OBAMA CAN'T GET POLL TRACTION – AT 8:05 A.M. ET:  President Obama is at or near the lowest point of his presidency, in terms of major polls.  From Breitbart: 

Gallup's 3-day rolling poll found President Obama's job approval back at 39% Friday. His disapproval rating climbed to 56%, which puts the president 17 points underwater. This nearly matches Obama's lowest showing on this particular poll, which is 38% from early September of this year.

According to the Real Clear Politics poll of polls, the president currently sits at 42% approve, 53% disapprove.

The last poll from any polling firm to show the president's job approval above water was CBS News back in July of 2013.

COMMENT:  I think it highly unlikely that the president will show much improvement in approval numbers in the last two years of his term.  People have already formed their opinion about him, and that opinion is decidely negative.  What great triumph could he produce, when he hasn't produced any in his first six years?

October 11, 2014