after weeks and months of trying to force feed the American people...programs and policies that the clearly do not want...Obamas numbers continue to slide...and I'm sure...the posters on here will blame Fox news and of course...The Mobfather...

Zogby Interactive Poll: Obama's Job Approval Sinks to Record Low 45%

UTICA, New York - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has sunk to a record low of just 45%, the latest Zogby Interactive poll shows. Fifty-one percent of likely voters now say they disapprove of the President's job performance.

"None of these numbers looks counter-intuitive to me. Gallup, NBC, and Pew all have Obama at record lows. Rasmussen also shows low approval. Things are volatile out there and news travels fast. There is a lot of anxiety over healthcare," said Zogby International President and CEO John Zogby. "The President let it get away from him and voters are scared right now. They are experiencing sacrifice overload and feel more threatened than empowered. The President is being forced to play defense and he is much better when he is in possession of the ball. But do not underestimate Obama. Last August he was toast."

The Zogby Interactive survey of 2,530 likely voters nationwide was conducted Aug. 18-20, 2009, and carries a margin of error of +/- 2.0 percentage points.

Zogby International also uses a four-point scale of job performance. Using that measure, this latest survey finds 16% rate his job performance as excellent and 27% as good. Another 11% gave him a fair rating while 45% said his job performance is poor. Both scales show a significant drop from a Zogby International telephone poll conducted July 31-Aug. 4, which showed 53% approving of Obama's job performance, and 38% disapproving. At that time, 51% rated his job performance as excellent or good and 48% rated it as fair or poor. Zogby's last survey showed an improvement over a Zogby Interactive survey conducted July 21-24. Then, 48% approved and 49% disapproved. In that same poll, on the four-point scale, 47% gave Obama excellent or good grades, and 53% chose fair or poor.

While this latest poll shows Democrats continue to overwhelmingly approve of Obama's job performance (84%), just 6% of Republicans say the same. Most independents (59%) now disapprove of the job the President is doing.

"He has lost support among political independents, that's the biggest change from our last survey. He is also starting to lose support he had picked up among investors and frequent Wal-Mart shoppers -- who both are on the conservative side but where Obama had been making gains," Zogby said. "Remember, Zogby polling has generally been ahead of the curve during the past three administrations."

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 28% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -12 (see trends).

Today’s Approval Index rating reflects a slight improvement from yesterday’s record low of -14. The number who Strongly Approve ticked up a point while the number who Strongly Disapprove has moved down a point. Today is the President’s third straight day with an Approval Index rating in negative double digits. He has never had four straight days with such low ratings.

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates also available on Twitter and Facebook.

Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Fifty percent (50%) now disapprove.

Roosevelt tried to get National Health Care (no one denied) type programs 60 years ago. It still hasn't happened. Clinton failed at it as well. This will not pass.IMO

The passion showed at Town Hall Meetings is real. Ask a senior near you.

I have asked seniors near me, those that voted for Obama do not fear his plan. Those that do not support Obama are scared. Seniors, considering their belief system and their age can easily be scared.

The passions that show at town halls isn't a good indication to me, I am not afraid, I have no reason to go to a town hall. Those that are afraid of this or anything Obama are more likely to show at town halls and even with all the town halls there aren't enough people at them to prove to me it's dead.

Not saying you aren't right, just don't feel as sure as you do.

Boo, I have lived in the Veterans Health Care System and it is not a compassionate experience. Government Health Care...Is like McDonald's running the Beef Industry..jmo

The passion at the town hall meetings is also a mislead passion, they do not even have legitimate concerns. They have been fed all this garbage and have believed it.

It is actually sad to see them so mislead.

As for the approval ratings when people are suffering like they are with this recession they need to blame someone even if it is not an accurate target.

Bush set this ball in motion, he shoulders the blame for what we are going through now not Obama.

Well I have no experience with the VA, though my father and brother have. But I am sorry that is not compassionate for you. I just think that unless you have extremely expensive coverage, anything less isn't much better, if I said that right. I guess I have heard to many horror stories. Of course at the same time, since the cheapest coverage is like having nothing I might trade places.

just like Obama...blame Bush...if I remember correctly...Obama was their...in the Senate...voting for all this stuff...that he says he inherited...by the way...Obama has made things worse...not better...