It looks like the honeymoon is over. The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking has President Obama dropping to a new low of 58% job approval with 33% of Americans disapproving of his job performance. This drop is being driven by a drop in support among Independents and Republicans. The timing couldn't be worse for the President who is struggling to build support for his ambitious takeover of the healthcare system. I've been predicting for weeks that the disconnect between his personal approval numbers and the dwindling support of his policies would catch up and calibrate. From the latest Gallup Daily Tracking Poll:
The latest decline in Obama's approval score, to 58%, results from a drop in approval among political independents as well as among Republicans. Democrats remain as highly supportive of the president as ever.
Obama's approval rating was 60% from June 13-15, at which time 88% of Democrats, 60% of independents, and 25% of Republicans approved of the job he was doing. In the June 16-18 polling, Democrats' approval of him stands at 92% -- up slightly -- whereas approval is down among both independents (by seven points) and Republicans (by four points).
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