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Before President Obama’s primetime snooze conference, I told the Lady Logician that President Obama’s approval rating would drop as a result of it. This morning, Rasmussen published the proof:

Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. Today marks the first time his overall approval rating has ever fallen below 50% among Likely Voters nationwide. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove.

That information is putting gray hairs on Democratic strategists’ heads as we head towards the 2010 midterm elections. Unless the economy starts growing at a significant rate, they’ll be heading into the election with an unpopular president tied around their necks and without a signature accomplishment to point towards.

By that time, Democrats will be distancing themselves from the stimulus bigtime. People already think it’s a failure:

Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan proposed by President Obama and passed by Congress in February continues to fall.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 25% of U.S. voters now say the stimulus plan has helped the economy. That’s a six-point drop from a month ago.

Every indicator is heading in the wrong direction for the Democrats. Everything points towards a difficult election for Democrats, thanks in part to President Obama’s overreach, thanks in part to the Democrats’ votes. Voters will vividly remember the votes for the failed stimulus bill and the national energy tax. Those votes won’t be quickly forgotten.

Follow this link to read the Lady Logician’s take on the latest polling. (Don’t forget to let Cindy know what you think of her new design while you’re there.)

If the health care bill is put online before the August recess, President Obama’s poll numbers will continue trending down.

Technorati Tags: Polling, President Obama, News Conference, Health Care, National Energy Tax, ARRA, Demmocrats, Election 2010

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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