CONNECTICUT WOES FOR OBAMA - AT 9:13 A.M. ET:  Poll results from Connecticut, a Democratic state not exactly known for racism, pretty much disproves the nutty idea that opposition to Obama is based on race.  From Real Clear Politics, citing the latest Quinnipiac poll:

President Obama's job approval rating in Connecticut stands at 57%, while 36% disapprove. While still healthy, this is another net 10-point decline from last month's rating (63-32) which was at the time his lowest approval rating to date.

Since his inauguration, Obama has lost 12 points in job approval in Connecticut, decreasing from 69 to 57, while his disapproval rating in the Nutmeg State has doubled from 18 to 36 percent.

And once again we see, even in a true blue state like Connecticut, that President Obama is more popular than his policies. On his handling of health care, only 47% approve while 45% disapprove. While some Dems may disapprove that Obama isn't pushing harder for liberal policies, the main source of the difference between Obama's overall job approval and his approval on health care comes from Independents.

Independents give Obama a 56% job rating overall, but when it comes to health care their approval drops to 43% while disapproval rises to 49%.

Overall, 47% of voters in Connecticut support Obama's health care plan while 42% oppose.

COMMENT:  If this is what's happening in wine-and-Brie Connecticut, we can only imagine what's happening in the heartland.

The desperate attempt to portray Obama's opponents as racists is unbecoming, and will simply anger the American people.  There is a suggestion in the "racist" charge that people don't have a right to disagree with the president.  If Americans get that message, Mr. Obama will be a one-termer.

September 17, 2009