Saturday, July 23, 2011

Obama Daily Tracking Poll at minus 19, again

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 23% 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 -19 (see trends).
For the first time since March, Strong Disapproval of the president has been at 40% or above for seven straight days. On Saturday, consumer confidence fell again, reaching another new two-year low. Investor confidence also fell to the lowest level since December 2009.

Most voters fear than any deal on the debt ceiling debate will raise taxes too much and cut spending too little.  As the negotiations continue, most also are unhappy with both the Republicans and the Democrats in Washington.

Check out our review of last week’s key polls to see “What They Told Us.”
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, 45% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-four percent (54%) at least somewhat disapprove.

An early look at Election 2012 shows the president locked in a tight race with Republican hopeful Mitt Romney, it’s Romney 43% Obama 42%. Obama enjoys a very modest advantage over Michelle Bachmann and Rick Perry. Ron Paul is also close.

Against every single Republican tested, the president earns between 41% and 49% of the vote. A Generic Republican candidate leads the president by six points.

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