Election 2012

Polls Show President on the Rise

While the Republicans choose between clown car drivers, the president is rising in the polls.

But as 2011 wraps up, it appears that the president’ support is starting to grow. A new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows Obama’s approval rating at 49%, which is the highest it’s been since March, excluding the bump the president received after the bin Laden killing.

He's only a few percentage points away from his 2008 popular vote percentage. Mele Kalikimaka!