POLL STUNNER - AT 9:51 A.M. ET:  After four days of some stabilizing and slight improvement, the president's poll numbers are slipping again in the Rasmussen survey.

Only 47% approve of Mr. Obama's performance, whereas 52% disapprove. 

And in Ras's presidential approval index, measuring the gap between those who strongly approve and those who strongly disapprove, Mr. Obama registers a minus 10, 32% to 42%.

The strong disapproval is the worst showing in that category for the president since inauguration.

August 30, 2009