Poll : More than eight in 10 know of how Barack Obama is handling transition . Obama has higher ratings than Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan did at same time . More than eight in 10 , or 82 percent , of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Wednesday approve of the way Obama is handling his presidential transition . Poll : Fifty - six percent say Obama 's presidential picks are outstanding or above average .
Poll : More than eight in 10 know of how Barack Obama is handling transition . Obama has higher ratings than Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan did at same time . Poll : Fifty - six percent say Obama 's presidential picks are outstanding or above average .