We’re,
of course, a long way away from the next presidential election. But
the midterms are upon us, and with numbers like these it’s hard not to
think of the President and his policies as
a dead
weight for Democrat candidates.
A significant majority of voters are considering voting
against President Barack Obama in
the 2012 election, expressing sour views of his new health care law and deep skepticism about his
ability to create jobs and grow the sluggish economy, according to the
latest POLITICO / George Washington University
Battleground Poll.
Only 38 percent of respondents said Obama deserves to be reelected,
even though a majority of voters hold a favorable view of him on a
personal level. Forty-four percent said they will vote to oust him, and
13 percent said they will consider voting for someone else.
What’s odd is that voters like Obama as a person, but dislike his
policies:
It’s Obama’s policies that are hurting him right now. By a
13-point margin, voters are down on the health care law. In an
especially troubling sign, more than half of self-identified
independents — 54 percent — have an unfavorable opinion of the law,
compared with just 38 percent who have a favorable opinion.
And by an 11-point margin, voters trust congressional Republicans to
create jobs more than Obama. His approval rating stands at 46 percent,
according to the poll of 1,000 likely voters, conducted Sept. 19 to
Sept. 22.
The message for Democrats from Americans: It’s nothing personal,
guys, we just don’t like your policies.
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