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The GOP's approval rating doesn't have to budge. The Dems poor approval rating and Obama's dismal poll number's will insure the GOP winning back many of the House and Senate seats in 2010 and 2012. This year's governorships up for re-election should be a good indication.

I'm about ready for the Democrats that I help get elected to grow a backbone and get in the game. Don't put the armour on if you didn't come to fight.

You're wasting too much time and effort trying to appease and reach out to republicans who will never operate in good faith. They are obstructionists, pure and simple. Let's get it done ourselves and quit the infighting, bickering, and individual agendas. Get on the same page and get it done!!!

The GOP is the cause of this economic mess, simply because they DID NOT STAND UP when the dems coerced Fanny/Freddy to loan money to individuals who had no documented income to repay loans (under threat of discrimination). Guess what happened next? Oh yeah, we know what happened next. These folks without documented income defaulted (duh), and there you go. Stay out of our lives and let the free market work. Oh, we need to look at sources other than CNN for our facts. Look other places for Romney care facts before going nuts about it, people.

Yeah, it's only been 6 months, but he jumped out of the gate with a flurry of huge spending programs the likes of which have never been known before. He forced these programs through with unrealistic promises, thumbing his nose up at the Republicans in congress and the more than 40% of Americans who voted Republican in 2008.

And none of them have worked.

I don't know who they're polling, but where I live; his support is great.

The key here is that the democrats are losing ground. More and more people consider themselves "conservatives" rather than republicans but when push comes to shove they will vote for the candidate who is closer to their conservative beliefs(i.e. republican). And more and more people are getting a good look at liberal policies and they don't like what they see.

WE voted for President Obama because WE wanted health care reform along with the PUBLIC OPTION…. WE – which was the majority, otherwise THAT OTHER person and his SIDEKICK would have won – WILL GET Health Care Reform with the Public Option because WE are the MAJORITY.

It is a shame the those who THOUGHT they were the majority in America are no longer and it is driving them NUTS!!! By every means necessary the few FAR RIGHT WINGERS that are left are tyring their best to destroy the majority of AMERICA!! Tisk, Tisk, What a Shame!

This is the WAY OF AMERICA – This is the WAY OF THE WORLD – Face the facts that you are a dying minority!!!

It is a shame when you can't see the real truth! Not only are you NOT the majority, you are about to be wiped off the face of the planet with your liberal give me free health care because I'm to lazy or stupid to get it myself mentality!

According to Zogby, Bobo's approval rating is NOW at 45%. And for you who say the majority want gov. run healthcare, you are wrong. The majority, 53% DON'T want gov run healthcare! Get your numbers right before you speak. Why do you think all this rucus is going on all over America. You who want this healthcare want only one thing...Something for FREE. Well, this is not a welfare state, this is the United States of America, and we work for a living. That is why and how we became the GREATEST country on earth. And it will remain that way. If you don't like it then LEAVE!!

I have faith in President Obama, Congress on the other hand...........

Peace

Considering the constant negative rantings about everything he does it is no wonder peoples opinions are being affected. I have never witnessed so much hatred coming from people who I beleived were good decent people.

People complained about the previous administration and even made fun of them but it was never the irrational anger and total lack of respect that I am witnessing today.

I find it interesting that the same people who are so irrate about health care reform and other administraction policies (that were by the way part of the campaign promises Obama was elected on) tend to be the same ones who complain about anyone in a position of authority. There is a segmant of the population who will fight any authority even if it is to their detriment.

Hey I really like him but liked Bush, Clinton and Reagon too. But that does not mean I like his agenda or the way he is running our country. There is a difference and unlike the liberals who hated Bush I and a lot of other conservatives like Obama just not his job performance.

Geez, give Obama a break. He's been in office for what – 7 months?
Rome wasn't built in a day, and the damage done by Bush and his minions will take longer than 7 months to repair.

Well, I for one will NEVER vote for another Republican again. They are a poisonous influence in this country, scaring the elderly almost senseless with these totally ridiculous claims of death panels going after grannys. And the Republican leadership has now joined the fringes, claiming people are right to be scared, what with Obama being a nazi, illegal alien who wants enforced euthanasia to lower costs! Now they are trying to terrorize the rest of us by sending armed militia to prowl around town hall meetings. At the moment, people are very nervous, which is understandable. Once this health care reform passes, and no grannys are put to death, things will get better.

