Post-election, Obama sees highest approval rating in 7 years


President Barack Obama has his highest approval rating — 57 percent — since September 2009, a new CNN/ORC national poll has found. The survey, which was conducted after the election between Nov. 17 and 20, also found Obama with his highest favorability rating in seven years, at almost 60 percent.
Obama's party, on the other hand, has not fared as well: Fifty-four percent of the public views the Democratic Party negatively, with the Republican Party viewed 5 points better than it was prior to the election.
The poll surveyed 1,003 American adults on landlines and cellphones and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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