Dropping under 50% isn't the worst thing in the world to happen. The big change seems to be on the issue of the economy and the health care fight. It just goes to show you how much the defenders of the status quo hate change. Even the watered down Obama change is causing them to rise up. Imagine what they would do if the changes were substantial. The concern now will be whether or not this will push Obama even more to the center-right than he is already.
President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
Gallup said 49 percent of Americans approved of Obama's job performance. A survey by Quinnipiac University on Wednesday had a similar finding, putting him at 48 percent support.
It was the first time he had fallen below majority support in those two polls. He had been polling in the low 50s for months after taking office in January with an approval rating just under 70 percent.