Obama,

Your doing a great job pushing our socialist agenda, i really appreciate what your doing, Keep redistributing the wealth around, eventually the wealthy will be poor and uneducated just like the rest of us democrats.

I hear and read a lot of people "disaproving" how he's handling health care...like even giving the GOP a chance for bi-partisanship.

Give people a chance to be more specific...I' think you'd be suprised at the TRUTH behind those numbers. They're tired of playing nice with the GOP tin foil hats..

What are they going to do? Impreach him! Look, there will be almost 3 1/2 more years of this drama playing...as long as these Demos think they have the blessings of THE PEOPLE....to do whatever it is that they want to do. But, I think the patients are waking-up from that Democratic induced coma in need of some Healthcare and finding out; that there isn't any DOCTORS in the WHITE HOUSE!

i am falling out of my chair laughing at so many of you people. Obama's numbers are tanking and you all say the polls are a crock or that its the GOP's fault, the America needs to get rid of the GOP, that polls are down because its the liberals who are not satisfied with him because he is listening to whomever instead of doing what he "promised".

Are you people in fantasy land or what?

Truth is when polls showed Bush going down hill you all loved it and praised the polls as right on the money... now they are not? Is Obama being persuaded by some small groups of Americans... heck no, not from the right anyway... its a very large group which is why he is listening to some degree. The small group is the liberal who want social states of america. EVERY state shows more conservatives than liberals. GOP is not gaining because people grew unhappy with them and now they are seeing the Dems are no better.... just because one goes down doesnt mean the other automatically goes up. People are sick of both of these parties doing whats best for them and the cronies and not for America.

You people need to grow up and wise up.

It would be very hard to be lied about as much as the Repugs have lied about President Obama without some damage done.

That's okay. He'll get his bill passed. People will see their health care and cost improve.

Before all is said and done, he will prove to be one of the greatest presidents we've had and the Repugs will prove to be the worms they are.

Keep giving them enough rope President Obama,they cant help but take it.hahaha

It seems that most of the polls that say the President rating is dropping is targeting more Republicans than Democrats. The only way that anyone can say the President is not doing is a good job is to ask everyone that voted for him to recast their vote. CNN grow up and stop putting ill food in rich people mouth. They are the only one's being poll and not the poor people.

This is actually very easy to explain: Most Americans are obese morons who believe everything they see on TV. Have a nice day!

i dont know who getting my vote but defenetly not GOP!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOPers, don't get too excited. Thedip is due to liberals becoming disillusioned with Obama's excessive willingness to compromise and capitulate to Republicans, and the relative lack of grit he's shown so far.

IT IS NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BUYING INTO YOUR BIRTHER / DEATHER / TEABAGGER CRAP.

Much ado about nothing.

We have the most honest and productive president since FDR and the republican party of NO is beside itself trying to discredit him. They have spent millions to disparge him anyway possible, even lying about his health care plan, the stimulus, which was started by the Bush administration to bail out WALL STREET INSTEAD OF MAIN STREET.

The republicans are trying to blame the 700 billion the Bush administration with the secretary of treasury, POWELL, brow beating banks to accept the money or they would bring down the CEO on Obama.

Paulson had no real plan and change it twice after it was stated how he would use the money. The Bush administraton was saving those who filled their pockets cold hard cash.

I doubt that CNN will post this message for they are getting like Fox opinion network if you state the facts about the republican party or do not praise them they will trash your comment.

If you had rethuglicants lying and throwing fecus at you 7/24 your "popularity" among the uni-brow, gun totin', bible thumpin' "real" Americans would go down also...

For the GOP to gain they would actually have to do something. And, from the 12 years spend in the majority in congress, we already know they are not too adept at doing anything but stopping progress.

Aim high!

Maybe Obama should consider raising the terror alert level. Then we'd all fall in line and do as we're told. Have a nice day!

why would you even think the do nothing anti-American GOP would make gains? The only gains they have is in their lying–thats it .

