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Monday, March 12, 2012

Gas prices sink Obama’s ratings on economy; bring parity to race for White House - The Washington Post

Gas prices sink Obama’s ratings on economy; bring parity to race for White House - The Washington Post: By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen, Published: March 11

Disapproval of President Obama’s handling of the economy is heading higher — alongside gasoline prices — as a record number of Americans now give the president “strongly” negative reviews on the 2012 presidential campaign’s most important issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Increasingly pessimistic views of Obama’s performance on the economy — and on the federal budget deficit — come despite a steadily brightening employment picture and other signs of economic improvement, and they highlight the political sensitivity of rising gas prices.

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