President Obama's Merry and Bright New Year
His poll numbers are up, but will the holiday cheer carry over into 2015?
President Barak Obama greets the crowd during the lighting of the National Christmas tree on December 4, 2014 in Washington, DC
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President Barack Obama is ending the year on an upswing, with his approval rating climbing to a 20-month high. But are his new and improved numbers simply a shot of holiday cheer?
With 48 percent of Americans giving him positive reviews, the president's approval rating is its highest since March 2013, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll. Gallup's weekly tracker shows his job approval rating jumped two points last week to 45 percent, his highest since May.