I have NEVER seen a bigger bunch of whining, cry-baby, me-me-me, I want it now-now-now "adults" in my life!!!! This is why so many Americans are in mountains of credit card debt, in houses that they coudln't afford, have more children than what they can afford to take care of and marriages that are falling apart. SELFISHNESS, mixed with a huge dose of ignorance about how the government works. Pres. Obama pledged to work toward bi-partisanship and he meant it. I didn't like it when Pres. Bush rammed all of his crap down our throat. Nor do I think Democrats should just ram stuff down everyone's throat. Its called PATIENCE!! We will have health care reform. C'mon people. Stop being so fearful. Its only stresses you out and doesn't help the situation one bit!

Polls fluctuate like the stock market. When Obama took office he tried to tell the country that things will take time. In a country of the quick fix people expected miracles. It will take a few years for anything to really change. The GOP needs to come up with solutions and not just try to break Obama. The Dems need to grow a backbone. Obama needs to continue to remind the country that change is difficult and takes time. We need to relax and stop living moment by moment with polls.

Support your President.

Stop the hate.

Obama 2012.

WE voted for President Obama because WE wanted health care reform along with the PUBLIC OPTION.... WE – which was the majority, otherwise THAT OTHER person and his SIDEKICK would have won – WILL GET Health Care Reform with the Public Option because WE are the MAJORITY.

It is a shame the those who THOUGHT they were the majority in America are no longer and it is driving them NUTS!!! By every means necessary the few FAR RIGHT WINGERS that are left are tyring their best to destroy the majority of AMERICA!! Tisk, Tisk, What a Shame!

This is the WAY OF AMERICA – This is the WAY OF THE WORLD – Face the facts that you are a dying minority!!!

It's sad that people can not see what is going on here in America.
The real power in america belongs to Big corporates, Banks, Insurance companies who set the agenda and are ready to destroy anything that wll go against their Big profit and salaries.
They held hostage the two political parties and we the people are so ignorant to see that
If Obama push too hard he will be killed or the BIG FAT Rich will sponsor lies and treaten their employees and shareholders to go against Obama in town hall meeting
I hate capitalism.

I am sick to see some people acting like kids do you think that the right side will get the job done i don't think so ,wake up people who did the damage this started with the war with trillions of dollars and jobs went over sea think people of W.T.C may be that will tell you some thing. Keep up the good work Mr Obama. They know you will get the job done and they are afraid, GOD BLESS YOU AND THOSE AROUND YOU.

Once the Health Care Reform package passes, all the crazy hoopla will settle down and people will start to realize how the economy is healing, under his guidance. A year from now, the Republicans who oppose, oppose, oppose are going to be exposed for the hypocrits that they are.

Obama spends his day blaming Bush.

Funny thing is Reagan never blamed Carter. Reagan fixed the economy and created 20 million jobs doing it. This is PROVEN.

I don’t believe these polls !!!!!!!!!!

Who is answering these phone calls other side ?

Age under 40 voted for Obama they didn’t change their mind

By 2012 more will join with this group

Dropping like a lead ballon in a punch bowl.

THis poll shows just how easliy Americans are manipulated by what they see on television. A small, near violent minority shows up at town hall meetings to shut down any discussion about health care reform and regurgitate disproven lies from the far right. All of the sudden, the president who has been in office for a whole seven months is deemed a failure by those who cheered on the most incompetent Administration in history for eight years.

Meanwhile back in reality, the economy is stabilizing, the markets are moving up, existing home sales are improving, factory orders are up, cash for clunkers is a success, the $1500 Energy Tax Credit is a monster success (bias note- I am in home remodeling sales – I see it every day!), and somehow the Obama poll numbers are dropping to 50%, only twice as good as any other politican or party in the country.

Fat Dominican mamas, and slim ones like myself as well stand by our President. You're doing a great job Obama. Ignore the artificial hate, hold your head high, we're with you.

confidence drops in obama and stays down for gop. hmmmph. maybe the monkeys of this country are beginning to finally figure out that maybe just maybe the gop is not the problem anymore than the dem. wait a minute, maybe just maybe they are beginning to see that currently we have a bunch of big business suck ups running our country and that we have a divide between them and us. so entrusted yet off they go. do we really know these people; are they so deserving. these are not leaders, they are politicians. yuck.

