Obama approval rating up in Tennessee, new poll shows


              President Barack Obama waves from the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Obama is traveling to Chicago for the weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Barack Obama waves from the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Obama is traveling to Chicago for the weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

With his days in the Oval Office nearing an end, President Barack Obama has become slightly more popular among Tennesseans, according to a new poll from Middle Tennessee State University.

As many as 42 percent of those interviewed for a poll released Tuesday said they approve of the way Obama is handling his job as president. In January, the president had a 31 percent approval rating.

Conversely, 53 percent of those polled in the latest survey disapprove of Obama. In January, 61 percent disapproved of the president. Five percent of respondents did not know or answer the question about Obama's approval.

Read more at our news partner's website, tennessean.com.

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