Obama’s economy problem (still): Forty seven percent of people approve of the way President Obama has handled the economy while 52 percent disapprove. January 22, 2019 
 
 Trump Job Approvals and the National Economy 
 
 Trump Job Approval Ratings 1/20/19 Approve Disapprove Undecided Overall 41% 54% 5% Economy 40% 55% 5% 
 
 A total of 41% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job and 54% disapprove.
– So much for President Obama's unassailable lead: A handful of new polls are calling a close presidential race on the eve of Obama's first debate with Mitt Romney, CNN reports. CNN's latest poll found that 50% favor Obama and 47% favor Romney, a difference within the survey's margin of error. An ABC News/Washington Post poll found 49% for Obama and 47% for Romney, and the American Research Group counted 49% for Obama and 46% for Romney. These numbers are all national, of course—not swing state. But at least nationally, there is "a strong suggestion that whatever bounce President Obama received from his convention has, as expected, faded away," says a CNN pollster. "That's why they call them 'bounces.'" Among the interesting CNN poll factoids: Romney and Obama are liked equally on the economy, Obama has a 52%-45% edge on foreign policy, women prefer Obama by 53%-44%, and Romney has a 50%-47% lead among men—but that's less than he had before the conventions.