I support the president BUT his handling of the health care program has shown me that he has really under estimated the republican party & how they can destroy & manipulate their base who are followers & do not think for themselves & will lie, cheat, & do whatever it takes to destroy the democrats. I also hope he has learned that getting his own party in line before taking on such a task would have been helpful, remember the blue dogs are borderline republicans.

I would expect to see dips and then gains. A good leader doesn't look at polls and judge how they are doing on a day-to-day basis. (CEO's don't either – for conservatives who are going to poo poo this post.) Leaders look to the long-term. If Obama's policies continue to pull this country out of a recession, people will support him again. Thank goodness he's not worried about day-to-day polls like conservatives who bow to limbaugh for ratings.

CNN...how about some polling in Piggly Wiggly stores in Alabama and South Carolina so we can get some really accurate statistics...

[Poll: Confidence in Obama drops; No gains for GOP]

So what is the POLL truly POLLING!!! If only 20% of ALL (which these pollsters always seem to make you feel like they are reaching ALL OF AMERICA) AMERICANS feel they trust the GOP and their decisions – and 49% have confidence in President Obama and his decisions – WHERE IN THE HECK ARE THE OTHER 31%?????

The POLL results PROVES NOTHING!!! CASE and POINT! PERIOD!!

The POLL furthers proves that the people that are being POLLED are basing their answers on HEALTH CARE REFORM!!! CASE and POINT!!!

Therefore – DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!!!!! The HYPE caused by the PARTY OF NO sense NO suggestions NO solutions!!!!

The people who mention the over exposure is dead on. I dont agree with the Presidents views on many things, but I can respect what he is trying to do. The more I see him on TV, honestly dont remember the last day I didnt see him, just makes it harder for me. I think a break from media for awhile will do him a lot of good. I think that he means well, but the over exposure is making things seem less sincere.

I would rather be in Mr Obama's position than the republican position. President Obama is defending the truth, while the GOP is perpetuatiing and promulgating lie and fear.

Most americans would also take the truth against a liar on anyday...............

President Obama i support you My family supports you My friends and co workers Support you but lookie look Republicans still suck! lol hahah and Yes the last Administration ran the Country on Lies so did the Republican Congress elevating terror threats to win an Election BIG FEAR MONGERS THEY ARE THEY CANT RUN A COUNTRY BUT CAN FEAR YOU TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

because no matter how bad Obama may seem in the polls now i will never vote for the rush limbaugh party again. cant wait to see Obama voted into office again in 2012.

So what exactly does this mean????

That ALL politicians cannot be trusted. What can be done to fire everyone of them and start with a clean less corrupted group?

In 2012 his poll number will be good enough to win re election.

I am so sick of all these polls. President Obama has only been in office 8 months and every other day we have a new republican based poll out trying to make us think the Presidents' supporters are loosing confidience in him. I for one don't believe these polls because I have never been polled nor has any of my family or friends been polled.

My whole family and a slew of my friends feel that the President is doing a great job in the midst of all the Republican lies. So, if you add my approval and my family and friends approval that would give him about 60% approval ratings. For peace sake, wait until he's been in office for at least a year before you start with all these ridiculus polls.

I disagree that President Obama is not changing DC. He's taking the hardest stance in HISTORY against some of the richest lobbyist in HISTORY – Health Care!!! Who is funding the status quo campaigns? Which CEO's are rated 3rd in the nation (after Oil and Banking) as the most grossly overpaid????

GO PRESIDENT GO!!! I'm not fooled by those Ad's. You're looking out for us middle-class!

President Obama i support you My family supports you My friends and co workers Support you but lookie look Republicans still suck! lol hahah

Considering that all the cable channels are showing are the crazy protesters of health reform and little or no coverage of americans who know we must in fact do something to fix our broken health system...no wonder your polls show he is down. where is the coverage of all the americans who have no coverage or have coverage that costs more than their mortage or has such high copays, deductibles and out of pocket limits that one major illness will result in bankruptcy or loss of another home. The coverage of this issue has been one sided and shows little of the millions of americans that need help and decent insurance.

I was very hoeful when he first took office. Now, i just hope he fails and fails hard.

