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http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/politics/presidential-polls-obama-hillary-clinton-election-2016/index.htmlby: Jennifer Agiesta
President Barack Obama's approval rating got its own convention bump, and now stands at its highest level since just before his second inauguration in 2013.
Obama's approval rating dipped to 50% after the Republican convention, but has risen to 54% in the wake of his party's convention, with 45% disapproval, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll. That's the most positive approval rating of his second term.
The increase in Obama's approval rating comes mostly among younger Americans -- he's up 9 points among those under age 45 while losing a point among those age 45 or older -- and political independents and moderates -- up 9 points among each group.
Compared with other recent two-term presidents, Obama's approval rating at this stage of his presidency ranks on par with Ronald Reagan's ratings in 1988, and are approaching Bill Clinton's 57% at this point in 2000.
It's possible Obama's improving approval ratings and outspoken stance against Donald Trump could prove beneficial to the Democrat seeking to succeed him in office, Hillary Clinton. Those who approve of Obama's work as president are almost universally in Clinton's corner in the upcoming presidential race, 94% of those voters back Clinton in a two-way head-to-head, while Donald Trump carries 85% of those who disapprove of Obama.
A popular president doesn't always bode well from the person running from the same party, however. While George H.W. Bush did win the 1988 election at a time when Ronald Reagan's approval rating held in positive territory overall, Al Gore was unable to win in 2000 despite Bill Clinton's popularity.
Most voters say that if she were elected, Clinton would mostly carry out Obama's policies, 64% say so vs. 33% who think her policies would mostly be different from Obama's. But perhaps surprisingly, those who disapprove of Obama are more likely to see a Clinton presidency as an extension of Obama's (74% say so) than are those who approve of him (57% in that group say so).
Among Clinton's supporters, a narrow majority of 53% say they think Clinton will mostly carry on Obama's policies, 44% say she will not. Among Trump's supporters, however, 82% say they see Clinton as likely to extend Obama's policies, suggesting his message connecting the two in a negative way has landed among those who back his campaign.
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