AKA OBAMA DROPS - Approval hits new low - Forty-three percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove - 20% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve



The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 20% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -22. That is the president’s lowest rating since September (see trends).
Just 27% believe the bailouts were good for the United States. Fifty-seven percent (57%) believe they were bad.
Consumer confidence reached a two-year high in January but slipped in February. For the first 15 days of March, the daily Rasmussen Consumer Index  figures show confidence down from February levels.
Republicans currently enjoy a nine-point advantage on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook.
Overall, 43% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-seven percent (57%) disapprove.
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of voters believe that the U.S. system of politics and government is morally superior to communism.  Only 11% take the opposite view.