The Diageo/Hotline Poll of 800 U.S. registered voters conducted from July 9-13, 2009, finds that the percentage of American voters who approve of the job President Obama is doing has dropped 9points to 56%. The percentage who disapprove jumped by 7 points to 38%. So, the approve / disapprove “spread” was cut almost in half from 34% to 18%.
According to Hotline, the approval decline was primarily driven by 15 point drops among men from 61% to 46%), independents from 63% to 48%), and rural voters (from 59% to 44%). Note that a minority of voters in these 3 segments now approve of the job that Obama is doing.
Hotline also reports that 55% of voters now believe that the country is “seriously on the wrong track”; that only 11% are “very confident that Stimulus I will create new jobs”; and 40% “strongly oppose a second stimulus package”.
For all of the poll results:
http://www.diageohotlinepoll.com/documents/diageohotlinepoll/FDDiageoHotlineJulyTopline_FORRELEASE_07.15.09.pdf
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The Homa Files 
July 16, 2009 at 7:43 pm |
The level of disapproval will rise as as details of the health care initiative are digested by the prolitariat. Obama will need to spend the last three years of his four year term campaigning to ensure reelection. I’m sure he will be reelected.