Poll: Obama's popularity remains strong

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Reports about U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's staff or Cabinet nominees haven't appeared to affect his popularity among U.S. citizens, a survey indicates.

Between 63 percent and 67 percent of respondents said they are confident in Obama's ability to be a good president, results from the Gallup Poll released Tuesday indicated. The figures haven't changed since his election Nov. 4 because of news coverage of his nominees or by reports of his policy plans.

Roughly two-thirds of Americans polled said they are confident in his ability to be president, with minor day-to-day fluctuations, since Nov. 5, the Princeton, N.J., polling firm said. Pollsters noted the percentage of Americans expressing confidence in Obama's ability to be a good president exceeds his share of the vote -- 53 percent -- in the general election.

Gallup said it interviewed at least 1,000 U.S. adults daily during 2008 and the latest results were from data collected Nov. 5-23. The margin of error for the entire sample period is 3 percentage points.