The survey shows the change of public approval towards president Obama regarding his handling of international affairs from 2009 to 2012. In April 2012, 47 percent of the respondents approved of his doings, while 44 percent disapproved and 9 percent had no opinion.
Do you approve of the way Obama is handling the international affairs issue?
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Washington Post, & ABC. (April 8, 2012). Do you approve of the way Obama is handling the international affairs issue? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/208469/public-approval-of-president-obama-handling-the-issue-international-affairs/
Washington Post, und ABC. "Do you approve of the way Obama is handling the international affairs issue?." Chart. April 8, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208469/public-approval-of-president-obama-handling-the-issue-international-affairs/
Washington Post, ABC. (2012). Do you approve of the way Obama is handling the international affairs issue?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208469/public-approval-of-president-obama-handling-the-issue-international-affairs/
Washington Post, and ABC. "Do You Approve of The Way Obama Is Handling The International Affairs Issue?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208469/public-approval-of-president-obama-handling-the-issue-international-affairs/
Washington Post & ABC, Do you approve of the way Obama is handling the international affairs issue? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208469/public-approval-of-president-obama-handling-the-issue-international-affairs/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Do you approve of the way Obama is handling the international affairs issue? [Graph], Washington Post, & ABC, April 8, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/208469/public-approval-of-president-obama-handling-the-issue-international-affairs/