President Obama’s Tough Times
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010President Obama delivered his first ‘major’ speech on immigration reform. Friday morning’s Rasmussen polling shows that his approval index is nearing its all-time worst:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 24% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-four percent (44%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -20.
It’s been a week President Obama wishes he could forget. He botched his immigration speech badly, getting criticized for delivering a GOTV speech in what was supposed to be a major policy speech. Instead of laying out a blueprint for moving forward on the issue, he criticized Republicans for not giving in to his policy demands. He criticized them for not accepting his special interest allies-driven immigration ideas.
The oil continues to spill into the gulf, infuriating Gulf Coast residents and his environmental base. His ineptitude in controlling the oil spill and his insisting that his ineptitude is proof that we need to pass the biggest tax increase in the history of the United States isn’t winning voters over. (more…)