Poll: Disapproval of Obama's handling of spill up 15 points in a month

An AP-GfK survey released Tuesday indicates that 48-percent of the public disapproves of how Obama’s handling the oil spill, up 15 percentage points from a month ago. Thirty-nine percent approve of how the president’s dealing with the crisis, down three points from May. According to the survey, 13- percent say they neither approve nor disapprove…

The president’s overall job approval stands at 50-percent in the new AP-GfK survey, up one point from a month ago.

“Other recent polls have also shown that the oil spill has not affected the overall opinion of Obama’s performance in office,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Many Americans may think his track record on the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other issues are more important than the situation in the Gulf. It’s also possible that the oil spill has affected views of Obama personally but not his performance as president.”