Voter Discontent Deepens Ahead of Obama Jobs Plan
From The Wall Street Journal:
President Barack Obama this week will try to launch a political comeback amid the lowest approval ratings of his presidency and a growing sense of economic foreboding here and across the country among voters who are increasingly questioning their president's skills and priorities.
Voters appear to be looking for a new direction. By 44% to 40%, Americans now say they are more likely to vote Republican next year than for Mr. Obama's re-election. In June, the president held the edge, 45% to 40%. The president is losing support from key groups including political independents, women and Hispanics.
The Journal/NBC survey isn't entirely bleak for Mr. Obama. In head-to-head matchups, 47% of people said they would vote for Mr. Obama vs. 42% who would vote for Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
The matchup between Mr. Obama and Mitt Romney is virtually tied, with 46% backing the president to 45% for the former Massachusetts governor. In June, Mr. Obama held a clearer lead, 49% to 43%.
Peter Hart, the Democratic pollster who directs the Journal/NBC poll along with Republican Bill McInturff, said the president should take little comfort in his slight head-to-head advantage. Americans who support Mr. Obama's re-election are slipping dramatically.
Some 56% of women voters supported Mr. Obama in the 2008 campaign; now, 43% back his re-election. Support among white voters has fallen from 43% in 2008 to 31% in the most recent poll, and support among independents has collapsed from 52% in 2008 to 26% today.
Two-thirds of Hispanic voters supported Mr. Obama in 2008. Barely a majority, 51%, now say they will vote for him.
President Barack Obama this week will try to launch a political comeback amid the lowest approval ratings of his presidency and a growing sense of economic foreboding here and across the country among voters who are increasingly questioning their president's skills and priorities.
Voters appear to be looking for a new direction. By 44% to 40%, Americans now say they are more likely to vote Republican next year than for Mr. Obama's re-election. In June, the president held the edge, 45% to 40%. The president is losing support from key groups including political independents, women and Hispanics.
The Journal/NBC survey isn't entirely bleak for Mr. Obama. In head-to-head matchups, 47% of people said they would vote for Mr. Obama vs. 42% who would vote for Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
The matchup between Mr. Obama and Mitt Romney is virtually tied, with 46% backing the president to 45% for the former Massachusetts governor. In June, Mr. Obama held a clearer lead, 49% to 43%.
Peter Hart, the Democratic pollster who directs the Journal/NBC poll along with Republican Bill McInturff, said the president should take little comfort in his slight head-to-head advantage. Americans who support Mr. Obama's re-election are slipping dramatically.
Some 56% of women voters supported Mr. Obama in the 2008 campaign; now, 43% back his re-election. Support among white voters has fallen from 43% in 2008 to 31% in the most recent poll, and support among independents has collapsed from 52% in 2008 to 26% today.
Two-thirds of Hispanic voters supported Mr. Obama in 2008. Barely a majority, 51%, now say they will vote for him.
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