Obama had capital and is using it for health care now, hence the lower numbers. If reform, with a public option, passes, the numbers will go back up. Once people see there are no death panels, they will still be able to see their doctors and they will not be taxed, Obama will jump back up to the mid to upper 50's.

CNN NBC WSJ FOX does a poll everyday and its geared towards making the POTUS look bad. Shame on the media!!!

Obama is a fake and a joke. People are finally seeing him for what he is.

We are getting the government we deserve. The two-party system is a scam. BO is a mere puppet that does the bidding of the international bankers and MI complex. He serves the CFR, Trilaterals and Bilderbergs.

Keep blamin' the GOP folks. Bottom line is that many people voted only with their hearts, and now that emotion has died down and objectivity is now the name of the game, people aren't as impressed with Obama. The President needs to step back. take a breath, and plot a slower, more methodical course on healthcare.

The instant gratification seeking crowd wants the biggest recession since the great depression in 8 months.

What a short sided and selfish country we are.

Its difficult to digest the enormous stupidity of the right! And if the left concedes to their fear mongering and lies they're just the same!

Even this week Ridge exposed the fact the cheney/bush administration readily used any means it could to create fear in the minds of americans for their political gain. To take away OUR constitutional rights, to launch an illegal war, to do NOTHING after katrina, and now to deny us a better form of Healthcare!

The Right is CORRUPT! DONT YOU GET IT!!!!!!!!! They simply DONT CARE about typical americans! They ONLY care about their profits and their corporate business partners.i.e. lobbyists and special interests groups!

ALL the facts are right there, IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE!! It just takes an IQ over 80 to figure them out!

No gains for GOP?? I think this is unprecedented? Usually when support drops for one side...the other gains. This should be VERY concerning to the GOP. If they aren't gaining support what does this say for their future?

People are dropping support for the Dems but see the alternative as worse?

Like the President says everyday is a new poll....its a joke

The President will comeback stronger than ever,while Rush tries to hide from the State of Florida and the IRS in L.A.Hahaha.The Swiss banks gave up the names of all the tax cheats.Guess whos on the list.

Republicans think Americans are stupid (and true, some of stupid enough to be Republicans...). Right or wrong doesn't matter. The just want power back. They will use any lie, distortion or illogic to stirr the uneducated and easily lead (i.e. "grass roots conservatives") into a lynch mob. They have learned Gobbels lessons well.

this guy won't be around long.......................C ya Barry

How can any thinking American approve of this president. DC is in total disarray; nobody knows what the heck is going on for now or for the future. Seems more political spin than ever from DC with the biggest government takeover of freedoms ever imagined for our country now looming just ahead. The great American we have known and loved is disappearing before our eyes with Obama and the democrats in control. The Constitution has been trashed before our eyes with more promised.

Barack Obama is the greatest president of my lifetime and I am in my 50's. The GOP is nothing more than a blight on our political system!

How about this “CHANGE” my liberal comrades? Uncontrollable deficits, spiking unemployment, porkulus, socialist take over of the auto and banking industries, unelected, unaccountable government czars, passing of a bill with out the majority of either house, passing of the same bill with out the support of a majority of registered voters, government transparency, bipartisanship. Why don't you keep your phkn “CHANGE”!!

The only reason the President and the Democrats poll numbers are down is because we have the constant stream of ads telling all kinds of lies that the main stream media is failing to correct and do there job by calling out these lies. Instead we have Fox News of course and CNN having a 3 to 1 people from the right guest appearance telling all these lies without CNN correcting them right away. This let's them get away with planting these falsehoods in peoples minds. Shame on you CNN. You where the most trusted name in news at one time.

Six months on the job and he needs a vacation already? I had to wait a year before I could take one! How much will this trip cost the taxpayers?

Why so serious?

Obama is willing to lose the Presidency, to fight for healthcare reform. The American people are letting him down by falling for the same old Republican scare tactics, that pit them against their own intrest.

His numbers are dropping because he has not been keeping his campaign promises and he is the tail of the dog while Pelosi and Reid are the head. This is why Pelosi didn't want Hillary.

The President just doesn't get it, the American people are not happy with his governing. He has shown to be in dictatorship mode more so lately. Mr. President, the American people are your employer not the democratic party. The will of the people , is the way you should be governing!

