That's kind of like Bush's approval rating, but in reverse. Via MyDD:
President-elect Barack Obama gets soaring marks for his handling of the transition and his choices for the Cabinet, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, even at a time the public is downbeat over the economy.Considering how much people despise Bush, and how freaked we all are about the economy, it's pretty amazing that Obama's numbers are that high. Yes, sure, he's getting an initial honeymoon with the public, but let's not forget, 46% of the public didn't vote for him - but now 78% think he's doing a good job, including a majority of Republicans. Republican presidents don't usually get those kind of approval ratings without invading a foreign country.
More than three of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, approve of the job Obama has done so far -- broad-based support he'll need as he faces tough decisions ahead.
By 69%-25%, those surveyed approve of his pick of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his former Democratic primary rival, as secretary of State.
By an even wider margin, 80%-14%, they favor his decision to ask President Bush's Pentagon chief, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, to stay on the job.
