POLLING JOLT - AT 9:33 A.M. ET:  Rasmussen's daily tracker, just out minutes ago, reports still one more jolting decline for President Obama:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 32% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-seven percent (37%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of –5.

The number who strongly disapprove inched up another point to the highest level yet measured to date and the overall Approval Index is at the lowest level yet for Obama.

COMMENT:  This confirms the other indicators we've been reporting.  The president is in choppy waters, bound to get worse once the summer recreation season is over and people once again focus on the news.  What can save him, and seems increasingly unlikely, is a quick economic upturn. 

This does not necessarily translate into good news for Republicans.  It only translates into opportunity.  If the GOP can seize the opportunity, and avoid further personal scandals, it has a good shot in November, 2010.  Now is the time for political entrepreneurship.

July 8, 2009