LOOKS LIKE A TREND THAT WILL STAY AWHILE – AT 9:55 A.M. ET:  Readers know that we've been following the Rasmussen daily tracker carefully this week, to see if the president's sudden drop in favor was a one- or two-day thing, or something more permanent.  The evidence tilts toward the latter.  Today's report:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 28% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-four percent (44%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16.

That's a four-point improvement since yesterday, but the key number is this:

Overall, 43% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-seven percent (57%) disapprove.

Mr. Obama has been below 45% for five straight days.  It doesn't look like too many worthies are jumping on his bandwagon. 

Yes, he can come back, as did Reagan, but Reagan had a bond with the public that Obama lacks.  Even when a good part of the public disagreed with him, they liked him, and had confidence in him.  Obama is losing all the good adjectives, and they're very hard to get back.  Even Oprah can't help him this time.

June 20, 2010