Polls Tell Grim Tale For Obama
• NewsmaxThis week's polls are a disaster for President Barack Obama. The Rasmussen poll has his approval dropping to 45 percent, after several weeks at 49 percent. The Zogby poll has it even lower — at 42 percent. Worse yet, he's losing his political base: People under 30 — long a key element of his support — give him no better than break-even ratings, with 41 percent approving and 41 percent disapproving of the job he's doing, according to Zogby. Only 75 percent of Democrats, who formerly have supported Obama strongly, now approve of his performance in office. Zogby reports that this represents a slide of more than 10 points over the summer. Even among blacks, only 74 percent approve of the job he's doing (also a drop of more than 10 points). Hispanics, who voted for him by a margin of more than 40 points, now break even (36-36) when rating his performance. Independents, the key swing group in our politics, now deliver a sharply negative 37-50 verdict on Obama
