing by Dave Gustafson, Lauren Knapp and Quinn Bowman. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now