You always see political views shown as a simple left-right thing, but it's really more complicated than that–the left-right thing doesn't have any way of showing how much government people like. These days, the Left seems to favour huge government that does everything for everyone. The Right seems to favour huge government to carry on its holy wars all over the planet.

But both sides have in common an endorsement of huge government and more and more are coming to realise that, regardless of their views on social issues, it's not worth beating people over the head with a huge government to impose those views on others.

There's no room on the Left-Right chart for respecting each other's views. There's no room for minding your own business and expecting other people to mind theirs. And that's why confidence in the Dems is dropping but confidence in the GOP isn't rising–people are moving away from both Big Government parties.

And that's a Really Good thing.

77% of americans support a public option CHOICE in new poll. I think americans are going to end the nonsense in the senate during the next election cycle. vote dem 2010!

No surprise here, he obviously lacks any meaningful executive experience, his lack of experience is manifesting itself loud and clear. I can't believe I voted for him.

I support you Mr. President , I would like to see you get a little bit tuffer.
Do not worry about the GOP they are hurting themselfes plenty.
Have a nice vacation, you deserve it.

I don't listen to polls. I have all the confidence in the world with this man. I only wish others in Washington would spend more time assisting him then tearing him down. If these politicians ran a business the way they run Washington, god help us all. I am with our President.

Hmm.. lets see. A recession, dropping standard of living for most Americans, and discontent with the political status quo.... sounds like the makings fo a revolution. Polls should start asking if they feel the president is being too progressive, just right, or not progressive enough, same with Congress, Republicans and Democrats in general. You will see that the majority of Americans think that Wqashintgon is no longer being progressive enough. If the Dems can' tfight big business and the conseravtive mobs, then we'll throw them out too.....

All this shows is how patient the American people have been. This is no young President Kennedy – he does not have the experience to lead our country.

I suspect it will continue to drop as his programs continue to fail miserably, he continues to spend and tax, he continues to offer up bad solutions, continues to blame everyone else for the problems, and continues his arrogance.

I don't his ideas and believe they are wrong for the country, I think he is totally unqualified, I think his tactics are to destroy anyone who disagrees with him, and he is all talk and it is catching up with him. Unemployment continues to rise, spending continues to rise, the wall between parties has never been greater, and everything he touches goes bad. Somewhere along the line he has to be president and take ownership of the job, not just continue to make things worse and blame the prior administration. I think he has realized it is much easier to blame than to do and it is showing dramatically.

People are beginning to see he was a bad choice and his numbers will continue to drop since he cannot continue to please people with just words.

Of course there were no gains for the GOP. When will Washington get the point? We are sick of both parties!! They both sell us out so they can pump their egos and line their pockets.

He's between a rock and a hard place. He's never had and never will have the support of the right and now he's loosing support on the left because they see him as not living up to promises and caving to the right and big business. The left is sick of hearing about bipartisanship when the right has made it clear that they have no desire to work with the president.

we all americans have the attention span of two yrs old.we have forgotten the dire economic situation that the lame duck president bush left the country before he left the office,banks were collapsing.one by one,no credid,401 ks were dissapearing in front of our eyes.now .now we want presideny obama to fix things,so fast.slow down everone.he his more engaging than any president in the past 10 yrs.lets just wait.he is doing a good job.no one ever asked my opinion.

You mentioned the lack of trust of congressional Republicans, but failed to tell us what your respondents had to say about Congressional Democats. How much do you want to bet that Americans feel the same about them, and why did you fail to provide that information?

WE still love you man!

we must have a third party that cares about us.now we have 2 parties that just want to get reelected.

CNN, Keating please take your inaccurate polling machine and go hide in a cave. Next you will be saying the GOP has a 75% favorable rating and that would really be laughable. Why do you people keep sending out these polls? They are so inaccurate . I have a suggestion, since you poller's think we should put any stock in these dumb polls why don't you poll (HONESTLY) people who really believe these stupid things and let's see the results of that. Nobody cares about this crap, stop doing it!!!

