PRESIDENTIAL NUMBERS - AT 9:54 A.M. ET:  In polling we look for trends, not individual snapshots in time.  The Rasmussen daily tracking poll, which can be erratic at times, has been showing a fairly consistent drift downward for the president since about June 12th, a bit more than a week.  Today's results show 54% of those polled approve of the president's performance as opposed to 46% who disapprove. 

Rasmussen's presidential approval index, measuring the gap between those who strongly approve and those who strongly disapprove, is down to one point, 34-33, same as yesterday.

These results do not take into account the full impact of reaction to Mr. Obama's handling of the Iran eruptions. 

June 20, 2009