Poll: Obama, BP Should be Doing More on Gulf Spill

A significant majority of Americans believe both President Obama and British Petroleum are not doing enough to clean up the massive oil spill that has spewed up to 46 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, according to a CBS News poll released Friday.

Sixty-three percent of those surveyed said the Obama administration should be doing more in response to the spill, while 28 percent believe the government is doing all it can. BP scored slightly worse - 70 percent feel the company should be doing more while 24 percent believe it's doing everything possible to contain the crisis.

However, while the poll indicates Americans believe more should be done, the overall approval ratings for the Obama administration and BP are little changed from a similar poll last week, if slightly improved.

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Forty-four percent of respondents disapprove of the White House's handling of the spill, with 38 percent satisfied with the government's response. Those figures were 45 percent and 35 percent, respectively, a week ago.

For BP, 68 percent disapprove of the company's handling of the disaster, with just 21 percent approving. Last week, those numbers were 70 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, BP's latest efforts to cap the gusher appear to have little effect on the leak. A containment cap was placed on the severed blowout preventer late Thursday, but oil could still be seen flowing unimpeded by the device.

As anger mounts in coastal areas affected by the spill, Mr. Obama plans to visit the region Friday for a third time since the leak started April 20.