CNN poll shows big drop for Obama

[ErnstBlofeld]

UPI:

President Obama's approval rating dropped 8 points in three weeks to the lowest level since he was elected U.S. president, a poll released Friday reported.

Only 42 percent of those surveyed for the CNN/Opinion Research Council poll said they approve of the president's handling of his job, while 54 percent said they disapprove. Even more, 56 percent, said Obama had failed to meet their expectations and they are disappointed in him.

His approval rating was 50 percent in a poll at the end of August, CNN reported.

The numbers are bad news for Democrats in the midterm elections with only 37 percent of likely voters saying an Obama endorsement would make them more likely to vote for a candidate. Almost half of likely voters said support from the Tea Party would push them toward a candidate.

Other presidents have had similarly low numbers midway through their first term, including Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan.

A total of 1,010 people were surveyed by telephone between Monday and Wednesday with 506 identified as likely voters. The margin of error is 3 percentage points for the entire sample and 4.5 points for likely voters.