Nearly a year since President Obama took office, his plate is stacked high with a variety of domestic and international issues — the economy, health care, two wars and national security, to name just a few.
The president recognized these challenges when he took office last January, but he also quickly pushed many agenda items in what some at the time called too hurried a move.
Obama swiftly pushed Congress to pass a $787 billion stimulus program to boost employment. He began removing combat troops from Iraq while upping the number of forces in Afghanistan. He made health care a key priority.
When asked about his job performance, Obama said in an interview with People Magazine last week that he is “pretty good” at his job. In an interview with Oprah last month, the president gave himself a “good, solid B-plus” for his performance.
But a year into his term, Americans’ confidence in Obama is shrinking and more feel negatively about the country’s direction, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. Fifty-three percent of those polled approved of the job Obama is doing, considerably lower than the 68 percent job approval rating he enjoyed right after taking office. Sixty-two percent of Americans now say the country’s on the wrong track, the most in 11 months…READ MORE | ABC News.
