The AP is obviously trying to bury this, not mentioning his approval rating until the 7th paragraph.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown as public esteem sinks for all players in the impasse, President Barack Obama among them, according to a new poll. It’s a struggle with no heroes. [...]

Most Americans disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job, the poll suggests, with 53 percent unhappy with his performance and 37 percent approving of it. Congress is scraping rock bottom, with a ghastly approval rating of 5 percent.

Indeed, anyone making headlines in the dispute has earned poor marks for his or her trouble, whether it’s Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, or Republican John Boehner, the House speaker, both with a favorability rating of 18 percent.

And much of the country draws a blank on Republican Ted Cruz of Texas despite his 21-hour Senate speech before the shutdown. Only half in the poll were familiar enough with him to register an opinion. Among those who did, 32 percent viewed him unfavorably, 16 percent favorably.

http://weaselzippers.us/2013/10/09/oh-my...ing-to-only-37/

I can't believe it's that high.

This poll must have come from low-info voters. You would have to be an idiot, a leftist tool, or completely uninformed with your head in the sand to buy into this shutdown is primarily Republicans at fault.

#2 - These people didn't even know who Ted Cruz is or his Senate speech - definitely low-fo's.