PRESIDENTIAL POLL - AT 6:55 P.M. ET:  The Rasmussen daily tracker continues to have bad news for the White House.  Normally, Mr. Obama has sprung back after a decline, but there seems very little spring this time:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 33% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-five percent (35%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -2. This is the third straight day the Approval Index has been below zero.

Ras also reports that overall approval of the president is down to 53%, in contrast to 46% disapproving.  The general trend since inauguration has been downward, although slowly.  

July 2, 2009