The Week in Polls: Nov. 10

Nation divided on the economy, Cain accusations, and more.

Barack Obama - President Obama ties in a matchup with a “generic” Republican candidate at 43 percent to 42 percent, according to a survey of registered voters published by Gallup Nov. 10. In addition, support for him and a Republican candidate among independent voters is now even at 38 percent, compared to September and October when they tended to favor a Republican more. (Photo: Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty Images)

1 / 7

Barack Obama - President Obama ties in a matchup with a “generic” Republican candidate at 43 percent to 42 percent, according to a survey of registered voters published by Gallup Nov. 10. In addition, support for him and a Republican candidate among independent voters is now even at 38 percent, compared to September and October when they tended to favor a Republican more. (Photo: Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama's Job Approval Ratings - Americans approve of the way President Obama has handled foreign affairs matters and a 63 percent approval rating on terrorism, 52 percent on the situation in Iraq and 49 percent on foreign affairs overall, according to Gallup poll results published Nov. 9. But it’s a different story on the economy, where just 30 percent said they approve of his handling of the economy, a slight improvement from 26 percent in August.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

2 / 7

Obama's Job Approval Ratings - Americans approve of the way President Obama has handled foreign affairs matters and a 63 percent approval rating on terrorism, 52 percent on the situation in Iraq and 49 percent on foreign affairs overall, according to Gallup poll results published Nov. 9. But it’s a different story on the economy, where just 30 percent said they approve of his handling of the economy, a slight improvement from 26 percent in August.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Mitt Romney - Mitt Romney has long had low expectations of his chances to win Iowa’s presidential caucuses in Iowa where its largely evangelical voters have not warmed to him because he is a Mormon. He was “spooked,” The New York Times reports, after spending $10 million there and coming in second in 2008. Now, in a change of course, he says he’s in it to win it and planning to escalate his efforts there in the weeks leading up to the caucuses.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

3 / 7

Mitt Romney - Although Republican voters have been slow to warm up to Mitt Romney, a majority predicts that he will be their party’s 2012 presidential nominee. According to a Gallup poll published Nov. 9, 45 percent say he will win the nomination, while 13 percent predict Herman Cain and 9 percent say the nominee will be Texas Gov. Rick Perry.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Herman Cain - A Pew Research Center poll released Nov. 7 found that 39 percent of Americans believe that the sexual harassment claims made against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain are true. Forty-three percent of those who said they’d heard about the allegations said they believe that media coverage has been fair, while 24 percent it was too tough and 14 percent said it was too easy on Cain.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

4 / 7

Herman Cain - A Pew Research Center poll released Nov. 7 found that 39 percent of Americans believe that the sexual harassment claims made against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain are true. Forty-three percent of those who said they’d heard about the allegations said they believe that media coverage has been fair, while 24 percent it was too tough and 14 percent said it was too easy on Cain.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Income Inequality - In an ABC News/Washington Post poll, 61 percent of respondents said the wealth gap is larger than it has been historically and six in ten said that the federal government should do something to address the gap.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

5 / 7

Income Inequality - In an ABC News/Washington Post poll, 61 percent of respondents said the wealth gap is larger than it has been historically and six in ten said that the federal government should do something to address the gap.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

ADVERTISEMENT
The Economy - Americans are extremely unhappy about the economy, according to the ABC News Frustration Index, which reports it to be 72 on a scale of 0 to 100. The frustration level is 85 among Americans who say their economic situation has worsened since President Obama took office; 83 among those are worried about their standard of living and 81 among those who fear they won’t have enough income to retire. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

6 / 7

The Economy - Americans are extremely unhappy about the economy, according to the ABC News Frustration Index, which reports it to be 72 on a scale of 0 to 100. The frustration level is 85 among Americans who say their economic situation has worsened since President Obama took office; 83 among those are worried about their standard of living and 81 among those who fear they won’t have enough income to retire. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Nation's Direction - According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Nov. 8, 73 percent of Americans say the nation is moving in the wrong direction, while 19 percent say it’s on the right track.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

7 / 7

Nation's Direction - According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Nov. 8, 73 percent of Americans say the nation is moving in the wrong direction, while 19 percent say it’s on the right track.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)