PPP Poll: Obama Under 50%, at 49%-46%

Lotta sub-50% polls recently.

And on health care?

Overall 49% of voters express approval of Obama’s work with 46% disapproving. He has the support of 83% of Democrats, 47% of independents, and 10% of Republicans.

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Hurting Obama’s overall reviews is that for the first time in our polling we find a
majority of Americans opposed to his health care plan. 40% say they support it with 52% opposed, including 58% of independents.

“This is the first time President Obama’s approval rating has dropped below 50% in our polling,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “It does seem that the health care issue is hurting him some with independents who voted for him last year.”

Gallup just emailed me: Maybe people actually approve of his health-care plan but are registering disapproval of a hypothetical future Republican filibuster of the plan.

Related: 76% of Californians oppose the proposed reduction in mammograms.

Not a good data-point for a president proposing cutting a whole swath of "unnecessary" testing.

Thanks to AHFF Geoff again.

posted by Ace at 03:19 PM

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