Obama approval rating -22, Lowest Obama approval rating, May 26, 2010

From Rasmussen May 26, 2010.

“The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 23% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -22. That’s the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured for this president (see trends).

Enthusiasm for the president among Democrats, which bounced following passage of the health care law, has faded again. Just 48% of those in the president’s party now Strongly Approve of Obama’s performance. That’s down from 65% earlier.

Among men, 20% Strongly Approve and 50% Strongly Disapprove. Among women, those numbers are 27% and 40% (see other recent demographic highlights).

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook.

Overall, 43% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president’s performance. Fifty-five percent (56%) disapprove.

The number who give the president good or excellent marks for handling the economy has fallen to 35%. That’s down four points from a week ago. Forty-eight percent (48%) say the nation’s economic problems were caused primarily by President Bush while 43% blame President Obama. See other measures of the president’s performance at Obama By the Numbers.”

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