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In fact, his approval rating is lower than Bush’s was in his fifth year in office.

Uh oh!!

Boing! POTUS Approval Rating Jumps 5 Points in 1 Week Thanks to ACA Signups

From Gallup, President Obama's Job Approval Rating:

% APPROVE % DISAPPROVE
12/27-29/2013. 44% 49%
12/26-28/2013 44%. 49%
12/23-27/2013 42% 52%
12/22-26/2013 40% 53%
12/21-23/2013 39% 54%

http://www.gallup.com/...

A bit more on the bounce, from politicususa.com:

President Obama is beginning 2014 on the upswing as millions are signing up for the ACA, and his approval rating has increased by 5 points according to Gallup.

The Gallup Obama approval daily tracking poll reveals that the president’s approval rating has jumped five points since the days before Christmas from 39%-44%. Disapproval of the president has fallen from 54%-49%. President Obama’s approval numbers shift wildly based on the tone of the media coverage that he is receiving, but media’s negativity was hiding a convergence of positive things.

Now that the ACA website is repaired, and millions of Americans are signing up, the media’s endless drumbeat of negativity has temporarily stopped. Without the Republican fueled Obama bashing from the corporate media, the president’s approval rating has gone up, and his disapproval rating has gone down.
http://www.politicususa.com/...

w0000000000t! Though I'd like to see President Obama's approval rating climb even more, maybe to over 50%, FSM (and MSM) willing.

Yesterday, on New Years's Eve, the Department of Health and Human Services released this statement:

...We are encouraged that over 6 million people have been enrolled in Marketplace or Medicaid coverage since October 1, and will work to give millions more Americans the peace of mind that comes with health security in the months ahead.
http://www.hhs.gov/...

And guess what - all that coverage started TODAY!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/01/1266500/-Boing-POTUS-Approval-Rating-Jumps-5-Points-in-1-Week-Thanks-to-ACA-Signups