Marist Poll: According to this national McClatchy-Marist Poll, President Barack Obama's approval rating has dipped to its lowest point since taking office. Currently, 42% of registered voters approve of the job the president is doing while half - 50% - disapprove. Eight percent are unsure. When McClatchy-Marist last asked this question in its November 24th survey, 45% thought his performance was on the mark while 48% thought it was subpar, and 7% were unsure. Prior to this survey, voters gave Mr. Obama his lowest approval rating in early October. At that time, 43% of registered voters thought he was performing well in office.