Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Bloomberg poll puts Obama re-elect number at … 29%

Maybe America is becoming “a very difficult district” for Democrats, especially Barack Obama. Bloomberg’s new poll puts his job approval rating at a mundane 45/49, although Bloomberg reports that it’s the lowest approval level he has had in the series. But a peek inside the actual numbers shows a startling data point that should have the Obama 2012 team keeping their resumés updated. - HotAir

Obama Approval Plummets to New Low Among Americans Skeptical of Jobs Plan - Bloomberg

The poll hands Obama new lows in each of the categories that measures his performance on the economy: only 36 percent of respondents approve of his efforts to create jobs, 30 percent approve of how he’s tackled the budget deficit and 39 percent approve of his handling of health care...

On the economy, 29 percent of independents approve of the job Obama is doing while 66 percent disapprove...

Forty-six percent of independents say they definitely won’t vote to re-elect the president, compared to 21 percent who definitely will support him.