Reflecting this chatter, media coverage of Obama has become more negative. For the week ending June 5, the Rasmussen Reports Media Meter shows that just 39% of references to the president were positive. That’s down from 60% shortly after passage of the new health care law.
But a look at the job approval ratings since the spill began don’t support the storyline of declining public perceptions of the president. During the first full week in June, the president earned approval from 46% of the nation’s likely voters. That’s right where it’s been for months. In fact, the president’s full-month approval ratings have been at 46% or 47% for six consecutive months from December through May.
During those six months, the president endured the shocking upset in a Massachusetts Senate race, the passage of health care, five straight months of job creation and now the Gulf Oil spill. But his approval ratings haven’t budged.
Join the conversation as a VIP Member