If I were the Democrats, I'd be pushing hard for Hillary to run. It is now obvious to all but the very densest that there is no way Obummer will win next year.
Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time
President Obama leaves the Oval Office on Saturday on his way to play golf at Andrews Air Force Base.
By Michael A. Memoli
The Los Angeles Times
August 14, 2011, 10:31 a.m.
President Obama's summer woes have dragged his approval rating to an all-time low, sinking below 40% for the first time in Gallup's daily tracking poll.
New data posted Sunday shows that 39% of Americans approve of Obama's job performance, while 54% disapprove. Both are the worst numbers of his presidency.
Obama's approval rating has hovered in the 40% range for much of 2011, peaking at 53% in the weeks following the death of Osama bin Laden.
But Americans' view of his job performance continued to tick downward as the debt-ceiling debate heated up. By the time he signed legislation averting a federal default, he was mired in the low-40% range.
The polling setback comes as the Republican race to unseat him has kicked into overdrive. The past week has been dominated by the activity in Iowa ahead of the Ames Straw Poll, and the entrance of a new contender in Texas Gov. Rick Perry. The candidates have routinely assailed Obama's leadership in appealing to conservative activists who dominate this stage of the nominating contest.
Full article: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-approval-20110814,0,2481281.story
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