President's approval index hits negative digits for 1st time
For the first time in his administration, according to the Rasmussen daily presidential tracking poll, more people strongly disapprove of the job President Barack Obama is doing than strongly approve, giving Obama a presidential approval index of -2, the lowest rating to date and the first time the index has fallen below zero.
According to Rasmussen's telephone surveys, 32 percent of the nation's voters now strongly approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president, while 34 percent strongly disapprove.