Barack Obama's dream of creating a permanent Obamaphate may well be in what pilots call a graveyard spiral.
BOTUS' mounting problems with his formerly fawning press lapdogs on his administration's dilatory and incompetent handling of the BP Gulf spill and his refusal to hold any Pressers; a very serious allegation by Democrat PA Senate Candidate Joe Sestak that an as yet unidentified person in the White House (widely speculated to be Rahm Emanuel) offered him a job in exchange for dropping out of the primary race against Arlen Specter which if true, and Obama knew of the offer, would almost certainly constitute an impeachable offense; and finally, reports of his apparent demeanor and conduct in a business luncheon meeting with Congressional Republicans all seem to be coming to a head. Today, Rasmussen reports that the public's enthrallment appears to have been broken.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 23% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -22. That’s the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured for this president (see trends).
Enthusiasm for the president among Democrats, which bounced following passage of the health care law, has faded again. Just 48% of those in the president’s party now Strongly Approve of Obama’s performance. That’s down from 65% earlier.
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Overall, 43% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-five percent (56%) disapprove.