Barack Obama dropped into negative territory in Gallup for the first time today, and I can tell you one big reason why from our polling.
Since the calendar turned to 2010 there has been a noticeable drop in Obama's approval among people who say they voted for him in 2008. Our monthly surveys from August to December found him at anywhere from 89 to 93% approval with his original voters. Our January to March polls have shown that number down in the 83 to 85% range.
Most of Obama's approval drop over the course of 2009 was the result of people who voted for John McCain but initially wanted to give Obama a chance shifting from approval to disapproval of him over the course of his first year. That was really no big deal for Obama and a perfectly normal thing to happen to any President once the honeymoon is over. But this drop in support he's seeing now from his core supporters is a more troubling sign and something he's going to need to overcome.
"Since the calendar turned to 2010 there has been a noticeable drop in Obama's approval among people who say they voted for him in 2008."
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Minorities disappointed as 'hope,' 'change' fail to deliver
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=128017
So much for the argument that demographic changes (minorities, college education) would favor Democrats!! The failures of Democrat tax-and-spend government redistribution schemes are being exposed. As Democrats destroy the economy, they also destroy their own chances for re-election.
Even those numbers only count people who are willing to admit they voted for Obama. I'm sure plenty of people have conveniently forgotten who they pulled the lever for in November 2008.
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