Poll: Majority unhappy with Obama oil spill response

While Barack Obama takes to the airwaves to salvage his presidency, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds widespread dissatisfaction with the president's handling of the BP oil spill disaster.

From The Associated Press:

WASHINGTON — Americans have become just as dissatisfied with President Barack Obama's work on the Gulf oil spill as they were with his predecessor's handling of Hurricane Katrina, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released Tuesday.

Most Americans are angry about the government's slow response, the poll finds, with 54 percent saying they had strong feelings about the bureaucracy's reaction. Many doubt that Washington could really help them if they were a disaster victim.

The survey found that 52 percent don't approve of Obama's handling of the spill, a significant increase from last month when a big chunk of Americans withheld judgment. A stunning 83 percent disapprove of BP's performance in the aftermath of the explosion that set off the spill. That percentage of Americans disapproving also was a big jump from May.

To view the full poll results, click here.