I think the CNN Poll Director Keating Holland has hit on exactly the key point. American are dissatisfied with our political leaders on both sides. We dislike and distrust big government and, at this time, both parties are perceived as big government, big tax, big spend standard politicians. President Obama was elected on a mandate for Change - change to the big government antipathy to the needs and desires of mainstream Americans. Instead, he has been changed by Washington, DC, method of operation to another big government politician that feels he knows what is best for the citizens regardless of what the citizens may want. His outlook has changed from "Yes, We Can" to "Yes, I Can." Not the way to lead and not the way to win approval from the voters for whom you work.

Here is another way to read this latest 'hourly' poll. While many are growing uneasy and impatient with the pace of the much needed economic recovery, their faith and belief that the GOP will add anything substantial to the discussion remains the same...that is pretty much non-existent. Those fooled by the obstruction and deflection tactics of the GOP are willingly ignorant and somehow supporters of Obama are sheep? Incredible and a bit laughable.

Many Americans are proud of their ignorance; best revealed and described as many of those caught on film in the Palin Mob videos. They look down on other cultures and nationalities while all the while, it is they who are obese, isolated, close-minded due to their limited global perspective and sadly foolish.

What, they don’t serve food on the airplane anymore? Then let me pack a bucket of hot cheese nachos in my carryon; because I’m hungry.

Yes because he is trying to work with the devil instead of sticking to his guns and the policies he campaign on and people believed in.
Public Option is just one exemple. He is betraying his base and now he will learn the lesson.
How can you try to appease somebody (GOP) that hate you and want your failure? That is call naivete.
America does not want a naive president they want a strong president that will not give up his believes to appease a small group of ignorants.

He's taken a high risk-high gain approach to governing the nation. No president has been as visibly active as this one reshaping the national agenda. He was bound to split opinions moving so quickly. Psychologically, a large portion of any population are fearful of dramatic changes even if those changes are necessary. It's like being a passenger when the driver suddenly swerves, some people are going to panic whether swerving was necessary to avoid an accident or not. But interestingly enough people forget almost immediately that they ever needlessly panicked. I suspect once pulling out of the recession becomes more obvious to people in their everyday lives that people will forget they jumped off the band wagon.

Does this mean that Sarah Palin is now president?

I don't trust "that one" to do anything.

When you set someone up to be the next Messiah, he is bound to disappoint.

Americans do not think that Healthcare is going to pass and that was a major reason Barack Obama won the election....so once Healthcare passes he will be fine which is more than I can say for the Regressive Party....They will continue to slide as long as they continue to take the side of Big Money over the Average American.

When you have set someone up to be the next Messiah, he is bound to disappoint.

Obama is the worst thing to happen to our country with the ego to go with it. It's about the size of Texas. His "handpicked" staff is a bunch of people who don't know what they are doing. They seem to be on the "learning" curve at our expense.–4 years from now we will be up to our eyeballs in catastrophic debt–

49 % ..........not bad for a used car saiesman. snake oil ...you know

I don't trust any politician. They are as a general rule, self centered, egotistical and liars.

The champ is giving the right, a little rope a dope, just before he pounds him and drops him for the knockout.

The fact that the GOP is not gaining only indicates that liberals who feel that he is not doing enough or staying strong enough on the issues to satisfy them. I suspect there are some Dem lawmakers who are in trouble for 2010. Not from the near dead GOP, but from less moderate Dems who will challenge them in primaries.

Interesting thing about polls is how they differ depending on who is doing the polling. This morning's Pew findings shows that Obama still has a 51% approval rating, considering that he got ......52.9% in the elections that's not bad!

Also, I doubt the polls findings since there is a huge group of people who have only cell phones whom the pollsters can not reach; and who, common sense tells me, are the Obama supporters, the 20-somethings who voted for him.

Those of us with landlines are likely older, a bit more conservative. We must remember that Obama INHERITED the Bush Disaster, and that the economy is NOT FAST FOOD....... its going to take time to rebound!

To the GOP I say: STOP THE LIES ....... STOP THE HATE!

"But the survey indicates that a dip in confidence in the president doesn't mean a rise in confidence in Republicans in Congress. Just 20 percent of people questioned say they have a great deal or good amount of faith in Congressional Republicans to make the right decisions, unchanged from April."

