A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Obama has handled the economic crisis

Heavy is the head that flies on Air Force One…

Only a third of all Americans approve of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy, according to a new national survey.

And with a CNN/ORC International Poll also indicating that more than three-quarters of the public say the country is in bad shape right now, there’s little wonder why the president is getting such low marks.

According to the poll, released Wednesday morning, 28 percent of people questioned say things are going well in the country today.

“That may be a slight uptick from early August but it still represents a double-digit drop from earlier this year,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “And it’s clear that economic jitters are a drag on President Obama’s standing with the voting public.”

Obama gets good marks for his handling of international issues. Six in ten approve of his handling of terrorism and roughly half like his track record on foreign affairs in general and Libya in particular.

And 53 percent say they trust Obama as the nation’s commander-in-chief.

But only 34 percent approve of how the president is handling economic issues, with 65 percent saying they disapprove of how he’s handling the economy. Thirty-three percent give him a thumbs up on the budget deficit and 37 percent approving of how he’s dealing with unemployment.

What do you think Obama should have done better??

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