in the immediate aftermath of the targeted killing of osama bin laden , president obama ’s approval rating has jumped higher , with big increases in the number of americans giving him high marks on dealing with terrorism and the situation in afghanistan .
that suggests that success on one front — even after bin laden .
among republicans , 61 percent say obama deserves at least while the public lauds the president ’s performance killing bin laden , he got no overall bounce in a new newsweek daily beast poll .
specifically , americans like the way he handled the situation , giving him strong results in strength and decision - making ( 55 percent now term him a strong leader overall , and 63 percent do so in the area of terrorism ) .
how much overall boost did president obama is handling his job as president , an increase of nine percentage points over april polls by post - abc news and pew .
there was also finds virtually no movement in obama ’s numbers when it comes to handling the economy .
there ’s also been a clear increase in public satisfaction with the way things are going in the united states , although by a margin of nearly 2 - 1 , americans are still dissatisfied with the direction of the country .