NO BREAK FOR OBAMA - AT 10:09 A.M. ET:  Rasmussen reports that the president continues to drop in public approval.  We like the Rasmussen survey here because he polls likely voters, not the general population.  People who don't vote don't decide elections.

For the fifth day in a row, Ras's presidential approval index - the gap between those who strongly approve and strongly disapprove - is in double digits.  Obama today is down 12, 28% to 40%. 

Overall approval is also poor.  Some 47% approve of presidential performance, whereas 52% disapprove.

Other polls show the president higher, but they are often taken among all voters, or all citizens, or anyone with a pulse.

October 20, 2009