OBAMA DIVES AGAIN IN RASMUSSEN POLL – AT 10:27 A.M. ET:  My, my, what can the matter be?  Oil in the water?  No jobs except government jobs?  Race creeping back to the agenda, courtesy of CNN? 

Whatever the cause, Mr. Obama has sunk once again in the Rasmussen poll, which has provided a generally reliable forecast of what other polls would show:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -20 (see trends).

The number who Strongly Disapprove is just one point below the highest level yet recorded for this president. Just over half of all men (51%) Strongly Disapprove. Just 40% of women share that view.

I'm astounded that 40% of women strongly disapprove.  The women's vote was key for Obama.

Overall, 43% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-six percent (56%) disapprove.

That's a 13-point gap, larger than that currently shown in other polls.  We'll watch to see if there's a new trend downward.  The election is barely three months away, with the main campaign poised to start in a bit more than a month.

The question is the extent to which Obama's get-the-Zoloft numbers will impact the rest of his party.  My hunch is that the impact will be important.

July 25, 2010