While a new poll showed President Obama enjoying positive job approval ratings, nearly as many favor a reversal of his achievements by Donald Trump.
Obama garnered a 54 percent approval rating for his performance, and 50 percent believe he will be remembered as a good or great president, according to a new USA Today/Suffolk poll. Interestingly, two respondents said they had “never heard of” Obama.
In the new USA Today/Suffolk poll, two respondents said they’d never heard of “Barack Obama.”
— Philip Bump (@pbump) December 21, 2016
At the same time, 59 percent believe President-elect Trump will “significantly dismantle Obama’s legacy” and 45 percent of those think this is “a good thing.”
Of course, it is 78 percent of Republicans who would see it as a good thing, while only 20 percent of remaining Democrats would.  As for independent voters, 40 percent of them believe Trump undoing Obama’s accomplishments would be a good thing.
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Americans were divided on whether the Affordable Care Act is Obama’s biggest achievement or his biggest failure.
Split decision: Americans assess Obama’s legacy in @USATODAY/@Suffolk_U poll https://t.co/XWFvs0H56L via @SusanPage pic.twitter.com/pi9MYso805
— USA TODAY 2016 (@usatoday2016) December 21, 2016
Trump’s approval rating for the job he has done so far, before even assuming office, is a slim 41 percent, with 38 percent equally “alarmed” or “hopeful” about his presidency.
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Americans split on how Trump has handled the transition — 41% approve, 40% disapprove https://t.co/TvW3Qqdmdk
— USA TODAY 2016 (@usatoday2016) December 21, 2016
The president-elect should do what needs to be done in office, 50 percent believe, even if it means changing some of his campaign promises.
Looking ahead to 2020, 62 percent of Democrats and Independents think Hillary Clinton should not run again.
Suffolk/USAToday poll finds little Dem voter support (22%) for @HillaryClinton 2020 POTUS run.A majority (62%) of Dem voters want some1 new.
— Jeff Israel (@yeldogdem) December 22, 2016
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