CNN, you need to learn that Republicans in Congress have little to do with conservative principles. There's no contradiction here.

Geez! Are we really that shocked?!

And he's still sooo fine! Lol. Seriously though, these polls are a crock.

This is WHY we don't need the GOP!! for God's sake let these people rot in their caves and let's move on REFORM. Meaningful reform that people want!! And why we elected him!

i support my president.

As more time passes and Americans wake up to Barry's true radical colors, his approval rating will continue to plummet like a rock!

Grow a backbone Obama! You are right about all this... quick trying to work with those that only want to see you fail !!!!

I think this is nonsense, the distractors are always looking the smallest things to critique. I feel that the president is entitled to his vacation. No one made ads every summer when Bush went on vacation to Maine yet the 2 wars were still on and the economy was still bad. Bill also vacationed in the Vineyard every year.

These are politics of hate!

Regardless of what his poll numbers indicate, Obama does benefit from the fact Republicans suck.

Too much Obama in the news, every day it is the same old message. Put something noteworthy in his presentations. They are about as dry as you can get. No wonder no one is paying attention. If he doesn;t change, his poll numbers will drop even further. It is clearly time for his vacation

It will drop when ithe ignorant believe the lies told about health care.
I would't like someone that was gonna kill my gram either. Hey GOP
your last administration lived on lies, so I guess this comes natural to you.

Obama is clearly out of his league, he should have stayed in Chicago and played community organizer instead of try to play President.

Our faith, confidence, trust, and overall satisfaction is dropping not just for our president, but for all levels and representatives in government.

Our government is bloated, inefficient, out-of-touch, and has mortgaged the future of many generations with its unsatiable appetite for spending beyond our means.

I believe it is time to clean the house. Prepare for the cleaning to begin in 2010.

It's ok President Obama will be alright, to all you naysayers that wants to see President Obama fail it won't happen. He will prevail

Get the health care bill signed and the approval rating will go up big tiem. Public Option

We don't belive in these polls, because no one ever polled me ! I stand with my Pesident, and like he continually says, change is never easy.. I commend Pres Obama for having the courage to stand up and make a difference with regard to addressing the toughest issues we have ever faced in this country...Its about time we had a Pres who is willing to go the extra mile and try to bring out country into the 21st century...We have not had a WH for the last 8yrs, so cut Pres Obama some slack..Look at the mess he was left by the Bush Adm...Now that was a an example of a so called Pres and WH who did absolutly nothing, except start wars.Don't forget the 911 happenned on their watch, and they were suppose to keep us safe? Get real..Thankd God we have Pres Obama in office !!!!!

When was the last poll? Yesterday? This is getting ridiculous. Imagine the poll numbers of a President McCain at this point. The GOP and its supporters keep throwing stones from their glass houses built on the 'Values' of kidnapping and torturing children. Fear not. The educated world abroad won't stop hating Republican Americans anytime soon; no matter how many polls are conducted per day.

It's a good thing he's going on vacation. We all could use a break.

I do support health care reform and public option plan, however.

look, i'm a conservative. i do not like what obama does on a daily basis, but i have to say this about the polling that goes on to judge him from week to week: can somebody please come up with a better gage of public opinion than to try to process how americans feel about an issue or a person and then translate that into percentages? it doesn't seem accurate, never has, and what do these polls do for those who are hearing about them? it doesn't make me feel anything different towards obama. cnn's polls are even more accurate than these national polls that try to measure public opinion about politics. if obama is doing well, we just KNOW it, we don't need to be polled about it.

The GOP doesn't have to win over a majority, it just has to win over more people than Obama does. So if Obama keeps sliding and the GOP stays the same, the GOP wins.

I think it's because he's in our face everyday and the mystery is gone. There really is some truth behind people not wanting government up in their everyday lives. With every speech he does and all the coverage the press gives him (for their own ratings) for the little insignificant things, the more folks get tired of seeing him.

The best way for a president to keep their ratings high is to step back out of public eye, work behind the scenes, and let their administrative staff do the talking. Out of sight is out of mind is a good thing in this case.

I support you, Mr.President. I support Health care reform and even public option, but these numbers reflect overexposure.

So basically, the GOPers are not helping themselves, they're just willing to take everyone else down with them.