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Poll: Obama slipping further on economy

posted at 1:35 pm on July 2, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
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Rasmussen’s new poll, taken before the release of June’s unemployment numbers, shows significant slippage for Barack Obama on the economy, his central issue. Only 42% of American voters give him excellent or good marks on handling the economy, the lowest ratings he has yet received. His personal approval rate has fallen to 53%, and the “passion index” has dropped to -2:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 33% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-five percent (35%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -2. This is the third straight day the Approval Index has been below zero (see trends).

A Rasmussen video report notes that 42% now give the President good or excellent marks for handling the economy . That’s his lowest rating to date …

Overall, 53% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance so far. Forty-six percent (46%) disapprove.

Obama has hit a new high among those rating him fair or poor on the economy at 56%. Just a week ago, 47% approved of his economic policies, as opposed to 50% disapproval, a margin of 3% — a statistical dead heat. Obama had been seen more favorable than not on the economy as late as the second week of May, when he held a 51%-48% advantage.

The demographics of his decline portend more bad news for Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress. Only the youngest voters support him on fiscal policy, and only barely, 52%-46%. Every other age demographic above 30 years of age has majorities now showing disapproval. Independents have begun to run away in massive numbers; they now oppose him 75%-23%, a huge break away from Obama and a sign that his supposed moderate stances have been exposed as shams. Every income level except the lowest also has majorities disapproving of his handling of the economy. Voters outside the “political class” oppose Obama 65%-33%.

Obama doesn’t fare well on national security, either. Rasmussen reports that Obama only has 44% approval on these issues, and 55% opposing him. Majorities of both women and men view him disfavorably. Every income level has majorities opposed to Obama, and independents disapprove 68%-31%. Obama only wins within the $60K-$75K income level; even his base of support among the lowest income earners narrowly reject Obama’s national-security policies, 52%-47%.

Obama isn’t just coming back to Earth in the polling. He’s losing independents and demonstrating his radical bent on policy, and more and more Americans have begun to see it.

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Some of us didn’t vote for the O. Some of us actually convinced other women to listen to the bulls**t the ONE was saying and not the hype. I thought he was going to be bad for the country and used what little influence I could muster to get them to see reason was better then hope n’ change. Now that the unemploment rate in OH is over 11% and closing in on 12% (although I believe it is more like 16%) they finally get the drift. Little consolation, but eyes are opening. He is a one term wonder.

elclynn on July 3, 2009 at 7:37 AM

I respect that you feel that way, and what you tried to do, but let’s face it, if there were no women’s suffrage the Democratic Party wouldn’t ever be in power and their evil wouldn’t be upon us.

Jeff from WI on July 3, 2009 at 7:43 AM

Daschle says health-care reform will not be pain free. Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them.”
Does anyone still manufacture guillotines? We really gotta get our political elites sorted out.
guntotinglibertarian on July 3, 2009 at 12:01 AM

Maybe Obama will hire Jack Kevorkian to implement his plans.
Jack Kevorkian is a former pathologist. He is most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient’s right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claims to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He famously said that “dying is not a crime.”

“Dying is not a crime” – the democratic health care slogan

izoneguy on July 3, 2009 at 8:12 AM

If the media should decide to air the truth about jobs, the economy and the false promises made and being made by the most corrupt admistration ever it over for this clown.

bluegrass on July 3, 2009 at 8:16 AM

“Dying is not a crime” – the democratic health care slogan

izoneguy on July 3, 2009

Just take the pain pill.

JellyToast on July 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM

Check out this cartoon from the Chicago Tribune – 1934

darwin-t on July 2, 2009 at 9:24 PM

A grotesquely stark reminder: those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Or something

Sweet_Thang on July 3, 2009 at 10:06 AM

The way things are going, ObamaEconomic will mean many screaming…

Get a rope!

Jeff from WI on July 3, 2009 at 10:17 AM

Just finished reading the 1849 thesis by Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850), The Law (Loi).
http://www.bnpublishing.com

If ever there were a subsequent genius who synthesized the philosophies up to his day as well as our own Founding Fathers, Bastiat absolutely repudiates the “Vicious Circle of Socialism” and the “Doctrine of the Democrats” (pp82-83).

America required Free Trade and capitalism PRIOR to the formulation of our government that became and remained the greatest Exceptional organization until Americans fell for the seduction of socialism to the degree that we find ourselves today.

Bastiat writes of POLITICS AND ECONOMICS (p93):

A science of economics must be developed before a science of politics can be logically formulated. Essentially, economics is the science of determining whether the interests of human beings are harmonious or antagonistic. This must be known before a science of politics can be formulated to determine the proper functions of government.

Immediately following the development of a science of economics, and of the very beginning of the formulation of science of politics, this all-important question must be answered: What is Law? What ought it to be? What is its scope; its limits? Logically, at what point do the just powers of the legislator stop? I do not hesitate to answer: Law is the common force organized to act as an obstacle to injustice. In short, law is justice.

What is Law? (pp10-11)

It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense. Each of us has a natural right -from God- to defend his person, his liberty and his property. …The law is the organization of the natural right of lawful defense. It is the substitution of a common force for individual forces. And this common force is to do only what the individual forces have a natural and lawful right to do: to protect persons, liberties, and properties; to maintain the right of each, and to cause justice to reign over us all.

The Superman Idea (p88)

The claims of these organizers of humanity raise another question which I have often asked them and which they have never answered: If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of these organizers are always good? Do not the legislators and their appointed agents also belong to the human race? Or do they believe that they themselves are made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? The organizers maintain that society, when left undirected, rushes headlong to its inevitable destruction because the instincts of the people are so perverse. The legislators claim to stop this suicidal course and to give it a saner direction. Apparently, then, the legislators and the organizers have received from heaven and intelligence and virtue that place them beyond and above mankind; if so, let them show their titles to this superiority.

They would be the shepherds over us, their sheep. Certainly such an arrangement presupposes that they are naturally superior to the rest of us. And certainly we are fully justified in demanding from the legislators and organizers proof of this natural superiority.

maverick muse on July 3, 2009 at 10:56 AM

We, as Americans, should do the Democratic Duty: step aside, and die with dignity. By us doing this Democratic Duty, we make room for the millions of illegals that will populate our country in the coming months, with “free” healthcare.

I, for one, believe Obama is the best president in history. I look forward to our future.

See you all at the local re-education camp.

Cleveland Steamer on July 4, 2009 at 9:40 AM

This does not suprise many of us since Hussiens Policies do NOT make any since. $1.00 for the public and $17 Trillion for the Government.
2012 is right around the corner…Let’s be sure to re-elect Hussien…NOT!!!!!

BigMike252 on July 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Help me out here?
How many states have recall and how do we go about that,looks like two tea parties a week ought to get enough signatures to roust some of these BASTARDS out of office or at least run up their cost of staying in office worse. If the sob’s can keep filing complaints against Palin why not use the same tactic on the dims. Hell it is only fair and forget the claim that when in office they are beyond the reach of the law. Some small town DA could make a name for him/herself and really break some of the crummy congress critters.
How about it?

Col.John Wm. Reed on July 4, 2009 at 3:54 PM

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