OH, THE MOANS FROM THE OVAL OFFICE – AT 5:56 P.M. ET:  In the immortal words of Jimmy Durante, this is a catastroscope...if you're a Democrat.  From Scott Rasmussen's daily presidential approval poll, today:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-six percent (46%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21 (see trends).

These results are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. As a result, more than two-thirds of the interviews for today’s update were conducted after the president’s speech to the nation. Tomorrow’s update will be the first based entirely upon interviews conducted after the speech.

The Gettysburg Address it wasn't.  The numbers get worse:

Overall, 41% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. That’s the lowest level of approval yet recorded for this president. Fifty-eight percent (58%) now disapprove.

It's true that other polls put the numbers closer, but Rasmussen polls among likely voters, which we find the most consistently accurate method.  And get this love message:

Seventy-six percent (76%) of Democrats approve of the president’s performance. Eighty-five percent (85%) of Republicans disapprove along with 72% of unaffiliated voters.

When you've got 72% of independents against you, it may be a good idea to seek a mid-life career change.

Rasmussen also examines press coverage of the president, week by week.  This week he finds:

The Rasmussen Reports Media Meter shows that media coverage of President Obama has been 39% positive over the past week. Since the passage of the health care law, coverage has ranged from a high of 60% positive to a low of 39% positive.

Even the press is having its doubts.  That's a psychological miracle.

June 18, 2010