Politics | Barack Obama Obama's Approval Hits New Low But Congress, as ever, is even worse By Kevin Spak Posted Jul 13, 2010 10:15 AM CDT Copied President Barack Obama listens during his meeting with Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez, in this July 12 file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President Obama’s approval rating dips to a new low in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll. Just 43% approve of the job the president is doing, while 54% disapprove—including one-third of Democrats. Obama’s supporters aren’t very enthusiastic, either: Twice as many people gave him a strongly negative rating as gave a strongly positive one. The president remains a lot more popular than anyone in Congress—less than one-third of voters had faith in either party there. Overall, respondents were close to evenly divided on whether they’ll back a Democrat or Republican in November’s House races, but that’s bad news for Democrats, who are defending far more seats. Even worse for Democrats is the strength of anti-incumbent fever—just 26% say they’ll vote for their current rep. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error