MSM tries to protect the president, but the folks aren't buying it

Maybe this is because Most Voters Fear Debt Deal Will Raise Taxes Too Much, Cut Spending Too Little, but whatever the reason(s), one can easily and certainly conclude that The Voters are not as enamored of the president as are his loyal fans in the left-wing [supposedly "mainstream"] media.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that

23% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president.

Forty-four percent (44%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21 (see trends).

 

 

That’s the highest level of Strong Disapproval since last November.

 

 

Overall, 45% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance.

Fifty-four percent (54%) at least somewhat disapprove.

 

And if you happen not to trust trust Rasmussen, thentake at look at the Real Clear Politics average.  Obama's most favorable polling is from al Reuters, but even there his disapproval is 46 pct. (and 49 pct approve).  

I'm thinkin' he's toast.

Comments

[Michael Krauss]

The difference between the polls is actually crucial, Ann. AT 48% approval he likely wins re-election (according to historical results). Below 48% approval he likely loses.

[Yael]

I'm not sure I would buy the 48% cutoff. I suppose it's way too early to tell until next spring. Gallup Poll assistant editor Joseph Caroll wrote [in May 2004] that Gallup polling "over the past half-century shows that the five incumbent presidents who won re-election maintained approval ratings above 50% from the spring of that year through the election." // I can't imagine The Won being able to pull that off, no matter HOW much money he throws at it. At Rasmussen anyway, his approval hasn't been at 50%-or-above for a period of several days since mid-summer 2009.

[Rick Richman]

What the bottom chart illustrates is that intensity matters. When the percentage of Strongly Disapprove matches the total Approve and the level of Strongly Approve is tepid, it indicates a pent-up opposition that will explode on Election Day. So if these percentages hold, Obama will be buttered, as Yael suggests.